Sage "Outdated Invoice" spam

This fake Sage email leads to a malicious file.

From:     Sage Account & Payroll [invoice@sage.com]
Date:     9 September 2014 13:31
Subject:     Outdated Invoice

Sage Account & Payroll

You have an outdated invoice from Sage Accounting that is ready for payment. To find out more details on this invoice, please follow the link bellow or click here to view/download your account invoice: https://invoice.sage.co.uk/Account?902687=Invoice_090914.zip If we hold any information about you which is incorrect or if there are any changes to your details please let us know by so that we can keep our records accurate and up to date. If you would like to update your records or see a copy of the information that we hold about you, you can contact us at Data Protection Officer, Sage (UK) Ltd, North Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE13 9AA or by email to [redacted]. If you request a copy of your information you will need to pay a statutory fee which is currently £10. The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential. They are intended for the named recipient(s) only. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager or the sender immediately and do not disclose the contents to anyone or make copies. We have communicated this information with users as well, and we will continue to communicate with you through email as your transition continues. This email was sent to: [redacted]

This email was sent by: Sage UK Limited NC1-002-08-25, Newcastle upon Tyne., North Park, NE13 9AA, United Kingdom

Privacy and Security
Keeping your financial information secure is one of our most important responsibilities. For an explanation of how we manage customer information, please read our Privacy Policy. You can also learn how Sage UK Limited keeps your personal information secure and how you can help protect yourself.

The link in the email does not go to invoice.sage.co.uk at all, but loads a page from:
[donotclick]anphucconduit.com/cslxpnzwzg/jnxxblpzjn.html

which in turn executes the following scripts:
[donotclick]lager.leadhoster.com/jflguwjgdk/rqkypcjgqt.js
[donotclick]northinc.com/mlfbxurfhn/pctxizxtfd.js
[donotclick]www.drhousesrl.it/lpwfszqqjt/gttigxxhme.js
[donotclick]mariatome.myartsonline.com/ykfmbdqqrm/jgawguxmub.js

those scripts attempt to download a malicious .ZIP file from the following locations:
[donotclick]cartadegintonics.com/js/jquery/invoice_090914.zip
[donotclick]anpilainate.org/bin/invoice_090914.zip
[donotclick]raggiottoimpianti.it/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/invoice_090914.zip
[donotclick]importedjewelryoutlet.com/include/invoice_090914.zip

You would have expected an exploit kit after all this hard work, but not.. it's a plain old ZIP (invoice_090914.zip) file containing a malicious executable invoice_090914.scr which has a VirusTotal detection rate of 8/55.

The ThreatTrack report [pdf] and Anubis report show that the malware attempts to make a connection to:
vaderhopland.be/js/9k1.cl
95.141.37.158/0909uk1/NODE01/0/51-SP3/0/
95.141.37.158/0909uk1/NODE01/1/0/0/
95.141.37.158/0909uk1/NODE01/41/5/4/

Recommended blocklist:
95.141.37.158
vaderhopland.be
anphucconduit.com
lager.leadhoster.com
northinc.com
drhousesrl.it
mariatome.myartsonline.com
cartadegintonics.com
anpilainate.org
raggiottoimpianti.it
importedjewelryoutlet.com

"PAYMENT SLIP" spam comes with an encrypted .7z archive

This spam comes with a malicious attachment:

From:     daniel mo [danielweiche002@gmail.com]
Subject:     PAYMENT SLIP
Signed by:     gmail.com

Thanks for your last message,

We remitted 30% prepayment today amounting to 51,300USD against your invoice INV332831 as was agreed with you by our purchasing agent. Please check the attached invoice and the payment slip and correspond your account information. You will receive payment in your account after a few days.

Please confirm the receipt  below,
kindly use this password {121212} to view attachment for our payment slip;
Thanks,
Daniel
Accounts Assistant
67752222
64472801
Zenia Singapore Pte Ltd

In order to deal with the attachment new order.7z, you'll need something capable of dealing with .7z files (e.g. 7-Zip). Inside the archive is a malicious executable new order.scr which has a VirusTotal detection rate of 5/54. I have not been able to analyse the malware any further than this.

RBS "Important Docs" spam doing the rounds again

The Royal Bank of Scotland has been spoofed several times recently, this latest fake spam contains a payload that looks like it might be Cryptowall.

Date:      Mon, 8 Sep 2014 15:00:22 +0100 [10:00:22 EDT]
From:      Vicente Mcneill [Vicente@rbs.co.uk]
Subject:      Important Docs

Please review attached documents regarding your account.

Tel:  01322 929655
Fax: 01322 499190
email: Vicente@rbs.co.uk

This information is classified as Confidential unless otherwise stated. 

Attached is an archive RBS_Account_Documents.zip containing a malicious executable RBS_Account_Documents.scr which has a detection rate at VirusTotal of 4/53. The ThreatTrack analysis [pdf] shows that it attempts to download components from the following locations:

95.141.37.158/0809uk1/NODE01/0/51-SP3/0/
95.141.37.158/0809uk1/NODE01/1/0/0/
95.141.37.158/0809uk1/NODE01/41/5/4/
bullethood.com/ProfilePics/0809uk1.zip

95.141.37.158 is SeFlow.it Internet Services, Italy. bullethood.com is on a shared server at GoDaddy. The malware also appears to be attempting to connect to 94.23.250.88 (OVH, France).

Recommended blocklist:
bullethood.com
95.141.37.158
94.23.250.88

BH Live Tickets "Peter Pan" spam (bhlive.co.uk / bhlivetickets.co.uk)

I have seen a very large quantity of these spam emails, purporting to be from

From:     bhlivetickets@bhlive.co.uk
Date:     8 September 2014 08:43
Subject:     Confirmation of Order Number 484914

ORDER CONFIRMATION Order Number Order Date 484914 07-09-2014 13:00

YOUR E-TICKET(S) ARE ATTACHED TO THIS EMAIL, SENT TO [redacted]. Please print ALL PAGES of the PDF file attached to the email and bring them with you to gain admission to the event. The attachment requires that you have the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed, please click HERE to download and install this program. TICKETS QTY TICKET TYPE PRICE EACH TOTAL Peter Pan Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre Tue 23 Dec 2014 - 7:00 PM 3 Early Bird - Price A 18.00 54.00 6 Early Bird Child Under 16 - Price A 15.00 90.00 Ticket Information Circle/A 35-30 (6) , Circle/B 33-31 (3) DELIVERY METHOD AMOUNT Print At Home - E-Ticket(s) are attached to this order confirmation (You must be able to open and print a PDF file) 1.00 PAYMENTS TYPE # DATE AMOUNT Mastercard Sale ************7006 03-09-2014 13:00 145.00

Please keep this confirmation in a safe place. THIS IS NOT YOUR TICKET YOUR E-TICKET(S) ARE ATTACHED TO THIS EMAIL Please call 0844 576 3000 if there are any errors in your order, if you have not received your tickets as expected, or if you have any questions. BH Live Tickets Exeter Road, Bournemouth, BH2 5BH Tel: 0844 576 3000 bhlivetickets@bhlive.co.uk http://www.bhlivetickets.co.uk VAT Reg: 108 2248 37 TICKETS: 144.00 CHARGES: 1.00 TOTAL: 145.00 PAYMENTS RECEIVED: 145.00

These emails are not from BH Live Tickets and their systems have not been compromised in any way. Instead, these emails are a forgery with an attachment (tickets.3130599.zip or similar) which in turn contains a malicious executable (in this case tickets.332091.exe).

The VirusTotal detection rate for this malware is just 3/55. Comodo CAMAS reports that this downloads an additional component from tiptrans.com.tr/333 which has a VirusTotal detection rate of 4/51.

According to ThreatExpert, This second component POSTs some information to 80.94.160.129:8080 (OVH, France) and also appears to contact 92.222.46.165 (National Academy Of Sciences Of Belarus).

Recommended blocklist: (updates in italics)
tiptrans.com.tr
plancomunicacion.net
92.222.46.165
80.94.160.129

Added: there is at least one other version of the malicious binary, for example this one.  I have seen some reports that there are more.

UPDATE 2014-09-09:
A second spam run is in progress, essentially the same as the first one except some now have a subject in the form "Confirmation of E-Tickets Order Number 0088658".

There are two new binaries, well detected by anti-virus products with a VirusTotal score of 27/55 and 25/54.

In one case the binary downloaded an additional component from plancomunicacion.net/333  which has a detection rate of 25/54 and according to the ThreatExpert report has the same characteristics as before.

Also, the people operating BH Live have put a notice on their website.:

Concerns raised over emails purporting to be from BH Live Tickets
Published on 8 September 2014

Bournemouth, UK, 8 September – At approximately 7.30 this morning BH Live started to receive a high-volume of calls from members of the public in connection with an email purporting to come from BH Live Tickets. The email contains attachment(s) and hyperlinks relating to a booking for Peter Pan.

BH Live's Information Security teams together with information technology professionals and suppliers have investigated the matter and confirm that its internal systems have not been breached and that the emails were sent from known SPAM IP addresses. The emails are not genuine and do not originate from BH Live. A number of precautionary measures have been taken to ensure data, systems and networks continue to be protected.

The public is advised to delete these emails, to not open any attachments or links; ensure they are running the most up-to-date security products and that the operating system has been updated to the latest version. It is recommended that anyone receiving these emails update their passwords over the coming days.

BH Live continues to monitor the situation and is posting updates via websites and social media channels.

Shakira death hoax email comes with a malicious Word document

This Spanish-language spam email reports the (fake) death of Shakira in a car accident. Attached is a Word document that contains a malicious macro.

From:     El Universal [eluniversal@eluniversal.org]
Date:     5 September 2014 14:50
Subject:     Shakira muere en grave accidente

Muere Shakira en grave accidente

Esta madrugada a las 1:10 A.M. en el barrio la Macarena, Colombia. La conocida cantante e intérprete Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, sufrió un grave accidente automovilístico en el cual perdio la vida. Abordo del vehículo también se encontraba su manager, que quedó con heridas graves. Testigos, dicen que el auto conducido por este último, se dirigia a exceso de velocidad..

Para ver imágenes exclusivas y detalles de la noticia adjuntamos un documento con toda la información sobre este trágico acontecimiento.

Ampliaremos.

El Universal © todos los Derechos Reservados  2014.

This approximately translates as:

Shakira dies in serious accident

This morning at 1:10 A.M. in the neighborhood La Macarena, Colombia. The well-known singer and performer Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, suffered a serious car accident in which she lost herlife. Aboard the vehicle was her manager, who was seriously injured. Witnesses say the car driven by the latter, was speeding ..

To view exclusive images and details of the story, we have attached a document with all the information about this tragic event.

When attempting to open the Word document (IMAGENES_01.doc), the potential victim sees the following:

The rest of the document explains to the victim how to remove the security settings from Word, supposedly to enable them to view the pictures. But what will actually happen is that the malicious macro in the document will try to infect the PC.

This malicious document has a VirusTotal detection rate of just 2/54. According to an analysis of the document, it then appears to download additional components from an insecure Joomla site at [donotclick]www.papeleriaelcid.com/aurora/ajax/

This type of spam seems to commonly target Spanish-speaking South American victim (like this one).

In this case the originating IP was 207.150.195.247 (a SouthWeb Ventures IP allocated to a customer supposedly called "Microinformatica Gerencial, S.A. de C.V.").

Blocking the papeleriaelcid.com site and rejecting emails from 207.150.195.247 might be wise if you have Spanish-speaking users.

sage.co.uk "Invoice_7104304" spam

This fake invoice from Sage is actually a malicious PDF file:

From:     Margarita.Crowe@sage.co.uk [Margarita.Crowe@sage.co.uk]
Date:     23 July 2014 10:31
Subject:     FW: Invoice_7104304

Please see attached copy of the original invoice (Invoice_7104304).

Attached is a file sage_invoice_3074381_09042014.pdf which is identical to the payload for this Companies House spam circulated earlier.

Companies House "(AR01) Annual Return received" spam

This fake Companies House spam comes with a malicious attachment.

From:     Companies House [web-filing@companies-house.gov.uk]
Date:     4 September 2014 10:58
Subject:     (AR01) Annual Return received

Thank you for completing a submission Reference # (1650722).

    (AR01) Annual Return

Your unique submission number is 1650722
Please quote this number in any communications with Companies House.

Check attachment to confirm acceptance or rejection of this filing.

All web filed documents (with the exception of downloaded accounts templates) are available to view / download for 10 days after their original submission.

Once accepted, these changes will be displayed on the public record.

Not yet filing your accounts online? See how easy it is...

For enquiries, please telephone the Service Desk on +44 (0)303 1234 500 or email enquiries@companieshouse.gov.uk

This email was sent from a notification-only email address which cannot accept incoming mail. Please do not reply directly to this message.

Attached is a malicious PDF file ar01_456746_09042014.pdf which has a VirusTotal detection rate of 5/54. The Malware Tracker report shows that this attempts to exploit the CVE-2013-2729 flaw that was patched over a year ago.. so it may well be that if your version of Acrobat is up-to-date then you will be OK, as you will probably be if you use another PDF reader.

Sky.com "Statement of account" spam.. again.

These fake Sky emails are pretty common and have a malicious attachment:

Date:      Wed, 3 Sep 2014 09:17:22 +0200 [03:17:22 EDT]
From:      "Sky.com" [statement@sky.com]
Subject:      Statement of account

Afternoon,

Please find attached the statement of account.

We look forward to receiving payment for August, invoice as this is now due for payment.

Regards,
Clark

This email, including attachments, is private and confidential. If you have received this
email in error please notify the sender and delete it from your system. Emails are not
secure and may contain viruses. No liability can be accepted for viruses that might be
transferred by this email or any attachment. Wilson McKendrick LLP Solicitors, Queens
House, 29 St. Vincent Place, Glasgow G1 2DT Registered in Scotland No. SO303162. Members:
Mark Wilson LLB Dip. NP LP Allan T. McKendrick LLB Dip. LP NP. 

The attachment is Statement.zip which contains a malicious executable Statement.scr which has a reasonable VirusTotal detection rate of 18/55. The Anubis report indicates that the binary phones home to the following domains which may be worth blocking:

notarioschiapas.com
faviles.com

Fake westlothian.gov.uk "NDR Bill" email

Sometimes spammers come up with weird approaches. This one is a bill from West Lothian Council in the UK.. well, actually it isn't a bill but it comes with a malicious attachment.

From:     Ebilling [Ebilling@westlothian.gov.uk]
Date:     3 September 2014 09:20
Subject:     NDR Bill

Please find attached your Non Domestic Rates bill.

If your account is in credit you are due a refund unless you have any other debt due to the Council.

To allow your credit to be processed please confirm:

- If you want the credit transferred to another account you have with us. Please confirm the account details.
- If you want the credit refunded by cheque, please confirm who it should be sent to and the address.

Links to Non Domestic Rates information are detailed below.

Important Note:
If you access these links using a mobile phone the network provider may charge for this service.

Yours sincerely
Scott Reid
Revenues Manager

 http://www.westlothian.gov.uk/media/downloaddoc/1799465/1851216/2395547

* PDF Viewer required.

This message, together with any attachments, is sent subject to the
following statements:

1.    It is sent in confidence for the addressee only.  It may
    contain legally privileged information.  The contents are
    not to be disclosed to anyone other than the addressee.
    Unauthorised recipients are requested to preserve this
    confidentiality and to advise the sender immediately.
2.    It does not constitute a representation which is legally
    binding on the Council or which is capable of constituting
    a contract and may not be founded upon in any proceedings
    following hereon unless specifically indicated otherwise.

http://www.westlothian.gov.uk

Attached is a file 00056468.pdf.zip which contains a malicious executable D0110109.PDF.exe (which has an icon to make it look like a PDF file). This has a low detection rate at VirusTotal of 4/55.

The Comodo CAMAS report shows that it downloads an additional component from the following locations:

paodeler.com/333
awat.ugu.pl/333
twigsite.org/333
chico-assen.nl/333
beckerseguros.com.br/333
vacacionescosta.com.ar/333
frere-bros.com/333
kaituforumas.lt/333
www.van-der-leest.nl/333
lavetrinadeimotori.it/333
uj.spexx.hu/333
hamalabeachresort.com/333
voladora.com/333
ccemanpower.com/333
tiptrans.com.tr/333
areteeventos.com.br/333
ochodiez.com.ar/333
www.alabiimoveis.com/333
www.tbdistributors.co.nz/333
itspecialist.ro/333
groupgraphic.dk/333

This second component has a VT detection rate of just 3/55. The Anubis report shows an attempted phone home to 80.94.160.129 (National Academy of Sciences of Belarus) and 92.222.46.165 (OVH, France)

Recommended blocklist:
80.94.160.129
92.222.46.165
paodeler.com
awat.ugu.pl
twigsite.org
chico-assen.nl
beckerseguros.com.br
vacacionescosta.com.ar
frere-bros.com
kaituforumas.lt
van-der-leest.nl
lavetrinadeimotori.it
uj.spexx.hu
hamalabeachresort.com
voladora.com
ccemanpower.com
tiptrans.com.tr
areteeventos.com.br
ochodiez.com.ar
alabiimoveis.com
tbdistributors.co.nz
itspecialist.ro
groupgraphic.dk

Something evil on 95.163.121.188 (Sweet Orange EK)

95.163.121.188 is currently hosting the Sweet Orange Exploit Kit (hat tip). The IP is allocated to Digital Networks CJSC (aka DINETHOSTING) that has featured on this blog many times before.

Currently I can see the following domains active on this IP address. Ones highlighted are flagged as malicious by Google.

cdn2.sefu.co
cdn3.sefu.co
cdn4.sefu.co
cdn5.sefu.co
cdn.seefu.co
cdn2.seefu.co
cdn3.seefu.co
cdn.seefoo.co
cdn2.seefoo.co
cdn3.seefoo.co
cdn.critico.co
cdn.easynet.co
cdn.networkguys.co
cdn.tequilacritico.es
cdn2.tequilacritico.es
cdn3.tequilacritico.es
cdn4.tequilacritico.es
cdn5.tequilacritico.es
cdn.critico.com.mx
cdn.critico.mx
cdn.thecritico.mx
cdn2.thecritico.mx
cdn4.thecritico.mx
cdn5.thecritico.mx
cdn.tequilacritico.mx
cdn2.tequilacritico.mx
cdn3.tequilacritico.mx
cdn4.tequilacritico.mx
cdn5.tequilacritico.mx
cdn.sweetip.uk.com
cdn2.sweetip.uk.com
cdn3.sweetip.uk.com
cdn4.sweetip.uk.com
cdn5.sweetip.uk.com
cdn.sweetip.com
cdn2.sweetip.com
cdn3.sweetip.com
cdn4.sweetip.com
cdn5.sweetip.com
cdn.brazitel.com
cdn.thecritico.com
cdn2.thecritico.com
cdn3.thecritico.com
cdn4.thecritico.com
cdn5.thecritico.com
google.chagwichita.com
cdn.tequilatimes.com
cdn2.tequilatimes.com
cdn3.tequilatimes.com
cdn4.tequilatimes.com
cdn5.tequilatimes.com
google.ajdistributor.com
cdn.netguysglobal.com
cdn.tequilacritics.com
cdn2.tequilacritics.com
cdn3.tequilacritics.com
cdn4.tequilacritics.com
cdn5.tequilacritics.com
cdn.mcelectricalinc.com
cdn.tequilaspectator.com
cdn2.tequilaspectator.com
cdn3.tequilaspectator.com
cdn4.tequilaspectator.com
cdn5.tequilaspectator.com
cdn.primrosebrentwood.com
cdn.tequilaguildofamerica.com
cdn2.tequilaguildofamerica.com
cdn3.tequilaguildofamerica.com
cdn4.tequilaguildofamerica.com
cdn5.tequilaguildofamerica.com
cdn.primrosenashvillemidtown.com
cdn.seefu.net
cdn2.seefu.net
cdn3.seefu.net
cdn4.seefu.net
cdn5.seefu.net
cdn.seefoo.net
cdn2.seefoo.net
cdn3.seefoo.net
cdn.sweetip.net
cdn2.sweetip.net
cdn3.sweetip.net
cdn4.sweetip.net
cdn5.sweetip.net
cdn.networkguys.net
cdn2.networkguys.net
cdn3.networkguys.net
cdn.tequilacritico.net
cdn2.tequilacritico.net
cdn3.tequilacritico.net
cdn4.tequilacritico.net
cdn5.tequilacritico.net
cdn.gandco.pro
cdn.primrosebrentwood.xyz
cdn.tequilatimes.info
cdn2.tequilatimes.info
cdn3.tequilatimes.info
cdn4.tequilatimes.info
cdn5.tequilatimes.info
cdn.georgicasweets.info
cdn.sefu.mobi
cdn2.sefu.mobi
cdn3.sefu.mobi
cdn4.sefu.mobi
cdn5.sefu.mobi
cdn.seefu.mobi
cdn2.seefu.mobi
cdn3.seefu.mobi
cdn4.seefu.mobi
cdn5.seefu.mobi
cdn.seefoo.mobi
cdn2.seefoo.mobi
cdn3.seefoo.mobi
cdn.georgika.co
cdn.georgicasuites.com
cdn.georgicasweets.com
google.vctelectronics.com
cdn.limodog.net
cdn2.limodog.net
cdn3.limodog.net
cdn4.limodog.net
cdn5.limodog.net
cdn.soundpet.net
cdn2.soundpet.net
cdn3.soundpet.net
cdn4.soundpet.net
cdn5.soundpet.net
cdn.georgicas.net
cdn.georgicasweets.net
cdn.georgicasweets.org
cdn.limodog.xyz
cdn2.limodog.xyz
cdn3.limodog.xyz
cdn4.limodog.xyz
cdn5.limodog.xyz
cdn.georgicas.mobi
cdn.georgicasweets.mobi
cdn.georgika.net

The domains appear to be legitimates ones that have been hijacked in some way.

95.163.121.188 forms part of a large netblock of 95.163.64.0/18 - I have had half of this (95.163.64.0/19) blocked for several years which has stopped a great deal of badness, so I recommend that you block either the /19 or /18 and/or the following domains:

sweetip.uk.com
critico.com.mx
critico.co
easynet.co
georgika.co
networkguys.co
seefoo.co
seefu.co
sefu.co
ajdistributor.com
brazitel.com
chagwichita.com
georgicasuites.com
georgicasweets.com
mcelectricalinc.com
netguysglobal.com
primrosebrentwood.com
primrosenashvillemidtown.com
sweetip.com
tequilacritics.com
tequilaguildofamerica.com
tequilaspectator.com
tequilatimes.com
thecritico.com
vctelectronics.com
tequilacritico.es
georgicasweets.info
tequilatimes.info
georgicas.mobi
georgicasweets.mobi
seefoo.mobi
seefu.mobi
sefu.mobi
critico.mx
tequilacritico.mx
thecritico.mx
georgicas.net
georgicasweets.net
georgika.net
limodog.net
networkguys.net
seefoo.net
seefu.net
soundpet.net
sweetip.net
tequilacritico.net
georgicasweets.org
gandco.pro
limodog.xyz
primrosebrentwood.xyz

IRMGF (Inspiration Mining Corporation) pump-and-dump spam

Here's another pump-and-dump spam pushing a stock that as far as I can see is utterly worthless.

From:     WallStreetOTC Daily
Date:     29 August 2014 13:36
Subject:     This company is about to go ten fold.

WallStreetOTC Daily

August 29, 2014

Billlions in proven reserves just found

Dear Investor,

Every once in a while a ridiculous deal presents itself. IRMGF (or inspiration miniing corporation) is a junior miining company that has properties in Ontario, Utah and Chile and has just found massive reserves of nickel, copper platinum and other rare metals. Walstreet is about to start buying up shares in IRMGF this very quickly as it is so cheap right now trading at just under 10cents. I expect to see this hit a dollar next week. Move quickly.

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IRMGF trades on the Toronto stock exchange, it appears to have no income or cash assets but does have land holdings in Ontario. In May 2007 the share price was up to $6.82, today it is around one-hundredth of that at $0.073 a share, according to this data. There are around 75 million shares and options, which gives the firm a nominal market cap of $5.5m.

Trading levels are normally close to zero, but in late May and early June around 5.5 million shares were bought at about $0.15, since when the price halved.

Sometimes there is a pattern of share purchases just before the pump-and-dump operation, but that does not seem to be the case here.. so whoever is promoting this illegal spam run most likely already holds stock in the company.

Don't be tempted to buy stock in this company.. somebody is probably trying to cash out and is using this illegal method to try to maximise their returns. Normally when the P&D spam finishes, the stock price collapses leaving people daft enough to invest out of pocket.

UPDATE:  there have been many more of these over the weekend..

From:     SuperStocksTIPS Daily
Date:     29 August 2014 19:14
Subject:     This company just struck gold. Cashin on the rush.

SuperStocksTIPS Daily


If you are reading this now you must act very quickly.



I.R.M.G.F (inspiration.miining.corp) is about to blow up. They have just found billiions worth of minerals on their properties and the stokc is about to soar to new highs. My analyst told me that we could see shares go up by as much as 15 times in a span of days. Move fast before bargainprices run out.



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Date:     30 August 2014 11:33
Subject:     (IRMGF) has produced big gains this week!

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If you can get sharres in this company for less than 15cents you are very lucky. It is currently at slightly under 10cents but we expect that itll soar a lot today. I.R_M_G_F (inspiration miningg corporation) just found billlions in proven reserves, special, rare and precious mettals.

We expect to see shhares cross the 2dollar range next week. Act quickly before its too late.

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If this company doesnt at least triple im retiring



My prediction is coming true.

I told you I R M,G:F, inspraition miningg corp, was going to soar to new highs.

Since the company discovered 4billion worth of proven metal reserves it has become the target of Walstreet invesstors looking to cash in on the rush.

Analysts are predicting a rise to over 1dollar in the coming weeks from a current price of 11cents.

Be swift and grab sharres first thing tuesday morning.


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Subject:     Gains of over 55 percent! Momentum is strong!

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Happy labor day week end.

As you know , inspiration miniing corporation, IR:M,GF is up over 55% for the week on massive news on metals discovery.

The company is now sitting on more than 3billion worth of preciousmetals reserves. Sharess are tradinng at 11cents right now and are expected to reach more than a dollar each next week.

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Date:     1 September 2014 06:39
Subject:     Ready? Last reminder
 

cars4cashuk.com scam and Cyber Cast International (CCIHosting), Panama [190.97.160.0/21]

I spotted this scam warning on the Autotrader website:

We have received reports of customers receiving a text message asking them to visit www.cars4cashuk.com to sell their cars quickly for cash. Customers are asked to pay a deposit in order to secure the sale of their vehicle. This website is not genuine and in no way affiliated with AutoTrader. We are currently working to have this website shut down.

For more information please contact our Customer Security team on 0330 303 9001.

The site is a crude attempt to extract money from unsuspecting people trying to trade their car, but it does feature the AutoTrader logo prominently.

If you're trying to sell your car then probably all you need to know is that it's a scam, and you probably don't need to read any further. But if you read my blog regularly then you might want to read on..

The site has no ownership information, but a check of the WHOIS details show the following contacts:

Domain Name: CARS4CASHUK.COM
Registry Domain ID:
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.1api.net
Registrar URL: http://www.1api.net
Updated Date: 2014-08-10T15:31:12Z
Creation Date: 2014-08-10T15:31:12Z
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2015-08-10T15:31:12Z
Registrar: 1API GmbH
Registrar IANA ID: 1387
Registrar Abuse Contact Email: abuse@1api.net
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +49.68416984x200
Reseller: www.sky-ip.com http://www.sky-ip.com/
Domain Status: ok - http://www.icann.org/epp#OK
Registry Registrant ID:
Registrant Name: José Castrellón
Registrant Organization: CyberCast
Registrant Street: Ricardo J. Alfaro, El Dorado
Registrant City: Panama
Registrant State/Province: Panama
Registrant Postal Code: 0819-06448
Registrant Country: PA
Registrant Phone: +507.3014841
Registrant Phone Ext:
Registrant Fax:
Registrant Fax Ext:
Registrant Email: domains@sky-ip.com
Registry Admin ID:
Admin Name: José Castrellón
Admin Organization: CyberCast
Admin Street: Ricardo J. Alfaro, El Dorado
Admin City: Panama
Admin State/Province: Panama
Admin Postal Code: 0819-06448
Admin Country: PA
Admin Phone: +507.3014841
Admin Phone Ext:
Admin Fax:
Admin Fax Ext:
Admin Email: domains@sky-ip.com
Registry Tech ID:
Tech Name: José Castrellón
Tech Organization: CyberCast
Tech Street: Ricardo J. Alfaro, El Dorado
Tech City: Panama
Tech State/Province: Panama
Tech Postal Code: 0819-06448
Tech Country: PA
Tech Phone: +507.3014841
Tech Phone Ext:
Tech Fax:
Tech Fax Ext:
Tech Email: domains@sky-ip.com
Name Server: ns1.cybercastco.com
Name Server: ns2.cybercastco.com

So who are José Castrellón and CyberCast (aka CyberCast International). Are they the scammers? Well, no.. CyberCast (through their website at ccihosting.com) offer anonymous offshore hosting and domain registrations. The sort of things that scammers love, although of course there are legitimate uses for such things. CyberCast presumably are not doing the actual scamming, but I'd suggest that they could be accused of some level of complicity.

So.. you can buy a domain and web hosting using an anonymous payment system like Bitcoin or Perfect Money and it seems more-or-less do what you like with it. Now, that's great if you are running a web site dedicated to overthrowing an oppressive regime (for example) but the bulk of the sites hosted by CyberCast are a lot less savoury, including phishing sites, sites selling DDOS services, counterfeit goods, trading stolen credit card information, piracy sites, spam, cybersquatting, illegal or fake pharmacies, hacking sites and a little bit of porn as well.

There may well be some legitimate sites hosted by this company, I spotted some local Panamanian sites for example, but the overwhelming majority of the CyberCast / CCIHosting address space is completely toxic, therefore I would strongly recommend that you block access to the 190.97.160.0/21 range from your network.

There is not a lot of reputation data for the sites in this /21, but I have compiled a list of sites, IPs, WOT ratings and Google and SURBL prognoses here [csv].

"Customer Statements" malware spam

This brief spam has a malicious PDF attachment:

Fom:     Accounts [hiqfrancistown910@gmail.com]
Date:     27 August 2014 09:51
Subject:     Customer Statements

Good morning,attached is your statement.
My regards.
W ELIAS

Attached is a file Customer Statements.PDF which has a VirusTotal detection rate of 6/55. Analysis is pending.

"Morupule Coal Mine" malware spam

This fake invoice spam claims to be from a (real) coal mine in Botswana. But in fact the PDF file attached to the message is malicious.

From:     Madikwe, Gladness [GMadikwe@mcm.co.uk]
Date:     27 August 2014 10:43
Subject:     Tax Invoice for Delivery Note 11155 dated 22.08.14

Hello ,   

Please find attached the invoice for delivery note 11155 which was created on the 22 . 08. 14 after a system error to process this tax invoice.

Thank you      
Regards

Gladness B Madikwe
Sales & Marketing Clerk
Morupule Coal Mine
Private Bag 35
Palapye,Botswana
Tel:  +267 494 1204
Cell: +267 71373569
Fax:  +267 4920643


Debswana Diamond Company Email Disclaimer: The information contained in this e-mail is confidential and may be subject to legal privilege. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not use, copy, distribute or disclose the e-mail or any part of its contents or take any action in reliance on it. If you have received this e-mail in error, please e-mail the sender by replying to this message. All reasonable precautions have been taken to ensure no viruses are present in this e-mail and the sender cannot accept responsibility for loss or damage arising from the use of this e-mail or attachments.

Neither the Morupule Coal Mine nor the Debswana Diamond Company mentioned in the disclaimer are anything to do with this spam email, in fact it originates from a hacked machine in India.

The attachment has a VirusTotal detection rate of 5/54. My PDF-fu isn't good enough to tell you what this malware actually does, but you can definitely guarantee that it is malicious.

Vodafone MMS service malware spam

This fake Vodafone spam comes with a malicious attachment. There is not body text as such, the header reads:

From:     Vodafone MMS service [mms813562@vodafone.co.uk]
Date:     26 August 2014 12:00
Subject:     IMG Id 813562-PictQbmR TYPE--MMS

The version I had was mangled and the attachment was just called noname which required a bit of work to turn into a ZIP file IMG Id 813562-PicYbgRr TYPE--MMS.zip which in turn contains a malicious executable Picture Id 550125-PicSfdce TYPE-MMS.exe

This .EXE file has a VirusTotal detection rate of 3/55. The malware then attempts to download additional components from the following locations:

lovina.co.id/333
swfilms.co.nz/333
terria.ch/333
everlandvn.vn/333
custy.org/333
applnw.com/333
bodypro.co.nz/333
trafacs.com/333
pocketapps.co/333
opencart.guru/333
btw.co.il/~btwcoil/333
panaceamediacorp.com/333
trijayadi.net/333
muabandiaoc.vn/333
yamahamatsakti.com/333
smk-assaabiq.sch.id/333
vinamex.com/333
lindy.co.id/333
webpixsolutions.com/333
tnk-sat.com/333
vinaconexmec.vn/333
192.254.186.106/333
diennhest.vn/333
shiftgears.com.au/333
datrix-news.com/333
localnewshost.com/333
dp37198306.lolipop.jp/333
kampungnasi.com/333
www.devdemoz.com/333

This second component has a VirusTotal detection rate of 3/53. The CAMAS report for that component is here.

If you can block your network perimeter by pattern, then the "/333" string might be good to look for. Else I would recommend the following blocklist:

192.254.186.106
lovina.co.id
swfilms.co.nz
terria.ch
everlandvn.vn
custy.org
applnw.com
bodypro.co.nz
trafacs.com
pocketapps.co
opencart.guru
btw.co.il
panaceamediacorp.com
trijayadi.net
muabandiaoc.vn
yamahamatsakti.com
smk-assaabiq.sch.id
vinamex.com
lindy.co.id
webpixsolutions.com
tnk-sat.com
vinaconexmec.vn
diennhest.vn
shiftgears.com.au
datrix-news.com
localnewshost.com
dp37198306.lolipop.jp
kampungnasi.com
devdemoz.com

Aggressive scumbag spam 2014-08-12

More from this prolific spammer that I'm calling F3Y for the moment (because the fake email address in the WHOIS details always consists of a Female name plus 3 numbers and is hosted by Yahoo!).

IP address belong to Global Layer BV in the US who say that they have already terminated them.

IPs:
162.222.193.53
162.222.193.54
162.222.193.55
162.222.193.56
162.222.193.58

Domains:
improvewindowshutters.mobi
entirerussianbrides.mobi
med-enrollmentpick.mobi
starmiraclecure.mobi
mostasiandating.mobi

Example subjects:
Re: Timberlane - The World???s Finest Handcrafted Shutters Catalog: 5825659
Hey, Ilsa, Sasha, Sonya and others want to say Hello
Re: Are you still eligible to change your Medicare Plan? Find out today. Notice #3850150
Fwd: 5 Diseases You Thought Couldn't Be Cured, Blog: 16602444
Hey, Meet Ming our top pick of the week. No. 15318724

Fake WHOIS details:
Registrant ID:657a6ba9372a5461
Registrant Name:Alisons Foley
Registrant Organization:n/a
Registrant Street1:6418 N Us Highway 41
Registrant City:Jacksonville
Registrant State/Province:FL
Registrant Postal Code:33572
Registrant Country:US
Registrant Phone:+1.8136490339
Registrant Email:alisonsfoleym634@yahoo.com

Aggressive scumbag spam 2014-08-11

These prolific scumbag spammers [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] are back again.. this time pumping out masses of spam from two different IP ranges.

The first batch is Terratransit Ag/ Kodos in Belize. The web host has reported that they have terminated the spammers.

IPs:
31.220.40.40
31.220.40.41
31.220.40.42
31.220.40.43
31.220.40.46
31.220.40.49
31.220.40.51

Domains:
unitemedicarehelp.us
fineeuropeansbrides.us
foundmiraclecure.us
leadingcasualmeet.us
survivalbracelettry.us
preparedlanguage.us
greatfloorcoating.us

Sample subjects:
Re: Unhappy with your Plan? Notice #18093831
Hi, Ilsa, Sasha, Sonya and others want to say Hello
Re: 5 Diseases You Thought Couldn't Be Cured, See Article 4093078
Hi, Hook-up with sexy people looking for fun? Invite No. 11413790
Fwd: New Survival Bracelet Sample. Gift: 18003902
Hey, 1 Sneaky Linguistic Secret to Learning a Foreign Language. No. 12072666
Re: Garage Floor Coatings before Winter Rain and Snow

The second batch belongs to Nforce in the US. The spammers have been using this web host repeatedly, and since their abuse@ email address bounces I would suggest blocking the entire /24.

IPs:
46.166.178.34
46.166.178.35
46.166.178.37
46.166.178.38
46.166.178.41
46.166.178.42
46.166.178.43

Domains:
completelydroplbs.us
showmedicarehelp.us
seekeuropeansbrides.us
imiraclecure.us
behindpaleo.us
improvehomeshutters.us
asianbridesluv.us

Example subjects:
Hi, Foreskolin - Recently reviewed on The Dr. Oz Show. Order: 4735337
Re: Unhappy with your Plan? Notice #3414040
Hi, Ilsa, Sasha, Sonya and others want to say Hello
Re: 5 Diseases You Thought Couldn't Be Cured, See Article 4023242
Re: "Ancient" Nutrition Plan - Look and Feel Amazing. Video: 10558123
Fwd: Timberlane - The World???s Finest Handcrafted Shutters Catalog: 2640878
Re: It's Communication Week. Ting and her friends want to say Hi No: 14630251

"Ministerio Publico federal 11 08 2014 07:35" spam / informativoministeriopublico.info

This Portuguese-language spam originates from a Brazilian-IP address and has a somewhat convincing domain of informativoministeriopublico.info - but in fact it simply leads to a  malicious attachment.

From:     [victim]
To:     [victim]
Date:     11 August 2014 14:33
Subject:     Ministerio Publico federal 11 08 2014 07:35

VISUALIZAR-PROCESSO-MPF
Scan Security Avast, NOD 100% Seguro.

The link in the email goes to a bit.ly address that forwards to [donotclick]informativoministeriopublico.info/2014-20090717094507AAtpljuX&ei=sVblU7RHpd-wBKbhgZgG&ved=0CBsQvwUoAAqid=20090717094507AAtpljuX&ei=sVblU7RHpd-wBKbhgZgG&ved=0CBsQvwUoAA.html which has garnered a fair number of clicks according to the bit.ly statistics:

From there the victim goes to a download page (it tries to start automatically) which downloads MPF-747-53.2014.5.01.0466.pdf.zip which contains a malicious executable MPF-747-53.2014.5.01.0466.pdf.cpl which has a VirusTotal detection rate of 16/54.

This trojan downloads other components, although at the moment I am not sure what (you can guarantee it will be nothing good).

The malware site informativoministeriopublico.info has been created specifically for this purpose with anonymous registration details, and is hosted on 192.3.129.10 (ClearVPS / ColoCrossing, US). This IP address has been used for a number of other similar sites:

informativoministeriopublico.info
spc-cobrancas.net
ministeriopublico.net
serasaexperian.biz

The 192.3.129.0/25 range has some questionable sites in it, and you might want to block the whole lot as a precaution. You should definitely block 192.3.129.10 though. 

The originating IP is 200.219.245.194 (Alog-02 Solucoes De Tecnologia Em Informatica S.a., Brazil). The presence of a Brazilian IP address as the sender is interesting, because it does make the email look more legitimate if the headers are examined.

"Security concern on your AmericanExpress Account" spam

This fake AmEx spam appears to lead to a phishing site on multiple URLs:

From:     American Express [AmericanExpress@welcome.aexp.com]
Date:     24 July 2014 10:35
Subject:     Security concern on your AmericanExpress Account   

Dear Customer:

We are writing to you because we need to speak with you regarding a security concern on your account. Our records indicate that you recently used your American Express card on August 8, 2014.

For your security, new charges on the accounts listed above may be declined. If applicable, you should advise any Additional Card Member(s) on your account that their new charges may also be declined.

To secure your account , please click log on to : http://americanexpress.com

Your prompt response regarding this matter is appreciated.

Sincerely,

American Express Identity Protection Team   
   
Please do not reply to this e-mail. This customer service e-mail was sent to you by American Express. You may receive customer service e-mails even if you have unsubscribed from marketing e-mails from American Express.

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This email was sent to [redacted].

American Express Customer Service Department
P.O. Box 297817 | Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33329-7817

2014 American Express Company. All rights reserved.

In this case the link goes to a phishing site at anerican-fortress.com/americanexpress/ but there seem to be a bunch of them at the moment:

anerikan-regress.com/americanexpress/
american-progrecs.com/americanexpress/
anerican-fortress.com/americanexpress/
amerikan-sunfacess.com/americanexpress/

IPs in use are:
91.219.29.35 (FLP Kochenov Aleksej Vladislavovich, Ukraine)
188.240.32.75 (SC CH-NET SRL, Romania)

I recommend blocking these IPs (
91.219.29.35
188.240.32.75

Aggressive scumbag spam 2014-08-08

More aggressive spam from the scumbag spammers I have been tracking for a few days [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7].. this time spamming from ColoCrossing IPs. I daresay they will have another spam run starting soon from a completely new IP range.

IPs:
198.23.159.51
198.23.159.52
198.23.159.53
198.23.159.54
198.23.159.55
198.23.159.56

Domains:
clubbrides.com
extremeconcretecoating.com
propermedicare.com
anyonegetskinny.com
rarecure.com
denynervepain.com

Sample subjects:
Hey, Ilsa, Sasha, Sonya and others want to say Hello
Re: Garage Floor Coatings before Winter Rain and Snow
Unhappy with your Plan? Notice #12942715
Hey, Foreskolin - Recently reviewed on The Dr. Oz Show. Order: 11343923
Fwd: 5 Diseases You Thought Couldn't Be Cured, See Article 18871602
Hey, SUFFERING? New Neuropathy Curing Breakthrough Revealed

Fake WHOIS:
Registrant Name: JENNY DAVIES
Registrant Organization:
Registrant Street: 17260 HARBOUR POINTE DR
Registrant City: JACKSONVILLE
Registrant State/Province: FL
Registrant Postal Code: 33908
Registrant Country: US
Registrant Phone: +1.8888961959
Registrant Phone Ext:
Registrant Fax: +1.5555555555
Registrant Fax Ext:
Registrant Email: jennydavies386@yahoo.com

I'm currently working on some leads as to which particular scumbags are behind this..

UPDATE 1:

The pattern continues, still on ColoCrossing..

IPs:
198.23.159.57
198.23.159.58
198.23.159.59

Domains:
factsautowarranty.com
textasianbrides.com
useharprefi.com

Sample subjects:
Re: Expiration Notice: Keep Your Auto Warranty. Notice#5527104
Fwd: It's Communication Week. Ting and her friends want to say Hi No: 9183446
Fwd: Save-Thousands on Your Home Loan. Rpt: 7977757

UPDATE 2:

ColoCrossing seem unresponsive to the problem, here is another batch from the same range.

IPs:
198.23.159.60
198.23.159.61
198.23.159.62

Domains:
yeswalkintubs.com
secretlocalsingles.com
epichomesiding.com

Example subjects:
Hi, Learn about the Versatility of a Walk in Bathtub Message: 24268321
Hey, Hook-up with sexy people looking for fun? Invite No. 9938717
Hey, New siding can increase the value of your home. Correspondence: 12613390

Given the volume of spam and lack of action from ColoCrossing, perhaps blocking 198.23.159.0/24 is the best bet.

"FW: Resume" spam has a malicious attachment

This terse spam is malicious:

Date:      Fri, 8 Aug 2014 05:57:02 +0700 [08/07/14 18:57:02 EDT]
From:      Janette Sheehan [Janette.Sheehan@linkedin.com]
Subject:      FW: Resume

Attached is my resume, let me know if its ok.

Thanks,
Janette Sheehan 

Attached is an archive Resume.zip which in turn contains a malicious executable Resume.scr. This has a VirusTotal detection rate of 24/54. The CAMAS report shows that the malware attempts to phone home to the following locations:

94.23.247.202/0708stat/SANDBOXA/0/51-SP2/0/
94.23.247.202/0708stat/SANDBOXA/1/0/0/
hngdecor.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/cw2800.zip
welfareofmankind.com/underconst/css/cw2800.zip

Recommended blocklist:
94.23.247.202
hngdecor.com
welfareofmankind.com

RBS "RE: Incident IM03393549" spam

This fake RBS spam has a malicious attachment:

Date:      Thu, 24 Jul 2014 09:33:37 GMT [07/24/14 05:33:37 EDT]
From:      Annie Wallace[Annie.Wallace@rbs.co.uk]
Subject:      RE: Incident IM03393549

Good Afternoon ,

Attached are more details regarding your account incident. Please extract the attached
content and check the details.

Please be advised we have raised this as a high priority incident and will endeavour to
resolve it as soon as possible. The incident reference for this is IM03393549.

We would let you know once this issue has been resolved, but with any further questions
or issues, please let me know.

Kind Regards,

Annie Wallace Level 2 Adviser | Customer Experience Team, IB Service & Operations 7th
Floor, 1 Hardman Boulevard | Manchester | M3 3AQ | Depot code: 049
Tel: 0845 300 4108 |Email: Annie.Wallace@rbs.co.uk The content of this e-mail is
CONFIDENTIAL unless stated otherwise 

The attachment is IM03393549.zip containing a malicious executable IM008082014.scr which has a VirusTotal detection rate of 15/42. The CAMAS report shows that the malware connects to the following locations to download additional components:

94.23.247.202/n0808uk/SANDBOXA/0/51-SP2/0/
94.23.247.202/n0808uk/SANDBOXA/1/0/0/
quesoslaespecialdechia.com/Scripts/n0808uk.zip
energysavingproductsinfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/n0808uk.zip

The exact nature of the malware is not known, but it is most likely a banking Trojan or Cryptowall.

Recommended blocklist:
94.23.247.202
quesoslaespecialdechia.com
energysavingproductsinfo.com

Spammers probing with "How are you doing?" / poorname.us attack

The particularly aggressive spammers that I have covered recently [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] launched another probing attack overnight, trying to collect email addresses by using an embedded image (the principles of the attack are described here).

The spam looks like this:

Received: from murch.greatsill.info (HELO find-your-perfect-bride-russians.us) (94.102.56.147)
  by [redacted] with SMTP; 8 Aug 2014 00:36:28 -0000
Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2014 17:34:22 -0700
Subject: How are you doing?
From: Stewart [stewart@find-your-perfect-bride-russians.us]

The body text is just HTML:

The originating IP is 94.102.56.147 (Ecatel, Netherlands). The spamvertised site is hosted on 143.95.32.129 (michael.asmallorange.com) although it is currently 403ing.

I don't know the origins of this spam, but it is being investigated.

Aggressive scumbag spammers strike again

The very aggressive scumbag snowshoe spammers [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] strike again, this time burning through a bunch of email servers belonging to Serverel Corp in the Czech Republic:

IPs:
109.206.177.121
109.206.177.122
109.206.177.123
109.206.177.124
109.206.177.125
109.206.177.126

Spamvertised domains:
newfreecredit.com
here-medicaresignup.com
lean-slim-down.com
best-cheap-ins.com
oddmiracle.com
true-refihouse.com

Subjects:
RE: Your TransUnion Score may have recently changed.
Hey, Unhappy with your Plan? Notice #3550165
Re: Foreskolin - Recently featured on The Dr. Oz Show. Order: 22232150
Fwd: Your AutoInsurance-Policy can be lower. Notice #20768701
Fwd: 5 Diseases You Thought Couldn't Be Cured, See Article 24300322
Fwd: How much can you save by lowering our house payment?

Domain registration details:
Registrant Name: BENITA DUFFY
Registrant Organization: MARY KIMBREL
Registrant Street: 1031 WOODLEY RD
Registrant City: MONTGOMERY
Registrant State/Province: AL
Registrant Postal Code: 36106
Registrant Country: US
Registrant Phone: +1.3348343223
Registrant Phone Ext:
Registrant Fax: +1.5555555555
Registrant Fax Ext:
Registrant Email: benitaduffy918@yahoo.com

UPDATE 1:

More from the same spammer, same host but different IP range:

IPs:
109.206.177.151
109.206.177.152
109.206.177.153
109.206.177.154
109.206.177.155
109.206.177.156

Spamvertised domains:
foxy-russianbrides.com
fine-walkintubs.com
many-asianbrides.com
near-enroll-medicare.com
easy-vinylsiding.com
all-rent2own.com

Subjects:
Re: Ilsa, Sasha, Sonya and others want to say Hello
Hey, Learn about the Versatility of a Walk in Bathtub Message: 7541884
Fwd: It's Communication Week. Ting and her friends want to say Hi No: 13142142
Hey, Attention: Medicare Open Enrollment Begins Soon Notice: 12453216
Hey, Help your home keep its value Tip: 21978846
Hi, Stop paying rent! Pymts can go toward owning Notice: 11516529

UPDATE 2:

Yet more but from a different Serverel range..

IPs:
109.206.177.194
109.206.177.195
109.206.177.196

Domains:
woodsurface.com
true-harp-save.com
star-auto-ins.com

Example subjects:
Re: Garage Floor Coatings before Winter Rain and Snow
Fwd: Save Thousands on Your Home Loan. Rpt: 1400334
Re: Are you overpaying for your auto insurance? Msg ID.11929129

And now a batch from Nforce IPs who were seen yesterday, but these are different servers..

IPs:
109.201.148.82
109.201.148.90
109.201.148.178
109.201.148.179

Domains:
protect-home-surfaces01.mobi
instant-oninebackgrounds101.mobi
how-low-mortgage-go.mobi
right-plan-medicare101.mobi

Example subjects:
Garage Floor Coatings before Winter Rain and Snow
Fwd: Safety Notice: Can you trust your friends? Notice: 23746989
Fwd: Save Thousands on Your Home Loan. Rpt: 1455838

These domains have a new fake registrant:
Registrant ID:aab597ea681630c5
Registrant Name:Zoe Clemons
Registrant Organization:n/a
Registrant Street1:21257 N Black Canyon Hwy
Registrant City:Phoenix
Registrant State/Province:AZ
Registrant Postal Code:85027
Registrant Country:US
Registrant Phone:+1.6234347727
Registrant Email:zoeclemons906@yahoo.com

Vawtrak sites to block

I found these domains and IPs today while investigating a machine apparently infected with Vawtrak (aka Tepfer), most of them seem to be active:

http://80.243.184.239/posting.php
http://80.243.184.239/viewforum.php
http://146.185.233.97/posting.php
http://146.185.233.97/viewforum.php
http://ipubling.com/posting.php
http://ipubling.com/viewforum.php
http://magroxis.com/posting.php
http://magroxis.com/viewforum.php
http://maxigolon.com/viewforum.php
http://terekilpane.com/viewforum.php

Some of these domains are associated with the email address ctouma2@gmail.com.

You could block the sites individually, but because the sites are not isolated, I would personally recommend using the following blocklist:
146.185.233.0/24
80.243.184.224/27

The 146.185.233.0/24 range is allocted to "Cherepanova" in Russia. 80.243.184.224/27 is Redstation in the UK.