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OTX Threat: Fake security scans trick victims into uninstalling their antivirus

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A network of fraudulent websites branded as SysScan with Microsoft logos are conducting fake security scans to deceive victims into uninstalling legitimate antivirus software. Eleven sites hosted on a single server run convincing but fabricated security checks using basic browser data, deliberately constraining security scores between 13 and 30 out of 100 to guarantee failure. The scam falsely cla

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