CiscoCISCO-THREAT-38994Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID15477: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on May 26, 2015
Medium
Alert ID:
38994
First Published:
2015 May 26 12:59 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 (RuleID15477) may contain the following files:
| Name | Size in Bytes | MD5 Checksum |
|---|---|---|
| 286010100019929-26-05-2015.zip / 286010100019929-26-05-2015.exe | ||
| 236,544 | ||
| 0x62840508DCF93E0107A39E82067B1C76 |
The following text is a sample of the email message that is associated with this threat outbreak:
> Subject: Re: SWIFT MT103
Message Body:
Respected sir,
Pls. find attached herewith copy of proof of payment for your reference, Kindly acknowledge the same.
Thanks Rahul
Account Dpt
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 | 2015-May-26 12:59 GMT | |
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