Medium
Alert ID:
43753
First Published:
2016 February 25 16:10 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 (RuleID21343) may contain the following files:
**Name** | **Size in Bytes** | **MD5 Checksum**
---|---|---
COMPANY PROFILE.zip / COMPANY PROFILE.exe
| 1,073,664
| 0xD5A352A7F665A91FAB4C2E1B9B660E88
The following text is a sample of the email message that is associated with this threat outbreak:
> Subject: **ARAB HEALTH MEETING**
Message Body:
**Dear Sir**
**This is Jin from Shandong Yuncheng Shangpin Med.,Co.,Ltd., It was very**
**nice meeting you in dubai.**
**Thank you for your warm reception while in your booth. As discussed**
**please see the attachment for our company profile and items we are**
**interesting in.**
**Please provide us with competitive prices to enter the market strongly**
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.
**Related Links**
[Cisco Security](<http://www.cisco.com/security>)
[Cisco SenderBase Security Network](<http://www.senderbase.org/>)
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