Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID19898: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on December 10, 2015

Medium

Alert ID:

42616

First Published:

2015 December 10 21:09 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 (RuleID19898) may contain the following files:

Name	Size in Bytes	MD5 Checksum
1000pcs order.PDF.7z / 1000pcs order.PDF.exe
138,450
0x95F2EB61BD1A6AEF9DE397599BA041C8

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

> Subject: RE:Fwd: Request 10.000pcs order

Message Body:

**Resending…!
Dear Sir,
Please offer us as per attached drawings 10.000 pcs each.
Contact me with order confirmation. We are located in Germany.
Thanks,
Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Kind regards
Marcus Turré
Leiter Vertrieb & Marketing
Sales & Marketing Manager
GLACONCHEMIE GmbH
Industriegebiet Süd
Beunaer Str. 4
D-06217 Merseburg
Phone: +49 3461 2448 22
Fax: +49 3461 2448 93
Mail: [email protected]
Mail: [email protected]
Home: www.glaconchemie.de

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Geschäftsführer: Walter Kanzler Prokura: Marcus Turré Holger Arndt Amtsgericht: Stendal HRB 214344 Ust-Id-Nr: DE 211604132**

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-December-10 21:09 GMT
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