Threat Outbreak Alert: Fake Bank Deposit Confirmation Notice Email Messages on June 27, 2013
2013-06-28T14:16:47
ID CISCO-THREAT-29836 Type ciscothreats Reporter Cisco Modified 2013-06-28T14:16:47
Description
Low
Alert ID:
29836
First Published:
2013 June 28 14:16 GMT
Version:
1
Summary
Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages that claim to contain a bank deposit confirmation notice for the recipient. The text in the email message attempts to convince the recipient to open the attachment and view the details. However, the .rar attachment contains a malicious .scr file that, when executed, attempts to infect the system with malicious code.
Email messages that are related to this threat (RuleID6408) may contain any of the following files:
> Swift Copy.rar
image.scr
The image.scr file in the Swift Copy.rar attachment has a file size of 815,156 bytes. The MD5 checksum, which is a unique identifier of the executable, is the following string: 0x480CE172244CE4B1297C4A29AF0DEEA3
The following text is a sample of the email message that is associated with this threat outbreak:
> Message Body:
Hello SIR,
Please find the attachment copy as instructed the total amount was transferred to your account and please confirm back the invoice copy as reference via office email as soon as you get this so you can be able to proceed with our shippment.
Thanks
Financial Accountant
Nyiombo Investment Namibia
Cisco Security analysts examine real-world email traffic data that is collected from over 100,000 contributing organizations worldwide. This data helps provide a range of information about and analysis of global email security threats and trends. Cisco will continue to monitor this threat and automatically adapt systems to protect customers. This report will be updated if there are significant changes or if the risk to end users increases.
Cisco security appliances protect customers during the critical period between the first exploit of a virus outbreak and the release of vendor antivirus signatures. Email that is managed by Cisco and end users who are protected by Cisco Web Security Appliances will not be impacted by these attacks. Cisco security appliances are automatically updated to prevent both spam email and hostile web URLs from being passed to the end user.
Version | Description | Section | Date
---|---|---|---
1 | Initial Release | | 2013-June-28 14:16 GMT
Show Less
Legal Disclaimer
THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS AND DOES NOT IMPLY ANY KIND OF GUARANTEE OR WARRANTY, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE. YOUR USE OF THE INFORMATION ON THE DOCUMENT OR MATERIALS LINKED FROM THE DOCUMENT IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. CISCO RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE OR UPDATE ALERTS AT ANY TIME.
A standalone copy or paraphrase of the text of this document that omits the distribution URL is an uncontrolled copy and may lack important information or contain factual errors. The information in this document is intended for end users of Cisco products
{"id": "CISCO-THREAT-29836", "type": "ciscothreats", "bulletinFamily": "info", "title": "Threat Outbreak Alert: Fake Bank Deposit Confirmation Notice Email Messages on June 27, 2013", "description": "Low\n\nAlert ID: \n\n29836\n\nFirst Published:\n\n2013 June 28 14:16 GMT\n\nVersion: \n\n1\n\n## \n\nSummary \n\n * Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages that claim to contain a bank deposit confirmation notice for the recipient. The text in the email message attempts to convince the recipient to open the attachment and view the details. However, the _.rar_ attachment contains a malicious _.scr_ file that, when executed, attempts to infect the system with malicious code. \n \nEmail messages that are related to this threat (RuleID6408) may contain any of the following files: \n \n\n\n> _Swift Copy.rar \nimage.scr \n_ \n\n\nThe _image.scr_ file in the _Swift Copy.rar_ attachment has a file size of 815,156 bytes. The MD5 checksum, which is a unique identifier of the executable, is the following string: 0x480CE172244CE4B1297C4A29AF0DEEA3 \n \nThe following text is a sample of the email message that is associated with this threat outbreak: \n\n\n> Message Body: \n \n**Hello SIR, \nPlease find the attachment copy as instructed the total amount was transferred to your account and please confirm back the invoice copy as reference via office email as soon as you get this so you can be able to proceed with our shippment. \nThanks \nFinancial Accountant \nNyiombo Investment Namibia** \n\n\nCisco Security analysts examine real-world email traffic data that is collected from over 100,000 contributing organizations worldwide. This data helps provide a range of information about and analysis of global email security threats and trends. Cisco will continue to monitor this threat and automatically adapt systems to protect customers. This report will be updated if there are significant changes or if the risk to end users increases. \n \nCisco security appliances protect customers during the critical period between the first exploit of a virus outbreak and the release of vendor antivirus signatures. Email that is managed by Cisco and end users who are protected by Cisco Web Security Appliances will not be impacted by these attacks. Cisco security appliances are automatically updated to prevent both spam email and hostile web URLs from being passed to the end user. \n\n**Related Links** \n[Cisco Security](<http://www.cisco.com/security>) \n[Cisco SenderBase Security Network](<http://www.senderbase.org/>)\n\n## \n\nRevision History \n\n * Version | Description | Section | Date \n---|---|---|--- \n1 | Initial Release | | 2013-June-28 14:16 GMT \nShow Less\n\n* * *\n\n## \n\nLegal Disclaimer \n\n * THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED ON AN \"AS IS\" BASIS AND DOES NOT IMPLY ANY KIND OF GUARANTEE OR WARRANTY, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE. YOUR USE OF THE INFORMATION ON THE DOCUMENT OR MATERIALS LINKED FROM THE DOCUMENT IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. CISCO RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE OR UPDATE ALERTS AT ANY TIME. \n\nA standalone copy or paraphrase of the text of this document that omits the distribution URL is an uncontrolled copy and may lack important information or contain factual errors. The information in this document is intended for end users of Cisco products \n", "published": "2013-06-28T14:16:47", "modified": "2013-06-28T14:16:47", "cvss": {"score": 0.0, "vector": "NONE"}, "href": "http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewThreatOutbreakAlert.x?alertId=29836", "reporter": "Cisco", "references": [], "cvelist": [], "lastseen": "2018-07-26T12:05:54", "viewCount": 0, "enchantments": {"score": {"value": 0.9, "vector": "NONE", "modified": "2018-07-26T12:05:54", "rev": 2}, "dependencies": {"references": [{"type": "ciscothreats", "idList": ["CISCO-THREAT-53752"]}], "modified": "2018-07-26T12:05:54", "rev": 2}, "vulnersScore": 0.9}, "ciscoThreat": {"md5": null, "subject": null, "messageBody": "Hello SIR,\nPlease find the attachment copy as instructed the total amount was transferred to your account and please confirm back the invoice copy as reference via office email as soon as you get this so you can be able to proceed with our shippment.\nThanks\nFinancial Accountant\nNyiombo Investment Namibia", "files": null, "size": null}}
{"ciscothreats": [{"lastseen": "2018-07-26T11:52:56", "bulletinFamily": "info", "cvelist": [], "description": "Medium\n\nAlert ID: \n\n53752\n\nFirst Published:\n\n2017 May 8 19:20 GMT\n\nVersion: \n\n1\n\n## \n\nSummary \n\n * Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages distributing malicious software. \n \nEmail messages that are related to this threat (RuleID29042) may contain the following files: \n \n**Name** | **Size in Bytes** | **MD5 Checksum** \n---|---|--- \ndhlawb.jar \n| Not Available \n| 0x132F6B3C1C96D05DC36F87FB0499C224 \n \nThe following text is a sample of the email message that is associated with this threat outbreak: \n\n\n> Subject: **DHL SHIPMENT NOTICE/REF#2983648766645.....** \n \nMessage Body: \n \n**Attn: Biz Consultants Limited** \n**Dear Customer,** \n**Ref: 29836 (2nd Delivery Attempt Failed)- Reason: Incomplete Delivery Address** \n**Your Parcel has arrived DHL office and we are unable to locate your office address.** \n**Content of parcel: Original Documents** \n**Download attached Shipment Receipt, AWB doc and Delivery form which you need to fill your correct address to enable us proceed with delivery.** \n**Yours Sincerely,** \n**Customer Service Team** \n\n\nCisco security appliances can help protect customers during the critical period between the first exploit of a virus outbreak and the release of vendor antivirus signatures. Cisco Web Security Appliances help secure and control web and email traffic by offering layers of malware protection. Cisco security appliances are automatically updated to help prevent both spam email and hostile web URLs from being passed to the end user. \n\n\n## \n\nRevision History \n\n * Version | Description | Section | Date \n---|---|---|--- \n1 | Initial release to report significant activity detected by Cisco Security on May 8, 2017. | \u2014 | 2017-May-08 \nShow Less\n\n* * *\n\n## \n\nLegal Disclaimer \n\n * THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED ON AN \"AS IS\" BASIS AND DOES NOT IMPLY ANY KIND OF GUARANTEE OR WARRANTY, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE. YOUR USE OF THE INFORMATION ON THE DOCUMENT OR MATERIALS LINKED FROM THE DOCUMENT IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. CISCO RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE OR UPDATE ALERTS AT ANY TIME. \n\nA standalone copy or paraphrase of the text of this document that omits the distribution URL is an uncontrolled copy and may lack important information or contain factual errors. The information in this document is intended for end users of Cisco products \n", "modified": "2017-05-08T19:20:29", "published": "2017-05-08T19:20:29", "id": "CISCO-THREAT-53752", "href": "https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewThreatOutbreakAlert.x?alertId=53752", "type": "ciscothreats", "title": "Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID29042: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on May 8, 2017", "cvss": {"score": 0.0, "vector": "NONE"}}]}