CiscoCISCO-THREAT-30204Threat Outbreak Alert: Fake Bank Payment Information Email Messages on August 19, 2013
Medium
Alert ID:
30204
First Published:
2013 July 24 16:26 GMT
Last Updated:
2013 August 19 17:23 GMT
Version:
3
Summary
- Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages that claim to contain bank payment information for the recipient. The text in the email message attempts to convince the recipient to open the attachment and view the details. However, the .zip attachment contains a malicious .exe file that, when executed, attempts to infect the system with malicious code.
Email messages that are related to this threat (RuleID6687 and RuleID6687KVR) may contain any of the following files:
> Payment Advice [G65989211134].zip
_Payment Advice [G65{net1}].exe
_Payment Advice [G75022265133].zip
Payment Advice [G75{_net1}].exe
Payment Advice [G75969583288].zip
_
The _Payment Advice [G65{net1}].exe file in the Payment Advice [G65989211134].zip attachment has a file size of 124,416 bytes. The MD5 checksum, which is a unique identifier of the executable, is the following string: 0xB7863D4FD7776618ACDD6853E8256DC5
The _Payment Advice [G75{net1}].exe file in the Payment Advice [G75022265133].zip attachment has a file size of 121,344 bytes. The MD5 checksum is the following string: 0xE12CCA57F14A762C7B33B9C3D39DBECC
A variant of the _Payment Advice [G75{net1}].exe file in the Payment Advice [G75969583288].zip attachment has a file size of 120,320 bytes. The MD5 checksum is the following string: 0xD3A0C3E8154B935C0BF81DF81F8531D2
The following text is a sample of the email message that is associated with this threat outbreak:
> Subject: Payment Advice - Advice Ref:[G65989211134] / Priority payment / Customer Ref:[43 279S421P8I]
Message Body:
**Sir/Madam
The attached payment advice is issued at the request of our customer. The advice is for your reference only.
Yours faithfully
Global Payments and Cash Management
HSBC
This is an auto-generated email, please DO NOT REPLY. Any replies to this email will be disregarded.
This e-mail is confidential. It may also be legally privileged. If you are not the addressee you may not copy, forward, disclose or use any part of it. If you have received this message in error, please delete it and all copies from your system and notify the sender immediately by return e-mail.
“SAVE PAPER - THINK BEFORE YOU PRINT!”
**
Or
> Subject: **Payment Advice - Advice Ref:[G75969583288] / Priority payment / Customer Ref:[63681S632U9I]
Message Body:
Sir/Madam
The attached payment advice is issued at the request of our customer. The advice is for your reference only.
Yours faithfully
Global Payments and Cash Management
HSBC
This is an auto-generated email, please DO NOT REPLY. Any replies to this email will be disregarded.
This e-mail is confidential. It may also be legally privileged. If you are not the addressee you may not copy, forward, disclose or use any part of it. If you have received this message in error, please delete it and all copies from your system and notify the sender immediately by return e-mail.
“SAVE PAPER - THINK BEFORE YOU PRINT!”
**
> 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.
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Revision History
| * Version | Description | Section | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Cisco Security has detected significant activity on August 19, 2013. | 2013-August-19 17:23 GMT | |
| 2 | Cisco Security has detected significant activity on August 16, 2013. | 2013-August-17 19:22 GMT | |
| 1 | Cisco Security has detected significant activity on July 24, 2013. | 2013-July-24 16:26 GMT | |
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