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Fake Microsoft Security Scan Tells You to Remove Antivirus—Then Scammers Ask for Remote Access

📅 25 August 2026 at 14:11 UTC📰 Cyber Security NewsView original source ↗
Fake Microsoft Security Scan Tells You to Remove Antivirus—Then Scammers Ask for Remote Access

A new web-based scam is using fake Microsoft-branded security scans to frighten people into removing the antivirus software protecting their computers. The pages claim to inspect a device, report serious security failures, and insist that third-party antivirus products are no longer supported by Windows. The message is false, but it is designed to feel urgent […] The post Fake Microsoft Security Scan Tells You to Remove Antivirus—Then Scammers Ask for Remote Access appeared first on Cyber Security News.

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