Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID24413: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on August 29, 2016

Medium

Alert ID:

48649

First Published:

2016 August 29 15:41 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 (RuleID24413) may contain the following files:

Name	Size in Bytes	MD5 Checksum
MAGMA_IND_NFE_EMETIDA_AGOSTO_2016.jar
2,979
0x45F9F897116BC655C7E36626835D351F

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

> Subject: Documento Nota FiscalEletrônica número: 619724- 17/08/2016 13:41:18

Message Body:

Prezado(a), Você está recebendo o(s) arquivo(s) anexo, referente(s) à Nota Fiscal Eletrônica número 175474, série 1 de MAGMA IND.COM.IMP. PRODS TEXTEIS LTDA. O valor total da nota é R$ 2.561,75 Att

** Cisc**o 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.

Revision History

* Version	Description	Section	Date
1	Initial release to report significant activity detected by Cisco Security on August 29, 2016.	—	2016-August-29
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