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[AplusWebMaster]

FYI...

Fake 'unpaid invoice' SPAM - xls malware
- http://myonlinesecur...el-xls-malware/
20 Oct 2014 - "An email pretending to be an unpaid invoice and threatening court action with a subject of 'Acorn Engineering Limited trading' is another one from the current bot runs which try to download various Zbots, cryptolocker, ransomware and loads of other malware on your computer. They are using email addresses and subjects that will entice a user to read the email and open the attachment... The email looks like:
   Acorn-Maintenance-Engineering-logo...
    October 20, 2014
    Head Office
    Acorn Engineering Limited trading
    as Acorn Maintenance
    Acorn House
    20 Wellcroft Road
    Slough
    Berkshire
    SL1 4AQ
    Tel: 01753 386 073
    Fax: 01753 409 672
    Dear ...
    Reference: 48771955-A8
    Court action will be the consequence of your ignoring this letter.
    Despite our telephone calls on October 10 and our letters of September 25, 2014 and October 20, 2014, and your promise to pay, payment of your account has still not been received. If full payment is not received by October 22, 2014 court action will be taken against your company.
    If you allow this to happen you will incur court costs and you may forfeit your company’s credit status because the name of your company will be recorded by the major credit reference agencies. This may deter others from supplying you.
    You are also being charged debt recovery costs and statutory interest of 8% above the reference rate (fixed for the six month period within which date the invoices became overdue) pursuant to the late payment legislation.
    To stop this from happening please pay in full now the overdue invoice which is also attached to this letter.
    Yours truly,
    signature-Mishenko.gif (626?272)
    Nadine Cox,
    Accountant
    Acorn Engineering Limited
    Enclosure (Attachment)

20 October 2014: Copy4313_B0.zip: Extracts to: Invoice_7380901925299.xls.exe
Current Virus total detections: 3/54* . This is another one of the spoofed icon files that unless you have “show known file extensions enabled“, will look like a proper Microsoft Excel xls file instead of the .exe file it really is, so making it much more likely for you to accidentally open it and be infected..."
* https://www.virustot...sis/1413800273/
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Fake PDF invoice SPAM
- http://www.symantec....more-you-expect
Oct 20, 2014 - "... Over the past week, Symantec has observed a spam campaign involving suspicious emails that masquerade as unpaid invoices. However, these suspicious emails come with a nasty surprise attached in the form of a malicious .pdf file.
Malicious .pdf file attached to suspicious email:
> http://www.symantec....031/Fig1_19.png
While these invoices may appear to be legitimate because the sender’s email address may be associated with a major company, the emails contain spelling errors in the subject line and the body of the email contains just one line of text. Most business emails contain a personal greeting to the recipient and the sender’s signature, but these emails have neither. These signs should serve as warnings to users that the email is not what it claims to be. The attached .pdf file has malicious shellcode hidden inside of it that will be executed when opened with a vulnerable version of Adobe Reader... attackers are trying to exploit the Adobe Acrobat and Reader Unspecified Remote Integer Overflow Vulnerability (CVE-2013-2729) by triggering the vulnerability while parsing the crafted Bitmap encoded image... The embedded shellcode acts as a downloader which downloads a malicious executable file (Infostealer.Dyranges) from a remote location. The downloaded malware attempts to install itself as a service called “google update service”... If successful, the malware is then able to steal confidential information entered into Web browsers by the user. Symantec recommends that users exercise caution when opening emails and attachments from unexpected or unknown senders. We also advise that PDF viewers and security software be kept up-to-date. Symantec detects the malicious .pdf file used in this campaign as Trojan.Pidief*."
* http://www.symantec....1022-99&tabid=2
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Fake 401k SPAM - PDF malware
- http://myonlinesecur...ke-pdf-malware/
20 Oct 2014 - "An email pretending to come from Carla Rivers < CarlaRivers@ fidelity .com > giving detailks of the October 2014 401k fund performance results  with a subject of '401k June 2014 Fund Performance and Participant Communication' is another one from the current bot runs which try to download various Zbots, cryptolocker, ransomware and loads of other malware on your computer. They are using email addresses and subjects that will entice a user to read the email and open the attachment... The email looks like:
     Co-op 401k Plan Participants –
    Attached you will find the October 2014 401k fund performance results as well as an informational piece regarding online calculators available on the website.
    If you are a facility manager, please forward, print or post a copy of these pages on your bulletin board or in a conspicuous place where your employees can see them.
    Please contact me if you have any questions.
    Carla Rivers
    Employee Benefits/Plan Administrator ..

20 October 2014: October-2014-401k-Fund.zip : Extracts to: October-2014-401k-Fund.scr
Current Virus total detections: 3/53* . This is another one of the spoofed icon files that unless you have “show known file extensions enabled“, will look like a proper PDF file instead of the .exe file it really is, so making it much more likely for you to accidentally open it and be infected..."
* https://www.virustot...sis/1413823356/
... Behavioural information
DNS requests
cyba3 .co.uk (94.136.40.103)
TCP connections
188.165.214.6: https://www.virustot....6/information/
94.136.40.103: https://www.virustot...03/information/
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Fake 'LogMeIn Security Update' SPAM – PDF malware
- http://myonlinesecur...ke-pdf-malware/
20 Oct 2014 - "An email that says it is an announcement that you need to install a new 'LogMeIn security certificate' which  pretends to  come from LogMeIn .com < auto-mailer@ logmein .com >  with a subject of October 16, 2014 'LogMeIn Security Update' is another one from the current bot runs which try to download various Zbots, cryptolocker, ransomware and loads of other malware on your computer. They are using email addresses and subjects that will entice a user to read the email and open the attachment...

Screenshot: http://myonlinesecur...rity-update.png

20 October 2014: cert_client.zip: Extracts to: cert_1020.scr
Current Virus total detections: 1/52* . This October 16, 2014 'LogMeIn Security Update' is another one of the spoofed icon files that unless you have “show known file extensions enabled“, will look like a legitimate file  instead of the .exe file it really is, so making it much more likely for you to accidentally open it and be infected..."
* https://www.virustot...sis/1413811609/
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Fake 'my new photo ;)' SPAM - trojan variant
- http://blog.mxlab.eu...trojan-variant/
Oct 20, 2014 - "...  intercepted a new trojan variant distribution campaign by email with the subject “my new photo ”... sent from the spoofed email addresses and has the following short body:

    my new photo

The attached ZIP file has the name photo.zip, once extracted a folder photo is available with that contains the 57 kB large file photo.exe . The trojan is known as a variant of HEUR/QVM03.0.Malware.Gen or Win32:Malware-gen. At the time of writing, 2 of the 53 AV engines did detect the trojan at Virus Total*..."
* https://www.virustot...sis/1413812842/
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Fake Invoice SPAM – word doc malware
- http://myonlinesecur...rd-doc-malware/
20 Oct 2014 - "An email pretending to come from Adobe with the subject of 'Adobe Invoice' is another one from the current bot runs which try to download various Zbots, cryptolocker, ransomware and loads of other malware on your computer. They are using email addresses and subjects that will entice a user to read the email and open the attachment... This email has an attachment that looks like a proper word.doc but something has disinfected all copies on its travels. All copies that I have received have been -less- than 1kb in size and are empty files with a name only adb-102288-invoice.doc . They are almost certainly supposed to be the typical malformed word docs, that contain a macros script -virus- we have been seeing so much recently that will infect you if you open or even preview them when you have an out of date or vulnerable version of Microsoft word on your computer... The email looks like:
    Adobe® logo     
    Dear Customer,
    Thank you for signing up for Adobe Creative Cloud
    Service.
    Attached is your copy of the invoice.
    Thank you for your purchase.
    Thank you,
    The Adobe Team
    Adobe Creative Cloud Service...

Never just blindly click on the file in your email program. Always save the file to your downloads folder, so you can check it first. Most (if not all) malicious files that are attached to emails will have a faked extension..."

- http://blog.dynamoo....e-spam-adb.html
20 Oct 2014
Screenshot: https://1.bp.blogspo...s1600/adobe.png
> https://www.virustot...sis/1413809174/
... Behavioural information
TCP connections
62.75.182.94: https://www.virustot...94/information/
208.89.214.177: https://www.virustot...77/information/
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Dropbox phish - hosted on Dropbox
- http://www.symantec....-hosted-dropbox
Updated: 18 Oct 2014 - "... In this scam, messages included links to a -fake- Google Docs login page hosted on Google itself. We continue to see millions of phishing messages every day, and recently we saw a similar scam targeting Dropbox users. The scam uses an email (with the subject "important") claiming that the recipient has been sent a document that is too big to be sent by email, or cannot be sent by email for security reasons. Instead, the email claims, the document can be viewed by clicking on the link included in the message. However, the link opens a -fake- Dropbox login page, hosted on Dropbox itself.
Fake Dropbox login page:
> http://www.symantec....1/Dropbox 1.png
The -fake- login page is hosted on Dropbox's user content domain (like shared photos and other files are) and is served over SSL, making the attack more dangerous and convincing. The page looks like the real Dropbox login page, but with one crucial difference. The scammers are interested in phishing for more than just Dropbox credentials; they have also included logos of popular Web-based email services, suggesting that users can log in using these credentials as well. After clicking "Sign in," the user’s credentials are sent to a PHP script on a compromised Web server. Credentials are also submitted over SSL, which is critical for the attack's effectiveness. Without this, victims would see an unnerving security warning.
Security warning:
> http://www.symantec....1/Dropbox 2.jpg
Upon saving or emailing the user's credentials to the scammer, the PHP script simply -redirects- the user to the real Dropbox login page. Although the page itself is served over SSL, and credentials are sent using the protocol, some resources on the page (such as images or style sheets) are not served over SSL. Using non-SSL resources on a page served over SSL shows warnings in recent versions of some browsers. The prominence of the warning varies from browser to browser; some browsers simply change the padlock symbol shown in the address bar, whereas others include a small banner at the top of the page. Users may not notice or understand these security warnings or the associated implications. Symantec reported this phishing page to Dropbox and they immediately took the page down. Any Dropbox-hosted phishing pages can be reported to the abuse@dropbox.com email address..."
 

 

Edited by AplusWebMaster, 20 October 2014 - 02:42 PM.

[AplusWebMaster]

FYI...

Fake Invoice SPAM - Word doc malware
- http://myonlinesecur...rd-doc-malware/
21 Oct 2014 - "An email pretending to come from 'Humber Merchants Group' ps [random number]@humbermerchants .co.uk with a word document attachment and the subject of 'Industrial Invoices' is another one from the current bot runs which try to download various Zbots, cryptolocker, ransomware and loads of other malware on your computer. They are using email addresses and subjects that will entice a user to read the email and open the attachment... The email looks like:
    Attached are accounting documents from Humber Merchants
    Humber Merchants Group
    Head Office:
    Parkinson Avenue
    Scunthorpe
    North Lincolnshire
    DN15 7JX
    Tel: 01724 860331
    Fax: 01724 281326 ...

21 October 2014: 15040BII3646501.doc - Current Virus total detections: 0/52* . This is another one of the spoofed icon files that unless you have “show known file extensions enabled“, will look like a proper PDF file instead of the .exe file it really is, so making it much more likely for you to accidentally open it and be infected..."
* https://www.virustot...sis/1413890645/
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Fake Adobe Invoice Spam
- http://threattrack.t...be-invoice-spam
Oct 21, 2014 - "Subjects Seen:
    Adobe Invoice
Typical e-mail details:
    Dear Customer,
    Thank you for signing up for Adobe Creative Cloud Service.
    Attached is your copy of the invoice.
    Thank you for your purchase.
    Thank you,
    The Adobe Team
    Adobe Creative Cloud Service

Screenshot: https://gs1.wac.edge...AetU1r6pupn.png

Malicious File Name and MD5:
    invoice.zip (CABA79FCEB5C9FEF222C89C423AA2485)
    invoice.exe (29684FBB98C1883A7A08977CB23E90B6)

Tagged: Adobe, Wauchos
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Fake Invoice SPAM - malware
- http://myonlinesecur...nvoice-malware/
21 Oct 2014 - "An email pretending to come from cato-chem .com < sales@ cato-chem .com > with a fake invoice has a subject of Please find attached PI copies of Invoice is another one from the current bot runs which try to download various Zbots, cryptolocker, ransomware and loads of other malware on your computer. They are using email addresses and subjects that will entice a user to read the email and open the attachment...

Screenshot: http://myonlinesecur...ake-invoice.png

21 October 2014: proforma invoice.zip: Extracts to proforma invoice.exe
Current Virus total detections: 17/54*. This Please find attached PI copies of Invoice is another one of the spoofed icon files that unless you have “show known file extensions enabled“, will look like a file with a barcode as the icon instead of the .exe file it really is, so making it much more likely for you to accidentally open it and be infected..."
* https://www.virustot...sis/1413858604/
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ThetaRay turns to maths to detect cyber threats
- http://www.reuters.c...N0IA1JV20141021
Oct 21, 2014 - "As businesses face a growing threat of cyber attacks, Israeli start-up ThetaRay is betting on maths to provide early detection, enabling the shutdown of systems before damage can be done. The year-old company's first investor was venture capital firm Jerusalem Venture Partners. It is now also backed by heavyweights like General Electric, which uses ThetaRay to protect critical infrastructure such as power plants, and Israel's biggest bank, Hapoalim, which deployed the technology to detect bank account anomalies... Cyber security providers are moving away from protecting gateways with defenses such as firewalls to focus on detecting and preventing attacks before they penetrate organizations... Security experts estimate it can take more than -200- days to identify a cyber attack once it's been launched... Once a threat has been detected, ThetaRay leaves it up to humans to decide whether or not to shut down the system..."
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U.S. national security prosecutors shift focus from spies to cyber
- http://www.reuters.c...N0IA0BM20141021
Oct 21, 2014 - "The U.S. Justice Department is restructuring its national security prosecution team to deal with cyber attacks and the threat of sensitive technology ending up in the wrong hands, as American business and government agencies face more intrusions. The revamp, led by Assistant Attorney General John Carlin, also marks a recognition that national security threats have broadened and become more technologically savvy since the 9/11 attacks against the United States... The agency is also renaming its counter-espionage section to reflect its expanding work on cases involving violations of export control laws... Such laws prohibit the export without appropriate licenses of products or machinery that could be used in weapons or other defense programs, or goods or services to countries sanctioned by the U.S. government... The result, according to experts, could be an uptick in the number of national security-related cases brought in federal court, a shift in focus from the National Security Division's prior mandate to investigate for intelligence-gathering purposes, and only prosecute a subset of cases... The counter-espionage section, which deals less with on-the-ground spies than it used to, will now be called the Counter Intelligence and Export Controls Section. A network of terrorism prosecutors around the country called the Anti-Terrorism Advisory Council, or ATAC, will also be renamed the National Security/ATAC network to make clear its broader responsibilities..."
 

 

Edited by AplusWebMaster, 21 October 2014 - 11:43 AM.

[AplusWebMaster]

FYI...

Fake Debt Recovery SPAM - PDF malware
- http://myonlinesecur...ke-pdf-malware/
22 Oct 2014 - "An email coming from random senders pretending to be B&D Digital Supplies or B&D Computers which is all about debt recovery and threatening legal action with a subject of  'Commercial Debt Recovery' , Ref No: [ random numbers]is another one from the current bot runs which try to download various Zbots, cryptolocker, ransomware and loads of other malware on your computer... The email looks like:

Screenshot: http://myonlinesecur...bt-recovery.png

Be very careful with email attachments. All of these emails use Social engineering tricks to persuade you to open the attachments that come with the email... it appears to come from a friend or is more targeted at somebody who regularly is likely to receive PDF attachments or Word .doc attachments or any other common file that you use every day. The basic rule is NEVER open any attachment to an email, unless you are expecting it..."
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Fake customer service SPAM - doc malware
- http://myonlinesecur...rd-doc-malware/
22 Oct 2014 - "an email pretending to have a word document invoice attachment with a subject of Reference: [random characters] coming from [random name] 'customer service' at an unspecified company is another one from the current bot runs which try to download various Zbots, cryptolocker, ransomware and loads of other malware on your computer... The email looks like:

    This email contains an invoice file attachment ID:VZY563200VA
    Thanks!
    Kelli Horn .

22 October 2014: ENC094126XJ.doc - Current Virus total detections: 0/54* . Be very careful with email attachments. All of these emails use Social engineering tricks to persuade you to open the attachments that come with the email... The basic rule is NEVER open any attachment to an email, unless you are expecting it... Never just blindly click on the file in your email program..."
* https://www.virustot...sis/1413973355/
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Fake Malformed or infected word docs with embedded macro viruses
- http://myonlinesecur...-macro-viruses/
22 Oct 2014 - "We are seeing loads of  emails with  Malformed or infected word docs with embedded macro viruses they are what appears to be a genuine word doc attached which is malformed and contains a macro or vba script virus. Modern versions of Microsoft office, that is Office 2010 and 2013 and Office 365 have Macros disabled by default, UNLESS you or your company have enabled them.  Opening this malicious word document will infect you if Macros are enabled and simply previewing it in  windows explorer or your email client might well be enough to infect you... Do -not- open word docs received in an email without scanning them with your antivirus first and be aware that there are a lot of dodgy word docs spreading that WILL infect you with no action from you if you are still using an outdated or vulnerable version of word. This is a good reason to update your office programs to a recent version and stop using office 2003 and 2007. The risks in using older version are starting to outweigh the convenience, benefits and cost of keeping an old version going... All modern versions of word and other office programs, that is 2010, 2013 and 365, should open word docs, excel files and PowerPoint etc  that are downloaded from the web or received in an email automatically in “protected view” that stops any embedded malware or macros from being displayed and running. Make sure protected view is set in all office programs to protect you and your company from these sorts of attacks..."

 

- http://blog.dynamoo....voice-file.html
22 Oct 2014
Screenshot: https://3.bp.blogspo...1600/image1.gif
VT1: https://www.virustot...sis/1413981604/
... Behavioural information
DNS requests
VBOXSVR.ovh.net: 213.186.33.6: https://www.virustot....6/information/
TCP connections
178.250.243.114: https://www.virustot...14/information/
91.240.238.51: https://www.virustot...51/information/
VT2: https://www.virustot...sis/1413982865/
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Fake Wells Fargo SPAM – PDF malware
- http://myonlinesecur...ke-pdf-malware/
22 Oct 2014 - "An email pretending to come from Wells Fargo with a subject of 'You have a new Secure Message' is another one from the current bot runs which try to download various Zbots, cryptolocker, ransomware and loads of other malware on your computer. They are using email addresses and subjects that will entice a user to read the email and open the attachment... The email looks like:
  You have received a secure message
     Read your secure message by download AccountDocuments-10345.zip. You will be prompted to open (view) the file or save (download) it to your computer. For best results, save the file first, then open it.
     In order to view the secure message please download it using our Cloud Hosting...

22 October 2014: document_013982_pdf.zip: Extracts to: document_013982_pdf.exe
Current Virus total detections: 5/54* . This is another one of the spoofed icon files that unless you have “show known file extensions enabled“, will look like a proper PDF file instead of the .exe file it really is, so making it much more likely for you to accidentally open it and be infected..."
* https://www.virustot...sis/1413986180/
... Behavioural information
TCP connections
188.165.214.6: https://www.virustot....6/information/
82.98.161.71: https://www.virustot...71/information/
188.165.237.144: https://www.virustot...44/information/
80.157.151.17: https://www.virustot...17/information/
UDP communications
173.194.71.127: https://www.virustot...27/information/
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Flash Player exploit in-the-wild - CVE-2014-0569
- https://blog.malware...-vulnerability/
Oct 22, 2014 - "... less than a week ago, a critical flaw in the Flash Player (CVE-2014-0569*) was patched and made public:
* https://helpx.adobe..../apsb14-22.html
The vulnerability had been privately reported to Adobe through the Zero Day Initiative group giving the firm the time to fix the issue before it became known to the world. Typically security researchers and criminals will be very attentive to such news and skilled reverse engineers will start looking at the patch to be able to reconstruct the exploit. All things considered, there is normally a certain amount of time before a proof of concept is released and then a little more time before that poc is weaponized by the bad guys... Kafeinee**...  stumbled upon that same CVE in a real world exploit kit (Fiesta EK) only one -week- after the official security bulletin had been published... That means we have less and less time to deploy and test security patches. Perhaps this is not too much of a deal for individuals, but it can be more difficult for businesses which need to roll out patches on dozens of machines, hoping doing so will not cause malfunctions in existing applications. In any case, this was our first chance to test CVE-2014-0569 in the wild by triggering the Fiesta EK against Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit:
> https://blog.malware...E-2014-0569.png
It is crucial to patch any system running outdated Flash Player versions as soon as possible! You can check the version you are running (make sure to do this in all the browsers you use) by going here:
>> http://www.adobe.com...re/flash/about/
The bad guys are not going to run short of vulnerabilities they can weaponize at a quicker rate than ever before. This leaves end-users with very little room for mistakes such as failing to diligently apply security patches -sooner- rather than later..."
** http://malware.dontn...-2014-0569.html

> https://blog.malware.../tag/fiesta-ek/
 

 

Edited by AplusWebMaster, 22 October 2014 - 03:45 PM.

[AplusWebMaster]

FYI...

Fake 'Order Confirmation' SPAM
- http://blog.dynamoo....ernational.html
23 Oct 2014 - "This fake Order Confirmation spam pretends to come from supertouch.com / Allied International Trading Limited but doesn't. The email is a -forgery- originating from an organised crime ring, it does not originate from supertouch .com / Allied International Trading Limited nor have their systems been compromised in any way.
    From:     Elouise Massey [Elouise.Massey@ supertouch .com]
    Date:     23 October 2014 10:52
    Subject:     Order Confirmation
    Hello,
    Thank you for your order, please check and confirm.
    Kind Regards
    Elouise
    Allied International Trading Limited ...

In the sample I received, the attachment was -corrupt- but should have been a file a malicious Word document S-CON-A248-194387.doc. The document and payload is exactly the same as the one being sent out today with this spam run[1] (read that post for more details) and is very poorly detected, although blocking access to the following IPs and domains might help mitigate against it:
87.106.84.226
84.40.9.34
jvsfiles .com "

1] http://blog.dynamoo....ants-group.html

62.75.182.94: https://www.virustot...94/information/
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Fake 'bank detail' SPAM - trojan
- http://blog.mxlab.eu...ontains-trojan/
Oct 23, 2014 - "... intercepted a new trojan distribution campaign by email with the subject “New bank details”. This email is sent from the spoofed address “”Bitstamp .net” <no_reply@bitstamp.net>”, while the real SMTP sender is AmericanExpress@ welcome .aexp .com, and has the following body:
    New banking details
    Dear Bitstamp clients,
    We would like to inform you that Bitstamp now has new bank details, please check attached file.
    We would like to assure those of you who sent deposits to our old details that our old IBAN is still active and your transfers, if otherwise sent with correct information, should arrive without a problem.
    Please note that SEPA transfers usually take 1 to 3 business days to arrive and would kindly ask those waiting for your SEPA transfers longer than usually to please send us a transfer confirmation so that we can examine our bank account log and locate your transfers.
    Also for those waiting on deposits we ask for your patience; we have accumulated a long list of transfers which lack information or contain wrong information which means we need to manually go through all of them instead of our system sorting them automatically.
    Best regards
    CEO, Nejc Kodrič
    Bitstamp LIMITED

The attached ZIP file has the name bank details.zip and contains the 24 kB large file bank details.scr. The trojan is known as Troj.W32.Gen, a variant of Win32/Kryptik.COEK, HEUR/QVM20.1.Malware.Gen or Mal/Generic-S. At the time of writing, 4 of the 53 AV engines did detect the trojan at Virus Total*. Now, MX Lab has also intercepted some emails -without- the malicious attachment but be aware that this email is a risk..."
* https://www.virustot...sis/1414073432/
... Behavioural information
DNS requests
VBOXSVR. ovh .net: 213.186.33.6: https://www.virustot....6/information/
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Two exploit kits prey on Flash Player flaw patched only last week
- http://net-security....ews.php?id=2892
23.10.2014 - "Two exploit kits prey on Flash Player flaw patched only last week... The integer overflow vulnerability in question (CVE-2014-0569*) can allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, and is deemed critical (high impact, easily exploitable)... the time period was very short, and technical information about the vulnerability and exploit code hasn't yet been shared online... The exploit kits are used to deliver the usual assortment of malware, and some of the variants have an extremely low detection rate... If you use Adobe Flash Player, and you haven't implemented the latest patches, now would be a good time to rectify that mistake."
* https://web.nvd.nist...d=CVE-2014-0569 - 10.0

- http://atlas.arbor.n...ndex#1049793989
Elevated Severity
23 Oct 2014

- http://www.securityt....com/id/1031019
CVE Reference: CVE-2014-0558, CVE-2014-0564, CVE-2014-0569
Oct 14 2014
Impact: Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
Solution: The vendor has issued a fix (13.0.0.250 extended support release, 15.0.0.189 for Windows/Mac, 11.2.202.411 for Linux)...
Flash 15.0.0.189 released: https://helpx.adobe..../apsb14-22.html
Oct 14, 2014

For I/E: http://download.macr...15_active_x.exe

 

For Firefox (Plugin-based browsers): http://download.macr...r_15_plugin.exe

Flash test site: http://www.adobe.com...re/flash/about/
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Fake 'Order Confirmation' SPAM
- http://blog.dynamoo....ernational.html
23 Oct 2014 - "This -fake- Order Confirmation spam pretends to come from supertouch .com / Allied International Trading Limited - but doesn't. The email is a -forgery- originating from an organised crime ring, it does not originate from supertouch .com / Allied International Trading Limited nor have their systems been compromised in any way.
    From:     Elouise Massey [Elouise.Massey@ supertouch .com]
    Date:     23 October 2014 10:52
    Subject:     Order Confirmation
    Hello,
    Thank you for your order, please check and confirm.
    Kind Regards
    Elouise
    Allied International Trading Limited ...

In the sample I received, the attachment was corrupt but should have been a file a malicious Word document S-CON-A248-194387.doc. The document and payload is exactly the same as the one being sent out today with this spam run* (read that post for more details) and is very poorly detected, although -blocking- access to the following IPs and domains might help mitigate against it:
87.106.84.226
84.40.9.34
jvsfiles .com "
* http://blog.dynamoo....ants-group.html
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Fake VoiceMail SPAM
- http://blog.dynamoo....icemailcom.html
23 Oct 2014 - "Before you open something like this.. think if you really get voice mail notifications through your email. No? Well, -don't- open it.
    From:  "Voice Mail" [voicemail_sender@ voicemail .com]
    Date:  Thu, 23 Oct 2014 14:31:22 +0200
    Subject:  voice message from 598-978-8974 for mailbox 833
    You have received a voice mail message from 598-978-8974
    Message length is 00:00:33. Message size is 264 KB.
    Download your voicemail message from dropbox service below (Google Disk
    Drive Inc.) ...

Clicking the link goes to a script that detects if the visitor is running Windows, if so it downloads a file doc_9231-92_pdf.zip from the target system which in turn contains a malicious executable doc_9231-92_pdf.exe which has a VirusTotal detection rate of 4/51*... 188.165.214.6 is rather unsurprisingly allocated to OVH France. It also drops a couple of executables onto the system... Recommended blocklist:
188.165.214.6
inaturfag .com "

* https://www.virustot...sis/1414075720/

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Fake BoA SPAM – PDF malware
- http://myonlinesecur...ke-pdf-malware/
23 Oct 2014 - "'Mamie French Bank of America Unknown incoming wire' is another one from the current bot runs which try to download various Zbots, cryptolocker, ransomware and loads of other malware on your computer. They are using email addresses and subjects that will entice a user to read the email and open the attachment... The email looks like:
     The banking activity with today’s posting date shows Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) that has been received. Our bank has noted the following information:
    EFT Amount:                          $ 6,200.00
    Remitted From: SSA TREAS 310 MISC PAY
    Designated for:                       UNKNOWN
    Please download and open attachment with full imformation about this Electronic Fund Transfer payment.
    If you confirm that it belongs to your agency or department, please email back or give us a call. Then, our office needs to receive a completed General Deposit no later than 10:00 a.m. tomorrow.
    Note: If these funds cannot be identified or if no one claims this EFT, we are required to process the return of this EFT by 10:00 a.m., June 24, 2014.
    Thank you.
    Mamie French
    Senior Accountant
    Bank of America ...

23 October 2014: electronic_fund_transfer.zip: Extracts to: electronic_fund_transfer.scr
Current Virus total detections: 10/53* . This is another one of the spoofed icon files that unless you have “show known file extensions enabled“, will look like a proper PDF file instead of the .exe file it really is, so making it much more likely for you to accidentally open it and be infected..."
* https://www.virustot...sis/1414081814/
 

 

Edited by AplusWebMaster, 24 October 2014 - 06:42 AM.

[AplusWebMaster]

FYI...

Fake Invoice SPAM – Word doc malware
- http://myonlinesecur...rd-doc-malware/
24 Oct 2014 - "'invoice 8014042 October' pretending to come from Sandra Lynch with a malformed word doc attachment containing a macro virus is another one from the current bot runs which try to download various Zbots, cryptolocker, ransomware and loads of other malware on your computer. They are using email addresses and subjects that will entice a user to read the email and open the attachment... The email looks like:
   Please find attached your October invoice, we now have the facility to email invoices,
    but if you are not happy with this and would like a hard copy please let me know.
    New bank details for BACS payments are Santander Bank Sort Code 8014042 Account No 5608014042.
    Thanks very much
     Kind Regards
     Sandra Lynch

24 October 2014: invoice_8014042.doc : Current Virus total detections: 0/54*
Be very careful with email attachments. All of these emails use Social engineering tricks to persuade you to open the attachments that come with the email..."
* https://www.virustot...sis/1414141144/
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Fake Fax SPAM.. again.
- http://blog.dynamoo....spam-again.html
24 Oct 2014 - "Another day, another -fake- fax spam.
    From:     Fax [fax@ victimdomain .com]
    To:     luke.sanson@ victimdomain .com
    Date:     24 October 2014 10:54
    Subject:     You've received a new fax
    New fax at SCAN2383840 from EPSON by https://victimdomain.com
    Scan date: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 15:24:22 +0530
    Number of pages: 2
    Resolution: 400x400 DPI
    You can secure download your fax message at ...
    (eFax Drive is a file hosting service operated by J2, Inc.)

The link in the email goes to a script which (if the the browser settings are correct) downloads a file document_92714-872_pdf.zip which in turn contains a malicious executable document_92714-872_pdf.exe which has a VirusTotal detection rate of 3/54*... The malware also drops two executables on the system, kcotk.exe (VT 0/53**...) and ptoma.exe (VT 2/51***...)... Recommended blocklist:
188.165.214.6
rodgersmith .com "
* https://www.virustot...sis/1414145184/

** https://www.virustot...sis/1414145764/

*** https://www.virustot...sis/1414145784/
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Widespread malvertising - delivered ransomware
- http://net-security....ews.php?id=2894
24.10.2014 - "A newer version of the Cryptowall ransomware has been delivered to unsuspecting Internet users via malicious ads shown on a considerable number of high-profile websites, including properties in the Yahoo, Match.com, and AOL domains. According to Proofpoint's calculations*, the malvertising campaign started in late September, picked up the pace this month, and lasted until October 18 and likely even a bit longer... In this campaign, the attackers used already existing ads for legitimate products, and submitted it to at least three major ad network members (Rubicon Project, Right Media/Yahoo Advertising, and OpenX). Visitors to the sites that ended up serving the malicious ads were automatically infected with the ransomware if they used software with vulnerabilities exploitable by the FlashPack Exploit Kit. The ransomware then encrypted the victims' hard drive and asks for money in return for the decryption key. Unfortunately, even if the ransom is paid, there is no guarantee that the victim will actually receive the key. The ransom is supposed to be paid in Bitcoin, and the addresses the criminals used for this purpose are C&C server-generated and many... This particular campaign now seems to be over - all the affected parties (optimizers and ad networks) have been notified, and the malicious ads pulled. Still, that doesn't mean that the attackers have not switched to spreading CryptoWall 2.0 via other means..."
* http://www.proofpoin...izes-brands.php
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Ebola-themed emails deliver malware, exploit Sandworm vulnerability (MS14-060)
- http://net-security....ews.php?id=2895
24.10.2014 - "US CERT has recently issued a warning* about malware-delivery campaigns using users' fear of the Ebola virus and its spreading as a bait. One of the most prolific campaigns is the one that -impersonates- the World Health Organization:
> http://www.net-secur...am-24102014.jpg
The emails in question initially -linked- to the -malware- a variant of the DarkKomet RAT tool, used by attackers to access and control the victim's computer remotely and steal information. After a while, the attackers began to attach the malware directly to the message, as access to the malicious file hosted on a popular cloud data storage service was blocked quickly by service administrators, noted Tatyana Shcherbakova:
> https://securelist.c...rus-or-malware/
According to Websense researchers**, Ebola-themed malicious emails and documents are also being used by attackers taking advantage of the recently discovered Sandworm vulnerability (CVE-2014-4114***)..."
* https://www.us-cert....lware-Campaigns
Oct 16, 2014
** http://community.web...ttacks-Too.aspx
*** https://web.nvd.nist...d=CVE-2014-4114 - 9.3 (HIGH)
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Phalling for the phish...
- http://blog.dynamoo....l-for-this.html
24 Oct 2014 - "... a simple phishing spam..
    From:     info@ kythea .gr
    Date:     24 October 2014 13:50
    Subject:     payment
    this mail is to inform you that the payment have been made
    see the attached file for the payment slip
    ANTON ARMAS

Attached is a file payment Slip (2).html which displays a popup alert:
    You have been signed out of this account this may have happened automatically cause the attachement needs authentication. to continue using this account, you will need to sign in again. this is done to protect your account and to ensure the privacy of your information

The victim then gets sent to a phishing page, in this case at uere.bplaced .net/blasted/tozaiboeki.webmail .html which looks like this..
> https://4.bp.blogspo.../multiphish.jpg
... do people really fall for this? The frightening answer is.. probably, yes."

bplaced .net: 5.9.107.19: https://www.virustot...19/information/
 

 

Edited by AplusWebMaster, 24 October 2014 - 08:25 AM.

[AplusWebMaster]

FYI...

Fake 'New order' SPAM - malware
- http://myonlinesecur...-order-malware/
25 Oct2014 - "'Daniela Lederer Re: New Order' is another one from the current bot runs which try to download various Zbots, cryptolocker, ransomware and loads of other malware on your computer. They are using email addresses and subjects that will entice a user to read the email and open the attachment...

Screenshot: http://myonlinesecur...r-new-order.png

25 October 2014: J2134457863.zip: Extracts to: J2134457863.exe
Current Virus total detections: 14/54* . Be very careful with email attachments. All of these emails use Social engineering tricks to persuade you to open the attachments that come with the email... The basic rule is NEVER open any attachment to an email, unless you are expecting it..."
* https://www.virustot...sis/1414216443/
 

 

[AplusWebMaster]

FYI...

Fake KLM e-Ticket SPAM – PDF malware
- http://myonlinesecur...ke-pdf-malware/
27 Oct 2014 - "'KLM e-Ticket' pretending to come from e-service@ klm .com is another one from the current bot runs which try to download various Zbots, cryptolocker, ransomware and loads of other malware on your computer. They are using email addresses and subjects that will entice a user to read the email and open the attachment...

Screenshot: http://myonlinesecur..._air_ticket.png

27 October 2014: e-Ticket_klm_Itinerary _pdf.zip: Extracts to:  e-Ticket_klm_Itinerary _pdf.exe
Current Virus total detections: 2/53* . This 'KLM e-Ticket' is another one of the spoofed icon files that unless you have “show known file extensions enabled“, will look like a proper PDF file instead of the .exe file it really is, so making it much more likely for you to accidentally open it and be infected..."
* https://www.virustot...sis/1414404573/
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Fake 'invoice xxxxxx October' SPAM - malicious Word doc
- http://blog.dynamoo....ice-xxxxxx.html
27 Oct 2014 - "There have been a lot of these today:
    From:     Sandra Lynch
    Date:     27 October 2014 12:29
    Subject:     invoice 0544422 October
    Please find attached your October invoice, we now have the facility to email invoices,
    but if you are not happy with this and would like a hard copy please let me know.
    New bank details for BACS payments are Santander Bank Sort Code 0544422 Account No 5600544422.
    Thanks very much
    Kind Regards
    Sandra Lynch

The numbers in the email are randomly generated, as is the filename of the attachment (in this example it was invoice_0544422.doc). The document itself is malicious and has a VirusTotal detection rate of 5/53*. Inside the Word document is a macro that attempts to download an execute a malicious binary from http ://centrumvooryoga .nl/docs/bin.exe which is currently 404ing which is a good sign. There's a fair chance that the spammers will use this format again, so always be cautious of unsolicited email attachments."
* https://www.virustot...sis/1414436717/

83.96.174.219: https://www.virustot...19/information/
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Phish... linked with “Dyre” Banking Malware
- https://www.us-cert....lerts/TA14-300A
Oct 27, 2014 - "Systems Affected: Microsoft Windows. Overview:
Since mid-October 2014, a phishing campaign has targeted a wide variety of recipients while employing the Dyre/Dyreza banking malware. Elements of this phishing campaign vary from target to target including senders, attachments, exploits, themes, and payloads... Although this campaign uses various tactics, the actor’s intent is to entice recipients into opening attachments and downloading malware... The Dyre banking malware specifically targets sensitive user account credentials. The malware has the ability to capture user login information and send the captured data to malicious actors... Phishing emails used in this campaign often contain a weaponized PDF attachment which attempts to exploit vulnerabilities found in -unpatched- versions of Adobe Reader... After successful exploitation, a user's system will download Dyre banking malware..."
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FTC gets courts to shut down tech support scammers
- http://www.theinquir...upport-scammers
Oct 27 2014 - "... the company, which called itself PairSys, would call people at home and claim to be from Microsoft or Facebook. This is a common scam, and the caller will often claim that the victim has a PC-based problem. In some cases people fall for this. It is estimated that PairSys made $2.5m from the scam and that it employed online adverts as well as phone calls as lures. "The defendants behind Pairsys targeted seniors and other vulnerable populations, preying on their lack of computer knowledge to sell ‘security' software and programs that had no value at all," said Jessica Rich, director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection... The defendants in the case, Pairsys, Uttam Saha and Tiya Bhattacharya, have agreed to the terms of a preliminary injunction, which includes an instruction to shut down their websites and telephone lines and not to sell on their customer data lists."
* http://www.ftc.gov/n...ch-support-scam

> http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog
 

 

Edited by AplusWebMaster, 28 October 2014 - 06:46 AM.

[AplusWebMaster]

FYI...

Fake Invoice SPAM - Word doc malware
- http://myonlinesecur...rd-doc-malware/
28 Oct 2014 - "An email saying 'Please find attached INVOICE number 224244 from Power EC Ltd' pretending to come from soo.sutton[random number]@ powercentre .com with a subject of 'INVOICE [random number] from Power EC Ltd' is another one from the current bot runs which try to download various Zbots, cryptolocker, ransomware and loads of other malware on your computer. They are using email addresses and subjects that will entice a user to read the email and open the attachment... The email looks like:

Please find attached INVOICE number 224244 from Power EC Ltd

28 October 2014 : INVOICE263795.doc - Current Virus total detections: 3/54*
Be very careful with email attachments. All of these emails use Social engineering tricks to persuade you to open the attachments that come with the email... macro malware**... The basic rule is NEVER open any attachment to an email, unless you are expecting it..."
* https://www.virustot...sis/1414506485/

** http://myonlinesecur...-macro-viruses/

- http://blog.dynamoo....c-ltd-spam.html
28 Oct 2014
> https://www.virustot...sis/1414519923/
Recommended blocklist:
62.75.184.70: https://www.virustot...70/information/
116.48.157.176: https://www.virustot...76/information/
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Fake 'Ebola Alert Tool' ...
- https://blog.malware...s-anything-but/
Oct 27, 2014 - "... More news of infection outside Africa such as this could further fuel the ever-increasing fear and anxiety for one’s own life and well-being, especially in terms of how one interacts with the outside world. People are trying to be more careful in their dealings than usual, always wanting to be on the know about the latest happenings. This is why web threats banking on perennial hot topics like Ebola could be effective lures against users, especially in the long run... Upon initial visit to the page, users are presented with the following prompt at the top-middle part of the screen:
> https://blog.malware...ts-1024x341.jpg
Below is a screenshot of the downloaded file with an overview of its details:
> http://blog.malwareb...0/ebolafile.png
EbolaEarlyWarningSystem.exe has a low detection rate as of this writing—four vendors detect it out of 53*... Upon execution, it displays a user interface prompting users to install the ONLY Search toolbar with links to its EULA and Privacy Policy pages. Once users click the “Agree” button, they are again presented with other offers to download, such as a program called Block-n-Surf (a supposed tool used to protect children from adult-related content, System Optimizer Pro (a tool that purportedly optimizes the user’s system), oneSOFTperday (a tool that gives users access to free apps), and a remote access tool among others:
> https://blog.malware...tall5.png?w=564
Once programs are installed, the following have been observed from affected systems: All browser default search pages are changed to ONLY Search:
> http://blog.malwareb.../onlysearch.png
Once users open a new browser tab, affiliate sites are loaded up (e.g. a site offering insurance):
> http://blog.malwareb...e-affiliate.png
Browser windows open to prompt user to install more programs:
> http://blog.malwareb...10/pckeeper.png
System Optimizer Pro executes:
> https://blog.malware...oexec.png?w=555
- Affected machine slows down
- Shortcut files are created on the desktop
During testing, we haven’t seen any installation of the Ebola Early Warning System toolbar or evidence of warning alerts. We implore users not to be easily swayed with software solutions banking on the Ebola scare. They may be more about enticing internet users into downloading programs that may potentially do harm on their systems, instead of helping them be aware of the current situation**..."

* https://www.virustot...sis/1414142257/
 

** http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/
 

 

Edited by AplusWebMaster, 28 October 2014 - 04:02 PM.

[AplusWebMaster]

FYI...

Fake 'Order confirmation' from Amazon SPAM - trojan
- http://blog.mxlab.eu...ontains-trojan/
Oct 28, 2014 - "... intercepted a new trojan distribution campaign by email with the subject “Order Details”. This email is send from the spoofed address “Amazon .co.uk ” and has the following body:

    Good evening,
    Thank you for your order. We’ll let you know once your item(s) have dispatched.You can view the status of your order or make changes to it by visiting Your Orders on Amazon.co.uk.
    Order Details
    Order R:131216 Placed on October 09, 2014
    Order details and invoice in attached file.
    Need to make changes to your order? Visit our Help page for more information and video guides.
    We hope to see you again soon...

The 532 kB malicious file is not present in a ZIP file but attached directly and has the name order_report_72364872364872364872364872368.exe (numbers may vary). The trojan is known as Trojan.MSIL.BVXGen, BehavesLike.Win32.Dropper.qh or Win32.Trojan.Inject.Auto. At the time of writing, 3 of the 53 AV engines did detect the trojan at Virus Total*..."
* https://www.virustot...sis/1414490630/

- http://myonlinesecur...etails-malware/
29 Oct 2014
- https://www.virustot...sis/1414584579/
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Phish - spoofed Google Drive
- http://blog.trendmic...gle-drive-site/
Oct 29, 2014 - "Cybercriminals and attackers are leveraging Google Drive site and brand to go under the radar and avoid detection. Just last week, a targeted attack* uses Google Drive as a means into getting information from its victims. This time, phishers are using a modified version of the legitimate Google Drive login page to steal email credentials. This attack can be considered an improved version of attacks seen earlier this year, which asked for multiple email addresses**.
Fake Google Drive Site: Users may receive an email that contains links that lead to the spoofed Google Drive site.
Spammed message containing links to fake site:
> http://blog.trendmic...fakegdrive1.jpg
The phishing site allows user to log in using different email services, which is highly unusual as Google Drive only uses Google credentials. The site also has a language option that does not work.
Fake Google Drive site:
> http://blog.trendmic...fakegdrive2.jpg
To trick the user into thinking nothing suspicious is afoot, the phishing site -redirects- the user to a .PDF file from a -legitimate- site about investments. However, this redirection to a site about investments may still raise suspicions as nothing in the email indicates the specific content of the “document” is related to finances.
After logging in, users are redirected to a legitimate site:
> http://blog.trendmic...fakegdrive3.jpg
... Mobile Users, Also Affected: Based on our investigation, this attack will also work on mobile devices. When users clicked the “Sign in” button, the PDF file download is prompted and the users’ credentials are sent out to the cybercriminals.
Screenshot of PDF prompt download in mobile devices:
> http://blog.trendmic..._drive_fig8.jpg
... Users should exercise caution when opening emails, even those from known contacts. Avoid clicking links that are embedded in emails. Users can also check first by hovering their mouse over the link; doing so can reveal the true URL of the link in the status bar. Users can also check the legitimacy of the site before sharing any personal data, be it login credentials or contact details. They can check if the site address has any discrepancy (misspellings, different domain names) from the original site (e.g., <sitename .com> versus <sitename .org>). They should also check the security of the site before sharing any information... We have notified Google about this phishing page."

* http://blog.trendmic...h-google-drive/
    
** http://blog.trendmic...ultiple-emails/
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Fake ticketmaster SPAM – PDF malware
- http://myonlinesecur...ke-pdf-malware/
29 Oct 2014 - "'ticketmaster tickets have been sent' pretending to come from confirmation-noreply@ ticketmaster .co.uk is another one from the current bot runs which try to download various Zbots, cryptolocker, ransomware and loads of other malware on your computer. They are using email addresses and subjects that will entice a user to read the email and open the attachment... The email looks like:
 
    Thank you for choosing Ticketmaster.
    This email is to confirm ticket(s) have been purchased and attached:
    Your Delivery Option is: printed
    Your Transaction number is: 869064,00410 ...

29 October 2014: tikets224069_order_type_print_order_details.pdf.zip:
Extracts to:  tikets109873_order_type_print_order_details.pdf.exe
Current Virus total detections: 7/54* . This is another one of the spoofed icon files that unless you have “show known file extensions enabled“, will look like a proper PDF file instead of the .exe file it really is, so making it much more likely for you to accidentally open it and be infected..."
* https://www.virustot...sis/1414593309/
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'Virtual Assistant' - PUP download site
- https://blog.malware...tual-assistant/
Oct 29, 2014 - "... suddenly there’s a person talking at you from the bottom right hand corner of the screen about how you should buy product X or make use of service Y? We recently saw a page asking visitors to upgrade their media player, which Malwarebytes Anti-Malware detect as PUP.Optional.SaferInstall (VirusTotal 12/53*). It looks a lot like many similar download sites out there [1], [2], with one curious addition standing over on the right hand side:
> https://blog.malware...10/virtual1.jpg
A virtual assistant! She isn’t very interactive, instead launching into a recorded voiceover after a minute or so of the visitor doing nothing on the webpage. She says:
Please upgrade your media player for faster hd playback.
It only takes a minute on broadband and theres no restart required
Just click this button and follow the easy steps onscreen.
> https://blog.malware...10/virtual2.jpg
... I haven’t seen a virtual assistant / automated online assistant / video spokesperson / video web presenter / whatever they’re called this week used to promote a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Program) download before... Who knows what.. advertising will offer up next..."
* https://www.virustot...sis/1414085568/
... Behavioural information
TCP connections
66.77.96.162: https://www.virustot...62/information/
87.248.208.11: https://www.virustot...11/information/
90.84.55.33: https://www.virustot...33/information/
63.245.201.112: https://www.virustot...12/information/

1] http://blog.malwareb...osvouchers5.jpg

2] http://blog.malwareb.../obamapads4.jpg
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Hacks use Gmail Drafts to update their Malware and Steal Data
- http://www.wired.com...are-steal-data/
10.29.14 - "... Researchers at the security startup Shape Security say they’ve found a strain of malware on a client’s network that uses that new, furtive form of “command and control” — the communications channel that connects hackers to their malicious software — allowing them to send the programs updates and instructions and retrieve stolen data. Because the commands are hidden in unassuming Gmail drafts that are never even sent, the hidden communications channel is particularly difficult to detect. “What we’re seeing here is command and control that’s using a fully allowed service, and that makes it superstealthy and very hard to identify,” says Wade Williamson, a security researcher at Shape. “It’s stealthily passing messages back and forth without even having to press send. You never see the bullet fired.” Here’s how the attack worked in the case Shape observed: The hacker first set up an anonymous Gmail account, then infected a computer on the target’s network with malware. (Shape declined to name the victim of the attack.) After gaining control of the target machine, the hacker opened their anonymous Gmail account on the victim’s computer in an invisible instance of Internet Explorer — IE allows itself to be run by Windows programs so that they can seamlessly query web pages for information, so the user has no idea a web page is even open on the computer. With the Gmail drafts folder open and hidden, the malware is programmed to use a Python script to retrieve commands and code that the hacker enters into that draft field. The malware responds with its own acknowledgments in Gmail draft form, along with the target data it’s programmed to exfiltrate from the victim’s network. All the communication is encoded to prevent it being spotted by intrusion detection or data-leak prevention. The use of a reputable web service instead of the usual IRC or HTTP protocols that hackers typically use to command their malware also helps keep the hack hidden. Williamson says the new infection is in fact a variant of a remote access trojan (RAT) called Icoscript first found by the German security firm G-Data* in August. At the time, G-Data said that Icoscript had been infecting machines since 2012, and that its use of Yahoo Mail emails to obscure its command and control had helped to keep it from being discovered. The switch to Gmail drafts, says Williamson, could make the malware stealthier still..."
* https://www.virusbtn...01408-IcoScript
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Dangers of opening suspicious emails: Crowti ransomware
- http://blogs.technet...ransomware.aspx
28 Oct 2014 - "... MMPC has seen a spike in number of detections for threats in the Win32/Crowti ransomware this month as the result of new malware campaigns. Crowti is a family of ransomware that when encountered will attempt to encrypt the files on your PC, and then ask for payment to unlock them. These threats are being distributed through spam email campaigns and exploits. Crowti impacts -both- enterprise and home users, however, this type of threat can be particularly damaging in enterprise environments. In most cases, ransomware such as Crowti can encrypt files and leave them inaccessible. That’s why it’s important to back up files on a regular basis... We also recommend you increase awareness about the dangers of opening suspicious emails – this includes not opening email attachments or links from untrusted sources. Attackers will usually try to imitate regular business transaction emails such as fax, voice mails, or receipts. If you receive an email that you’re not expecting, it’s best to ignore it. Try to validate the source of the email first -before- clicking on a link or opening the attachment... The graph below shows how Crowti ransomware has impacted our customers during the past month.
Daily encounter data for Win32/Crowti ransomware:
> http://www.microsoft...s/a/crowti1.png
Computers in the United States have been most affected with 71 percent of total infections, followed by Canada, France and Australia.
Telemetry data for Win32/Crowti by country, 21 September – 21 October 2014:
> http://www.microsoft...s/a/crowti2.png
Crowti is being distributed via spam campaigns with email attachments designed to entice the receiver to open them. We have seen the following attachment names:
    VOICE<random numbers>.scr
    IncomingFax<random numbers>.exe
    fax<random numbers>.scr/exe
    fax-id<random numbers>.exe/scr
    info_<random numbers>.pdf.exe
    document-<random numbers>.scr/exe
    Complaint_IRS_id-<random numbers>.scr/exe
    Invoice<random numbers>.scr/exe
The attachment is usually contained within a zip archive. Opening and running this file will launch the malware... Our telemetry and research shows that Win32/Crowti is also distributed via exploits kits such as Nuclear, RIG, and RedKit V2. These kits can deliver different exploits, including those that exploit Java and Flash vulnerabilities... Crowti's primary payload is to encrypt the files on your PC. It usually brands itself with the name CryptoDefense or CryptoWall... we saw a Crowti sample distributed with a valid digital certificate which was issued to Trend... This is not associated with Trend Micro and the certificate has since been revoked. Crowti has used digital certificates to bypass detection systems before - we have previously seen it using a certificate issued to The Nielsen Company... There are a number of security precautions that can help prevent these attacks in both enterprise and consumer machines. As well as being aware of suspicious emails and backing up your files, you should also keep your security products and other applications up-to-date. Attackers are taking advantage of unpatched vulnerabilities in software to compromise your machine. Most of the exploits used by Crowti target vulnerabilities found in browser plugin applications such as Java and Flash. Making a -habit- of regularly updating your software can help reduce the risk of infection... we also recommend running a real-time security product..."
 

 

Edited by AplusWebMaster, 29 October 2014 - 02:52 PM.

[AplusWebMaster]

FYI...

Fake Securitas SPAM – PDF malware
- http://myonlinesecur...ke-pdf-malware/
30 Oct 2014 - "'From Securitas Mail Out Report Attached' pretending to come from Alert ARC Reports is another one from the current bot runs which try to download various Zbots, cryptolocker, ransomware and loads of other malware on your computer. They are using email addresses and subjects that will entice a user to read the email and open the attachment... The email looks like:

    From Securitas, please do not reply to this e-mail as it is auto generated.
    For any problems please e-mail derry.andrews@ securitas .uk.com

30 October 2014: Q100982010_Mail Out Report.zip: Extracts to: Q100771292_Mail Out Report.exe
Current Virus total detections: 1/54* . This 'From Securitas Mail Out Report Attached' is another one of the spoofed icon files that unless you have “show known file extensions enabled“, will look like a proper PDF file instead of the .exe file it really is, so making it much more likely for you to accidentally open it and be infected..."
* https://www.virustot...sis/1414659759/
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Fake 'Accounts Payable' SPAM - malware .doc attachment
- http://myonlinesecur...rd-doc-malware/
30 Oct 2014 - "An email with a Microsoft word doc attachment saying 'Please see attached statement sent to us' pretending to come from  random names with a subject of 'Further Reminder' is another one from the current bot runs which try to download various Zbots, cryptolocker, ransomware and loads of other malware on your computer. They are using email addresses and subjects that will entice a user to read the email and open the attachment... The name of the alleged sender matches the name of the 'Senior Accounts Payable Clerk from the Finance Department' in the body of the email... word macro malware*... The email looks like:
    Good afternoon,
     Please see attached statement sent to us, I have highlighted on this the payments made to you in full and attached a breakdown of each one for you to correctly allocate. Hope this helps.
    Thanking you in advance.
    Many Thanks & Kind Regards
    Vivian Dennis
    Senior Accounts Payable Clerk
    Finance Department ..

30 October 2014 : CopyHA779333.doc - Current Virus total detections: 0/53**. Be very careful with email attachments. All of these emails use Social engineering tricks to persuade you to open the attachments that come with the email..."
* http://myonlinesecur...-macro-viruses/

**  https://www.virustot...sis/1414671500/

- http://blog.dynamoo....-malicious.html
30 Oct 2014
... Recommended blocklist:
212.59.117.207: https://www.virustot...07/information/
217.160.228.222: https://www.virustot...22/information/
91.222.139.45: https://www.virustot...45/information/
81.7.3.101: https://www.virustot...01/information/
195.154.126.245: https://www.virustot...45/information/
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Fake Job offer SPAM - malware
- http://myonlinesecur...er-job-malware/
30 Oct 2014 - "'Job service New offer Job' pretending to come from Job service is another one from the current bot runs which try to download various Zbots, cryptolocker, ransomware and loads of other malware on your computer. They are using email addresses and subjects that will entice a user to read the email and open the attachment...

Screenshot: http://myonlinesecur...w-offer-job.png

30 October 2014: job.pdf.zip: Extracts to: job.pdf.exe
Current Virus total detections: 3/53*. same malware as today’s version of my new photo malware**. This is another one of the spoofed icon files that unless you have “show known file extensions enabled“, will look like a proper PDF file instead of the .exe file it really is, so making it much more likely for you to accidentally open it and be infected..."
* https://www.virustot...sis/1414662840/

** http://myonlinesecur...-photo-malware/
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Malicious Browser Extensions
- http://blog.trendmic...ser-extensions/
Oct 29, 2014 - "Malicious browser extensions bring about security risks as these often lead to system infection and unwanted spamming on Facebook. Based on our data, these attacks have notably affected users in Brazil. We have previously reported that cybercriminals are putting malicious browsers in the official Chrome Web store. We also came across malware that -bypasses- a Google security feature checks third party extensions... we performed an in-depth analysis of malicious Chrome browser extension and its evasion tactics, after receiving samples in from Facebook. Facebook’s Security team conducts their own malware research and they regularly collaborate with Trend Micro to keep their service safe... Based on our data starting from May 2014 onwards, Trend Micro HouseCall has helped about 1,000,000 users whose computers have been infected by malicious browser extensions. The top affected countries are mostly located in the Latin American region, such as Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, and Peru.
Top affected countries:
> http://blog.trendmic...n-infection.jpg
... We strongly advise users to avoid clicking links from messages, even if they appear to come from your friends. Users can also opt to use Trend Micro HouseCall* to secure their systems from online threats, including those that may leverage or abuse Facebook. Trend Micro and Facebook are working closely together to combat this threat. Below is the SHA1 hash of the malicious file:
    4733c4ea00137497daad6d2eca7aea0aaa990b46 "
* http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
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Popular Science site compromised
- http://community.web...ompromised.aspx
28 Oct 2014 - "... injected with a malicious code that -redirects- users to websites serving exploit code, which subsequently drops malicious files on each victim's computer... injected with a malicious iFrame, which automatically redirects the user to the popular RIG Exploit Kit..."
 

 

Edited by AplusWebMaster, 30 October 2014 - 02:08 PM.

[AplusWebMaster]

FYI...

Fake Amazon SPAM - malicious DOC attachment
- http://blog.dynamoo....dispatched.html
31 Oct 2014 - "This -fake- Amazon email comes with a malicious Word document attached:
    From:     Amazon.co.uk [auto-shipping@ amazon .co.uk]
    Reply-To:     "auto-shipping@ amazon .co.uk" [auto-shipping@ amazon .co.uk]
    Date:     31 October 2014 09:12
    Subject:     Your Amazon.co.uk order has dispatched (#203-2083868-0173124)
    Dear Customer,
    Greetings from Amazon .co.uk,
    We are writing to let you know that the following item has been sent using  Royal Mail.
     For more information about delivery estimates and any open orders, please visit ...
    Your order #203-2083868-0173124 (received October 30, 2014) ...

The Word document contains a malicious macro... but is currently undetected at VirusTotal* (the Malwr report doesn't say much...). The macro then downloads http ://ctmail .me/1.exe and executes it. This malicious binary has a detection rate of 4/52**... 84.40.9.34 is Hostway in Belgium, 213.143.97.18 is Wien Energie, Austria. The malware also downloads a DLL as 2.tmp which has a detection rate of 3/54***.
Recommended blocklist:
213.143.97.18
84.40.9.34
ctmail .me "
* https://www.virustot...sis/1414752406/

** https://www.virustot...sis/1414752639/

*** https://www.virustot...sis/1414754766/

- http://myonlinesecur...rd-doc-malware/
31 Oct 2014
Screenshot: http://myonlinesecur...868-0173124.png
* https://www.virustot...sis/1414744958/
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Fake 'Confirmation' SPAM - Word doc malware
- http://myonlinesecur...rd-doc-malware/
31 Oct 2014 - "An email saying 'Please find attached Remittance and BACS confirmation for September and October Invoices' pretending to come from  random names, companies and email addresses with a subject of 'Remittance Confirmation [random characters]' is another one from the current bot runs which try to download various Zbots, cryptolocker, ransomware and loads of other malware on your computer. They are using email addresses and subjects that will entice a user to read the email and open the attachment... The email looks like:

    Good morning,
     Please find attached Remittance and BACS confirmation for September and October Invoices
     Best Wishes
     Lynn Blevins
    Accounts Dept Assistant
    Site Management Services (Central) Ltd ...

31 October 2014 : CU293705.doc - Current Virus total detections: 0/52*
Be very careful with email attachments. All of these emails use Social engineering tricks to persuade you to open the attachments that come with the email... The basic rule is NEVER open any attachment to an email, unless you are expecting it..."
* https://www.virustot...sis/1414747524/
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Chrome 40 to terminate use of SSL ...
- http://www.theregist...ts_down_poodle/
31 Oct 2014 - "... Update 40* will remove SSLv3 and the hard-to-exploit cookie-stealing Padding Oracle on Downgraded Legacy Encryption (POODLE) attack. Cupertino followed -Redmond- in its browser POODLE put-down after a single click FixIt SSLv3 disabler was issued for Internet Explorer** ahead of removal in a few months. Google security engineer Adam Langley wrote in an update that some buggy servers may stop working as a result... -Chrome- 39 will show a yellow flag over the SSL lock icon, the protocol design flaw that allowed hackers to hijack victims' online accounts and which prompted tech companies to dump SSLv3 in upcoming releases such as -Mozilla's- Firefox 34***..."
* https://groups.googl...dev/Vnhy9aKM_l4

** https://support.micr...9008#FixItForMe

*** https://blog.mozilla...end-of-ssl-3-0/
 

 

Edited by AplusWebMaster, 31 October 2014 - 10:33 AM.

[AplusWebMaster]

FYI...

Fake invoice SPAM – Word doc malware
- http://myonlinesecur...rd-doc-malware/
3 Nov 2014 - "An email saying 'A new invoice has been created. Please find it attached' pretending to come from TM Group Helpdesk Billing with a subject of 'A new invoice [random characters]' has been created for You' is another one from the current bot runs which try to download various Zbots, cryptolocker, ransomware and loads of other malware on your computer. They are using email addresses and subjects that will entice a user to read the email and open the attachment... The email looks like:
    Dear Client,
     A new invoice, WJ7647670C  has been created. Please find it attached.
     Kind regards, Marcellus Powell
    TM Group
    Helpdesk Billing

3 November 2014 : PI646028B.doc - Current Virus total detections: 0/54*
Be very careful with email attachments. All of these emails use Social engineering tricks to persuade you to open the attachments that come with the email... The basic rule is NEVER open any attachment to an email, unless you are expecting it..."
* https://www.virustot...sis/1415010191/

- http://blog.dynamoo....34567c-has.html
3 Nov 2014
... Recommended blocklist:
91.222.139.45
213.140.115.29
149.62.168.210
111.125.170.132
121.78.88.208 "
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Fake Amazon SPAM - malicious DOC attachment
- http://blog.dynamoo....dispatched.html
UPDATE 1: 2014-11-03 - "... different version of the attachment (called ORDER-203-2083868-0173124.doc) which has a VirusTotal detection rate of 0/54* and contains this malicious macro... This downloads a file from http ://hilfecenter-harz .de/1.exe which also has zero detections at VirusTotal... It also downloads a malicious DLL... this as a version of Cridex...
Recommended blocklist 2:
84.40.9.34
37.139.23.200
hilfecenter- harz .de
garfield67 .de
* https://www.virustot...sis/1415004635/
 

 

Edited by AplusWebMaster, 03 November 2014 - 04:59 PM.

[AplusWebMaster]

FYI...

Fake 'New order' SPAM - Word doc malware
- http://myonlinesecur...rd-doc-malware/
4 Nov 2014 - "'New order 7757100' from site is an email saying 'Thank you for ordering'  pretending to come from random names at random companies  with a subject of 'New order 7757100 from site' is another one from the current bot runs which try to download various Zbots, cryptolocker, ransomware and loads of other malware on your computer. They are using email addresses and subjects that will entice a user to read the email and open the attachment... This email has what appears to be a genuine word doc attached which is -malformed- and contains a macro script virus... DO NOT follow the advice they give to enable macros to see the content. Almost all of these malicious word documents appear to be -blank- when opened...

Screenshots: http://myonlinesecur...0-from-site.png

- http://myonlinesecur...view-macros.png

4 November 2014 : Order561104135.doc - Current Virus total detections: 1/54*
Be very careful with email attachments. All of these emails use Social engineering tricks to persuade you to open the attachments that come with the email... The basic rule is NEVER open any attachment to an email, unless you are expecting it..."
* https://www.virustot...sis/1415093505/
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Fake 'Remittance' SPAM – Word doc malware
- http://myonlinesecur...rd-doc-malware/
4 Nov 2014 - "An email saying 'Please find attached the details of the payment credited to your account for the sum of 1739.67 GBP' pretending to come from DUCO with a subject of 'Remittance Advice November' [ random characters] with a malicious word document attachment is another one from the current bot runs which try to download various Zbots, cryptolocker, ransomware and loads of other malware on your computer. They are using email addresses and subjects that will entice a user to read the email and open the attachment... The email looks like:

    Dear Sir/Madam
     Please find attached the details of the payment credited to your account for the sum of 1739.67 GBP
     Regards,
    Domenic Burton
    Accounts Payable Department DUCO

4 November 2014 : De_BW574826C.doc - Current Virus total detections: 0/44*
Be very careful with email attachments. All of these emails use Social engineering tricks to persuade you to open the attachments that come with the email... The basic rule is NEVER open any attachment to an email, unless you are expecting it..."
* https://www.virustot...sis/1415106043/

- http://blog.dynamoo....ember-spam.html
4 Nov 2014
- https://www.virustot...sis/1415110852/
... Behavioural information
TCP connections
91.222.139.45: https://www.virustot...45/information/
213.140.115.29: https://www.virustot...29/information/
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'C-93 Virus Alert' - Phish ...
- http://www.hoax-slay...hing-scam.shtml
Nov 4, 2014 - "An email claiming to be from Windows Outlook warns that a 'C93 Virus' has been detected in your mailbox and you are therefore -required- to -click- a link to run a Norton anti-virus scan to resolve the issue. The email is -not- from Outlook or Microsoft. It is a phishing scam designed to trick you into giving your Microsoft Account login details to criminals... According to this email, which claims to be from 'Windows Outlook', a 'C93 Virus' has been detected in your mailbox. The message instructs you to click a link to run a Norton anti-virus scan that will 'remove all Trojan and viral bugs' from your account. But, warns the message, if you fail to run the scan, your mailbox will be -deactivated- ... Example:
Dear Outlook Member,
A C93 Virus has been detected in your mailbox, You are required to apply the new Norton AV security anti-virus to scan and to remove all Trojan and viral bugs from your mailbox Account, Failure to apply the scan your mailbox will be De-Activated to avoid our database from being infected.
Click on Optimal Scan and Log in to apply the service.
Thank you ...

If you click the link, you will be taken to a -fake- webpage that is designed to look like a genuine Microsoft account login. When you enter your login details and click the 'Sign In' button, you will be automatically -redirected- to a genuine Microsoft account page... the criminals can collect your login details and use them to hijack your real Microsoft Account. Because the same credentials are used to login to various Microsoft services, they are a valuable commodity for scammers... If you receive one of these -fake- virus warnings, do -not- click any links or open any attachments..."
___

Bitcoin bonanza - or blunders?
- https://www.virusbtn.../2014/11_04.xml
4 Nov 2014 - "... 'occasionally losing a lot of money through bugs and blunders... 'hard not to feel dizzy and somewhat overwhelmed by the security issues and implications.
> https://www.virusbtn...Pontiroli-1.jpg
Malware targeting Bitcoin wallets or using other people's resources to mine for cryptocurrencies are perhaps the least of our worries. What about virus code (or worse, child abuse material) ending up in the blockchain? Or the common flaw of transaction malleability? Or the almost existential threat of the "51% attack"? Cryptocurrencies are here to stay, but they come with their own unique set of problems that we cannot ignore... we're not in Kansas anymore..."
(More detail at the top virusbtn URL.)

- https://www.virusbtn...2014/10_31a.xml
31 Oct 2014
___

Facebook: gov't requests for user data rises 24%
- http://www.reuters.c...N0IO21Z20141104
Nov 4, 2014 - "Facebook Inc said requests by governments for user information rose by about a quarter in the first half of 2014 over the second half of last year. In the first six months of 2014, governments around the world made 34,946 requests for data. During the same time, the amount of content restricted because of local laws increased about 19 percent... Google reported in September a 15 percent sequential increase in the number of requests in the first half of this year, and a 150 percent rise in the last five years, from governments around the world to reveal user information in criminal investigations."
 

 

Edited by AplusWebMaster, 04 November 2014 - 04:03 PM.

[AplusWebMaster]

FYI...

Backoff PoS malware - stealthier, more difficult to analyze
- http://net-security....ews.php?id=2906
Nov 5, 2014 - "... Backoff infections are still on the rise. Fortinet researchers* have recently managed to get their hands on a new Backoff variant that shows that its authors haven't been idle. This version also does not have a version number, but has been given the name Backoff ROM. Compared to the older versions, Backoff ROM disguises itself as as a media player (mplayerc.exe) instead of a Java component in the autorun registry entries... Traffic between the malware and the C&C server is also encrypted, and the way the server responds with new commands for the malware has been simplified... for whatever reason, this new Backoff version does not have keylogging capabilities. But, the researchers believe that this is only a temporary change that will be reversed in newer versions..."
* http://blog.fortinet...off-pos-malware

- https://www.damballa...report-q3-2014/
10/24/2014
> https://www.damballa...soi-q3-2014.jpg

 

- http://atlas.arbor.n...ndex#1351521298
Elevated Severity
6 Nov 2014
Analysis: Since approximately Sep 8, 2014, this new version of the Backoff PoS malware has been classified in the ASERT malware analysis infrastructure, which contains at least three hundred distinct instances of Backoff... Easily compromised systems proliferate, and weak remote access deployments are often the culprit. Among the more difficult to compromise systems, tactics such as spear phishing, vendor compromise, partner attacks featuring lateral movement and other strategies well-known to more dedicated threat actors are bearing fruit for the attackers. Proper isolation, hardening, and monitoring of PoS deployments and associated infrastructure are crucial to reducing risks and detecting attackers that may already be present. PoS is squarely in the sights of many threat actors which means that organizations running PoS and their support infrastructure must realize that they are a target...
Source: http://www.net-secur...ews.php?id=2906
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Banking Trojan DRIDEX uses Macros for Infection
- http://blog.trendmic...-for-infection/
Nov 5, 2013 - "... DRIDEX arrives via spammed messages. The messages, supposedly sent by legitimate companies, talk about matters related to finance. The attachments are often said to be invoices or accounting documents.
Sample spammed message
> http://blog.trendmic.../11/dridex1.png
The attachment is a Word document containing the malicious macro code. Should the user open the document, they might see a blank document. We have seen other attachments stating that the content will not be visible unless the macro feature is enabled — which is disabled by default. Once this feature is enabled, the macro downloads DRIDEX malware:
Malicious attachment instructing users to enable the macro feature:
> http://blog.trendmic.../11/dridex2.png
It then performs information theft through methods like form grabbing, screenshots, and site injections... Attacks using exploit kits rely on vulnerabilities in order to be successful. If the affected system is not vulnerable, the attack will not be successful. Meanwhile, macros are commonly used in automated and interactive documents. If the macro feature was already enabled prior to the attack, the attack commences without any additional requirements. Otherwise, the attack must use a strong social engineering lure in order to convince the user to enable the feature. The reliance on social engineering could be seen as one advantage of macro spam. In exploit kit spam, if the system is no longer vulnerable, the possibility of a successful attack dwindles to nothing, even if it was able to trick the user into click the malicious link. In a macro spam attack, there is always that possibility that the user will be tricked into enabling the macro feature...
Top affected countries, based on data from September-October 2014:
> http://blog.trendmic.../11/dridex4.jpg
We traced the spam sending to several countries. The top ten spam sending countries include Vietnam, India, Taiwan, Korea, and China.
Top DRIDEX spam sending countries:
> http://blog.trendmic.../11/dridex5.jpg
... best to make sure to enable the macro security features* in Office applications. For organizations, IT administrators can enforce such security measures via Group Policy settings..."
* https://office.micro...P001049689.aspx
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'Free' Netflix Accounts: Good Luck With That...
- https://blog.malware...luck-with-that/
Nov 5, 2014 - "We’ve seen a number of Netflix themed websites which claim to offer up accounts / logins for fans of TV and movie streaming to get their fix -without- having to register or -pay- up to use the service...
1) freenetflixaccount(dot)info
This one is rather cookie-cutter and claims to have lots of accounts up for grab, linking to numerous “Netflix premium account” URLs further down the page.
> https://blog.malware...nflx1.jpg?w=564
However, all of the live links lead to the same survey page:
> https://blog.malware...14/11/nflx4.jpg
To get your hands on the supposed account credentials, you’d have to fill in an offer or sign up to whatever happens to be presented to you. Am I sensing an incoming theme here?…
2) freenetflixaccountasap(dot)com
This website has the visitor play an extremely long-winded and elaborate game of “click the thing”, distracting them with lots of options to choose from in order to watch some movies.
> https://blog.malware...14/11/nflx5.jpg
... According to the text underneath the many scrolling blue bars, they claim to log you into an account from your chosen region via proxy, set up a bunch of options then log you out. They then “upload the account details” to Fileice, and ask the visitor to “Click below to download the login details”.
> https://blog.malware...4/11/nflx12.jpg
... > https://blog.malware...4/11/nflx13.jpg
... Interesting to note that the “newly created” page has an entry on VirusTotal* from just over a week ago... Always be wary when presented with supposedly free accounts – remember that there’s something in it for the person offering them up, and it could be anything from survey scam affiliate cash and fakeouts to phishing and Malware attacks..."
* https://www.virustot...45e95/analysis/
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E-ZPass SPAM/Phish ...
- http://www.networkwo...lware-ploy.html
Nov 3, 2014 - "The Internet Crime Complaint Center* today said it has gotten more than 560 complaints about a rip-off using the E-ZPass vehicle toll collection system that uses phishing techniques to deliver malware to your computer. E-ZPass is an association of 26 toll agencies in 15 states that operate the E-ZPass toll collection program..."
* https://www.ic3.gov/...014/141103.aspx
"... The IC3 has received more than 560 complaints in which a victim receives an e-mail stating they have not paid their toll bill. The e-mail gives instructions to download the invoice by using the link provided, but the -link- is actually a .zip file that contains an executable with location aware malware. Some of the command and control server locations are associated with the ASProx botnet..."

- http://stopmalvertis...-to-asprox.html
9 July 2014
Screenshot: http://stopmalvertis...pass-asprox.jpg
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20 million new strains of malware - Q3 2014
- http://www.pandasecu...ied-in-q3-2014/
Oct 31, 2014 - "... some 20 million new strains were created worldwide in the third quarter of the year, at a rate of 227,747 new samples every day. Similarly, the global infection ratio was 37.93%, slightly up on the previous quarter (36.87%)... Trojans are still the most common type of malware (78.08%). A long way behind in second place come viruses (8.89), followed by worms (3.92%)...  Trojans also accounted for most infections during this period, some 75% of the total, compared with 62.80% in the previous quarter. PUPs are still in second place, responsible for 14.55% of all infections, which is down on the second quarter figure of 24.77. These are followed by adware/spyware (6.88%), worms (2.09%), and viruses (1.48)..."
 

Edited by AplusWebMaster, 07 November 2014 - 08:57 AM.

[AplusWebMaster]

FYI...

Fake Amazon SPAM - Word doc malware
- http://blog.mxlab.eu...spatched-order/
Nov 6, 2014 - "... intercepted a new trojan distribution campaign by email with the subject “Your Amazon .co.uk order has dispatched (#203-2083868-0173124)”. This email is sent from the spoofed address “Amazon .co.uk” <auto-shipping@ amazon .co.uk>” and has the following body:
    Dear Customer,
    Greetings from Amazon .co.uk,
    We are writing to let you know that the following item has been sent using Royal Mail.
    For more information about delivery estimates and any open orders, please visit: http ://www.amazon .co.uk/your-account
    Your order #203-2083868-0173124 (received November 5, 2014)
    Your right to cancel:
    At Amazon .co.uk we want you to be delighted every time you shop with us. O=
    ccasionally though, we know you may want to return items. Read more about o=
    ur Returns Policy at: http ://www.amazon .co.uk/returns-policy/
    Further, under the United Kingdom’s Distance Selling Regulations, you have =
    the right to cancel the contract for the purchase of any of these items wit=
    hin a period of 7 working days... If you’ve explored the above links but still need to get in touch with us, = you will find more contact details at the online Help Desk.=20
Note: this e-mail was sent from a notification-only e-mail address that can= not accept incoming e-mail.
Please do not reply to this message.=20
Thank you for shopping at Amazon .co.uk

The attached  file has the name Mail Attachment.doc and is approx. 230 kB large file. The malicious Word file is detected as W97M/Downloader.t, W97M.DownLoader.110 or W97M.Dropper.Obfus. At the time of writing, 4 of the 54 AV engines did detect the malicious file at Virus Total*..."
* https://www.virustot...sis/1415272790/

- http://myonlinesecur...rd-doc-malware/
31 Oct 2014
Screenshot: http://myonlinesecur...868-0173124.png
- https://www.virustot...56238/analysis/
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Fake 'Order' SPAM – Word doc malware
- http://myonlinesecur...rd-doc-malware/
6 Nov 2014 - "An email saying 'This is a notice that the invoice has been generated on 05.11.2014' pretending to come from random names at random companies with a subject of 'Successfull_Order 032574522' is another one from the current bot runs which try to download various Zbots, cryptolocker, ransomware and loads of other malware on your computer... The email looks like:
    Dear Customer, [redacted]
    This is a notice that the invoice has been generated on 05.11.2014.
    Your payment method is: credit card.
    The order reference is 468824369.
    Your credit card will be charged for 47.40 USD.
    The payment and delivery information is in attached file.
    Regards,
    Systems Company,
    Crocitto Greta

6 November 2014 : Order561104111.doc - Current Virus total detections: 6/54*
Be very careful with email attachments. All of these emails use Social engineering tricks to persuade you to open the attachments that come with the email... The basic rule is NEVER open any attachment to an email, unless you are expecting it... embedded malware or macro..."
* https://www.virustot...sis/1415152827/
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Fake Bank SPAM – PDF malware
- http://myonlinesecur...ke-pdf-malware/
6 Nov 2014 - "'The Bank INTERAC to Guillaume Gilnaught was accepted' pretending to come from RBC Banque Royale < ibanking@ rbc .com >  is another one from the current bot runs which try to download various Zbots, cryptolocker, ransomware and loads of other malware on your computer...

Screenshot: http://myonlinesecur...as-accepted.png

6 November 2014: INTERAC_pmt_11062014_0345875.zip: Extracts to:  INTERAC_pmt_11062014_0345875.exe
Current Virus total detections: 5/53* . This 'The Bank INTERAC to Guillaume Gilnaught was accepted" is another one of the spoofed icon files that unless you have “show known file extensions enabled“, will look like a proper PDF file instead of the .exe file it really is, so making it much more likely for you to accidentally open it and be infected..."
* https://www.virustot...sis/1415290279/
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Western Union Payment Confirmation Spam
- http://threattrack.t...nfirmation-spam
Nov 6, 2014 - "Subjects Seen:
    WUBS Outgoing Payment Confirmation for SOTR4465838
Typical e-mail details:
... This is an automatically generated response: please do not reply to this e-mail. For enquiries please contact Customer Service.
    Attached you will find the Outgoing Payment Confirmation for SOTR4465838. Please confirm all details are correct and notify us immediately if there are any discrepancies.
    Thank you for your business!

Malicious File Name and MD5:
    9574536_11062014.zip (5ED4C6DE460B2869088C523606415B4B)
    9574536_11062014.exe (C8A8F049313D1C67F1BAAF338FE5EDE0)

Screenshot: https://gs1.wac.edge...98aI1r6pupn.png

Tagged: Western Union, Upatre
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Apple blocks apps infected with WireLurker malware targeting iPhones and iPads
- http://www.theinquir...ds-via-mac-os-x
Nov 6, 2014 - "... Palo Alto Networks* discovered the malware threat that targets iPhones and iPads through Apple's Mac OS X operating system, putting an end to the age-old belief that iOS is virus-free. Apple has since responded, and said it has -blocked- third-party apps infected with the malware, which Palo Alto describes as the "biggest in scale" it has ever seen... "As always, we recommend that users download and install software from trusted sources.” Palo Alto discovered the new family of malware dubbed 'WireLurker', which is the first known malware that can attack iOS applications in a similar way to a traditional virus. Palo Alto describes the threat as heralding "a new era in malware attacking Apple's desktop and mobile platforms", and said that the malware is "the biggest in scale we have ever seen". WireLurker can attack iOS devices through Mac OS X using USB, and does so by installing third-party applications on non-jailbroken iPhones through 'enterprise provisioning'. The malware seems to be limited to China at present, where it is targeting devices via the Maiyadi App Store, a third-party Mac app store. WireLurker has been found in -467- OS X apps at Maiyadi, which Palo Alto claims have been downloaded 356,104 times so far... The firm also said that enterprises using Mac computers should ensure that mobile device traffic is routed through a threat prevention system."
* http://researchcente...-x-ios-malware/
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Hacks devise new simplified Phishing
- http://www.darkreadi.../d/d-id/1317242
Nov 5, 2014 - "...  a more efficient way to get unwary online shoppers to part with their personal data and financial account information. The new technique, dubbed 'Operation Huyao' by the security researchers at Trend Micro* who discovered it, basically lessens the time and effort needed for attackers to mount a phishing campaign while also making such attacks harder to spot... only when the user actually attempts to make a purchase that the proxy program serves up a modified page that walks the victim through a checkout progress designed to extract personal information and payment card or bank account information...  the phishers employed various blackhat SEO techniques to ensure that people doing specific product-related searches online were served up with results containing malicious links to the targeted store. Users who clicked on the links were then routed to the department store's website via the malicious proxy... In the first half of 2014 for instance, the median uptime for phishing attacks was 8 hours and 42 minutes, meaning that half of all phishing attackers were active for less than nine, the APWG** has noted... Even so, phishing continues to be a major problem. In the first six months of 2014, the industry group counted more than 123,700 unique phishing attacks which was the highest since the second half of 2009. A total of -756- institutions were specifically targeted in these attacks, the largest number ever during a six-month period. Of these companies -Apple- was the most phished brand."
* http://blog.trendmic...peration-huyao/

** http://docs.apwg.org...ort_1H_2014.pdf
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CVE-2014-1772 – IE vuln analysis
- http://blog.trendmic...-vulnerability/
Nov 5, 2014 - "... privately disclosed this vulnerability to Microsoft earlier in the year, and it had been fixed as part of the June Patch Tuesday update, as part of MS14-035*... this vulnerability was already patched some time ago... This highlights one important reason to upgrade to latest versions of software as much as possible: frequently, new techniques that make exploits more difficult are part of newer versions, making the overall security picture better..."
* https://technet.micr...y/ms14-035.aspx - Critical
Updated: Jun 17, 2014
V1.1 (June 17, 2014): Corrected the severity table and vulnerability information to add CVE-2014-2782 as a vulnerability addressed by this update. This is an informational change only. Customers who have already successfully installed the update do not need to take any action.
- https://web.nvd.nist...d=CVE-2014-1772 - 9.3 (HIGH)
Last revised: 06/26/2014
- https://web.nvd.nist...d=CVE-2014-2782 - 9.3 (HIGH)
Last revised: 06/26/2014
 

  

Edited by AplusWebMaster, 06 November 2014 - 02:50 PM.