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Fake Microsoft security scans trick victims into uninstalling their antivirus

A new refund scam is leveraging fake Microsoft-branded security scans to trick users into uninstalling their legitimate antivirus software, ultimately aiming to steal personal, banking, and remote-access information. Multiple websites, operating under names like SysScan, present convincing but fraudulent security scans that invariably conclude the user's computer has severe issues, falsely…