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HistoryJan 19, 2016 - 6:54 p.m.

Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID20542: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on January 19, 2016

2016-01-1918:54:11
Cisco
tools.cisco.com
9

Medium

Alert ID:

43083

First Published:

2016 January 19 18:54 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 (RuleID20542) may contain the following files:

Name Size in Bytes MD5 Checksum
All Details.ace / All Details.vbs
168,185
0xA7843F086654368962AADE95566C2CC1

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

> Subject: Details Required

Message Body:

Good Day, We are very sorry for the late reply.As my boss informed me to send you the requested details. Attached herewith are the Details/documents for your perusal Please let me know if you have any questions. Regards,

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 2016-January-19 18:54 GMT
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