Threat Outbreak Alert: Fake Company Order Link E-mail Messages on August 8, 2012
Threat Type:
IntelliShield: Threat Outbreak Alert
IntelliShield ID:
25073
Version:
10
First Published:
2012 February 01 17:54 GMT
Last Published:
2012 August 08 19:54 GMT
Port:
Not Available
Urgency:
Possible Use
Credibility:
Confirmed
Severity:
Harrassment
Version Summary:
Cisco Security Intelligence Operations has detected significant activity on August 8, 2012.
Description
Cisco Security Intelligence Operations has detected significant activity related to spam e-mail messages that claim to contain a link to a company order for the recipient. The text in the e-mail message instructs the recipient to follow a link to view the details. However, the link directs the user to a malicious .exe file that, when executed, attempts to infect the system with malicious code.
E-mail messages that are related to this threat (RuleID3926, and RuleID3926KVR) may contain the following files:
The Statistica.Pdf_____.exe file in the Statistica.zip attachment has a file size of 331,776 bytes. The MD5 checksum, which is a unique identifier of the executable, is the following string: 0xC61791DB54C76773AC39EE5AA91F9299
The Statistica.Pdf_____.exe file in the Statistica.zip attachment has a file size of 318,464 bytes. The MD5 checksum is the following string: 0x119DA3C974F1208D9275D18B6768A232
Another variant of the Statistica.Pdf_____.exe file in the Statistica.zip attachment has a file size of 302,072 bytes. The MD5 checksum is the following string: 0x8C25635B1218EAFFD408C238984C49B4
Another variant of the Pagamento.Doc_____.exe file in the Pagamento.zip attachment has a file size of 304,640 bytes. The MD5 checksum is the following string: 0xA6CBF1C0185669A8F20F14B2FE95FABE
The Pagamento.Pdf_____.exe file in the Pagamento.zip attachment has a file size of 283,160 bytes. The MD5 checksum is the following string: 0xBAF0493FAE08E07EA4848808349D53F5
The 1904pagmento.exe file in the 1904pagmento.zip attachment has a file size of 171,520 bytes. The MD5 checksum is the following string: 0xBD58130A8651817B32E816F3BF65F812
A variant of the Pagamento.Pdf_____.exe file in the Pagamento.zip attachment has a file size of 386,528 bytes. The MD5 checksum is the following string: 0xFA2B5C21EB0276C04350885E857AA8CF
The RicalcolaPagamento.Pdf_____.exe file in the RicalcolaPagamento.zip attachment has a file size of 389,608 bytes. The MD5 checksum is the following string: 0xB2662ED338A531952F8F70C62D5E4A84
The Prescrizione.Pdf_____.exe file in the Prescrizione.zip attachment has a file size of 315,905 bytes. The MD5 checksum is the following string: 0xC755ABCAB46FE6B9D1538B4222076878
A variant of the Prescrizione.Pdf_____.exe file in the Prescrizione.zip attachment has a file size of 316,417 bytes. The MD5 checksum is the following string: 0x38DBC52980D18F4AFC24333510D794E2
A third variant of the Prescrizione.Pdf_____.exe file in the Prescrizione.zip attachment has a file size of 318,465 bytes. The MD5 checksum is the following string: 0x5A5CC827024B917324F66EF74525D4D9
The following text is a sample of the e-mail message that is associated with this threat outbreak:
Message Body:
Gentile cliente.
Ordine per la vostra azienda eseguita.
Scarica il lavoro fatto qui puo essere
hxxp://www.archividellaresistenza.it/pagamento/Statistica.zip?8ttgbrg_usera=subjulio@inwind.it
Tel. / Fax.: (971) 924 07 583.
Or
Message Body:
Pronto Efetuei o pagamento .segue anexo comprovante
Atenciosamente
(301 KB)
Or
Message Body:
Sent from Libero Mobile
Buongiorno, Cliente
La risposta alla vostra domanda di un profilo sul nostro sito web 01_06_2012.
Statistiche:
http://pvcwindowsuppliers.com/notare/Pagamento.zip
Tel./Fax.: (610) 524 14 788.
Or
Message Body:
Gentile utente,
L'aggiornamento di configurazione hxxp://idepya.com/datadownload/Prescrizione.zip == IDHASH=fH1gppct
Cisco Security Intelligence Operations analysts examine real-world e-mail traffic data that is collected from over 100,000 contributing organizations worldwide. This data helps provide a range of information about and analysis of global e-mail security threats and trends. Cisco will continue to monitor this threat and automatically adapt IronPort systems to protect customers. This report will be updated if there are significant changes or if the risk to end users increases.
Cisco IronPort Virus Outbreak Filters protect customers during the critical period between the first exploit of a virus outbreak and the release of vendor antivirus signatures. E-mail that is managed by Cisco and end users who are protected by Cisco IronPort web security appliances will not be impacted by these attacks. Cisco IronPort appliances are automatically updated to prevent both spam e-mail and hostile web URLs from being passed to the end user.
The security vulnerability applies to the following combinations of products.
Primary Products:
IntelliShield
Threat Outbreak Alert
Original Release Base
Associated Products:
N/A
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