CiscoCISCO-THREAT-31432Threat Outbreak Alert: Fake Account Transfer Notice Email Messages on October 23, 2013
Medium
Alert ID:
31432
First Published:
2013 October 23 13:59 GMT
Version:
1
Summary
- Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages that claim to contain a payment transaction notification 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 .scr file that, when executed, attempts to infect the system with malicious code.
Email messages that are related to this threat (RuleID7568) may contain the following files:
> _HSBC TT COPY.zip
HSBC TT COPY.scr
_
The HSBC TT COPY.scr file in the HSBC TT COPY.zip attachment has a file size of 659,456 bytes. The MD5 checksum, which is a unique identifier of the executable, is the following string: 0x5F6F3D0CB71F6AAAF2E5801F403E4AD1
The following text is a sample of the email message that is associated with this threat outbreak:
> Subject: HSBC SWIFT- Advice Ref:[G61282] /Customer Ref:[028218]
>
> Message Body:
>
> **Dear 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.
Security tips
1. Install virus detection software and personal firewall on your
computer. This software needs to be updated regularly to ensure you have
the latest protection.
2. To prevent viruses or other unwanted problems, do not open attachments
from unknown or non-trustworthy sources.
3. If you discover any unusual activity, please contact the remitter of
this payment as soon as possible.
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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.
Internet communications cannot be guaranteed to be timely,
secure, error or virus-free. The sender does not accept liability
for any errors or omissions.
“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 |
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| 1 | Initial Release | 2013-October-23 13:59 GMT | |
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