Description
Cisco Security Intelligence Operations has detected significant activity related to spam e-mail messages that claim to contain debt payment advice for the recipient. The text in the e-mail message attempts to convince the recipient to open the attachment and view the details. However, .zip attachment contains a malicious .exe file that, when executed, attempts to infect the system with malicious code.
E-mail messages that are related to this threat (RuleID5652) may contain the following files:
Payment_Advice.zip
Payment_Advice.exe
The Payment_Advice.exe file in the Payment_Advice.zip attachment has a file size of 96,768 bytes. The MD5 checksum, which is a unique identifier of the executable, is the following string: 0x4D6E680E8209AEC56A0B5A5ECD6FACAE
The following text is a sample of the e-mail message that is associated with this threat outbreak:
Subject: Payment Advice - Advice Ref:[B32896822253]
Message Body:
Sir/Madam
Upon your request, attached please find payment e-Advice for your reference.
Yours faithfully
HSBC
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Please do not reply to this e-mail. Should you wish to contact us, please send your e-mail to
commercialbanking@hsbc.com.hk and we will respond to you.
Note: it is important that you do not provide your account or credit card numbers, or convey any confidential information or
banking instructions, in your reply mail.
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Source: Cisco