![]() ![]() Instead of searching for TurboTax software online, make sure to get DIY tax software from a trusted source. In this scam, the malware came from clicking on a malicious search result. She ended up having to restore the computer to a week before the malicious software was installed and ran antivirus software multiple times before it was finally gone. But it was a grueling task to remove the malware from the device. Luckily, the Komando listener figured out this TurboTax version was malicious before her husband and daughter uploaded any tax returns. Here’s a screenshot the listener sent us of the search results: They’ve been paying to have their spoofed sites show up in search results. The results from the search included malicious links, which is something scammers have been doing more of lately. Her husband found the malicious TurboTax software by doing a simple Google search. Now this might be the scariest part of the story. So her computer was also infected with malware. Not only that, but their daughter downloaded the same pirated version of TurboTax.
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