Something evil on 212.95.54.22 (inferno.name)

Something evil is lurking on 212.95.54.22, a server belonging to black hat host inferno.name (mentioned here before).

I've never seen a legitimate site hosted by inferno.name, and I recommend that you block their IP ranges.. I ideidentified the following list last August, I haven't had the change to go back and check it again.

46.22.211.0/25
80.79.124.128/26
92.48.122.32/28
95.168.165.0/24
95.168.173.0/24
95.168.177.0/24
95.168.178.0/24
95.168.191.0/24
188.72.204.0/24
188.72.213.0/24
188.143.232.0/23
212.95.54.0/24
212.95.58.0/24
212.95.63.0/24

These are the some of malicious sites hosted on that server, it appears to be some sort of injection attack although it is still being analysed.

*.1905188000.1959caddylimousine.com
*.1959caddylimousine.com
*.2358552833.59caddylimousine.com
*.2851874892.elegantdesign-dfw.org
*.3278164984.elegantdesign-dfw.info
*.59caddylimousine.com
*.alvolo.co.uk.process.1905188000.1959caddylimousine.com
*.ca.redirect.3278164984.elegantdesign-dfw.info
*.co.uk.process.1905188000.1959caddylimousine.com
*.com.process.2851874892.elegantdesign-dfw.org
*.elegantdesign-dfw.info
*.elegantdesign-dfw.org
*.google.ca.redirect.3278164984.elegantdesign-dfw.info
*.google.com.process.2851874892.elegantdesign-dfw.org
*.google.it.process.2358552833.59caddylimousine.com
*.it.process.2358552833.59caddylimousine.com
*.process.1905188000.1959caddylimousine.com
*.process.2358552833.59caddylimousine.com
*.process.2851874892.elegantdesign-dfw.org
*.redirect.3278164984.elegantdesign-dfw.info
*.uk.process.1905188000.1959caddylimousine.com
1905188000.1959caddylimousine.com
212-95-54-22.local
2358552833.59caddylimousine.com
2851874892.elegantdesign-dfw.org
3278164984.elegantdesign-dfw.info
alvolo.co.uk.process.1905188000.1959caddylimousine.com
ca.redirect.3278164984.elegantdesign-dfw.info
co.uk.process.1905188000.1959caddylimousine.com
com.process.2851874892.elegantdesign-dfw.org
europschool.net.url.2523133614.elegantdesign-dfw.net
flyksa.com.redirect.465141941.59caddylimo.com
google.ca.redirect.3278164984.elegantdesign-dfw.info
google.com.process.2851874892.elegantdesign-dfw.org
google.it.process.2358552833.59caddylimousine.com
it.process.2358552833.59caddylimousine.com
oekb36.at.process.340120129.1959caddylimo.com
oekb36.at.redirect.411115172.59cadillaclimousine.com
process.1905188000.1959caddylimousine.com
process.2358552833.59caddylimousine.com
process.2851874892.elegantdesign-dfw.org
redirect.3278164984.elegantdesign-dfw.info
suche.aol.de.search.410468745.elegantdesign-dfw.org
uk.process.1905188000.1959caddylimousine.com
www.alvolo.co.uk.process.1905188000.1959caddylimousine.com
www.berrywestra.nl.search.43565349.1959caddylimousine.com
www.dianaamft.de.search.413644068.59caddylimo.com
www.feuerwehr-schweiz.ch.redirect.461037769.1959caddylimousine.com
www.frnd.de.query.333082952.1959caddylimo.com
www.frnd.de.url.318686353.elegantdesign-dfw.org
www.gaestehaus-schuett-niendorf.de.redirect.411264880.jennyspecialoffer.info
www.google.at.url.4079944488.59caddylimousine.com
www.google.ca.redirect.3278164984.elegantdesign-dfw.info
www.google.com.process.2851874892.elegantdesign-dfw.org
www.google.com.query.3384746824.elegantdesign-dfw.info
www.google.de.process.314184094.1959cadillaclimo.com
www.google.de.process.3384063282.59caddylimo.com
www.google.de.process.3464400104.elegantdesign-dfw.org
www.google.de.process.36453841.59cadillaclimo.com
www.google.de.process.412658054.59cadillaclimousine.com
www.google.de.query.15292270.elegantdesign-dfw.net
www.google.de.query.332541317.59cadillaclimousine.com
www.google.de.query.335211808.elegantdesign-dfw.org
www.google.de.query.3384406282.jennyspecialoffer.info
www.google.de.query.3464386393.59caddylimousine.com
www.google.de.query.464367892.1959caddylimo.com
www.google.de.redirect.3384265678.elegantdesign-dfw.info
www.google.de.redirect.3384350356.1959cadillaclimousine.com
www.google.de.redirect.3464464836.1959cadillaclimo.com
www.google.de.redirect.464534470.1959cadillaclimo.com
www.google.de.search.3384394923.1959cadillaclimo.com
www.google.de.search.3384492708.elegantdesign-dfw.com
www.google.de.search.382410083.1959cadillaclimousine.com
www.google.de.search.393679898.59caddylimousine.com
www.google.de.search.4082654881.1959caddylimousine.com
www.google.de.search.412756816.59caddylimousine.com
www.google.de.search.462774118.elegantdesign-dfw.info
www.google.de.search.463016893.59cadillaclimousine.com
www.google.de.url.15149077.59caddylimo.com
www.google.de.url.2523853156.elegantdesign-dfw.net
www.google.de.url.2531191013.1959cadillaclimousine.com
www.google.de.url.314298327.1959cadillaclimo.com
www.google.de.url.337083412.1959cadillaclimousine.com
www.google.de.url.3375711067.elegantdesign-dfw.net
www.google.es.process.3254798273.1959cadillaclimo.com
www.google.gr.process.11965077.1959cadillaclimousine.com
www.google.it.process.2358552833.59caddylimousine.com
www.google.nl.redirect.455319947.59caddylimo.com
www.google.nl.search.4251017144.1959cadillaclimousine.com
www.kefalonia-animal-trust.de.url.397020850.59cadillaclimousine.com
www.kgse.de.process.465129127.elegantdesign-dfw.info
www.klassik-in-berlin.de.search.464418679.59cadillaclimo.com
www.landwarenshop.de.search.463324361.59cadillaclimo.com
www.losan.de.redirect.318546405.1959cadillaclimousine.com
www.mein-unterrichtsmaterial.de.query.3254956884.1959cadillaclimousine.com
www.rafoeg.de.process.463558035.59caddylimo.com
www.sportfoto-vogler.de.process.337602454.elegantdesign-dfw.com
www.sportfoto-vogler.de.url.337492263.jennyspecialoffer.info
www.torleute.de.redirect.341391517.59caddylimo.com
www.welte.de.search.397762316.1959cadillaclimo.com

Update 15/11/12:
94.100.17.128/26 (94.100.17.128 - 94.100.17.191) is another inferno.name range that you should probably block.

NACHA Spam / billydimple.com and biggestblazer.com

Here we go again, another NACHA spam leading to a malicious payload..

From:  The Electronic Payments Association risk_manager@nacha.org
Date: 15 February 2012 13:52
Subject: Rejected ACH payment

The ACH transaction (ID: 44103676925895), recently initiated from your bank account (by you or any other person), was canceled by the Electronic Payments Association.

Canceled transfer
Transaction ID:     44103676925895
Rejection Reason     See details in the report below
Transaction Report     report_44103676925895.doc (Microsoft Word Document)

13450 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 100
Herndon, VA 20171

2011 NACHA - The Electronic Payments Association

The malware is on biggestblazer.com/search.php?page=73a07bcb51f4be71 (report here) which is hosted on 199.30.89.180 (Central Host Inc / Zerigo.. yet again). It attempts to download additional components from billydimple.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=656974  on 69.164.205.122 (Linode.. again).

I've now seen several malicious sites in the 199.30.89.0/24 range, it might be worth considering blocking the whole lot.

"Submit your tax refund request" malware / synergyledlighting.net

This spam leads to a malicious payload on synergyledlighting.net - a domain we have seen a lot of recently with a habit of moving around.

Date:      Wed, 14 Feb 2012 18:06:23 +0530
From:      "Rolland Quintana"
Subject:      Submit your tax refund request
Attachments:     irs_logo.jpg

After the last annual computations of your financial activity we have determined that you are eligible to get a tax refund of $802.

Please submit the tax refund request and allow us 3-9 days in order to process it.

The delay of a refund can be caused by a variety of reasons.

E.g., sending incorrect records or not meeting a deadline.

To learn the details of your tax refund please open this link.

Best regards,
Tax Refund Department
Internal Revenue Service

The malware starts at synergyledlighting.net/main.php?page=6d63cba62f5eb9a0 and then downloads various components (report here). Today synergyledlighting.net is on 178.211.40.29 (Sayfa Net, Turkey). This is one where blocking both the IP and domain is probably a good idea.

SOCA seize rnbxclusive.com. Due process, anyone?

I've never heard of RnBXclusive (rnbxclusive.com), but it is a site to do with Urban Music which isn't really my cup of tea. However, visitors to the site today get a message from SOCA saying:

SOCA has taken control of this domain name.    
The individuals behind this website have been arrested for fraud.

The majority of music files that were available via this site were stolen from the artists.    
If you have downloaded music using this website you may have committed a criminal offence which carries a maximum penalty of up to 10 years imprisonment and an unlimited fine under UK law.      
     
Your IP     Your Browser     Your OS     Time / Date
193.110.241.235
    Firefox10.0.1     WinXP     06:46:37
15/02/2012
   
    The above information can be used to identify you and your location.

SOCA has the capability to monitor and investigate you, and can inform your internet service provider of these infringements.

You may be liable for prosecution and the fact that you have received this message does not preclude you from prosecution.

As a result of illegal downloads young, emerging artists may have had their careers damaged. If you have illegally downloaded music you will have damaged the future of the music industry.

Visit pro-music.org for a list of legal music sites on the web.

One annoyance is that SOCA display the IP address of the visitor and basically accuse the visitor of being a criminal. But, more seriously, SOCA's message indicates that the site operator was guilty of illegal activities without a trial. Remember courts? Judges? That sort of thing? Any good lawyer could probably argue that SOCA's statement is prejudicial.

Also of interest, the .com name is registered through GoDaddy in the US, the site is hosted on 83.138.166.114 which appears to be in a Rackspace facility in the UK. It looks like SOCA might have gained control of the server rather than the domain name which shows no WHOIS changes.

TorrentFreak have some additional information here.

NACHA Spam / biggestloop.com

Another NACHA spam leading to a malicious payload, this time on biggestloop.com.

Date:      Tue, 13 Feb 2012 19:06:18 +0100
From:      "The Electronic Payments Association"
Subject:      Your ACH transfer
Attachments:     nacha_logo.jpg

The ACH transaction (ID: 54525654754524), recently initiated from your bank account (by you or any other person), was canceled by the other financial institution.

Rejected transaction
Transaction ID:     54525654754524
Rejection Reason     See details in the report below
Transaction Report     report_54525654754524.doc (Microsoft Word Document)

13450 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 100

Herndon, VA 20171

2011 NACHA - The Electronic Payments Association

I can't believe that there is a person in the world receiving this who will not have received hundreds of versions of the same thing before, but the spammers continue. The malicious payload is at biggestloop.com/main.php?page=27f6207e33edeeca (analysis here) on 206.214.68.57 (B2Net Solutions, Canada). Block the IP if you can. Better still, write some filters for your email system to keep the things far, far away.

This why I won't be using F-Secure Mobile Security

F-Secure Mobile Security is not a bad product - it includes anti-theft software, a virus scanner and a supposedly secure browser. In the UK, F-Secure charge £29.95 a year for this, which is pricey for an Android application, but usually F-Secure products are very good. You can get a month's free trial before you buy.

It has some strengths and weaknesses. But I won't upgrading to the paid version. Why not? Well, every day the same nag message comes up:

F-Secure would like to have your phone number for the purposes of possible product information and marketing related messaging. The cost of approval is that of one-stime standard SMS to Finland. Do you agree?

There are two buttons.. Yes and No. Click "No" and the message seems to go away.. until the next day. And the day after that. And the day after that. You get the picture. Either this is a bug or it is a very aggressive attempt to get you to agree to SMS marketing. Either way it's a big turnoff and I'll be looking for another product to protect my Android..

NACHA Spam / freac.net

Another NACHA spam, this time with a malicious payload on the site freac.net.

Date:      Tue, 13 Feb 2012 11:12:12 +0100
From:      "The Electronic Payments Association" [alerts@nacha.org]
Subject:      ACH transaction canceled
Attachments:     nacha_logo.jpg

The ACH transfer (ID: 14282248034397), recently sent from your checking account (by you or any other person), was canceled by the other financial institution.

Rejected transaction
Transaction ID:     14282248034397
Rejection Reason     See details in the report below
Transaction Report     report_14282248034397.doc (Microsoft Word Document)

13450 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 100

Herndon, VA 20171

2011 NACHA - The Electronic Payments Association

The malware is on freac.net/main.php?page=cd12dfacc57c3f82 (report here) which is on IP address 12.133.182.133 (Huawei Technologies, US). Blocking access to the IP address will prevent any other malicious sites on the server from being a problem.

"Arch Coal Corp" spam lead to malware / coajsfooioas.ru and tuberkulesneporok.ru

A slightly different spam from the usual Xerox rubbish, but with a similar malicious payload.. this time on the domains coajsfooioas.ru and tuberkulesneporok.ru.

Date:      Tue, 13 Feb 2012 04:59:42 +0900
From:      "DELL AVILES" Arch Coal Corp . [AfinaGuridi@auburn.edu]
Subject:      Re: Intercompany inv. from Arch Coal Corp.
Attachments:     Invoice_02_7_h158329.htm

Good day

Attached the intercompany inv. for the period Dec. 2011 til Jan.. 2012.

Thanks a lot for supporting this process

DELL AVILES

Arch Coal Corp. 

The obfuscated javascript in the attachment attempts to download malicious code from coajsfooioas.ru:8080/images/aublbzdni.php followed by more code from tuberkulesneporok.ru:8080/images/jw.php?i=8 (Wepawet report here).

These domains are multihosted on the same IPs as listed here. Blocking access to those IPs should stop further malware attacks from being successful.

"Scan from a Xerox W. Pro #6999878 " spam / ckolmadiiasf.ru

This spam comes with a malicious attachment that attempts to download malware from ckolmadiiasf.ru:8080/images/aublbzdni.php

Date:      Mon, 12 Feb 2012 07:57:23 +0700
From:      scan@victimdomain.com
Subject:      Fwd: Scan from a Xerox W. Pro #6999878
Attachments:     Xerox_Doc-l1616.htm

Please open the attached document. It was scanned and sent



to you using a Xerox WorkCentre Pro.



Sent by: SUSANNAH
Number of Images: 6
Attachment File Type: .HTML [Internet Explorer Format]

Xerox WorkCentre Location: machine location not set
Device Name: XEROX5427OD9ID86

This is one of those cases where the malicious domain is massively multihomed (there's a plain list at the end of the post if you want to copy and paste):

46.105.97.103 (OVH Systems, France)
46.137.251.11 (Amazon Data Services, Ireland)
50.31.1.105 (Steadfast Networks, US)
50.57.77.119 (Slicehost, US)
50.57.118.247 (Slicehost, US)
50.76.184.100 (Comcast Business Communications, US)
69.60.117.183 (Colopronto, US)
72.22.83.93 (iPower, US)
78.83.233.242 (MVN Systems Ltd, Bulgaria)
87.120.41.155 (Neterra Ltd, Bulgaria)
88.191.97.108 (Free SAS / ProXad, France)
93.189.88.198 (SiliconTower, Spain)
98.158.180.244 (Hosting Services Inc, US)
173.203.51.174 (Slicehost, US)
173.255.229.33 (Linode, US)
174.122.121.154 (ThePlanet, US)
184.106.151.78 (Slicehost, US)
184.106.237.210 (Slicehost, US)
190.106.129.43 (G2KHosting, Argentina)
200.169.13.84 (Century Telecom Ltda, Brazil)
204.12.252.82 (Jaidee Daijai, US)

Looks familiar? Well, it is almost identical to this list with a few servers taken out of action.

46.105.97.103
46.137.251.11
50.31.1.105
50.57.77.119
50.57.118.247
50.76.184.100
69.60.117.183
72.22.83.93
78.83.233.242
87.120.41.155
88.191.97.108
93.189.88.198
98.158.180.244
173.203.51.174
173.255.229.33
174.122.121.154
184.106.151.78
184.106.237.210
190.106.129.43
200.169.13.84
204.12.252.82

NACHA Spam / cooldcloud.com and twistcosm.com

Yet more NACHA spam leading to a malicious payload, this time on cooldcloud.com.

Date:      Mon, 12 Feb 2012 08:16:16 -1100
From:      "The Electronic Payments Association"
Subject:      ACH transfer rejected
Attachments:     nacha_logo.jpg

The ACH transfer (ID: 1366285882700), recently initiated from your bank account (by you or any other person), was rejected by the other financial institution.

Rejected transaction
Transaction ID:     1366285882700
Rejection Reason     See details in the report below
Transaction Report     report_1366285882700.doc (Microsoft Word Document)

13450 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 100

Herndon, VA 20171

2011 NACHA - The Electronic Payments Association

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Date:      Mon, 12 Feb 2012 19:06:12 +0000
From:      "The Electronic Payments Association"
Subject:      ACH transfer rejected
Attachments:     nacha_logo.jpg

The ACH transaction (ID: 9485030409966), recently sent from your checking account (by you or any other person), was canceled by the Electronic Payments Association.

Canceled transfer
Transaction ID:     9485030409966
Rejection Reason     See details in the report below
Transaction Report     report_9485030409966.doc (Microsoft Word Document)

13450 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 100

Herndon, VA 20171

2011 NACHA - The Electronic Payments Association

The malware is at cooldcloud.com/search.php?page=73a07bcb51f4be71 hosted on 74.91.117.227 (Nuclear Fallout Enterprises... again). Blocking the IP is best as that will protect against other malware, although you may want to block more widely given the problems with this host.

The malware tries to download additional content from twistcosm.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=656974 on 199.30.89.139 (Central Host / Zerigo Inc), another problem hosting company.

You can find a Wepawet report here.

NACHA Spam / beaverday.biz

More fake NACHA spam, this time with a malicious payload on the domain beaverday.biz.

From:  The Electronic Payments Association office@officecar.ro
Reply-To:  The Electronic Payments Association
To:  itd@sos.com.ph
Date:  13 February 2012 10:06
Subject:  ACH transfer error

Dear Chief Accounting Officer,

We are sorry to inform you, that Direct Deposit payment (ID801400587332) has not been credited to the receiver account, because of partially missing banking details.

Direct Deposit procedure incomplete
Transaction ID :     801400587332
Details:     Please use the transfer correction request below provide the correct banking information.
Transfer Status     report-801400587332.doc (Micro soft Word Document)

Home About Us Site Map Contact Us NACHA Inquiries NACHA Privacy Policy NACHA Code of Conduct Disclaimer
Membership Education ACH Network ACH Rules Risk & Compliance News & Resources NACHA eStore

13450 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 100 Herndon, VA 20171 (703) 561-1100

2012 NACHA - The Electronic Payments Association

The payload is a Blackhole exploit kit at beaverday.biz/search.php?page=977334ca118fcb8c (Wepawet report here) which is hosted on 199.30.89.139 (Central Host Inc / Zerigo.net), just a few IPs away from 199.30.89.135 as used in this spam run a few days ago. I have also seen malicious activity on 199.30.91.44 in the same /21.. perhaps Zerigo / Central Host have a problem? Block IPs as you feel is appropriate..

"Scan from a Xerox WorkCentre Pro" spam with malicious attachment / cojsdhfhhlsl.ru

Here's a slightly new twist on a very familiar theme, with an email attachment that contains an HTML page with obfuscated javascript.. leading to malware.

Date:      Sun, 11 Feb 2012 12:26:18 +0100
From:      "JANICE Heller" [KailaStuck@engineeringdesign.com]
Subject:      Re: Scan from a Xerox WorkCentre Pro #383806
Attachments:     Xerox_Doc_X30366.htm

Please open the attached document. It was scanned and sent

to you using a Xerox WorkCentre Pro.

Sent by: Guest
Number of Images: 8
Attachment File Type: .HTML [Internet Explorer Format]

WorkCentre Pro Location: machine location not set
Device Name: KDX157PS0MSUDX382782

The file Xerox_Doc_X30366.htm attempts to open a malicious web page at cojsdhfhhlsl.ru:8080/images/aublbzdni.php which contains the Blackhole exploit kit (the Wepawet report is here).

This domain is multihomed on some very familar looking IP addresses.. in fact, they are almost identical to this spam attack. If you have blocked those IPs then you will be protected against this one.

For the record, the IPs and hosts are:
46.105.97.103 (OVH Systems, France)
46.137.251.11 (Amazon Data Services, Ireland)
50.31.1.105 (Steadfast Networks, US)
50.57.77.119 (Slicehost, US)
50.57.118.247 (Slicehost, US)
50.76.184.100 (Comcast Business Communications, US)
69.60.117.183 (Colopronto, US)
72.22.83.93 (iPower, US)
78.83.233.242 (MVN Systems Ltd, Bulgaria)
87.120.41.155 (Neterra Ltd, Bulgaria)
88.191.97.108 (Free SAS / ProXad, France)
93.189.88.198 (SiliconTower, Spain)
98.158.180.244 (Hosting Services Inc, US)
125.214.74.8 (Web24 Pty Ltd, Australia)
173.203.51.174 (Slicehost, US)
173.255.229.33 (Linode, US)
174.122.121.154 (ThePlanet, US)
184.106.151.78 (Slicehost, US)
184.106.200.65 (Slicehost, US)
184.106.237.210 (Slicehost, US)
190.106.129.43 (G2KHosting, Argentina)
200.169.13.84 (Century Telecom Ltda, Brazil)
204.12.252.82 (Jaidee Daijai, US)
209.114.47.158 (Slicehost, US)

If you need a plain listing for pasting into a blocklist, use:
46.105.97.103
46.137.251.11
50.31.1.105
50.57.77.119
50.57.118.247
50.76.184.100
69.60.117.183
72.22.83.93
78.83.233.242
87.120.41.155
88.191.97.108
93.189.88.198
98.158.180.244
125.214.74.8
173.203.51.174
173.255.229.33
174.122.121.154
184.106.151.78
184.106.200.65
184.106.237.210
190.106.129.43
200.169.13.84
204.12.252.82
209.114.47.158

Malformed "nacha5_sbj}" spam leads to malware

Some stupid spammer has screwed up their campaign:

Date:      Fri, 9 Feb 2012 20:07:15 +0430
From:      payment@nacha.org
Subject:      nacha5_sbj}
Attachments:     nacha.jpg

The following information concerns the ACH transfer that was originally effectuated by you or any other person on 02-02-2012.

Transaction ID:
    89024101013314
Transaction status:    declined
Supplementary information:    Please read the detailed report

Faithfully,
Violette Coirs.

2012 NACHA - The Electronic Payments Association

This is a system generated email. Please do not respond.

The malicious payload is synergyledlighting.net/main.php?page=4e4959105994cf84  hosted on 131.94.130.132 (Florida International University, US) and 173.236.78.113 (Singlehop, US). That same domain was found in this spam, although one of the IPs has changed since then.

The Florida International University IP address gives a clue as to what is going on here - these servers are most likely hacked rather than rented. This also explains why some IPs have seemingly legitimate sites on them. Still, blocking access to these IPs is the safest thing to do.

"End of Aug. Statement" spam / kamarovoskorlovo.ru and serebrokakzoloto.ru

Here's yet more spam with a malicious payload:

Date:      Fri, 9 Feb 2012 09:46:12 +0300
From:      BlandTAINA@gmail.com
Subject:      Re: FW: End of Aug. Statement
Attachments:     Invoice_8W20576.htm

Hi,

as reqeusted I give you inovices issued to you per february (Internet Explorer format).

Regards

TAINA Bland

"Invoice_8W20576.htm" is an HTML attachment containing some obfuscated Javascript that connects to kamarovoskorlovo.ru:8080/images/aublbzdni.php which then attempts to download some malicious components from that domain and also serebrokakzoloto.ru:8080/images/jw.php?i=8 . A Wepawet report can be found here and here.

kamarovoskorlovo.ru and serebrokakzoloto.ru are multihomed on several servers (a raw list can be found at the end of the post). You'll notice that Slicehost figures prominently.

46.105.97.103 (OVH Systems, France)
46.137.251.11 (Amazon Data Services, Ireland)
50.31.1.105 (Steadfast Networks, US)
50.57.77.119 (Slicehost, US)
50.57.118.247 (Slicehost, US)
50.76.184.100 (Comcast Business Communications, US)
69.60.117.183 (Colopronto, US)
72.22.83.93 (iPower, US)
78.83.233.242 (MVN Systems Ltd, Bulgaria)
87.120.41.155 (Neterra Ltd, Bulgaria)
88.191.97.108 (Free SAS / ProXad, France)
93.189.88.198 (SiliconTower, Spain)
98.158.180.244 (Hosting Services Inc, US)
125.214.74.8 (Web24 Pty Ltd, Australia)
173.201.187.225 (GoDaddy, US)
173.203.51.174 (Slicehost, US)
173.255.229.33 (Linode, US)
174.122.121.154 (ThePlanet, US)
184.106.151.78 (Slicehost, US)
184.106.200.65 (Slicehost, US)
184.106.237.210 (Slicehost, US)
190.106.129.43 (G2KHosting, Argentina)
200.169.13.84 (Century Telecom Ltda, Brazil)
204.12.252.82 (Jaidee Daijai, US)
209.114.47.158 (Slicehost, US)

Blocking access to those IPs will prevent any other malicious sites on the same servers from causing problems. Underneath is a raw list that you can copy and pase.

46.105.97.103
46.137.251.11
50.31.1.105
50.57.77.119
50.57.118.247
50.76.184.100
69.60.117.183
72.22.83.93
78.83.233.242
87.120.41.155
88.191.97.108
93.189.88.198
98.158.180.244
125.214.74.8
173.201.187.225
173.203.51.174
173.255.229.33
174.122.121.154
184.106.151.78
184.106.200.65
184.106.237.210
190.106.129.43
200.169.13.84
204.12.252.82
209.114.47.158

Evil network revisited (again): Specialist Ltd / Specialist-ISP-PI2 AS48691(194.28.112.0/22)

Specialist ISP is a black hat hosting company in Transnistria that I have covered before. Things have been a bit quiet on that front for a while until today when the malware site enswdzq112aazz.com came to my attention.

A lot of the bad sites have migrated from Specialist recently, but one unusual thing about Specialist is that all the sites are bad sites. So where are all those bad sites now?

These sites are still hosted by Specialist ISP:

194.28.112.11
cliffordtravel.biz

194.28.113.26
sekurepays.org

194.28.114.102
ation72histor.rr.nu
comm98andsp.rr.nu
doutl31inesst.rr.nu
earni61ngunde.rr.nu
enormousw1illa.com
ens122zzzddazz.com
ensm60erch.rr.nu
enswdzq112aazz.com
eorge00gamee.rr.nu
ggesti51ngbina.rr.nu
globalpoweringgathering.com
globalpoweringgatheringit.com
globalpoweringgatheringon.com
h102-114.net.lan-rybnitsa.com
hoperjoper.ru
iess70elec.rr.nu
ift72hbot.rr.nu
ilto27nint.rr.nu
infoitpoweringgathering.com
infoitpoweringgatheringit.com
infoitpoweringgatheringon.com
inful07commi.rr.nu
lessthenaminutehandle.com
lessthenaseconddeal.com
llowe31dmeth.rr.nu
mail.sweepstakesandcontestsinfo.com
ns1.hoperjoper.ru
ns2.hoperjoper.ru
root.sweepstakesandcontestsinfo.com
sical59lymemo.rr.nu
sokoloperkovuske.com
sokoloperkovuskeci.com
sokoloperkovuskedi.com
sweepstakesandcontestsdo.com
sweepstakesandcontestsinfo.com
tyco93uplin.rr.nu
wbesnancer.org

Bad sites that have moved elsewhere:

46.4.31.134 (Hetzner Online Germany)
boskoop2nepal.info
bossal.info
bramrozafestival.info
brand-central.info
childsurvival.info
creedenceclearwatersurvival.info
damesfutsal.info
datadigital.info
farmsurvival.info
haaglandia-futsal.info
hvdwal.info
josal.info
kadefestival.info
literatuurfestival.info
mvanderwal.info
noordelijkkoorfestival.info
oordfestival.info
paulvosdewael.info
petstotal.info
rebootfestival.info
spankabel.info
stiltefestival.info
tinkel-bel.info
vetstival.info
vicl.info
worldfuneral.info

199.59.241.235 (Bodis LLC, China)
2ti0pv3y.ru
bim6xe3t.ru
nl6fa53.com
twqhde3i.ru

The majority of other sites are parked or don't resolve. It is not surprising at all to see the Hetzner and Bodis are taking up the slack. You may want to block those IP addresses or even their whole netblocks.

"Acid Free Coffee" spam.. again.

Another spam run promoting "acid free coffee", but this time the spammers are trying a trick to avoid detection.

From:      "Acid Free Coffee" [ppingu84@yahoo.com]
Subject:      Acid Free Coffee

I just discovered this amazing coffee. Its incredibly smooth and rich like nothing I have ever tasted before. Google Acid Free Coffee or click here http://tinyurl.com/6otas83 to search it. This is really worth your time.

The link really does go to Google, specifically https://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=acid+free+coffee .. and who is the first result for acid free coffee? It's Tylers Coffees who have been seen before in this spam run.

Tylers Coffees deny having anything to do with it.. or at least someone claiming to be Tylers Coffees denied it in the comments to the previous post: "we are sorry about all this. We have our IT looking in to it. IT WAS NOT SENT BY US. Thank you for your support please email us for a free bag of coffee we again a very sorry for the incovinces"

This time the spam came from 173.192.141.86, an IP address belonging to Softlayer Technologies in the US, but suballocated to an Indian outfit called ucvhost.com.


According to Tylers Coffees Facebook page, other people are seeing exactly the same thing:

My personal opinion is that "acid free coffee" sounds like some sort of beverage made from snake oil, but if people want to buy it then that is fair enough.. however, if Tylers Coffees really are promoting a brand through spam then is both unethical and illegal.

NACHA Spam / bluemator.com, synergyledlighting.net and hakkage.com

There has been a ton of NACHA-themed spam today, here are some examples:

Date:      Wed, 7 Feb 2012 18:17:43 +0200
From:      alert@nacha.org
Subject:      ACH payment canceled

The ACH transaction (ID: 8321348803546), recently initiated from your checking account (by you or any other person), was canceled by the Electronic Payments Association.

Canceled transaction
Transaction ID:     8321348803546
Reason of rejection     See details in the report below
Transaction Report     report_8321348803546.doc (Microsoft Word Document)

13450 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 100

Herndon, VA 20171

2011 NACHA - The Electronic Payments Association

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Date:      Wed, 7 Feb 2012 17:13:42 +0100
From:      payment@nacha.org
Subject:      Rejected ACH transaction

The ACH transaction (ID: 5999727582818), recently initiated from your bank account (by you or any other person), was canceled by the other financial institution.

Canceled transfer
Transaction ID:     5999727582818
Reason for rejection     See details in the report below
Transaction Report     report_5999727582818.doc (Microsoft Word Document)

13450 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 100

Herndon, VA 20171

2011 NACHA - The Electronic Payments Association

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Date:      Wed, 7 Feb 2012 15:14:00 +0100
From:      transfers@nacha.org
Subject:      Rejected ACH transaction

The ACH transfer (ID: 5896958322102), recently sent from your bank account (by you or any other person), was canceled by the other financial institution.

Canceled transaction
Transaction ID:     5896958322102
Reason for rejection     See details in the report below
Transaction Report     report_5896958322102.doc (Microsoft Word Document)

13450 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 100

Herndon, VA 20171

2011 NACHA - The Electronic Payments Association

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Date:      Wed, 7 Feb 2012 15:58:54 +0200
From:      payments@nacha.org
Subject:      Your ACH transfer

The ACH transfer (ID: 118757985791), recently sent from your bank account (by you or any other person), was rejected by the other financial institution.

Canceled transfer
Transaction ID:     118757985791
Reason for rejection     See details in the report below
Transaction Report     report_118757985791.doc (Microsoft Word Document)

13450 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 100

Herndon, VA 20171

2011 NACHA - The Electronic Payments Association

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Date:      Wed, 7 Feb 2012 13:15:17 +0200
From:      alert@nacha.org
Subject:      ACH payment canceled

The ACH transaction (ID: 926663997526), recently sent from your bank account (by you or any other person), was rejected by the other financial institution.

Rejected transfer
Transaction ID:     926663997526
Reason for rejection     See details in the report below
Transaction Report     report_926663997526.doc (Microsoft Word Document)

13450 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 100

Herndon, VA 20171

2011 NACHA - The Electronic Payments Association

 The bad guys are using very heaving obfuscated javascript to try to hide what they are doing, but there is a malicious payload at the following URLs:

bluemator.com/search.php?page=73a07bcb51f4be71  [199.30.89.135 - Zerigo, US]
bluemator.com/content/adp2.php?f=126
hakkage.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=656974 [173.255.210.86 - Linode, US]
synergyledlighting.net/main.php?page=30e3ec8cd29abd6b [173.236.78.113 - Singlehop, US and 173.212.222.36 - HostNOC, US[
synergyledlighting.net/content/adp2.php?f=50

You can see a sample Wepawet report here and here.

Blocking access to the IPs  199.30.89.135, 173.255.210.86, 173.236.78.113 and 173.212.222.36 is probably a good idea..

INTUIT / IRS malicious spam and advisor-jobhiring.com

Another malicious spam like this one and this one.

Date:      Tue, 6 Feb 2012 09:10:07 +0100
From:      "INTUIT INC." [software@quickbooks.com]
Subject:      Urgent! Tax information needed!.

Dear Sir/Madam,

In order to guarantee that exact information is being sustained on our systems, and to be able to give you better quality of service; INTUIT INC. has participated in the Internal Revenue Service [IRS] Name and TIN Matching Program.

It appears that your name and/or Social Security Number or Employer Identification Number, that is indicated on your account is not in compliance with the information obtained from the SSA.

In order for INTUIT INC. to update your account, please use the following link.

Regards,
INTUIT INC.

Corporate Headquarters
2632 Marine Way
Mountain View, CA 94043

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Date:      Tue, 6 Feb 2012 09:09:00 +0100
From:      "INTUIT INC." [software@quickbooks.com]
Subject:      Please verify your tax information ASAP.

Hello,

In our continuing effort to guarantee that correct information is being maintained on our systems, and to be able to give you better quality of service; INTUIT INC. has partaken in the Internal Revenue Service [IRS] Name and TIN Matching Program.

We have found out, that your name and/or TIN, that we have on your account does not correspond to the data obtained from the IRS.

In order to check and update your account, please enter the site.

Yours truly,
INTUIT INC.

Corporate Headquarters
2632 Marine Way
Mountain View, CA 94043

The first click is a 0catch free hosting site which then redirects visitors to advisor-jobhiring.com/main.php?page=817d6901506e5d51 (Wepawet report here) hosted on 216.224.230.219 (Phoenix Internet, US) and 173.212.222.36 (HostNOC, US). Blocking the IPs should prevent any other malicious sites on the same server from causing problems. Alternatively, you could block access to the 0catch domains (list here) as they have been abused by spammers before.

"Your tax information needs verification" / hakkacraft.com and hakkayard.com

Another version of this spam leading to a malicious web page..

Date:      Mon, 5 Feb 2012 13:43:16 +0000
From:      "INTUIT INC." [tools@intuit.com]
Subject:      Your tax information needs verification.

Hello,

With intent to assure that correct data is being maintained on our systems, and to be able to grant you better quality of service; INTUIT INC. has partaken in the Internal Revenue Service [IRS] Name and TIN Matching Program.

We have found out, that your name and/or Employer Identification Number, that is specified on your account is not in compliance with the information on file with the IRS.

In order to check and update your account, please click here.

Yours truly,
INTUIT INC.

Corporate Headquarters
2632 Marine Way
Mountain View, CA 94043

The link in the email bounces through a couple a hacked legitimate sites and then lands on http://hakkacraft.com/search.php?page=73a07bcb51f4be71 (Wepawet report is here). There is a subsequent download attempted from hakkayard.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=656974

hakkacraft.com is hosted on 173.248.190.192 (Zerigo Inc / wehostwebsites.com, US). hakkayard.com is on 66.228.54.47 (Linode, US). Blocking the IP addresses will block any other malicious sites on the same server.

NACHA Spam / hakkabout.com and kansamentos.com

More NACHA spam with a malicious payload..

Date:      Thu, 1 Feb 2012 13:05:58 +0100
From:      risk@nacha.org
Subject:      Rejected ACH payment

The ACH transfer (ID: 424339813641), recently sent from your bank account (by you or any other person), was canceled by the other financial institution.

Canceled transfer
Transaction ID:     424339813641
Reason for rejection     See details in the report below
Transaction Report     report_424339813641.doc (Microsoft Word Document)

13450 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 100

Herndon, VA 20171

2011 NACHA - The Electronic Payments Association

The link redirects through a couple of legitimate hacked sites and ends up on hakkabout.com/search.php?page=73a07bcb51f4be71 on 96.126.117.251 (Linode, US). According to Wepawet, a subsequent download is attempted from kansamentos.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=192151 on 66.151.138.179  (Nuclear Fallout Enterprises, US). Blocking those two IPs is probably a good idea, although it isn't the first time that Linode or Nuclear Fallout Enterprises have hosted malware recently and it may not be the last.