Email messages coming from UPS with the subject “Postal Tracking #FDD4Q22514LDU4N” and the attached file UPS_DOC_986001.zip are part of a new malware distribution by email. MX Lab intercepted the first samples of a new variant…
MX Lab intercepted a new ZBot trojan today that is being distributed in the famous “Western Union MTCN” format. The message subject is “Western Union Transfer MTCN: 5815328212”. The attached file is a compresses zip…
A few days earlier we reported that the branding of Auslogics Software was being used in a spam campaign. We now noticed that Health.com has been subject of such abuse. MX Lab intercepted spam messages…
The correctional court of Brugges, Belgium, condems 18 persons with prison sentences from 2 to 6 years for sending out fraudulent spam between Februay 2007 and November 2008. In the Nigerian spam emails they claimed to have a…
A message with the subject line “Fwd: Look and tell…” that has been intercepted by the zero hour anti virus at MX Lab caught our attention. When submitting the details to Virus Total, only 14…
When spammers send their messages they try to hide their tracks by spoofing the From address in each message. Sometimes using valid domains or even real email addresses. In some cases they also try to…
Phishers send out a warning regarding a country-wide phishing attack and use the Federal Reserve Bank as the origin. The email is sent from Corporate Banking Alert <[email protected]> - this is spoofed because the real…
MX Lab intercepted emails with attached malware Trojan-Spy.Win32.Zbot.tnt regarding a failed money transfer that is handled by Western Union. The email subject is “Western Union Transfer MTCN: 9439449215” - note that the number is random and…
While the media cover each new outbreak of the swine flu, also known as the Mexican flu here in Belgium, spammers get inspired to use the subject in their spam campaigns. Here we have some…
