Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID16819: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on July 21, 2015

Medium

Alert ID:

40074

First Published:

2015 July 21 20:48 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 (RuleID16819 and RuleID16819KVR) may contain the following files:

Name	Size in Bytes	MD5 Checksum
Special_gift29397.exe
114,688
0x5E569A7F29E1905D30C91F5B4E120BD2

Special_gift.zip / Special_gift23201.exe | Not Available
| 0xDA8A40DB8D22E06A26A3CB0CA1ED786A

Sponsorship.zip / Special_gift19428.exe | Not Available
| 0xB312CC826BC5070586488430DF3D7F39
Donation.zip / Special_gift812.exe
| Not Available
| 0xB8c7B6AD741C78A1AB1EF052FCA1B431

Special_gift.zip / Special_gift14432.exe
| Not Available
| 0xB2D292CF7A1AFFBF11241F1442ADDDFB

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

> Subject: Special gift for your business
Message Body:
**Our organization will be glad to make you a special gift. It’s a little donation for your perspective business beginning.
We are pleased to give you this receipt and hope it will help you. Check it out in the attached.
**
OR

Subject: Special gift for your business
Message Body:
I have been following the activities of your organization for some time now and have decided that I would like to make a donation.
Attached you will find a certified check in the amount of $2000.

OR

Subject: Donation for your initiation
Message Body:
We’ve reviewed your results and decided to confirm your application. Now we are pleased to invite you to our unity and become one of your sponsors.
Full details and the check are enclosed.

OR

Subject: Donation for your initiation
Message Body:
**We are dedicated to fostering new talents and we believe that your abilities and initiatives are really noteworthy.
To help you we would like to offer a donation of $1000. See the attached to find out the check.
**
OR

Subject: We would like to make a donation
Message Body:
**We’ve reviewed your results and decided to confirm your application. Now we are pleased to invite you to our unity and become one of your sponsors.
Full details and the check are enclosed.
**

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-July-21 20:48 GMT
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