Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID10512: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on July 3, 2014

Medium

Alert ID:

34837

First Published:

2014 July 3 13:24 GMT

Version:

1

Summary

• Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages distributing malicious software.

Email messages that are related to this threat (RuleID10512) may contain the following files:

Name	Size in Bytes	MD5 Checksum
Order List and PO.zip/List_Of_Items_Required.exe
756,540
0xD71620B7E057F6583B699C1A7034BD16

The following text is a sample of the email message that is associated with this threat outbreak:

> Subject: Order List And Specifications To Order **
Message Body:
**
Dear New Customer,
You are kindly requested to quote us your exclusive & best prices FOB & CFR
Aqaba/Jordan to supply attached POs as per table below,
quantities and specifications, and kindly clarify the following conditions:
NO
DESCRIPTION
QTY
- Price Terms
- Delivery Conditions
- Payment Method
- Offer Validity
- Country of Origin
- Port of Shipment
- Packing Size volume , gross and net weight shall be indicated in the
offer.
- Data sheets, brochures, catalogues shall be provided upon request.
we look forward to have your comprehensive technical and commercial offer
not later than 12/07/2014
Your earliest response will be well appreciated.

Cisco 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.

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Revision History

* Version	Description	Section	Date
1	Initial Release		2014-July-03 13:24 GMT
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