CiscoCISCO-THREAT-38810Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID15257: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on May 12, 2015
Medium
Alert ID:
38810
First Published:
2015 May 13 13:09 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 (RuleID15257) may contain the following files:
| Name | Size in Bytes | MD5 Checksum |
|---|---|---|
| Invoice for shipment.zip / Invoice for shipment.ex | ||
| 334,336 | ||
| 0x95AE17D097B5E006A37761333B351812 |
The following text is a sample of the email message that is associated with this threat outbreak:
> Subject: INVOICE+SHIPMENT
Message body:
Good day,
Pls find attached BL for the Purchase Order intended for May (May 28th
as suggested date of delivery).
For your kind review and approval.
Thanks and Best regards
Tony
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Revision History
| * Version | Description | Section | Date |
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| 1 | Initial Release | 2015-May-13 13:09 GMT | |
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