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HistoryAug 28, 2015 - 7:42 p.m.

Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID17637: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on August 28, 2015

2015-08-2819:42:07
Cisco
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Medium

Alert ID:

40718

First Published:

2015 August 28 19:42 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 (RuleID17637) may contain the following files:

Name Size in Bytes MD5 Checksum
DRAFT BL.zip / DRAFT BL.exe
634,368
0x61A29C20D90F23F3DFC03DA882E8CD02

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

> Subject: FW: DRAFT BL

Message Body:

BL draft checked all okay and in order, please print out, will exchange once SOB-OBL from POL with us.
Have a nice day!
Best Regards,
FINANCE DEPT

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-August-28 19:42 GMT
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