Threat Outbreak Alert: Fake Party Invitation E-mail Messages on December 18, 2012
Threat Type:
IntelliShield: Threat Outbreak Alert
IntelliShield ID:
27686
Version:
1
First Published:
2012 December 19 15:27 GMT
Last Published:
2012 December 19 15:27 GMT
Port:
Not Available
Urgency:
Possible Use
Credibility:
Confirmed
Severity:
Harrassment
Version Summary:
Cisco Security Intelligence Operations has detected significant activity on December 18, 2012.
Description
Cisco
Security Intelligence Operations has detected significant activity
related to spam e-mail messages that claim to contain an invitation to a Xmas party for the recipient. The text in the e-mail
message attempts to persuade the recipient to open the attachment and
view the details. However, the .scr file, when executed, attempts to infect the system with malicious code.
E-mail messages that are related to this threat (RuleID4952) may contain the following file:
Invitation.scr
The Invitation.scr file attachment has a file size of 197,120 bytes. The MD5 checksum, which is a unique identifier of the executable, is the following string: 0xD17B665CC7D86070256F810AD4C324F2
The following text is a sample of the e-mail message that is associated with this threat outbreak:
Subject: Xmas party - Invitation
Message Body:
Hello,
I cordially invite you to our Xmas party
It is a celebration of life with friends and family
We are happy and hope you can join us on our day.
Check attachment for Venue, Dress code, Program event and Date.
Thank you all.
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
systems to protect customers. This report will be updated if there are
significant changes or if the risk to end users increases.
Cisco 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 web security
appliances will not be impacted by these attacks. Cisco
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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