Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID30202: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on August 15, 2017

Medium

Alert ID:

54847

First Published:

2017 August 15 15:27 GMT

Version:

1

Summary

• Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages distributing malicious software.

Email messages that are related to this threat (RuleID30202) may contain the following files:

Name	Size in Bytes	MD5 Checksum
RFQ-Qoute Request.zip / RFQ-Qoute Request.exe
2,582,627
0x7F8866D85917C5B75627CFAD283CD5F5

The following text is a sample of the email message that is associated with this threat outbreak:

> Subject: QUOTATION REQUEST

Message Body:

Dear Sir/Madam Greetings from AL SAHEL CONTRACTING COMPANY LLC.(Dubai, UAE.) My name is Gilbert El Obeid, Procurement Manager. Your company has been highly recommended to us. Please be informed that we have a government contract projects at hand and we require some materials for the same. Therefore, we are pleased to invite your company to quote as attached datasheet. In order to fully comply with our requirement, You are required to comply the following: - 1) Delivery Terms: CFR Port Dubai. 2) Payment Terms: LC 60 Days at sight. 3) Currency in USD 4) Price Validity: At least 30 days 5) Information for Country of Origin and Mill: 6) Process design and process guarantee shall be by process internals supplier Please refer to attached datasheets for your information. Your offer is expected by next Monday, August 28 2017 Looking forward for your favorable reply. Thank you Best Regards,

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Revision History

* Version	Description	Section	Date
1	Initial release to report significant activity detected by Cisco Security on August 15, 2017.	—	2017-August-15
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