CiscoCISCO-THREAT-49076Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID25312: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on September 29, 2016
Medium
Alert ID:
49076
First Published:
2016 September 30 14:01 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 (RuleID25312) may contain the following files:
| Name | Size in Bytes | MD5 Checksum |
|---|---|---|
| TAX LAWS AND REGULATIONS.ace | ||
| 421,296 | ||
| 0x703D198C19474142377D702F24EF96DF |
The following text is a sample of the email message that is associated with this threat outbreak:
> Subject: TAX LAWS AND REGULATION
Message Body:
Dear Sir/Madam
Kindly find the attached new regulation on companies taxation and tax regulation.
Thanks & Regards
Ministry of chambers & commerce
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Revision History
| * Version | Description | Section | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Initial release to report significant activity detected by Cisco Security on September 29, 2016. | — | 2016-September-29 |
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