Is tlcscanner.com safe?

http://tlcscanner.com/

DangerousStatus

Coveragecomplete4 of 4 applicable core capabilities

Verdict

Fake Microsoft-branded scanner pushes users to uninstall real antivirus and hand over remote access.

tlcscanner.com impersonates Microsoft with a "SysScan" tool that falsely claims third-party antivirus is unsupported and must be removed, then directs victims toward a refund scam that ends with remote-access fraud.

Do not run the scan, do not uninstall any security software, and close the page immediately.
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Calibrated safety spectrum

Where this site sits

  1. Dangerous1–20
  2. High Risk21–44
  3. Moderate Risk45–69
  4. Low Risk70–84
  5. Safe85–100

The score combines saved evidence strength and analysis quality. Coverage is reported separately.

01 · Investigation Brief

Investigation Brief

tlcscanner.com impersonates Microsoft with a "SysScan" tool that falsely claims third-party antivirus is unsupported and must be removed, then directs victims toward a refund scam that ends with remote-access fraud.

Strongest evidence

the browser threat feed flags the site as SOCIAL_ENGINEERING, and twelve independent antivirus engines return adverse detections.

The page displays Microsoft branding and the headline "Microsoft SysScan" while claiming "Upgraded version of Windows does not require and support third-party antivirus software. Uninstall immediately."

Visitor flow and outcome

Clicking the prominent "Start Scan" button triggers the fake diagnostic that concludes the visitor’s antivirus is the problem.

The site then steers users toward uninstalling legitimate security software and ultimately handing over remote access and banking details to the operators.

Why the score is 8

12 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.

02 · Security Evidence

Security evidence

Collected signals and independent provider data for this URL.

Antivirus Engines

18/ 92

detections

Fresh result

18 engines flagged this URL

Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.

Malicious
13
Suspicious
5
Total
92
Adverse antivirus results
EngineFinding
BitDefenderMaliciousphishing
CRDFMaliciousmalicious
Forcepoint ThreatSeekerMaliciousphishing
FortinetMaliciousphishing
G-DataMaliciousphishing
Google Safe BrowsingMaliciousphishing
LevelBlueMaliciousphishing
LionicMaliciousphishing
RisingMaliciousmalicious
SOCRadarMaliciousmalicious
SophosMaliciousmalware
Viettel Threat IntelligenceMaliciousmalicious
VIPREMaliciousphishing
CertegoSuspicioussuspicious
ErmesSuspiciousnot recommended
ESETSuspicioussuspicious
GridinsoftSuspicioussuspicious
URLQuerySuspicioussuspicious
All 92 engine results
  • BitDefender - phishing - Malicious
  • CRDF - malicious - Malicious
  • Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - phishing - Malicious
  • Fortinet - phishing - Malicious
  • G-Data - phishing - Malicious
  • Google Safe Browsing - phishing - Malicious
  • LevelBlue - phishing - Malicious
  • Lionic - phishing - Malicious
  • Rising - malicious - Malicious
  • SOCRadar - malicious - Malicious
  • Sophos - malware - Malicious
  • Viettel Threat Intelligence - malicious - Malicious
  • VIPRE - phishing - Malicious
  • Certego - suspicious - Suspicious
  • Ermes - not recommended - Suspicious
  • ESET - suspicious - Suspicious
  • Gridinsoft - suspicious - Suspicious
  • URLQuery - suspicious - Suspicious
  • 0xSI_f33d - unrated - Clean
  • Abusix - clean - Clean
  • Acronis - clean - Clean
  • ADMINUSLabs - clean - Clean
  • AILabs (MONITORAPP) - clean - Clean
  • AlienVault - clean - Clean
  • alphaMountain.ai - unrated - Clean
  • AlphaSOC - unrated - Clean
  • Antiy-AVL - clean - Clean
  • ArcSight Threat Intelligence - unrated - Clean
  • AutoShun - unrated - Clean
  • Bfore.Ai PreCrime - unrated - Clean
  • Bkav - unrated - Clean
  • BlockList - clean - Clean
  • Blueliv - clean - Clean
  • ChainPatrol - unrated - Clean
  • Chong Lua Dao - clean - Clean
  • CINS Army - clean - Clean
  • Cluster25 - unrated - Clean
  • Criminal IP - unrated - Clean
  • CSIS Security Group - unrated - Clean
  • CTX AI - clean - Clean
  • Cyan - unrated - Clean
  • Cyble - clean - Clean
  • CyRadar - clean - Clean
  • desenmascara.me - clean - Clean
  • DNS8 - unrated - Clean
  • Dr.Web - clean - Clean
  • EmergingThreats - clean - Clean
  • Emsisoft - clean - Clean
  • ESTsecurity - clean - Clean
  • Fortra - unrated - Clean
  • GCP Abuse Intelligence - unrated - Clean
  • GreenSnow - clean - Clean
  • GreyNoise - unrated - Clean
  • Guardpot - unrated - Clean
  • Heimdal Security - clean - Clean
  • Hunt.io Intelligence - unrated - Clean
  • IPsum - clean - Clean
  • Juniper Networks - clean - Clean
  • K7AntiVirus - unrated - Clean
  • Kaspersky - clean - Clean
  • Lumu - unrated - Clean
  • Malwared - clean - Clean
  • MalwarePatrol - clean - Clean
  • MalwareURL - unrated - Clean
  • Mimecast - unrated - Clean
  • Netcraft - unrated - Clean
  • OpenPhish - clean - Clean
  • PhishFort - unrated - Clean
  • Phishing Database - clean - Clean
  • Phishtank - clean - Clean
  • PREBYTES - clean - Clean
  • PrecisionSec - unrated - Clean
  • Quick Heal - clean - Clean
  • Quttera - clean - Clean
  • SafeToOpen - unrated - Clean
  • Sangfor - clean - Clean
  • Sansec eComscan - unrated - Clean
  • Scantitan - clean - Clean
  • SCUMWARE.org - clean - Clean
  • Seclookup - clean - Clean
  • Snort IP sample list - unrated - Clean
  • StopForumSpam - clean - Clean
  • Sucuri SiteCheck - clean - Clean
  • ThreatHive - clean - Clean
  • URLhaus - clean - Clean
  • ViriBack - clean - Clean
  • VX Vault - clean - Clean
  • Webroot - clean - Clean
  • Xcitium Verdict Cloud - clean - Clean
  • Yandex Safebrowsing - clean - Clean
  • ZeroCERT - clean - Clean
  • ZeroFox - unrated - Clean

Security Scans

Browser Threat Feed
This URL appears on threat lists

Detected threat categories: SOCIAL_ENGINEERING.

What we observed

CAPTURED PAGE
tlcscanner.com
What our review noticed on this page
Visual analysis

Visual context from the captured page

Microsoft SysScan Upgraded version of Windows does not require and support third-party antivirus software. Uninstall immediately.

Context only

What the captured page showed

2 observations
  1. 01

    Microsoft SysScan

  2. 02

    Upgraded version of Windows does not require and support third-party antivirus software. Uninstall immediately.

03 · Investigation Story

Investigation story

The behavior, reputation, and operator evidence that explains how this site may affect a visitor.
  1. What the site claims

    Microsoft SysScan — Browser & System Diagnostic Scanner

  2. What we observed

    The page content was captured and checked alongside 92 antivirus results.

  3. What independent research found

    2 external findings were saved and compared with the page evidence.

  4. What remains unverified

    The checks completed, but ownership, business claims, and future site behavior can still change after this snapshot.

What kind of site and risk is this?

Threat category

Tech-Support & Fake Security Alerts

Also observed: Phishing & Impersonation

Service and business model

Unknown

Unknown

Observed behavior

No disruptive browser behavior saved

Evidence behind this classification

  1. 01the browser threat feed lists the URL as SOCIAL_ENGINEERING.
  2. 0212 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result.
  3. 03Malwarebytes identifies the campaign as a refund scam that removes security software and steals remote access.

Web research findings

Independent findings for tlcscanner.com, including public complaints, named review sources, registration records, and look-alike-domain evidence. A missing result is shown as unverified, never converted into a clean bill of health.

Business registration
No public record found
Could not match the site to a registered company — common for small sites.
Clone check
No clone detected
The completed research found no supported clone indicator.
Typosquat check
No look-alike match
The completed research found no supported look-alike match.
Web mentions
2 scam reports
Scam reports (2)
Direct quotes from public scam databases, forums, and news.
  • Malwarebytesopen

    "A wave of websites is offering to check whether your antivirus is working. They call themselves SysScan, carry Microsoft branding, and all reach the same conclusion: Your computer has serious problems, and the cause is the antivirus software you installed."

  • Malwarebytesopen

    "That is false, and it is the first step in a refund scam designed to get victims onto the phone, remove their security software, and ultimately hand over personal, banking, and remote-access information."

Reputation Sources

How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.

Google Safe Browsing
ListedCheck ↗
VirusTotal
ListedCheck ↗
AbuseIPDB
Not listedCheck ↗

04 · Domain & Infrastructure

Domain & infrastructure

Timeline · identity · encryption · redirects · hosting

The plumbing behind the site — who registered it, how it’s encrypted, where it’s hosted, and where it links out. A valid certificate or a calm server doesn’t mean the business is honest — scam sites pass these checks too. Use this to corroborate the verdict, not to overturn it.

Infrastructure map

How the saved page connected to the wider web.

  1. Domaintlcscanner.com
  2. Redirects totlcscanner.com
  3. Hosted byDigitalOcean, LLC
  4. Referencesapi.fontshare.com

Domain Timeline

  1. Aug 10, 2026
    Domain registered

    First appeared in WHOIS records — 17 days old today.

  2. Aug 27, 2026
    Saved security review — Flagged as dangerous

    The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.

tlcscanner.com was registered very recently and is already flagged. Freshly-registered domains are disproportionately used for scams, and a young domain with active threat signals warrants extra caution.

Contact Verification

Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.

What We Found
No clear contact details on the page
Emails on site's domainNone
Phone numbersNone
Postal addressNot listed
Linked social profiles0
Signal Summary
Several contact red flags
  • No direct contact email found on the captured page.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age17 days old
RegistrarInternet Domain Service BS Corp
RegisteredAug 10, 2026
ExpiresAug 10, 2027
Owner privacyUnknown
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerLet's Encrypt · YR2
ExpiresNov 12, 2026 (77d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingDigitalOcean, LLC
Server locationUS
Web servernginx

Redirect Chain

Hops
1
Cross-domain
No
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://tlcscanner.com/
  • 2206https://tlcscanner.com/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPDigitalOcean, LLC
Usage typeData Center/Web Hosting/Transit

Referenced Domains

Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.

05 · Evidence Ledger

Evidence ledger

Coverage, provenance, and source freshness remain separate so a missing check is never mistaken for a clean result.
  1. Antiviruscomplete
  2. Browser threat feedcomplete
  3. Page contentcomplete
  4. Analysiscomplete
  5. Visual evidencecomplete
Completed analysis

The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.

Technical threat

malicious

Malware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.

Additional evidence review · Additional evidence review

Operator / customer risk

suspicious

Complaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.

Additional evidence review

Source coverage and freshness

Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.

Antivirus
Result18 of 92 engines flagged
CompletionCompleted
FindingAdverse
Freshnessfresh · Aug 27, 2026
Browser protection
Result1 browser threat category matched
CompletionCompleted
FindingAdverse
FreshnessNot available
Page content
ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
CompletionCompleted
FindingNo adverse finding
FreshnessNot available
Visual evidence
Result2 visible observations saved with the page capture
CompletionCompleted
FindingNo adverse finding
FreshnessNot available
Independent research
Result2 independent findings were saved
CompletionCompleted
FindingAdverse
FreshnessNot available

06 · Your Next Move

Your next move

Avoid this site

Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.

  1. Analyst recommendation

    Do not run the scan, do not uninstall any security software, and close the page immediately.

  2. Do not interact with tlcscanner.com

    Do not enter credentials, deposit money, download files, or install browser extensions from this site.

  3. Verify the business through independent channels

    Check the company's social profiles, registry records, and search for recent news or reviews that are not hosted on the site itself.

  4. Never use irreversible payment methods

    Crypto, gift cards, wire transfers, and cash apps offer zero buyer protection. Use a credit card or PayPal if you must pay.

  5. Share your experience

    If you have additional context, drop a comment below or post on the MalwareTips forum.

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07 · Safety FAQ

Safety FAQ

Common questions, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers reflect the saved verdict and evidence in this report.

Is tlcscanner.com a scam or a legit support service?
tlcscanner.com shows every sign of being a tech-support & fake security alerts — avoid interacting with it. Our review tagged it for tech support scam. 18 of 92 security engines flag it (13 as outright malicious). The domain is only 17 days old through Internet Domain Service BS Corp — a fresh registration is a classic scam fingerprint. This pattern matches throwaway sites built to take money or data and disappear.
Is tlcscanner.com safe to use?
No — tlcscanner.com has a Safety Score of 8/100 (Dangerous) because decisive threat evidence was saved with this scan. Leave the site and do not log in, pay, download anything, or connect a wallet.
What should I do if I already gave my details to tlcscanner.com?
If you've already paid or handed over details on tlcscanner.com, act quickly. 1) Contact your bank or card issuer immediately and ask to dispute the charge or open a chargeback — the sooner you act, the better your odds. 2) Report the site to the U.S. FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov or the FBI's IC3 at ic3.gov, and in the UK to Action Fraud at actionfraud.police.uk. 3) If you entered a password, change it on tlcscanner.com and anywhere you reused it, and turn on two-factor authentication. 4) Watch your bank and email for follow-up fraud, and keep screenshots as evidence.
Can I get my money back from tlcscanner.com?
Often yes, if you act fast. Payments made by credit or debit card can frequently be reversed through a chargeback or dispute — contact your bank right away and explain it was a fraudulent site. Bank transfers and gift-card or voucher payments are much harder to recover, but you should still report them to your bank and to the FTC (reportfraud.ftc.gov) or Action Fraud (actionfraud.police.uk). Avoid any "refund" or "recovery" service that contacts you first — it's usually a follow-up scam.
Did tlcscanner.com get access to my computer?
If you called a number or installed remote-access software from tlcscanner.com, treat your device as compromised. Tech-support scams use fake virus warnings to get you to grant remote access, then "find" problems and charge to fix them — sometimes installing real malware or stealing files. Disconnect from the internet, uninstall any remote-access tool they had you add (AnyDesk, TeamViewer, etc.), run a full antivirus scan, change important passwords from a different device, and contact your bank if you paid.
How do I report tlcscanner.com?
You can report tlcscanner.com through several official channels: the U.S. FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) at ic3.gov, and — in the UK — Action Fraud at actionfraud.police.uk. You can also flag it to Google Safe Browsing (safebrowsing.google.com/safebrowsing/report_phish) so other browsers warn about it, and report it to the company being impersonated if there is one. Reporting helps get scam sites taken down faster.
Why does tlcscanner.com look legitimate if it's a scam?
Modern scams are built to look convincing. A valid SSL padlock, a polished template, stock photos, fake reviews, and a trust badge can all be added in minutes and prove nothing about who runs the site. Scammers buy cheap domains, clone real designs, and copy legal pages wholesale. That's exactly why an automated review that checks the domain's age, hosting, blacklists, and behaviour — rather than just how the page looks — is more reliable than a first impression.
Has tlcscanner.com been flagged by antivirus engines?
Yes. 18 of 92 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network flagged tlcscanner.com, 13 of them as outright malicious. Even a single detection from a reputable engine is a meaningful warning, and multiple detections rarely happen by accident.
Is tlcscanner.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?
Yes. tlcscanner.com is listed on the major browser blocklist feeds under: SOCIAL_ENGINEERING. Modern browsers use these feeds to warn or block billions of users before a page even loads — a listing here is one of the strongest safety signals there is.
How old is the tlcscanner.com domain?
tlcscanner.com is 17 days old, registered on August 10, 2026 through Internet Domain Service BS Corp. Scam sites are very often freshly registered and short-lived, so an age under six months is a reason for extra caution.
Where is tlcscanner.com hosted?
tlcscanner.com resolves to an IP operated by DigitalOcean, LLC in US (Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad — but hosting that doesn't match a brand's claimed country, or that sits on networks known for abuse, is one of the many signals we weigh alongside the verdict above.
How often is the tlcscanner.com report updated?
This report is a record of the scan run on August 27, 2026, and the verdict reflects that point in time. Scam sites change fast — they can go live, get flagged, or vanish within days — so if you believe something about tlcscanner.com has changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan that re-checks every signal from scratch and republishes an updated verdict.

08 · Final Verdict

Final verdict

The saved conclusion, decisive evidence, and practical action in one final view.
Verdict score
8/100
Dangerous

Fake Microsoft-branded scanner pushes users to uninstall real antivirus and hand over remote access.

Saved capturetlcscanner.comCapture-safe
Captured during this scan. Opening this report does not revisit the site.
Conclusion

tlcscanner.com impersonates Microsoft with a "SysScan" tool that falsely claims third-party antivirus is unsupported and must be removed, then directs victims toward a refund scam that ends with remote-access fraud.

Recommended actionDo not run the scan, do not uninstall any security software, and close the page immediately.
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09 · Community

Community

First-hand experiences add human context after the scanner has reached its conclusion.