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[AplusWebMaster]

FYI...

Fake ‘PayPal Account Modified’ emails lead to BlackHole Exploit Kit
- http://blog.webroot....le-exploit-kit/
Nov 14, 2012 - "A cybercriminal/group... continues to systematically rotate the impersonated brands and the actual malicious payload dropped by the market leading Black Hole Exploit Kit. The prospective target of their latest campaign? PayPal users...
Sample screenshot of the spamvertised email:
> https://webrootblog....its_malware.png
... Malicious domain name reconnaissance: puzzledbased .net – 183.180.134.217, AS2519 – Email: rodger_covach3060 @ spacewar .com
Name Server: NS1.TOPPAUDIO .COM
Name Server: NS2.TOPPAUDIO .COM
Although we couldn’t reproduce puzzledbased .net’s malicious activity, we know for certain that on 2012/11/01 at 15:19, hxxp ://netgear-india .net/detects/discover-important_message.php was responding to the same IP. We’ve already seen and profiled the malicious activity of the campaign using this URL in the “‘Your Discover Card Services Blockaded’ themed emails serve client-side exploits and malware analysis...
The following malicious domains are also part of the campaign’s infrastructure and respond to the same IP (183.180.134.217) as the client-side exploits serving domains:
rovo .pl
itracrions .pl
superdmntre .com
chicwhite .com
radiovaweonearch .com
strili .com
superdmntwo .com
unitmusiceditior .com
newtimedescriptor .com
steamedboasting .info
solla.at votela .net
stempare .net
tradenext .net
bootingbluray .net
The following malicious domain (stempare .net) was also seen in the recently profiled “‘American Express Alert: Your Transaction is Aborted’ themed emails serve client-side exploits and malware” campaign, indicating yet another connection between these campaigns..."
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promotesmetasearch .net promotes malware
From the WeAreSpammers blog: http://wearespammers.../launch-of.html

- http://blog.dynamoo....es-malware.html
14 Nov 2012 - "This looks like a fake get-rich-quick scam email which is actually intended to distribute malware. Originating IP is 5.39.101.233 (OVH, Germany). Spamvertised domains are 8mailer .com on 5.39.101.225 (OVH, Germany) and promotesmetasearch .net on 46.249.38.27 (Serverius Holding, Netherlands). This last one is kind of interesting, because 1) it's all in French and 2) it contains a virus. The malware attempts to download an exploit kit from [donotclick]vodkkaredbuuull .chickenkiller .com/trm/requesting/requesting-pass_been_loaded.php which is kind of unfriendly, hosted on the same IP address.
The WHOIS details show a completely different name and address from the one quoted on the email:
Florence Buker
florence_buker05 @rockfan .com
7043 W Avenue A4
93536 Lancaster
United States
Tel: +1.4219588211
Clearly the owner of promotemetasearch .net is up to no good, and I would suggest the Anthony Tomei connection might well be completely bogus.
From: Anthony Tomei admin @8 mailer .com
Reply-To: info @ promotesmetasearch .net
To: donotemail @ wearespammers .com
Date: 14 November 2012 18:22
Subject: launch of
Dear Future Millionaire,
Making $100,000 per month is not hard. In fact, there are 2 ways you accomplish this easy task of making money in a short period of time.
The first way is to...

Anthony Tomei is an Expert Internet Network Marketer. Anthony is known as the Master Marketer and practically gives away all of his secrets, methods and marketing techniques... You should probably regard the domain chickenkiller .com as compromised and block it. Additionally, all the following IPs and domains are related and a probably malicious.
46.249.38.21
46.249.78.23
46.249.38.27
deficiencieshiss .net
personaloverly .net
spaceyourfilesbig.chickenkiller .com
vodkkaredbuuull.chickenkiller .com
firefoxslacker .pro
personaloverly .net
wowteammy113 .org
logicalforced .org
flashkeyed .org
incidentindie .org
sufficeextensible .org
laughspadstyle .org
check-update .org
softtwareupdate .org
internallycontentchecking .org
cordlesssandboxing .org
westsearch .org
perclickbank .org
trayscoffeecup .org
agreedovetails .org
commencemessengers .org
dfgs453t .org
disappointmentcontent .org
whiskeyhdx .org
uhgng43fgjl82309dfg99df1 .com
rethnds732 .com
odiushb327 .com
a6q7 .com
makosl .com
noticablyccleaner .com
leisurelyadventures .com
invitedns .com
srv50 .in
flacleaderboard.in
frwdlink .in
tgy56fd3fj.firm .in
warrantynetwork .co .in
kclicksnet .in
reelshandsoff .info
scatteredavtestorg .info
ap34 .pro
trafficgid .pro
stop2crimepeople .pro
huge4floorhouse .pro
exportlite .pro
weeembedding .pro
layer-grosshandel .pro
firefoxslacker .pro
s1topcrimefor .pro
opera-soft .pro
brauser-soft .pro
mp3soft .pro
pornokuca .net
licencesoftwareupda .net
settlementstored .net
licencesoftwareuppd .net
compartmentalizationwere .net
seniorhog .net
coinbatches .net
isnbreathy .net
mrautorun .ru
askedvisor .ru
srv50b .biz
vimeosseeing .biz
threatwalkthrough .biz
promotemetasearch .net ..."

Edited by AplusWebMaster, 14 November 2012 - 06:15 PM.

[AplusWebMaster]

FYI...

Opera site served Blackhole malvertising...
- http://www.theregist...pera_blackhole/
15 Nov 2012 - "Opera has suspended ad-serving on its portal as a precaution while it investigates reports that surfers were being exposed to malware simply by visiting the Norwegian browser firm's home page. Malicious scripts loaded by portal .opera .com were redirecting users towards a malicious site hosting the notorious BlackHole exploit kit, said a Romanian anti-virus firm BitDefender*, which said it had detected the apparent attack on its automated systems. BitDefender said it promptly warned Opera after it detected the problem on Wednesday. It seems likely the scripts had been loaded through a third-party advertisement, a practice commonly known as malvertising. Opera has yet to confirm the problem, but has disabled advertising scripts on its portal in case they are tainted..."
* http://www.hotforsec...epage-4431.html
14 Nov 2012 - "... malicious page harbors the BlackHole exploit kit (we got served with the sample via a PDF file rigged with the CVE-2010-0188 exploit) that will infect the unlucky user with a freshly-compiled variant of ZBot, detected by Bitdefender as Trojan.Zbot.HXT. The ZBot malware is on a server in Russia which, most probably, has also fallen victim to a hacking attack, allowing unauthorized access via FTP..."
> http://www.hotforsec...Homepage-21.jpg

- http://www.h-online....iew=zoom;zoom=3
16 Nov 2012
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Bogus BBB emails serve client-side exploits and malware
- http://blog.webroot....ts-and-malware/
Nov 15, 2012 - "Cybercriminals are currently spamvertising millions of emails impersonating the Better Business Bureau (BBB), in an attempt to trick users into clicking on a link to a non-existent report. Upon clicking on the link, users are exposed to the client-side exploits served by the latest version of the BlackHole Exploit Kit...
Sample screenshot of the spamvertised email:
> https://webrootblog....its_malware.png
... Although I wasn’t able to obtain the actual malicious payload from this campaign, it’s worth pointing out that the cybercriminals behind it relied on the same infrastructure as they did in previously profiled malicious attacks launched by the same party. We also know that on the following dates/specific time, the following malicious URLs also responded to the same IP (183.81.133.121):
2012-10-16 00:24:08 – hxxp ://navisiteseparation .net/detects/processing-details_requested.php
2012-10-12 11:19:37 – hxxp ://editdvsyourself .net/detects/beeweek_status-check.php
Responding to the same IP (183.81.133.121) are also the following malicious domains:
stafffire .net
hotsecrete .net - Email: counseling1 @ yahoo .com
the-mesgate .net - also responds to 208.91.197.54 – Email: admin @ newvcorp .com
Name servers used in the campaign:
Name Server: NS1.TOPPAUDIO .COM - 91.216.93.61 – Email: windowclouse @ hotmail .com
Name Server: NS2.TOPPAUDIO .COM - 29.217.45.138 – Email: windowclouse @ hotmail .com ..."
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Changelog SPAM / feronialopam .ru
- http://blog.dynamoo....nialopamru.html
15 Nov 2012 - "This fake "Changelog" spam leads to malware on feronialopam .ru:
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2012 10:43:59 +0300
From: "Xanga" [noreply@xanga.com]
Subject: Re: Changelog 2011 update
Attachments: changelog-12.htm
Hello,
as promised chnglog attached (Internet Explorer File)
==========
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2012 05:43:09 -0500
From: Chaz Shea via LinkedIn [member@linkedin.com]
Subject: Re: Changelog as promised(updated)
Attachments: Changelog-12.htm
Hello,
as prmised changelog is attached (Internet Explorer File)

The malicious payload is at [donotclick]feronialopam .ru:8080/forum/links/column.php hosted on a familiar looking bunch of IP addresses that you really should block:
120.138.20.54 (Sitehost, New Zealand)
202.180.221.186 (GNet, Mongolia)
203.80.16.81 (MYREN, Malaysia)..."

Edited by AplusWebMaster, 16 November 2012 - 08:55 AM.

[AplusWebMaster]

FYI...

Malware sites to block - 16/11/12
- http://blog.dynamoo....ock-161112.html
16 Nov 2012 - "Some more evil domains and IPs, connected with this spam run*. (Thanks, GFI)
* http://gfisoftware.t...ant-system-spam
chelseafun .net
cosmic-calls .net
dirtysludz .com
fixedmib .net
packleadingjacket .org
performingandroidtoios .info
65.131.100.90
75.127.15.39
82.145.36.69
108.171.243.172
218.102.23.220 ..."
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Bogus eFax Corporate messages serve multiple malware variants
- http://blog.webroot....lware-variants/
Nov 16, 2012 - "... mass mailing millions of emails trying to trick recipients into executing malicious attachments pitched as recently arrived fax messages. Upon running the malicious executables, users are exposed to a variety of dropped malware variants in a clear attempt by the cybercriminals to add additional layers of monetization to the campaign...
Sample screenshot of the spamvertised email:
> https://webrootblog....pam_malware.png
Detection rate for the malicious executable: MD5: 16625f5ee30ba33945b807fb0b8b2f9e * ... Trojan-PSW.Win32.Tepfer.blbl
Upon execution, it attempts to connect to the following domains:
192.5.5.241
ser.foryourcatonly .com
ser.luckypetspetsitting .com
dechotheband .gr
barisdogalurunler .com
alpertarimurunleri .com
oneglobalexchange .com
rumanas .org
www.10130138 .wavelearn.de
visiosofttechnologies .com
sgisolution.com .br
plusloinart .be
marengoit .pl
It then downloads additional malicious payload...
Phone back URL:
hxxp ://oftechnologies.co .in/update/777/img.php?gimmeImg – 130.185.73.102, AS48434 ** – Email: melody_mccarroll38 @ indyracers .com
Name Server:NS1.INVITEDNS .COM
Name Server:NS2.INVITEDNS .COM
The following malicious domain responds to the same IP: updateswindowspc .net
The following malicious domains are also known to have responded to the same IP (130.185.73.102) in the past..."
(More detail at the webroot URL above.)
* https://www.virustot...sis/1352078183/
File name: eFAX.CORPORATE.exe
Detection ratio: 37/43
Analysis date: 2012-11-05

** https://www.google.c...c?site=AS:48434
Diagnostic page for AS48434 (TEBYAN) - "Of the 1723 site(s) we tested on this network over the past 90 days, 86 site(s)... served content that resulted in malicious software being downloaded and installed without user consent. The last time Google tested a site on this network was on 2012-11-16, and the last time suspicious content was found was on 2012-11-16... Over the past 90 days, we found 2 site(s) on this network... that appeared to function as intermediaries for the infection of 5 other site(s)... this network has hosted sites that have distributed malicious software in the past 90 days. We found 5 site(s)... that infected 6 other site(s)..."

Edited by AplusWebMaster, 16 November 2012 - 08:40 AM.

[AplusWebMaster]

FYI...

Fake J. dee Edwards / jdeeedwards .com scam
- http://blog.dynamoo....dscom-scam.html
17 Nov 2012 - "I'm not even certain what this scam is, but this is certainly not legitimate:
From: J. dee Edwards j.edwards @ jdeeedwards .com
Reply-To: j.edwards @ jdeeedwards .com
Date: 17 November 2012 16:29
Subject: Edwards contact
Dear Colleague,
We are working with healthcare market companies which would like to hear your opinion.
We would like you to become a member of working group and share your opinion online. Please review your full name, specialty, country and language by clicking on the link http ://www .jdeeedwards .com/contact.php?e=[redacted] or replying to the email.
Thank you for your time.
J. dee Edwards HRms
j.edwards @ jdeeedwards .com
http ://www .jdeeedwards .com
To ensure that our emails reach you, please remember to add j.edwards @ jdeeedwards .com to your email address book.
We would like to remind you that J. dee Edwards is committed to safeguarding your privacy and your personal details will not be disclosed to third parties.
If you do not wish to receive please visit: http ://jdeeedwards .com/ unsub.php?e=[redacted]
Copyright 2012 - J. dee Edwards - 20 Broadwick Street London, UK

Firstly, the email is sent to an address that ONLY spammers use, which is not a good sign. Secondly, the domain jdeeedwards .com has anonymous WHOIS details and was registered just over a month ago - the site is hosted on 54.247.87.188 (Amazon, Ireland) and looks like this:
> https://lh3.ggpht.co...jdeeedwards.png
... there used to be a company called JD Edwards, but there isn't any more**, nor is there a company called J. dee Edwards anywhere in the UK. The link in the email is some sort of signup thing, I guess it's the first part of a scam to recruit people for some sort of illegal activity.
> https://lh3.ggpht.co...deeedwards2.png
Oddly, the email address is an "optional" component, so how are they going to contact you? Maybe it's the tracking code in the link. Alternatively, you can reply by email and this is the third suspect thing, the mailserver is on 85.206.51.81 in Lithunia (AS8764 / LIETUVOS-TELEKOMAS). AS8764* is a pretty scummy netblock according to Google*. 85.206.51.81 is also the IP address the spam was sent from. So, a non-existent company with a month-old domain sends an email to an address only spammers use, from an email server in a dodgy part of cyberspace. Whatever this is, it is some sort of scam and is definitely best avoided."
* http://www.google.co...ic?site=AS:8764

** https://en.wikipedia...wiki/JD_Edwards
"... JD Edwards, abbreviated JDE, -was- an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software company..."

[AplusWebMaster]

FYI...

Fake IRS "W-1" SPAM / 5.chinottoneri .com
- http://blog.dynamoo....ttonericom.html
19 Nov 2012 - "This is a new one, pretending to be from the victim's HR department with tailored fake links in the email that look like they are going to the victim's own domain. Of course, floating over the links reveals that they point to some other domain entirely. A W-1 form is a tax form of some sort from the US Internal Revenue Service.
From: Administrator [mailto:administrator @ victimdomain .com]
Sent: 19 November 2012 14:50
Subject: To All Employee's - Important Address UPDATE
To All Employee's:
The end of the year is approaching and we want to ensure every employee receives their W-1 to the correct address.
Verify that the address is correct - https ://local .victimdomain .com/details.aspx?id=[redacted]
If changes need to be made, contact HR at https ://hr.victimdomain .com/update.aspx?id=[redacted].
Administrator,
http ://victimdomain .com

In this case, the link bounces through two hacked legitimate sites to end up at [donotclick]5.chinottoneri .com/links/landing-philosophy_dry-suspende.php hosted on 50.61.155.86 (Fortress ITX, US). VirusTotal detections are pretty low*. I suspect that there are many other malicious sites on this IP, blocking it would be wise."
* https://www.virustot...sis/1353338928/
File name: exploit.htm
Detection ratio: 3/43
Analysis date: 2012-11-19
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Bogus IRS emails lead to malware
- http://blog.webroot....ead-to-malware/
Nov 19, 2012 - "In March 2012, we intercepted an IRS themed malicious campaign that was serving client-side exploits to prospective users in an attempt to drop malware on the affected hosts. This week, we intercepted three consecutive campaigns using the exact same email template used in the March campaign...
Sample screenshot of the spamvertised email:
> https://webrootblog....eal_malware.png
Unlike March 2012's campaign that used client-side exploits in an attempt to drop malware on the affected host, the last three campaigns have relied on malicious archives attached to spamvertised emails. Each has a unique MD5 and phones back to a different (compromised) command and control server.
The first sample: MD5: f56026fcc9ac2daad210da82d92f57a3 * ... Worm:Win32/Cridex.E phones back to 210.56.23.100 :8080/Ajtw/UCygrDAA/Ud+asDAA (AS7590, Commission For Science And Technology, Pakistan).
We also have another: MD5: 532bdd2565cae7b84cb26e4cf02f42a0 ** Worm:Win32/Cridex.E that is known to have phoned back to the same IP, 128.2.172.202 :8080/37ugtbaaaaa/enmtzaaaaa/pxos/
The following MD5s are also known to have phoned back to this very same IP:
MD5: a5c8fb478ff7788609863b83079718ec ... Worm:Win32/Cridex.E
MD5: f739f99f978290f5fc9a812f2a559bbb ... Trojan.Win32.Bublik.swr
The third sample used in the IRS themed campaign: MD5: 32b4227ae379f98c1581f5cb2b184412 *** ... Worm:Win32/Cridex.E phones back to 202.143.189.180 :8080/Ajtw/UCygrDAA/Ud+asDAA (AS23974, Ministry of education, Thailand)..."
* https://www.virustot...sis/1352985385/
File name: IRS_Letter.exe
Detection ratio: 36/44
Analysis date: 2012-11-15
** https://www.virustot...sis/1352985520/
File name: IRS_Rejected.exe
Detection ratio: 35/44
Analysis date: 2012-11-15
*** https://www.virustot...sis/1352985751/
File name: IRS-AppID.exe
Detection ratio: 36/44
Analysis date: 2012-11-15
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Fake "Southwest Airlines" SPAM / headerandfooterprebuilt .pro
- http://blog.dynamoo....lines-spam.html
19 Nov 2012 - "This fake Southwest Airlines spam leads to malware at headerandfooterprebuilt .pro:
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2012 19:33:04 +0000
From: "Southwest Airlines" [no-reply @luv .southwest .com]
To: [redacted]
Subject: Southwest Airlines Confirmation: 5927NI
[redacted] 2012-11-19 86KY9Z INITIAL SLC WN PHX0.00T/TFF 0.00 END AY3.50$SLC2.50 1445164773311 2013-11-22 1655 2012-11-20 Depart SAN LEONARD CITY UT (SLC) at 8:08 PM on Southwest Airlines Arrive in PHOENIX AZ (PHX) at 9:02 PM
You're all set for your traveling!
My Account | Review My Itinerary Online
Check Up Online | Check Flight Status | Change Flight | Special Offers | Hotel Deals | Car Deals
Ready for lift-off!
Thanks Southwest for your travel! You can find everything you need to know about your booking below. Happy voyage!
Upcoming Cruise: 11/20/12 - SLC - Phx Knight

The malicious payload is at [donotclick]headerandfooterprebuilt .pro/detects/quality_flyes-ticket_check.php hosted on 198.27.94.80 (OVH, US). There are probably other Bad Things on that IP address, I just can't see them yet.. blocking it would be a good precaution."
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Fake "End of Aug. Statement Reqiured" SPAM / bamanaco .ru
- http://blog.dynamoo....iured-spam.html
19 Nov 2012 - "This spam leads to malware on bamanaco .ru:
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2012 03:55:08 -0500
From: ups [admin@ups.com]
Subject: Re: FW: End of Aug. Statement Reqiured << sp?
Attachments: Invoices-1119-2012.htm
Hallo,
as reqeusted I give you inovices issued to you per oct. 2012 ( Internet Explorer/Mozilla Firefox file)
Regards

The malicious payload is at [donotclick]bamanaco .ru:8080/forum/links/column.php hosted on the following IPs:
203.80.16.81 (MYREN, Malaysia)
216.24.196.66 (Psychz Networks, US)
These IPs have been used to deliver malware several times recently, you should block access to them if you can."
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Rolex SPAM rolls out in time for Black Friday
- http://www.gfi.com/b...r-black-friday/
Nov 19, 2012 - "... no surprise that online shenanigans abound when big holidays and major events are just around the corner. What remains to be seen are the forms of these shenanigans we ought to expect to see online and in our inboxes. This Thanksgiving and Black Friday week, cyber criminals did not disappoint. We found this particular email spam in user inboxes these last few days:
> http://www.gfi.com/b...ail-231x300.png
From: Designer Watches by LR (could be random, too)
To: {random}
Subject: Start Black Friday today
Message body:
BLACK FRIDAY EVERY DAY UNTIL NOVEMBER 23RD!
The best quality watch replicas on PLANET EARTH!
The lowest priced high-end watches on the PLANET!
www(dot)LRblackfridaytoday(dot)com
BLACK FRIDAY HAS STARTED!
Black Friday every day until November 23!
All items reduced by 25-50% as of TODAY.
Over 25,000 exact watch-copies have been reduced until Friday November 23rd.
There plenty of time to get the watch of your dreams but we recommend doing it as soon as possible.
This will ensure INSTOCK availability and fast delivery.
NOTE: BLACK FRIDAY PRICES ARE AVAILABLE ON INSTOCK ITEMS ONLY!
Currently every watch model is INSTOCK and ready to ship within 1 hour.
THESE ARE NOT CHEAP CHINA STOCK KNOCK-OFFS:
These are hand crafted high-end watch-copies.
These are made using identical parts and materials.
These are tested inside and out to be identical.
There is no difference between our watch-copies and the originals!
www(dot)LRblackfridaytoday(dot)com

Clicking either the image or the URLs on the email body leads users to the LRblackfridaytoday domain, which looks like this:
> http://www.gfi.com/b...ica-300x274.png
The domain resolves to an IP in the Czech Republic that does not only have a bad reputation but also uses a network that Google* warned us about. Our friends at Symantec** have also mentioned several variants of this spam mail (and published other Black Friday-related threats) that you might want to check out, too. Fake Rolex replica spammers, like fake pharma scammers, promise little luxuries but often never deliver. Giving out your credit card information to spammed sites is a sure way of putting yourself in potential debt with no “luxury replica item” in return..."
* http://www.google.co...ic?site=AS:6830

** http://www.symantec....-spammers-radar
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More here (also links to Screenshots):
- http://www.gfi.com/b...for-the-week-3/
Nov 19, 2012

Edited by AplusWebMaster, 19 November 2012 - 03:22 PM.

[AplusWebMaster]

FYI...

Malware sites to block 20/11/12
- http://blog.dynamoo....ock-201112.html
20 Nov 2012 - "This huge pile of malware sites and IPs is connected with these malicious emails being distributed in the Netherlands. All the sites are interconnected through their black hat infrastructure and are either being used for malware distribution or some other evil activity:
5.39.8.105 (OVH, Ireland)
46.249.38.27 (Hotkey, Russia)
62.109.31.36 (TheFirst, Russia)
64.79.64.170 (XLHost, US)
78.46.198.143 (GPI Holding,US)
78.110.61.186 (Hosting Telesystems, Russia)
91.220.35.42 (Zamahost, Russia)
91.220.35.74 (Zamahost, Russia)
91.231.156.55 (Sevzapkanat-Unimars, Russia)
93.174.90.81 (Ecatel, Netherlands)
95.211.9.46 (Leaseweb, Netherlands)
95.211.9.55 (Leaseweb, Netherlands)
149.154.67.103 (TheFirst, Russia)
176.9.179.170 (Siteko, Russia)
178.63.226.203 (Avist, Russia)
178.63.247.189 (GPI Holding,US)
178.162.134.205 (AlfaInternet, Russia)
184.82.101.52 (HostNOC, US)
193.161.86.43 (Host-Telecom, Czech Republic)
194.62.233.19 (Stils-Grupp, Russia)
198.23.139.199 (Chicago VPS, US)
208.88.226.231 (WZ Communications, US)
If you want to block those Russian hosts more widely, perhaps use the following list:
46.249.38.0/24
62.109.28.0/22
64.79.64.170
78.46.198.136/29
78.110.61.186
91.220.35.0/24
91.231.156.0/24
93.174.90.81
95.211.9.46
95.211.9.55
149.154.66.0/23
176.9.179.128/26
178.63.226.192/26
178.63.247.128/26
178.162.134.192/26
184.82.101.52
193.161.86.43
194.62.233.0/24
198.23.139.199 ...
(More detail at the dynamoo URL above.)
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Fake "Don't forget about meeting tomorrow" SPAM / hamasutra .ru
- http://blog.dynamoo....orrow-spam.html
20 Nov 2012 - "This spam leads to malware on hamasutra .ru:
From: Lula Stevens [... JolieWright @ shaw .ca]
Sent: 20 November 2012 05:57
Subject: Don't forget about meeting tomorrow
Don't forget this report for meeting tomorrow.
See attached file. (Internet Explorer file)

In the sample I have seen, there is an attachment called Report.htm with some obfuscated javascript leading to a malicious payload at [donotclick]hamasutra .ru:8080/forum/links/column.php hosted on the following IPs:
82.165.193.26 (1&1, Germany)
202.180.221.186 (GNet, Mongolia)
203.80.16.81 (MYREN, Malaysia)
216.24.196.66 (Psychz Networks, US)
Plain list:
82.165.193.26
202.180.221.186
203.80.16.81
216.24.196.66
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Fake ‘Copies of Missing EPLI Policies’ emails lead to BlackHole Exploit Kit
- http://blog.webroot....le-exploit-kit/
Nov 20, 2012 - "Attempting to achieve a higher click-through rate for their exploits and malware serving malicious campaign, cybercriminals are currently spamvertising millions of emails attempting to trick users into thinking they’ve become part of a private conversation about missing EPLI policies (Employment practices liability). In reality, clicking on any of the links in the oddly formulated email will expose them to the client-side exploits served by the latest version of the BlackHole Exploit Kit...
Sample screenshot of the spamvertised email:
> https://webrootblog....its_malware.png
... Sample client-side exploits serving URL: hxxp ://monacofrm.ru :8080/forum/links/column.php
Malicious domain name reconnaissance:
monacofrm .ru – 202.180.221.186, AS24496; 203.80.16.81, AS24514; 216.24.194.66, AS40676
Name server: ns1.monacofrm .ru – 62.76.178.233
Name server: ns2.monacofrm .ru – 41.168.5.140
Name server: ns3.monacofrm .ru – 132.248.49.112
Name server: ns4.monacofrm .ru – 209.51.221.247 ...
We also know is that on 2012-11-12 10:58:07, the following client-side exploits serving domain was also responding to the same IP (202.180.221.186) - hxxp ://canadianpanakota .ru:8080/forum/links/column.php. Upon successful client-side exploitation, this URL dropped MD5: 532bdd2565cae7b84cb26e4cf02f42a0 * ... Worm:Win32/Cridex.E.
We’re also aware of two more client-side exploits serving domains responding to the same IP (202.180.221.186) on 2012-11-15 19:49:33 – hxxp ://investomanio .ru/forum/links/public_version.php, and on the 2012-11-15 04:40:06 – hxxp ://veneziolo .ru/forum/links/column.php...
* https://www.virustot...1eb2b/analysis/
File name: contacts.exe.x-msdownload
Detection ratio: 33/44
Analysis date: 2012-11-13
(More detail at the webroot URL above.)

Edited by AplusWebMaster, 20 November 2012 - 07:10 AM.

[AplusWebMaster]

FYI...

Linux Rootkit doing iFrame Injections
- https://www.secureli...rame_Injections
Nov 19, 2012 - "... an interesting piece of Linux malware came up on the Full Disclosure mailing-list*... not only because it targets 64-bit Linux platforms and uses advanced techniques to hide itself, but primarily because of the unusual functionality of infecting the websites hosted on attacked HTTP server - and therefore working as a part of drive-by download scenario... The malware module was specially designed for the kernel version 2.6.32-5-amd64, which happens to be the latest kernel used in 64-bit Debian Squeezy. The binary is more than 500k, but its size is due to the fact that it hasn't been stripped (i.e. it was compiled with the debugging information). Perhaps it's still in the development stage, because some of the functions don’t seem to be fully working or they are not fully implemented yet. The malware ensures its startup by adding an entry to the /etc/rc.local script... Then it extracts the memory addresses of several kernel functions and variables and stores them in the memory for the later use... the malicious iFrames are injected into the HTTP traffic by direct modification of the outgoing TCP packets... In order to obtain the actual injection payload, the malware connects to the C&C server using an encrypted password for authentication... the malicious server is still active and it hosts other *NIX based tools, such as log cleaners... So far, in most of the drive-by download scenarios an automated injection mechanism is implemented as a simple PHP script. In the case described above, we are dealing with something far more sophisticated - a kernel-mode binary component that uses advanced hooking techniques to ensure that the injection process is more transparent and low-level than ever before. This rootkit, though it's still in the development stage, shows a new approach to the drive-by download schema and we can certainly expect more such malware in the future. An excellent, detailed analysis of this rootkit was recently posted on CrowdStrike blog**."
* http://seclists.org/...ure/2012/Nov/94

** http://blog.crowdstr...ux-rootkit.html
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- http://h-online.com/-1753969
21 Nov 2012
___

- http://atlas.arbor.n...ndex#2007317889
64-bit Linux Rootkit Doing iFrame Injections
Nov 20, 2012
New development on a Linux-based rootkit shows increased attention from cybercriminals.
Analysis: It's been a while since public linux rootkit activity has raised much attention. This particular rootkit is poorly designed however is/was effective at delivering malicious links to website visitors, it's primary goal. Several write-ups on the threat exist, including a post to the Full-Disclosure list, the Kapsersky blog and the CrowdStrike blog to provide plenty of analysis material to help admins detect this threat. Arbor is interested to hear if any customers have found this threat on their hosting platforms.
Source: http://www.securelis...rame_Injections

Edited by AplusWebMaster, 22 November 2012 - 04:29 AM.

[AplusWebMaster]

FYI...

Bogus ‘MS License Orders’ serve client-side exploits and malware
- http://blog.webroot....ts-and-malware/
Nov 21, 2012 - "Cybercriminals are currently mass mailing millions of emails impersonating Microsoft Corporation in an attempt to trick users into clicking on a link in a -bogus- ‘License Order” confirmation email. Upon clicking on the link, users are exposed to the client-side exploits served by the latest version of the Black Hole Exploit Kit...
Sample screenshot of the spamvertised email:
> https://webrootblog....its_malware.png
... Sample client-side exploit served: CVE-2010-0188
Malicious domain name reconnaissance:
fidelocastroo .ru – 209.51.221.247; 203.80.16.81
Name server: ns1.fidelocastroo .ru – 85.143.166.170
Name server: ns2.fidelocastroo .ru – 132.248.49.112
Name server: ns3.fidelocastroo .ru – 84.22.100.108
Name server: ns4.fidelocastroo .ru – 213.251.171.30 ...
(Full detail available at the webroot URL above.)
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5.estasiatica .com / 66.228.57.248
- http://blog.dynamoo....6622857248.html
20 Nov 2012 - "It looks like another variant of this* malicious spam run could be brewing on 5.estasiatica .com / 66.228.57.248 (Linode, US). A bit of pre-emptive blocking might be in order..."
* http://blog.dynamoo....ttonericom.html

Edited by AplusWebMaster, 21 November 2012 - 08:14 AM.

[AplusWebMaster]

FYI...

Fake ‘Payroll Account Cancelled by Intuit’ emails serve client-side exploits and malware
- http://blog.webroot....ts-and-malware/
Nov 22, 2012 - "Cybercriminals have resumed spamvertising the Intuit Direct Deposit Service Informer themed malicious emails, which we intercepted and profiled earlier this month. While using an identical email template, the cybercriminals behind the campaign have introduced new client-side exploits serving domains, which ultimately lead to the latest version of the Black Hole Exploit Kit...
Sample screenshot of the spamvertised email:
> https://webrootblog...._malware_01.png
... Sample client-side exploits served: CVE-2010-0188
Malicious domain name reconnaissance:
cosmic-calls .net – 108.171.243.172, AS40676 – Email: samyidea @aol .com, used to respond to 75.127.15.39
108.171.243.172 also resolves to lanthaps .com (used to respond to 199.167.31.121) – Email: A1kmmm @ gmail .com
Name Server: NS1.CHELSEAFUN .NET
Name Server: NS2.CHELSEAFUN .NET
... Upon successful client-side exploitation, the campaign drops MD5: 896bae2880071c3a63d659a157d5c16f * ... Worm:Win32/Cridex.E.
Upon execution, the sample phones back to hxxp ://203.172.238.18 :8080/DPNilBA/ue1elBAAAA/tlSHAAAAA/ (AS23974, Ministry of Education, Thailand). The following domain has also responded to this IP in the past: phnomrung .com (Name server: ns1 .banbu.ac .th – currently responding to 208.91.197.101)...
(More detail at the webroot URL above.)
* https://www.virustot...4871a/analysis/
File name: 896bae2880071c3a63d659a157d
Detection ratio: 33/44
Analysis date: 2012-11-17
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Malware sites to block 22/11/12
- http://blog.dynamoo....ock-221112.html
22 Nov 2012 - "This is part of a cluster of malware sites being promoted through finance related spam, spotted by GFI Labs here* and on this blog here**.
* http://gfisoftware.t...re-message-spam
** http://blog.dynamoo....ttonericom.html
50.61.155.86 (Fortress ITX,US)
69.194.196.5 (Solar VPS, US)
70.42.74.152 (Nuclear Fallout Enterprises, US)
173.246.103.112 (Gandi, US)
192.155.83.186 (Linode, US)
192.155.83.191 (Linode, US)
198.74.53.207 (Linode, US)
Plain list of IPs and domains for copy-and-pasting:
5.estasiatica .com
5.chinottoneri .com
6.grapainterfood .com
6.grapaimport .com
6.grapafood .com
6.pascesoir .net
50.61.155.86
69.194.196.5
70.42.74.152
173.246.103.112
192.155.83.186
192.155.83.191
198.74.53.207 ..."
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Facebook SPAM / ceredinopl .ru
- http://blog.dynamoo....redinoplru.html
22 Nov 2012 - "This fake Facebook (or is it Habbo?) spam leads to malware on ceredinopl .ru:
Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2012 01:30:38 -0700
From: Habbo Hotel [auto-contact @ habbo .com]
Subject: You have notifications pending
facebook
Hi,
Here's some activity you may have missed on Facebook.
REFUGIA MERRILL has posted statuses, photos and more on Facebook.
Go To Facebook
See All Notifications
This message was sent to [redacted]. If you don't want to receive these emails from Facebook in the future or have your email address used for friend suggestions, please click: unsubscribe.
Facebook, Inc. Attention: Department 415 P.O Box 10005 Palo Alto CA 94303

The malicious payload is at [donotclick]ceredinopl .ru:8080/forum/links/column.php hosted on the following IPs:
202.180.221.186 (GNet, Mongolia)
203.80.16.81 (MYREN, Malaysia)
208.87.243.131 (Psychz Networks, US)
216.24.196.66 (Psychz Networks, US)
The following IPs and domains are all connected:
202.180.221.186
203.80.16.81
208.87.243.131
216.24.196.66
ceredinopl .ru
investinindia .ru
hamasutra .ru
feronialopam .ru
monacofrm .ru
bamanaco .ru
ionalio .ru
investomanio .ru
veneziolo .ru
fanatiaono .ru
analunakis .ru ..."

Edited by AplusWebMaster, 22 November 2012 - 11:41 AM.

[AplusWebMaster]

FYI...

Malware sites to block 23/11/12
- http://blog.dynamoo....ock-231112.html
23 November 2012 - "This bunch of IPs and domains are being used in a series of fairly well-targeted attacks involving malicious spam messages that look like they come from real financial organisations (such as this one*). The payload is apparently "Ponyloader".
* http://blog.dynamoo....ttonericom.html
The domains seem to be legitimate but hacked, and in some cases the server infrastructure also looks like it is something legitimate that has been taken over by the bad guys. However, the chances are that you are more likely to see these sites as the result of a malicious spam run rather than anything else, and you should consider blocking them...
Plain list of IPs for copy-and-pasting:
50.116.16.118
64.94.101.200
69.194.194.216
70.42.74.152
94.76.235.199
173.246.103.59
173.246.103.112
173.246.103.124
173.246.103.184
173.246.104.21
174.140.168.143
198.74.52.86
209.188.0.118 ..."
(More detail at the dynamoo URL above.)
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Malware sites to (block) 23/11/12 - Part 2
- http://blog.dynamoo....112-part-2.html
23 November 2012 - "Some more bad domains, closely related to this malicious spam run, spotted at the GFI blog*, hosted on 192.155.83.191 (Linode, US)
* http://gfisoftware.t...re-message-spam
192.155.83.191
5.estasiatica .com
5.finesettimana .com
5.italycook .com
5.hdsfm .com
5.eventiduepuntozero .com
5.finesettimana .net ..."
___

An Overview of Exploit Packs (kits)...
- http://contagiodump....cks-update.html
"... Updates/new entries for 13 packs have been added (see exploit listing)..."
CVE's also listed.
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Bogus Tsunami Warning leads to Arcom RAT
- http://blog.trendmic...s-to-arcom-rat/
Nov 23, 2012 - "... the website “Hoax Slayer”* pointed us to a spammed email message that warns users of a Tsunami and encourages them to click on a link to watch a video. The article, which the cybercriminals made to look like it came from “news.com.au”, claims that experts have predicted that a Tsunami will hit Australia on New Year’s Eve...
> http://blog.trendmic...ontent_spam.jpg
The “watch now” link connects to {BLOCKED}be.us and downloads a file that pretends to be an AVI in a ZIP archive. In actual, “sunami_australian_agency_of_volcanology_and_seismology.avi.pif is a malicious file which Trend Micro detects as BKDR_DOKSTORMC.A... It remains unclear who is behind the attack and what the motivation may be... The malware is a Remote Access Trojan (RAT), known as Arcom RAT, and it is sold on underground forums for $2000.00... There are also free cracked versions available for download from a variety of sources. Arcom RAT was reportedly authored by “princeali” who has been actively coding RATs and malware for about a decade. The alias “princeali” is connected to a group known as NuclearWinterCrew which created the infamous NuclearRAT..."
* http://www.hoax-slay...g-malware.shtml
Nov 19, 2012
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Bogus Prize Offers on Facebook - 'Like and Share To Win'
- http://www.hoax-slay...share-win.shtml
Nov 22, 2012 - "Outline: Various messages distributed on Facebook claim that users can win expensive prizes such as Apple products or designer headphones just by liking and sharing a Facebook Page.
Analysis: A great many of these supposed prize offers are totally bogus. The "promotions" are created primarily to artificially inflate the number of "likes" gained by the offending Facebook Page and to promote the page further by way of shared posts and images. Those who participate will -never- receive the promised prize. In some cases, the perpetrators of these fake promotions may also try to trick people into divulging their personal information... don't give these unscrupulous people what they want! Don't "like" their bogus Pages. Don't be tricked into spamming your friends with their fake promotions by sharing their pictures. Do not send your personal information to these people in the vain hope of winning a prize. Before entering any type of promotion or prize draw always take a closer look. If it seems suspect or dodgy, give it a miss."
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Some evil on 5.135.192.16/30
- http://blog.dynamoo....1351921630.html
23 Nov 2012 - "It looks like there are a set of exploit sites in the range 5.135.192.16/30 serving up TrueType exploits (such as CVE-2011-3402) which is being pushed by a malicious URL at [donotclick]mwko.zsomteltepngs .info/40c0dee71a9b9d715539b7d56c3d5f23.eot . The potentially malicious sites in this range include:
10bloodek.info
1bloodek .info
5helnima .net
anotepad .info
asomteltepngs .info
jhqp.bcodec .info
ksmuaelteory .net
mwko.zsomteltepngs .info
osmuaelteory .net
psmuaelteory .net
qfgc.hlegolaj .net
qsomteltepngs .info
rsomelostell .net
shelnima .net
whelnima .net
xsomteltepngs .info
ysomteltepngs .info
zbav.hsomteltepngs .info
If you're interesting in blocking whole domains rather than subdomains then here's a list you can use:
10bloodek .info
1bloodek .info
5helnima .net
anotepad .info
asomteltepngs .info
bcodec .info
hlegolaj .net
hsomteltepngs .info
ksmuaelteory.net
osmuaelteory .net
psmuaelteory .net
qsomteltepngs .info
rsomelostell .net
shelnima .net
whelnima .net
xsomteltepngs .info
ysomteltepngs .info
zsomteltepngs .info ..."

> https://www.google.c...c?site=AS:16276
"... over the past 90 days, 5626 site(s)... served content that resulted in malicious software being downloaded and installed without user consent. The last time Google tested a site on this network was on 2012-11-24, and the last time suspicious content was found was on 2012-11-24... we found 856 site(s) on this network... that appeared to function as intermediaries for the infection of 6279 other site(s)... this network has hosted sites that have distributed malicious software in the past 90 days. We found 1369 site(s)... that infected 21258 other site(s)..."
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Fake "Changlog 10.2011" SPAM / efaxinok .ru
- http://blog.dynamoo....efaxinokru.html
23 Nov 2012 - "This spam leads to malware on efaxinok .ru:
Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2012 10:14:22 +0600
From: "Contact" [customer-notification @ ups .com]
Subject: Re: Changlog 10.2011
Attachments: changelog-212.htm
Good morning,
as promised changelog (Internet Explorer File)

The victim is enticed to click on the attachment which leads to a malicious payload on [donotclick]efaxinok .ru:8080/forum/links/column.php hosted on the following IPs:
202.180.221.186
203.80.16.81
208.87.243.131
216.24.196.66
These are the same IPs as used in this attack yesterday*, and it forms part of a long-running malcious spam run which appears to have been going on forever. Of note, there's a new domain in this cluster of delemiator .ru which I haven't seen yet being used in a malicious spam run, but it probably will be.
* http://blog.dynamoo....redinoplru.html
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Fake FDIC ‘Your activity is discontinued’ emails serve client-side exploits and malware
- http://blog.webroot....ts-and-malware/
Nov 23, 2012 - "A currently ongoing spam campaign attempts to trick users into thinking that their ability to send Domestic Wire Transfers has been disabled. Impersonating the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the cybercriminals behind the campaign are potentially earning thousands of dollars in the process of monetizing the anticipated traffic. Once users click on the bogus ‘secure download link’, they’re automatically exposed to the client-side exploits served by the BlackHole Exploit Kit...
Sample screenshot of the spamvertised email:
> https://webrootblog....its_malware.png
... Client-side exploits served: CVE-2010-0188
Malicious domain name reconnaissance:
stifferreminders .pro – 198.27.94.80 (AS16276) – Email: kee_mckibben0869 @ macfreak .com
Name Server:NS1.CHELSEAFUN .NET
Name Server:NS2.CHELSEAFUN .NET
These are well known name servers currently in use by the same cybercriminals that launched the following malicious campaigns – “‘Your Discover Card Services Blockaded’ themed emails serve client-side exploits and malware“; “‘Payroll Account Holded by Intuit’ themed emails lead to Black Hole Exploit Kit“; “‘PayPal Account Modified’ themed emails lead to Black Hole Exploit Kit“; “Cybercriminals resume spamvertising ‘Payroll Account Cancelled by Intuit’ themed emails, serve client-side exploits and malware“.
The following malicious domains also respond to the same IP:
headerandfooterprebuilt .pro
fixedmib .net
stafffire .net ...
Upon successful client-side exploitation, the campaign drops MD5: 61bc6ad497c97c44b30dd4e5b3b02132 * ... UDS:DangerousObject.Multi.Generic.
Once executed, the sample phones back to hxxp ://182.237.17.180 :8080/DPNilBA/ue1elBAAAA/tlSHAAAAA/.."
* https://www.virustot...ffa98/analysis/
File name: test45286142972065.bin
Detection ratio: 2/43
Analysis date: 2012-11-21

Edited by AplusWebMaster, 24 November 2012 - 07:25 AM.

[AplusWebMaster]

FYI...

Phishing SCAM asks for TAN list photo
- http://h-online.com/-1757018
26 Nov 2012 - "A new phishing email circulating in Germany is asking customers of the country's largest banking establishment, Deutsche Bank, to upload photographs or scans of their bank-issued TAN (Transaction Authentication Number) list to a maliciously fabricated web site. TANs are used by many banks in Germany to authenticate transactions during online banking sessions. The customer receives a printed list of TANs, essentially one-time passwords, via mail and has to use a randomly selected number from the list each time they want to send money or approve other transactions. The phishing email directs users to a deceptive web page where the scammers claim that the upload of the TAN list is needed as Deutsche Bank supposedly changes their iTAN technology for a mobile TAN (mTAN) system on 1 January 2013... The short time frame is apparently designed to increase the pressure on the victims of the phishing emails. The H's associates at heise online received copies of similar emails that were apparently asking for the information to be uploaded by the next day or the customer's account would be disabled... The web sites are a professional reproduction of Deutsche Bank's actual online banking interface..."
___

- https://isc.sans.edu...l?storyid=14578
Last Updated: 2012-11-27

>> http://www.antiphish...s/apwg-reports/

Edited by AplusWebMaster, 27 November 2012 - 08:36 AM.

[AplusWebMaster]

FYI...

Bogus Facebook ‘pending notifications’ emails serve client-side exploits and malware
- http://blog.webroot....ts-and-malware/
27 Nov 2012 - "A recently launched malicious spam campaign is impersonating Facebook, Inc. in an attempt to trick its one billion users into thinking that they’ve received a notification alerting them on activities they may have missed on Facebook. Upon clicking on any of the links found in the email, users are exposed to the client-side exploits served by the BlackHole Exploit Kit...
Sample screenshot of the spamvertised email:
> https://webrootblog....ts_malware1.png
... Malicious payload serving URL: hxxp ://ceredinopl .ru:8080/forum/links/column.php?cfcjm=xbc229&fnhcuc=njx&svdp=2v:1k:1m:32:33:1k:1k:31:1j:1o&xdva=
Sample client-side exploits served: CVE-2010-0188
Malicious domain name reconnaissance:
ceredinopl .ru – 203.80.16.81 (AS24514); 208.87.243.131; 216.24.196.66 (AS40676); 202.180.221.186 (AS24496)...
Upon successful client-side exploitation the campaign drops MD5: 9db13467c50ef248eaf6c796dffdd19c * ...PWS-Zbot.gen.aqw.
Responding to the same IPs – 203.80.16.81 (AS24514); 208.87.243.131; 216.24.196.66 (AS40676); 202.180.221.186 (AS24496)...
If users feel they received a bogus email that may not be coming from Facebook, they can alert Facebook by forwarding the message to phish@fb.com . In addition, users can check to see if their account has been compromised by visiting https://www.facebook.com/hacked ..."
(More detail at the webroot URL above.)
* https://www.virustot...1290d/analysis/
File name: 413823066bcca9a7b298015fcba37b74a94d1950
Detection ratio: 28/43
Analysis date: 2012-11-25
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Fake Browser Updates - Malicious Ads...
- http://blog.trendmic...rowser-updates/
Nov 26, 2012 - "Thinking of updating your web browsers? Just make sure that you download from legitimate sources, instead of downloading malware disguised as browser updates onto your system. Just recently, we were alerted to a report* of several websites offering updates for Internet browsers like Firefox, Chrome, and Internet Explorer just to name some. Users may encounter these pages by clicking malicious ads. The bad guys behind this threat made an effort to make this ruse appear legitimate. These pages, as seen below, were made to look like the browsers’ official sites. To further convince users to download the fake update, the sites even offers an integrated antivirus protection:
> http://blog.trendmic...te_browsers.gif
Instead of an update, users download a malware detected asJS_DLOADR.AET, which was found capable of changing the downloaded binary to have a different payload. The malicious JavaScript, in turn, downloads TROJ_STARTPA.AET and saved it as hxxp ://{BLOCKED}browserupdate/install.exe. Based on our initial analysis, the Trojan modifies the user’s Internet Explorer home page to hxxp ://{BLOCKED}rtpage .com, a site that may host other malicious files that can further infect a user’s system... To avoid this ruse, users must exclusively download updates from a legitimate source or the software vendor’s official websites. Many browsers also include an integrated auto-update feature..."
* http://stopmalvertis...th-malware.html
securebrowserupdate .com = malvertisement...
23 Nov 2012 - "... Internet users are told that their current browser version is out of date and they are invited to install the latest update. Victims are redirected to securebrowserupdate .com via a malvertisement. The domain securebrowserupdate .com has been registered on the 16th November 2012 via name .com. The registrant details are protected by a privacy service..."
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Bogus ‘Pay by Phone Parking Receipts’ serve malware
- http://blog.webroot....-serve-malware/
Nov 27, 2012 - "U.K users, beware! Cybercriminals are currently mass mailing yet another malicious spam campaign, enticing users into viewing a -bogus- list of parking transactions. Upon executing the malicious attachment, the malware opens a backdoor on the affected host, allowing the cybercriminals behind the campaign complete access to the host...
Sample screenshot of the spamvertised email:
> https://webrootblog....pam_malware.png
Sample detection rate for the malicious attachment: MD5: fbde5bcb8e3521149d2f83888e1716c4 * ... Worm:Win32/Gamarue.I**
* https://www.virustot...sis/1353772427/
File name: Pay_by_Phone_Parking_Receipt.pdf.exe
Detection ratio: 38/44
Analysis date: 2012-11-24

** https://www.microsof.....n32/Gamarue.I
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Fake Multiple ‘Inter-company’ invoice emails serve malware and client-side exploits
- http://blog.webroot....-side-exploits/
27 Nov 2012 - "... cybercriminals have been persistently spamvertising ‘Inter-company invoice’ themed emails, in an attempt to trick users into viewing the malicious .html attachment, or unpack and execute the malicious binary found in the attached archives. Upon clicking on the link, users are exposed to the client-side exploits served by the latest version of the BlackHole Exploit Kit...
Sample screenshot of the spamvertised email:
> https://webrootblog....its_malware.png
... Sample client-side exploits served: CVE-2010-0188
Malicious domain name reconnaissance:
controlleramo .ru
Name server: ns1.controlleramo .ru – 62.76.186.190
Name server: ns2.controlleramo .ru – 132.248.49.112
Name server: ns3.controlleramo .ru – 84.22.100.108
Name server: ns4.controlleramo .ru – 65.99.223.24 ...
Upon successful client-side exploitation the campaign drops MD5: de48416449621ecd62b116cc41aa5bcc * ... Worm:Win32/Cridex.E...
The second sample obtained from yet another spamvertised archive with MD5: 3a8ce3d72b60b105783d74dbc65c37a6 ** ... Worm:Win32/Cridex.E. Upon execution it phones back to the following URL: 188.40.0.138 :8080/AJtw/UCyqrDAA/Ud+asDAA (AS24940, HETZNER-AS)..."
* https://www.virustot...bbf6a/analysis/
File name: de48416449621ecd62b116cc41aa5bcc
Detection ratio: 30/44
Analysis date: 2012-11-11
** https://www.virustot...sis/1353769289/
File name: Invoices_12_N88283.exe
Detection ratio: 37/44
Analysis date: 2012-11-24
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"Copies of Policies" spam / ganiopatia .ru
- http://blog.dynamoo....niopatiaru.html
27 Nov 2012 - "This spam leads to malware on ganiopatia .ru:
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2012 02:31:10 -0500
From: sales1 @ victimdomain .com
Subject: RE: ALINA - Copies of Policies.
Unfortunately, I cannot obtain electronic copies of the Ocean, Warehouse or EPLI policy.
Here is the Package and Umbrella,
and a copy of the most recent schedule.
ALINA Prater,
==========
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2012 02:26:33 +0300
From: ALISHIADBSukwQEf @aol .com
Subject: RE: ALISHIA - Copies of Policies.
Unfortunately, I cannot obtain electronic copies of the Ocean, Warehouse or EPLI policy.
Here is the Package and Umbrella,
and a copy of the most recent schedule.
ALISHIA Gee,
==========
From: accounting @ victimdomain .com
Sent: 26 November 2012 08:42
Subject: RE: MARCELLE - Copies of Policies.
Unfortunately, I cannot obtain electronic copies of the Ocean, Warehouse or EPLI policy.
Here is the Package and Umbrella,
and a copy of the most recent schedule.
MARCELLE SPENCE,
==========
From: accounting @ victimdomain .com
Sent: 26 November 2012 07:54
Subject: RE: KASSIE - Copies of Policies.
Unfortunately, I cannot obtain electronic copies of the Ocean, Warehouse or EPLI policy.
Here is the Package and Umbrella,
and a copy of the most recent schedule.
KASSIE ROMANO,

The malicious payload is at [donotclick]ganiopatia .ru:8080/forum/links/column.php hosted on the following IPs:
202.180.221.186 (GNet, Mongolia)
203.80.16.81 (MYREN, Malaysia)
208.87.243.131 (Psychz Networks, US)
Note that ganalionomka .ru is also on the same cluster of servers and will also be malicious. These IP addresses have been used for malware several times, blocking access to them would be a good idea."
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BeyondTek IT / beyondtekit .com SPAM
- http://blog.dynamoo....ond-tek-it.html
27 Nov 2012 - "Here's an annoying spammer.. but who are they exactly?
From: Nick Snow ---- BeyondTekIT Nick @ beyondtekit .com
Date: 27 November 2012 10:24
Subject: Your IT Jobs - HR
Hello:
The IT market is extremely HOT right now and there is no doubt that, there is a severe shortage of qualified, experienced IT candidates and an over-abundance of IT jobs being advertised by companies all over the country. It seems, most qualified candidates are in such high demand that they are getting multiple offers, which is making it difficult for companies to fill certain positions.
That being said please let me know if you currently have any hard-to-fill IT positions at that we could provide candidates for. We can assist with contract, contract-to-hire/temp-to-perm, or permanent positions.
We have candidates available across all technologies and skill-sets, including (this is only a partial list):
Programmers/Developers - Java, C++, .Net, Ruby, Web, Perl, Python, PHP, ColdFusion, etc
Systems Analysts / Business Analysts
QA Engineers/Analysts/Testers
DBA's - SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, etc
SAP Consultants - Technical, Functional, Techno-Functional, Analysts, Developers
Oracle Consultants - Technical, Functional, Techno-Functional, Analysts, Developers
Data Warehouse/Business Intelligence Developers/Engineers - ETL, SSIS, SSAS, SSRS, Cognos, etc
Project Managers
Systems Administrators - Linux, Window, etc
Executive - CIO, CTO, VP of IT, etc
PS - We have just started offering our clients a business model of hiring off-site developers, who can be your employees but working from our office in India. Please ask me for more details, and I can send you our PowerPoint presentation.
Thank you.
Nick Snow
BeyondTek IT
Tel: 714-572-1544
nick @ beyondtekit .com
www .BeyondTekIT .com

The spam (and it is spam) originates from a server on 216.14.62.75 (Telepacific Communications, Los Angeles) which also hosts the beyondtekit .com and beyondtechit .com domains...
I personally wouldn't recommend giving any personal details to spammers, and I certainly wouldn't recommend giving details to a company that seems to spend some effort to conceal who they really are. But, bear in mind that there are no anti-spam laws in India which explains the high level of Indian spam messages (think SEO spam)..."

Edited by AplusWebMaster, 27 November 2012 - 02:32 PM.

[AplusWebMaster]

FYI...

Wire transfer SPAM / gurmanikia .ru
- http://blog.dynamoo....rmanikiaru.html
27 Nov 2012 - "This fake wire transfer spam leads to malware on gurmanikia.ru:
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 01:14:15 -0500
From: Emerita Ayers via LinkedIn [member @ linkedin .com]
Subject: RE: Your Wire Transfer N27172774
Dear Customers,
Wire debit transfer was canceled.
Canceled transfer:
FED NUMBER: 6946432301WIRE298280
Transaction Report: View
Federal Reserve Wire Network

The malicious payload is at [donotclick]gurmanikia .ru:8080/forum/links/column.php hosted on the following well-known malicious IPs:
202.180.221.186 (GNet, Mongolia)
203.80.16.81 (MYREN, Malaysia)
208.87.243.131 (Psychz Networks, US)..."
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FedEx SPAM / PostalReceipt .zip
- http://blog.dynamoo....receiptzip.html
27 Nov 2012 - "A slightly new take on the malicious FedEx spam we've seen recently. This time, the link in the email goes to a hacked domain to download an attachment called PostalReceipt.zip
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 13:04:37 -0400
From: "Office Mail" [no_replyFRL @ cleveland .com]
Subject: ID (I)JI74 384 428 2295 7492
FedEx
Order: AX-7608-99659670234
Order Date: Sunday, 25 November 2012, 10:35 AM
Dear Customer,
Your parcel has arrived at the post office at November 27.Our postrider was unable to deliver the parcel to you.
To receive a parcel, please, go to the nearest our office and show this postal receipt.
GET POSTAL RECEIPT
Best Regards, The FedEx Team.
FedEx 1995-2012

In this case the download site was [donotclick]amsterdam.cathedralsoft .com/TFOIATVZVT.html hosted on 46.105.140.157 (OVH, Spain). www.cathedralsoft .com is hosted on 94.23.187.176 (also OVH, Spain). It looks like cathedralsoft .com has been compromised in this attack.
VirusTotal detection rates are very low*. I don't currently have an analysis of the malicious payload."
* https://www.virustot...sis/1354056475/
File name: PostalReceipt.exe
Detection ratio: 1/44
Analysis date: 2012-11-27

[AplusWebMaster]

FYI...

Bogus DHL emails serve malware
- http://blog.webroot....-serve-malware/
Nov 28, 2012 - "From UPS, USPS to DHL, bogus and malicious parcel tracking confirmations are a common social engineering technique often used by cybercriminals to trick users into clicking on malicious links or executing malicious attachments found in the spamvertised emails. Continuing what appears to be a working social engineering tactic, cybercriminals are currently mass mailing bogus DHL ‘Express Delivery Notifications’ in an attempt to trick users into executing the malicious attachment. Once executed, it opens a backdoor on the affected host allowing the cybercriminals behind the campaign complete access to the infected PC...
Sample screenshot of the spamvertised email:
> https://webrootblog....pam_malware.png
Sample detection rate for the malicious attachment: MD5: b0d4dad91f8e56caa184c8ba8850a6bd * ... Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Andromeda.daq.
What’s particularly interesting about this MD5 is that there are files named T-Mobile-Bill.pdf.exe that have also been submitted to VirusTotal, indicating that there’s a -another- T-Mobile themed campaign, that’s currently circulating in the wild. PEiD Signature of the file: BobSoft Mini Delphi -> BoB / BobSoft. It also creates %AllUsersProfile%\svchost.exe on the system, plus a Registry Value – “[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] SunJavaUpdateSched = “%AllUsersProfile%\svchost.exe” so that svchost.exe runs every time Windows starts."
* https://www.virustot...sis/1353774086/
File name: DHL-EXPRESS-DELIVERY-NOTIFICATION.exe
Detection ratio: 34/42
Analysis date: 2012-11-24
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Fake Angry Birds Star Wars Android SMS Sender
- http://www.gfi.com/b...oid-sms-sender/
Nov 28, 2012 - "Back in April, fake copies of Angry Birds Space were in circulation – with the recent release of Angry Birds Star Wars, scammers have caused a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of phones cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced... Fake apps are once again the order of the day – here’s one our Labs have found and taken a look at, offered up for download from a dedicated website over at
angrybirdsstarwars-android(dot)ru [ 5.9.112.10 - AS24940**]
> http://www.gfi.com/b...arsfakeapp1.png
As with so many similar fakeouts, Android owners must download the app from the website then install it on their phone (downloading with anything other than your mobile device – say, a web browser – offers up a .jar file instead)... This one acts like a typical Boxer Android file, sending premium SMS messages before downloading a valid version of the software. All in all, a rather costly mistake given you could pay the one time fee for the legitimate Google Play download and Angry Bird yourself into a (non-scammed) frenzy instead. VirusTotal results can be found here*, and we detect this as Trojan.AndroidOS.Generic.A with VIPRE Mobile.
End-users should always be cautious of websites offering up Android files that aren’t the Google Play store, especially when based around a hot new property or must-have game..."
* https://www.virustot...sis/1354052956/
File name: Angry_Birds_Star_Wars_install.apk
Detection ratio: 7/43
Analysis date: 2012-11-27
** https://www.google.c...c?site=AS:24940
"... over the past 90 days, 5998 site(s)... served content that resulted in malicious software being downloaded and installed without user consent. The last time Google tested a site on this network was on 2012-11-28, and the last time suspicious content was found was on 2012-11-28... Over the past 90 days, we found 817 site(s)... that appeared to function as intermediaries for the infection of 4963 other site(s)... We found 1714 site(s)... that infected 9332 other site(s)..."
> http://sitevet.com/db/asn/AS24940
Blacklisted URLs: 3081
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Changelog SPAM / ganadeion .ru
- http://blog.dynamoo....anadeionru.html
28 Nov 2012 - "This fake changelog spam leads to malware at ganadeion .ru:
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2012 05:21:35 -0500
From: LinkedIn Password [password@linkedin.com]
Subject: Re: Changelog as promised (upd.)
Hello,
as prmised updated changelog - View
C. BERGMAN

The malicious payload is at [donotclick]ganadeion .ru:8080/forum/links/column.php hosted on some familiar looking IP addresses that you should block if you can:
202.180.221.186 (GNet, Mongolia)
203.80.16.81 (MYREN, Malaysia)
208.87.243.131 (Psychz Networks, US)"
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Fake UPS email serves Fake AV
- http://www.gfi.com/b...ves-up-fake-av/
Nov 28, 2012 - "... seasonal looking fake UPS delivery notification, claiming in broken English that “Your package delivered to the nearest Postal Office. When receiving, please show a mailing receipt. Address of the nearest office you can find on our website”.
> http://www.gfi.com/b...axNI1r6pupn.png
Depending on the spam campaign you happen to stumble upon, you’ll most likely be redirected through a collection of websites before arriving at your final destination which in this case happens to be Fake AV – specifically, System Progressive Protection.
> http://www.gfi.com/b.../upsfakeav2.png
Fake UPS spam is a perennial favourite of Malware pushers... We detect the above as Lookslike.Win32.Winwebsec.p (v)... treat delivery notification emails with the utmost caution. If in doubt, simply visit the website of your chosen parcel delivery service and have fun typing in tracking codes instead. It’s a lot safer."

Edited by AplusWebMaster, 28 November 2012 - 10:12 AM.

[AplusWebMaster]

FYI...

Fake T-mobile U.K. malicious emails
- http://blog.webroot....-serve-malware/
Nov 29, 2012 - "Cybercriminals are currently impersonating T-Mobile U.K, in an attempt to trick its customers into downloading a bogus billing information report. Upon execution, the malware opens a backdoor on the affected host, allowing the cybercriminals behind the campaign complete access to the infected PC...
Sample screenshot of the spamvertised email:
> https://webrootblog....ing_malware.png
... malicious executable: MD5: b0d4dad91f8e56caa184c8ba8850a6bd * ... Worm:Win32/Gamarue
That’s the same MD5 that was served in the recently profiled “Bogus DHL ‘Express Delivery Notifications’ serve malware” malicious campaign..."
* https://www.virustot...sis/1353777713/
File name: T-Mobile-Bill.pdf.exe
Detection ratio: 35/44
Analysis date: 2012-11-24
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Fake Vodafone U.K. malicious emails
- http://blog.webroot....-notifications/
Nov 28, 2012 - "Over the past couple of days, cybercriminals have launched yet another massive spam campaign, once again targeting U.K users. This time, they are impersonating Vodafone U.K, in an attempt to trick its customers into executing a bogus MMS attachment found in the malicious emails. Upon execution, the sample opens a backdoor on the affected hosts, allowing the cybercriminals behind the campaign complete access to the affected PC...
Sample screenshot from the spamvertised email:
> https://webrootblog....otification.png
... malicious attachment: MD5: 3ce2b9522a476515737d07b877dae06e * ... Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Andromeda.coh.
Upon execution, the sample creates %AllUsersProfile%\svchost.exe on the host. It also creates a Registry Value - [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] -> SunJavaUpdateSched = “%AllUsersProfile%\svchost.exe” so that svchost.exe starts evert time Windows starts..."
* https://www.virustot...sis/1353773239/
File name: Vodafone_MMS.jpg.exe
Detection ratio: 36/44
Analysis date: 2012-11-24
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More "Wire Transfer" SPAM / dimarikanko .ru
- http://blog.dynamoo....arikankoru.html
29 Nov 2012 - "This fake "Wire Transfer" spam leads to malware on dimarikanko .ru:
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 06:01:55 +0700
From: LinkedIn Connections [connections @ linkedin .com]
Subject: Re: Fwd: Wire Transfer (75631MU030)
Dear Bank Account Operator,
WIRE TRANSFER: FED675249061747420
CURRENT STATUS: PENDING
Please REVIEW YOUR TRANSACTION as soon as possible.

The malicious payload is at [donotclick]dimarikanko .ru:8080/forum/links/column.php hosted on a bunch of familiar looking IP addresses which have been used in several recent attacks:
202.180.221.186 (GNet, Mongolia)
203.80.16.81 (MYREN, Malaysia)
208.87.243.131 (Psychz Networks, US)..."
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Vobfus sites to block
- http://blog.dynamoo....s-to-block.html
29 Nov 2012 - "These domains and sites appear to be connected to the Vobfus worm, hosted on 222.186.36.108 (Chinanet Jiangsu Province Network). There seems to be quite a bit of this -worm- about..."
(More detail at the dynamoo URL above.)

What’s the Fuss with WORM_VOBFUS?
- http://blog.trendmic...th-worm_vobfus/
Nov 29, 2012 - "Some malware are more persistent than others – like WORM_VOBFUS. This recent heap of WORM_VOBFUS variants seen spreading on Facebook does not exhibit new routines, but it is a good reminder for users about well-known, but easily forgotten safe computing practices... Disabling AUTORUN has its merits – but not everyone knows. Worms, like WORM_VOBFUS, are known to propagate by taking advantage of Windows Autorun feature on drives. To address this, users are often advised to disable Autorun to prevent their drives from being infected. For reason of inconvenience (or maybe forgetfulness?) users do -not- disable this feature... As WORM_VOBFUS and other threats using old but reliable exploit show, threats do not burn and turn into ashes easily. Sometimes, they fade away but surface again..."
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Dynamic DNS sites you might want to block II
- http://blog.dynamoo....want-to_29.html
29 Nov 2012 - "These Dynamic DNS domains belong to a mystery outfit called dnsdynamic .org, and several of them seem to be in the process of being abused by third parties (for example). The registrations seem to be anonymised, some poking around at the recent WHOIS history of one of these domains (freedynamicdns .com) reveals ownership details of:
Manager, Domain manager@invertebrateisp.com
Invertebrate ISP
PO Box 405
Glenmont, New York 12077
United States
+1.2623946781
More digging at invertabrateisp .com comes up with a real name:
Wilde, Tim [redacted]
[redacted]
Glenmont, New York 12077
United States
[redacted] Fax --
Anyway, Mr Wilde is -not- connected with the malicious activity going on with these domains, but he is providing a service that is being abused. Interestingly he founded DynDNS before selling it on. Dynamic DNS services can be useful, but my personal recommendation is that you should consider blocking them as the bad guys are very good at abusing them. Overall, these are not as bad as the ones run by ChangeIP .com (see here*). There are two versions of this list, one links through to the Google Safe Browsing diagnostics report in case you want to review them on a case-by-case basis before blocking them (-yellow- highlighted ones have some malware, -red- highlighted ones are blocked by Google). The second one is a plain list of everything in case you want to block them completely..."
(More detail and "the lists" at the dynamoo URL above)

* http://blog.dynamoo....ht-want-to.html
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DNS server redirections ...
- http://www.theregist...mania_dns_hack/
28 Nov 2012 - "A hacker -redirected- web surfers looking for Yahoo, Microsoft or Google to a page showing a TV test card by apparently poisoning Google's public DNS system. Punters and organisations relying on Google's free service were affected, rather than the websites themselves being compromised. Visitors to yahoo .ro, microsoft .ro and google .ro were served a message from an Algerian miscreant using the moniker MCA-CRB. Traffic destined for the Romanian websites of Kaspersky Lab and Paypal was also hijacked... MCA-CRB is a prolific online graffiti artist who has defaced at least 5,000 sites, according to records kept by Zone-H*. The latest attack was carried out to gain bragging rights rather than to trouser a profit or stage a political protest... Last week, defaced copies of Google, Yahoo!, Microsoft, eBay and Apple's Pakistan websites were shown to surfers, again as a result of a DNS hijack... the affected Romanian sites was restored by Wednesday lunchtime, except Paypal.ro which proved difficult to reach in any case..."
* http://www.zone-h.or...otifier=MCA-CRB
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Bogus ‘Meeting Reminder” emails serve malware
- http://blog.webroot....-serve-malware/
Nov 29, 2012 - "Cybercriminals are mass mailing malicious emails about a meeting you wouldn’t want to attend .. Once executed, the malicious attachment opens a backdoor on the affected host, allowing the cybercriminals behind the campaign to gain complete access to the affected host. Naturally, we’ve been monitoring their operations for quite some time, and are easily able to identify multiple connections between their previously launched campaigns...
Sample screenshot of the spamvertised email:
> https://webrootblog....pam_malware.png
... the malicious executable: MD5: a684feff699bb7e3b8814c32c1da8277 * ... Worm:Win32/Cridex.E.
It also creates the following registry keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CFBDC89D4
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\S25BC2D7B
The newly created Registry Value is:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
KB00121600.exe = “”%AppData%\KB00121600.exe” so that KB00121600.exe runs every time Windows starts.
Upon execution, the sample phones back to 64.150.187.72 :8080/AJw/UCygrDAA/Ud+asDAA (AS10316**)... We’ve also seen the same IP (64.150.187.72) used as name server in a previously profiled malicious campaign..."
* https://www.virustot...sis/1353778430/
File name: Report.exe
Detection ratio: 38/44
Analysis date: 2012-11-24
** https://www.google.c...c?site=AS:10316

Edited by AplusWebMaster, 29 November 2012 - 03:51 PM.