I looked at the image you sent, and “the price is right”: The cost is $4.99 and the total transaction was $5.29, so the tax was $0.30. But how did the malware know to charge for Zoom? Is there some kind of malware which dynamically creates a false storefront based on the user's attempt to do a free download?
The charge happened before I re-installed my security software, and so the simplest explanation is that I picked up some malware on my laptop before returning to the Zoom website. If this was a valid Microsoft charge then: 1) it should be mentioned at the Zoom website and 2) Microsoft should appear as the merchant on the bank statement. I went to the Zoom website just now to look for any mention of a $5.29 fee, and No, the website still says ”SIGN The bank website detail on the charge reported the Merchant Type as Digital Games and the Category as Entertainment. The merchant name for the charge on my bank statement was A1010EUSD02, which did not appear related to either Zoom or Microsoft. To attend the meeting so I paid the charge. Identified itself as the Microsoft Store and which charged me $5.29 to get Zoom. I got the laptop back and went to the Zoom website to re-Įstablish my free Zoom account for a meeting which I needed to attend.
I sent it,Īnd the disk was wiped and the OS was reinstalled. My laptop had a hardware problem which needed repair, so I was told to send it to the manufacturer.
