Malware spam: HMRC application with reference XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX received / noreply@hmrc.gov.uk

These spam emails do not come from HMRC (the UK tax office) but are instead a simple forgery with a malicious attachment.

From:    noreply@hmrc.gov.uk [noreply@hmrc.gov.uk]
Date:    22 July 2015 at 13:19
Subject:    HMRC application with reference 5CSS 1QDX 27KH LRFM received

The application with reference number 5CSS 1QDX 27KH LRFM submitted by you or your agent to register for HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)  has been received and will now be verified. HMRC will contact you if further information is needed.

The original of this email was scanned for viruses by the Government Secure Intranet virus scanning service supplied by Vodafone in partnership with Symantec. (CCTM Certificate Number 2009/09/0052.) On leaving the GSi this email was certified virus free.

Communications via the GSi may be automatically logged, monitored and/or recorded for legal purposes.

Attached is a file 2015_MURI_FOA_ONR_FOA_14-012_FINAL_EGS.doc with a VirusTotal detection rate of 7/55 which if opened (not advised) pretends to be an encrypted document that requires Active Content to be enabled.

According to this Hybrid Analysis report the embedded macro contacts the following hosts to download components:

vinestreetfilms.com/wp-content/plugins/jetpack/_inc/genericons/genericons/rtl/78672738612836.txt
midlandspestcontrol.net/wp-includes/js/tinymce/themes/advanced/skins/o2k7/78672738612836.txt
midlandspestcontrol.net//wp-includes/js/tinymce/themes/advanced/skins/o2k7/fafa.txt

This includes another malicious script. This then leads to the download of a malicious binary from:

anacornel.com/images/desene/united.exe

This has a VirusTotal detection rate of just 2/55. Automated analysis is pending.

MD5s:
605905df205b6c266856990a49abdfef
1fdb0af80d01739410a3eef67c4144ff

UPDATE: a Hybrid Analysis report is here, but it does not add much more detail.

Malware spam: "Invoice Batch for UCB01 from: Excel Manufacturing Ltd" / "Joanne Durham [Joanne.durham@excel.gb.com]"

This fake financial spam does not come from Excel Manufacturing Ltd but is instead a simple forgery with a malicious attachment.

From:    Joanne Durham [Joanne.durham@excel.gb.com]
Date:    22 July 2015 at 10:04
Subject:    Invoice Batch for UCB01 from: Excel Manufacturing Ltd


Please see our Invoice for your reference [Cust Ord No] attached.

Yours sincerely,

Excel Manufacturing Ltd
Unit 1 & 2 Fieldhouse Business Park,
Old Fieldhouse Lane,
Huddersfield,
West Yorkshire,
HD2 1FA

Tel: (01484) 452010
Fax: (01484) 452015
Email: info@excel.gb.com

So far I have only seen one sample with an attachment Excel Manufacturing Ltd Invoice UCB01.docm which has a VirusTotal detection rate of 8/56. The document contains this malicious macro [pastebin] which downloads a binary from:

http://amsaqwankido.com/max/bbw.exe

which is saved as %TEMP%\mikapolne.exe . This has a detection rate of 3/55 and this Malwr report shows suspect traffic to the following IP:

194.58.96.45 (Reg.Ru, Russia)

This appears to drop the Dridex banking trojan.

MD5s:
1aa3f816e710f3cecb255845d4738c5e
839ca1594450c1d7afca5fddc376fbfa

Malware spam: "Administrator - EDCSRP earmarking (Update 07_21_2015).doc" / "Internal ONLY"

These two spam email messages have the same malicious payload:

From:    Administrator@badeleke [Administrator@victimdomain]
To:    badeleke@victimdomain
Date:    24 July 2014 at 10:30
Subject:    Administrator - EDCSRP earmarking (Update 07_21_2015).doc

badeleke,

This attachment(EDCSRP earmarking (Update 07_21_2015).doc) provides you with managing facilities for your mailboxes, public folders, distribution lists, contact and mail service general settings. Please save the attached file to your hard drive before deleting this message.


Thank you,
Administrator
http://www.victimdomain

----------------------

From:    Incoming Fax [Incoming.Fax@victimdomain]
To:    administrator@victimdomain
Date:    18 September 2014 at 08:35
Subject:    Internal ONLY

**********Important - Internal ONLY**********

File Validity: 07/21/2015
Company : http://victimdomain
File Format: Microsoft word
Legal Copyright: Microsoft
Original Filename: Internal_report_07212015_5542093.doc

********** Confidentiality Notice **********.
This e-mail and any file(s) transmitted with it, is intended for the exclusive use by the person(s) mentioned above as recipient(s).
This e-mail may contain confidential information and/or information protected by intellectual property rights or other rights. If you
are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or action taken
in relation to the contents of and attachments to this e-mail is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this
e-mail in error, please notify the sender and delete the original and any copies of this e-mail and any printouts immediately from
your system and destroy all copies of it.

Note the odd dates on the spam email. In all cases, the attachment is called EDCSRP earmarking (Update 08_21_2015).doc and at present it has a VirusTotal detection rate of 7/55. It contains a complex macro [pastebin] which (according to Hybrid Analysis) downloads additional components from:

phudge.ca/wordpress/wp-content/themes/canvas/includes/.svn/props/78672738612836.txt
kedros.ch//modules/mod_araticlhess/78672738612836.txt

Automated analysis didn't work on this and frankly instead of reinventing the wheel I refer you to this note from @Techhelplistcom which reveals an executable being downloaded from:

umontreal-ca.com/ualberta/philips.exe

This domain was registered just yesterday to an anonymous person and is hosted on 89.144.10.200  (ISP4P, Germany) so we can assume that it is malicious. But here's an interesting detail.. if you look at the Word document itself it does actually claim to be from the University of Montreal (click to enlarge).

That seems like a lot of effort to go to, more than is usual for this type of drive-by attack.The malicious executable philips.exe has a detection rate of 13/55 and again, the Comments field has a useful list of IP address to block thanks to @Techhelplistcom.

This whole thing is Upatre dropping the Dyre banking trojan, and it's quite clever stuff. Perhaps your best defence is a user education programme about not enabling active content on suspect emails..

Recommended minimum blocklist:
89.144.10.200

MD5s:
e945383e19955c420789bf5b3b415d00
015774e058bcb1828726848d2edd93f9

Malware spam: "You've earned it" / "You've deserved it" etc

This is another randomly-generated round of malware spam, following on from this one.

Date:    17 July 2015 at 16:04
Subject:    You've earned it

You have done a great business for our company. Even when someone else lost their heart , you managed with those nuisances and pushed it through.
The luck completely goes to you. We pay attention how you toiled to make it great , and you deserve more except superior's thanks or compliments.
You have got big capability and capacity , and I'm personally sure that you'll renew that luck over and over again. We appreciate that we have you on our group.
Our head management couldn't find better words and would like to give you a exclusive bounty only for you. Please view this applied gift

Date:    17 July 2015 at 17:06
Subject:    You've earned this

You did a great work for our group. Even when everyone else lost their heart , you met with those inconveniences and struggle it.
This success certainly appertains to you. We note how you toiled to do it perfect , and you earn more except our acknowledgements or congratulations.
You have great genius and productivity , and I'm individually sure that you'll repeat the same winning over and over again. All of us appreciate that we have you on our group.
Company's head office can't find better words and want to give you a deluxe bonus just for you. Please accept the enclosed present

Date:    17 July 2015 at 17:08
Subject:    You've earned this

You did a good thing for our company. Even when everyone else lost their heart , you met with those obstacles and exert yourself to the utmost extent.
This success undoubtedly belongs to you. We note how hard you worked to do it super , and you deserve more except superior's acknowledgements or congratulations.
You have big talent and potential , and I'm individually confident that you'll repeat the same triumph over and over again. All of us appreciate that we are with you in company's group.
Our head management can't find better words and would like to make a exclusive bonus only for you. Please accept the enclosed bonus

Date:    17 July 2015 at 17:02
Subject:    You've deserved it

You did a excellent work for our group. Even when someone else lost their hope , you managed with those discommodes and pushed it through.
The victory certainly goes to you. We know how you toiled to make it good , and you must get more than management's thanks or compliments.
You have got tremendous capability and performance , and I'm individually assured that you'll redo this triumph over and over again. All of us appreciate that we got you on department's group.
Company's general department couldn't find better words and want to give you a deluxe donation just for you. Please take this enclosed  bounty 

In the samples I have seen, the attachment is called bounty.doc, Giftinfo.doc, bonus.doc,
or bonusinfo.doc [VT detection rate 6/55], but the content is the same. If a potential victim opens it, the document looks like this:

If the user follows these steps, this malicious macro [pastebin] will run, infecting their machine. The Hybrid Analysis report shows the macro downloading various components from:

www.buck.tv/cms/wp-content/uploads/78672738612836.txt
www.bereciartua.com/wp-content/themes/bereciartua/78672738612836.txt
www.bereciartua.com/wp-content/themes/bereciartua/papa.txt

All of these files are actually scripts, and they appear to download a malicious executable from:

195.154.93.8/123a.exe

This has a VirusTotal detection rate of 4/55, and that same VirusTotal report shows it phoning home to:

93.185.4.90:12328/ETU2/<MACHINE_NAME>/0/51-SP3/0/MEBEFEBLGBEID
93.185.4.90:12328/ETU2/<MACHINE_NAME>/41/5/4/MEBEFEBLGBEID

We've seen the 93.185.4.90 a few times recently, and it is absolutely worth blocking and/or monitoring traffic to this IP.

Malware spam: eFax message from "unknown" - 1 page(s), Caller-ID: 1-123-456-7890

This fake fax spam leads to malware:

From:    eFax [message@inbound.efax.com]
To:    administrator@victimdomain
Date:    17 July 2015 at 10:42
Subject:    eFax message from "unknown" - 1 page(s), Caller-ID: 1-357-457-4655



Fax Message [Caller-ID: 1-357-457-4655
You have received a 1 page fax at Fri, 17 Jul 2015 15:12:25 +0530.

* The reference number for this fax is atl_did1-1400166434-67874083637-154.

Click here to view this fax using your PDF reader.

Please visit www.eFax.com/en/efax/twa/page/help if you have any questions regarding this message or your service.

Thank you for using the eFax service!


j2 Global | eFax | eVoice | FuseMail | Campaigner | KeepItSafe | OneBox

2014 j2 Global, Inc. All rights reserved.
eFax is a registered trademark of j2 Global, Inc.

This account is subject to the terms listed in the eFax Customer Agreement.

Although the numbers and some other details change in the spam messages, in all cases the download location has been from a legitimate but hacked site at:

breedandco.com/fileshare/FAX-1400166434-707348006719-154.zip

The ZIP file has a detection rate of 6/55 and it contains a malicious exeuctable named FAX-1400166434-707348006719-154.scr which has a detection rate of 4/55. Automated analysis [1] [2] [3] shows a characterstic callback pattern that indicates Upatre (which always leads to the Dyre banking trojan):

93.185.4.90:12325/ETK7/<MACHINE_NAME>/0/51-SP3/0/GKBIMBFDBEEE
93.185.4.90:12325/ETK7/<MACHINE_NAME>/41/5/1/GKBIMBFDBEEE

This IP is allocated to C2NET in the Czech Republic. The malware also attempts to enumerate the IP address of the target by accessing checkip.dyndns.org which is a legitimate service. It is worth looking for traffic to that domain because it is a good indicator of compromise.

The malware reaches out to some other malicious IPs (mostly parts of a botnet):

93.185.4.90 (C2NET, Czech Republic)
62.204.250.26 (TTNET, Czech Republic)
76.84.81.120 (Time Warner Cable, US)
159.224.194.188 (Content Delivery Network Ltd, Ukraine)
178.222.250.35 (Telekom Srbija, Serbia)
181.189.152.131 (Navega.com, Guatemala)
194.28.190.84 (AgaNet Agata Goleniewska, Poland)
194.28.191.213 (AgaNet Agata Goleniewska, Poland)
199.255.132.202 (Computer Sales & Services Inc., US)
208.123.135.106 (Secom Inc, US)

Among other things, the malware drops a file XGwdKLWhYBDqWBb.exe [VT 10/55] and vastuvut.exe [VT 6/55].

Recommended blocklist:
93.185.4.90
62.204.250.26
76.84.81.120
159.224.194.188
178.222.250.35
181.189.152.131
194.28.190.84
194.28.191.213
199.255.132.202
208.123.135.106

MD5s:
777ea29053d4e3e4eeb5689523a5ed11
2cb619f59c10a9877b672d66ab17edf9
efa2887ab892c34a5025aa3f943f49a9
debfdeb9b14dda4ed068a73b78ce5a24

Malware spam: "Excelent job !" / "Good achievement !"

These spam emails appear to have randomly-generated text, which would account for the strange language.. and they come with a malicious attachment:

Date:    16 July 2015 at 12:53
Subject:    Excelent job !

Congratulations ! You will obtain a 25% commission for the latest sale. Please overlook the next papers to know the whole sum you've gained.
Daily you prove that you are the main force of our branch in the sales. I am elate and beholden to have such a gifted and able employee. Proceed the good achievements.
All the best.
Michelle Curtis Company management

---------------------

Date:    16 July 2015 at 11:53
Subject:    Good achievement !

Congratulations ! You will win a 40% rake-off for the latest sale. Please see the these documents to find out the entire sum you've won.
Everyday you assure that you are the head power of our group in the sales. I am sublime and beholden to get such a talented and skillful workman. Continue the good achievements.
With the best regards.
Sharon Silva Company management 

Attached is a malicious Word document which in the two samples I saw was called
total_sum_from_last_sale.doc
total_sum_from_latest_disposition.doc

Both these documents were identical apart from the filename, and have a VirusTotal detection rate of 4/55. Inside the document is this malicious macro [pastebin], which (according to Hybrid Analysis) downloads several components (scripts and batch files) from:

thereis.staging.nodeproduction.com/wp-content/uploads/78672738612836.txt
www.buildingwalls.co.za/wp-content/themes/corporate-10/78672738612836.txt
www.buildingwalls.co.za/wp-content/themes/corporate-10/papa.txt

These are executed, then a malicious executable is downloaded from:

midwestlabradoodles.com/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/qwop.exe

This has a VirusTotal detection rate of 8/55 and that report plus other automated analysis tools [1] [2]  phones home to the following malicious URLs:

93.185.4.90:12317/LE2/<MACHINE_NAME>/0/51-SP3/0/MEBEFEBFEBEFJ
93.185.4.90:12319/LE2/<MACHINE_NAME>/41/7/4/

That IP belongs to C2NET in the Czech Republic. It also send non-malicious traffic to icanhazip.com (a legitimate site that returns the IP address) which is a good indicator of compromise.

This malware drops the Dyre banking trojan.

Recommended blocklist:
93.185.4.90
thereis.staging.nodeproduction.com
www.buildingwalls.co.za
midwestlabradoodles.com

MD5s:
0582ed37ebb92da47fc2782e3228a4c5
ea0daafe232c6ffb8f783bb1f317fbf2

Malware spam: "Invoice reminder" / "morgan-motor.co.uk"

Nope, you haven't ordered an esoteric British sports car. This malware spam is not from the Morgan Motor Company, but is instead a simple forgery with a malicious attachment.

From     "Marie Atkins" [Marie.Atkins@morgan-motor.co.uk]
Date     Fri, 10 Jul 2015 12:50:54 +0200
Subject     Invoice reminder

Please note that so far we had not received the outstanding amounts in accordance
with the invoice enclosed below.
Unfortunately, we cannot wait another week for amounts to be settled. Kindly ask
You to arrange the payment in the nearest future (2 days).
In case the funds are not received in two days we reserve the right to use legal
approaches in order to resolve this issue.
We hope You will duly react to this notification and save good business relationships
with us.

Other senders spotted are Effie.Henry@morgan-motor.co.uk and Carmine.Randolph@morgan-motor.co.uk although there are probably others. Attached is a ZIP file named invoice-ITK709415.zip [VT 13/54] which contains a malicious executable invoice-ITK709415.scr, this has a VirusTotal detection rate of 3/55.

The Malwr report shows that this is the Upatre downloader, which always leads to the Dyre banking trojan. The characteristic callback pattern can be seen in the network traffic:

http://38.65.142.12:12569/RT77/HOME/0/51-SP3/0/ELHBEDIBEHGBEHK
http://38.65.142.12:12569/RT77/HOME/41/5/1/ELHBEDIBEHGBEHK

We've seen that IP before. Another characteristic bit of traffic (but not malicious) is a HTTP request to icanhazip.com. Although this is a legitimate service to determine the IP address of the client, it is also a pretty good indicate of Upatre/Dyre infection and is worth looking out for on your network.

The downloader seems to drop a modified version of itself, in this case called aloyzan.exe and also having a 3/55 detection rate. In additional, a file named whicalous.exe [VT 1/55] is dropped.

Recommended blocklist:
38.65.142.12

MD5s:
ef068f3b4e1927de34273d98c88d3abc
cd90c812c9e8a1168ecd89fb8f64ea05
99960df0cddf89e2e8eac54f371da63b
1f8e40aa49e9c3e633e450e85a888ba2

Malware spam: "Your order No. 3269637 has been despatched" / "info@123print.co.uk"

This fake financial spam does not come from 123Print but is instead a simple forgery with a malicious attachment.

From     "info@123print" <[nfo@123print.co.uk]
Date     Thu, 09 Jul 2015 12:09:12 +0200
Subject     Your order No. 3269637 has been despatched

Dear customer

Your order 3269637 has been despatched.

Please see attachment for details.

Attached is a file 4077774.doc for which I have seen three variants [1] [2] [3] [Hybrid Analysis] which downloads a malicious executable from one of the following locations:

robindesdroits.com/43/82.exe
illustramusic.com/43/82.exe
prodasynth.com/43/82.exe

Those sites are hosted on 213.186.33.19 and 213.186.33.87 which are OVH parking IPs.

That executable has a detection rate of 8/54 and automated analysis tools [1] [2] [3] show traffic to 62.210.214.106 (OVH, France). The payload is the Dridex banking trojan.

Recommended blocklist:
62.210.214.106

MD5s:
17cfe88703b471940c22aa01a367a2a3
404b61075c9b5cb7b8ecf107b4b4ccb0
53d0ee49815c7f9740b80fdbb50f599d
0488144945839b1a8cdf5ab6f37c471d

Malware spam: "Strange bank account operation" / "Unauthorised bank account activity" / "Illegal bank account transfer" etc

This fake financial spam comes with a malicious payload. It appears to be randomly generated in part, here are some examples:

Date:    8 July 2015 at 18:02
Subject:    Strange bank account operation

Kindly be informed that bank did noticed suspect attempt of money withdrawal relating to Your debit card.
Please find enclosed bank e-mail sent by financial department on Monday.
As well attached are security details for Your review.
Michael Morgan
Senior Manager

==========

Date:    1 January 1970 at 00:00
Subject:    Suspicious bank account operation

Kindly be acknowledged that bank had found unauthorised attempt of amounts withdrawal from Your credit card.
Please find enclosed bank warning provided by bank manager earlier.
Also enclosed are security details for Your affirmation.
Robin Owen
Chief accountant

==========

Date:    8 July 2015 at 17:59
Subject:    Illegal bank account transfer

Kindly be informed that bank security department has found illegal attempt of money withdrawal from Your Mastercard account.
Please check the enclosed bank publication provided by banking department today.
As well attached are security details for Your approval.
Clive Adams
Tax Consultant

=========

Date:    8 July 2015 at 16:55
Subject:    Strange bank account transfer

Kindly note that bank did noticed suspect attempt of amounts withdrawal related to Your Mastercard.
Please examine the enclosed bank statement sent by manager on Monday.
Furthermore attached are personal details for Your confirmation.
Martin Morgan
Tax authority

==========

Date:    8 July 2015 at 17:51
Subject:    Unauthorised bank account activity

Kindly be acknowledged that bank security department had detected suspect attempt of money withdrawal related to Your debit card.
Please check the enclosed bank statement forwarded by banking department today.
In addition attached are security details for Your control.
Robin Willis
Senior Manager

Attached is a Word document [VT 6/55]with various filenames:

extract_of_bank_document.doc
fragment_of_bank_fax.doc
original_of_bank_report.doc
scan-copy_of_bank_document.doc
transcript_of_bank_statement.doc

All the samples I have seen have an identical document with different names, containing this malicious macro which then goes off and downloads various other components according to the Hybrid Analysis report, using the following URLs:

midwestlabradoodle.com/wp-content/plugins/really-simple-captcha/6727156315273.txt
artyouneed.com/wp-includes/theme-compat/6727156315273.txt
artyouneed.com/wp-includes/theme-compat/kaka.txt

These appear to download as a set of malicious scripts [1] [2] [3] which then download a further component from:

bluemagicwarranty.com/wp-includes/theme-compat/getrichtoday.exe

This binary has a detection rate of 3/55. The Malwr report shows that it drops two other files, named as Zlatowef.exe [VT 3/55] and redtytme4.exe [VT 9/55] and it also downloads components from:

38.65.142.12:12551/ON12/HOME/0/51-SP3/0/ELHBEDIBEHGBEHK
38.65.142.12:12551/ON12/HOME/41/5/4/ELHBEDIBEHGBEHK

That IP is allocated to Cogent Communications in Mexico. The download is Upatre which means that the payload is almost definitely the Dyre banking trojan, even though the delivery mechanism of a Word document is unusual for Dyre.

Recommended blocklist:
38.65.142.12
midwestlabradoodle.com
artyouneed.com
bluemagicwarranty.com

MD5s:
8d547f5ef829d9033c3eb5d4ce1602c1
5cff4106fd4c393f4b935e8e97277351
21023e02a33ec1d924f489378d1f01d5
e8f2c4845008d3064948ed336c1a9852

Malware spam: "Statement as at 30/06/2015" / "Manchester Accounts [manchester.accounts@hobsrepro.com]" / "blogdynamoocom.exe"

This fake financial spam does not come from Hobs Reprographics plc but instead is a simple forgery with a malicious attachment. The malware also rather cheekily includes a reference to this blog. Привет, ребята!

From:    Manchester Accounts [manchester.accounts@hobsrepro.com]
Date:    6 July 2015 at 07:10
Subject:    Statement as at 30/06/2015

Please find attached statement from HOBS REPROGRAPHICS PLC as at
30/06/2015.

Please note that our payment terms are 30 days.

So far I have only seen one sample, with an attachment named ELLE013006.doc [VT 4/54] which contains this malicious macro [pastebin] which downloads a malicious executable from:

ozelduzensurucukursu.com/253/632.exe

Well, it would do, but in the sample I have there's a syntax error in the URL..

There are usually several versions of the document, probably some of the others work OK. The executable is saved as %TEMP%\blogdynamoocom.exe (see what they did there?) and has a VirusTotal detection rate of 1/50. Automated analysis tools [1] [2] [3] indicates that the malware phones home to:

62.210.214.106 (OVH, France)
93.89.224.97 (Isimtescil, Cyprus)
87.236.215.151 (OneGbits, Lithuania)

The payload to this is almost definitely the Dridex banking trojan.

Recommended blocklist:
62.210.214.106
93.89.224.97
87.236.215.151

MD5:
9daf4c0bca8fbba53517fdab1ef4e16d
1a468423fc391c90a6e4d6c0dbbc085f

Malware spam: "Notice of Underreported Income" / "noreply@hmrc.gov.uk"

The second HMRC spam run of the day..

From:    HM Revenue and Customs [noreply@hmrc.gov.uk]
Date:    1 July 2015 at 11:36
Subject:    Notice of Underreported Income

Taxpayer ID: ufwsd-000004152670UK
Tax Type: Income Tax
Issue: Unreported/Underreported Income (Fraud Application)
Please review your tax income statement on HM Revenue and Customs ( HMRC ).Download your HMRC statement.
Please complete the form. You can download HMRC Form herc

In this case, the link goes to bahiasteel.com/secure_storage/get_document.html however, the payload is Upatre leading to the Dyre banking trojan, as seen in this other spam run today.

Malware spam: "HMRC taxes application with reference L4TI 2A0A UWSV WASP received" / "noreply@taxreg.hmrc.gov.uk"

This fake tax spam leads to malware:

From     "noreply@taxreg.hmrc.gov.uk" [noreply@taxreg.hmrc.gov.uk]
Date     Wed, 1 Jul 2015 11:20:37 +0000
Subject     HMRC taxes application with reference L4TI 2A0A UWSV WASP received

The application with reference number L4TI 2A0A UWSV WASP submitted by you or your
agent to register for HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) taxes has been received and will
now be verified. HMRC will contact you if further information is needed.

Please download/view your HMRC documents here: http://quadroft.com/secure_storage/get_document.html

The original of this email was scanned for viruses by the Government Secure Intranet
virus scanning service supplied by Vodafone in partnership with Symantec. (CCTM Certificate
Number 2009/09/0052.) On leaving the GSi this email was certified virus free.

Communications via the GSi may be automatically logged, monitored and/or recorded
for legal purposes.d

If you have the correct browser agent (e.g. Internet Explorer 8 on Windows) you will see a "Your document will download shortly.." notice. If you have something else, a fake 404 page will be generated.

The page then forwards to the real HMRC login page but attempts to dump a malicious ZIP from another source at the same time.

In this case, the ZIP file was Document_HM901417.zip which contains a malicious executable Document_HM901417.exe. This has a VirusTotal detection rate of 3/55 (identified as the Upatre downloader).

Automated analysis [1] [2] [3] shows attempted traffic to 93.185.4.90 (C2NET, Czech Republic) and a dropped executable with a random name and an MD5 of ba841ac5f7500b6ea59fcbbfd4d8da32 with a detection rate of 2/55.

The payload is almost definitely the Dyre banking trojan.

Malware spam: "UK Storage Company Invoice" / "UK Storage Company - Gloucester [gloucester@ukstoragecompany.co.uk]"

This fake invoice does not come the the UK Storage Company but is instead a simple forgery with a malicious attachment.

From    UK Storage Company - Gloucester [gloucester@ukstoragecompany.co.uk]
Date     Wed, 01 Jul 2015 12:33:51 +0300
Subject     UK Storage Company Invoice

Dear Customer,

Please find attached your invoice from UK Storage Company.

Many thanks,

UK Storage Company (SW) Ltd
340-350 Bristol Road, Gloucester,
GL2 5DH
(01452) 502083

In the sample I examined, the attachment was GL_Invoice continuation(51741965)_(20150623).doc with a VirusTotal detection rate of 5/55. The payload appears to be the same as these two spam runs also happening today [1] [2].

Malware spam: "Phil" [phil@twococksbrewery.com] / "Statement JUL-2015"

This fake financial spam does not come from Two Cocks Brewery but is instead a simple forgery with a malicious attachment.

From     "Phil" [phil@twococksbrewery.com]
Date     Wed, 01 Jul 2015 15:48:24 +0530
Subject     Statement JUL-2015

Hi ,

Please find attached a copy of the statement for the month of JUL-2015.

Kind regards,

PHIL

Attached is a file Customer Statement.doc which is the same payload as used in this attack.

Malware spam: "Document Order 534-550719-84513074/1" / "web-filing@companies-house.gov.uk"

This spam email is not from Companies House but is instead a simple forgery with a malicious attachment.

From     web-filing@companies-house.gov.uk
Date     Wed, 01 Jul 2015 10:49:12 +0300
Subject     Document Order 534-550719-84513074/1


Order: 534-550719-84513074  29/06/2015 09:35:46

Companies House WebFiling order 534-550719-84513074/1 is attached.

Thank you for using the Companies House WebFiling service.

--
Email: enquiries@companies-house.gov.uk    Telephone +44 (0)303 1234 500
Note: This email was sent from a notification-only email address which cannot accept
incoming email.  Please do not reply directly to this message.

In the same I saw, the attachment was named compinfo_534-550719-84513074_1.doc [VT 2/55] which contained this malicious macro [pastebin] which downloads a file from:

http://demaiffe.be/75/85.exe

This is then saved as %TEMP%\silvuple.exe and it has a VirusTotal detection rate of just 1/55. Automated analysis tools [1] [2] [3] indicates malicious traffic to:

78.47.139.58 (Hetzner, Germany)

This IP has been seen a few time recently. Blocking traffic to it is probably a good idea.

The payload is probably the Dridex banking trojan which usually drops via a DLL, although I have not been able to obtain a sample.

MD5s:
7e634a4d8eaad8643d5828b1606c709f
847aa0e22b419316a2e82c813d5ca690

Malware spam: "Donna Vipond" / "donna.vipond@ev-ent.co.uk" / "Payment due - 75805"

This fake invoice does not come from Event Furniture Ltd but is instead a simple forgery with a malicious attachment:

From     "Donna Vipond" [donna.vipond@ev-ent.co.uk]
Date     Tue, 30 Jun 2015 13:13:28 +0100
Subject     Payment due - 75805

Please advise when we can expect to receive payment of the attached
invoice now due?  I await to hear from  you.

Kind Regards

Donna Vipond

Accounts

Event Furniture Ltd T/A Event Hire

Tel: 01922 628961 x 201

Attached is a file 75805.doc which comes in two (or more) different versions (Hybrid Analysis report [1] [2]). The samples I saw downloaded a file from either:

www.medisinskyogaterapi.no/59/56.exe
www.carpstory.de/59/56.exe

This is saved as %TEMP%\silvuple.exe and it has a VirusTotal detection rate of 6/55. The various analyses including this Malwr report and this Hybrid Analysis indicate malicious traffic to 78.47.139.58 (Hetzner, Germany).

The payload is probably the Dridex banking trojan.

Recommended blocklist:
78.47.139.58

MD5s:
e704ff948e791ad67d2c46238629335d
b93dfe419fd9c2638fb4afce85efa3f2
25871a5bbeb85b0fbc07531cfc6193ce

Malware spam: "CEF Documents" / "Dawn.Sandel@cef.co.uk" / "Dawn Sandel"

This fake financial spam does not come from City Electrical Factors but is instead a simple forgery with a malicious attachment.

From: "Dawn.Sandel@cef.co.uk" [Dawn.Sandel@cef.co.uk]
Subject: CEF Documents
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2015 13:48:27 +0300


Please find attached the following documents issued by City Electrical Factors:

Invoice - BLA/176035 - DUCHMAID

If you have any problems or questions about these documents then please do not hesitate to contact us.

Regards,
Dawn Sandel
Phone: 01282 698 112
Fax: 01282 696 818


Dawn Sandel
Group Office
Nelson & Northwest Region

City Electrical Factors Limited
Tel: 01282 698 112  Fax: 01282 696 818
11 Kenyon Road, Lomeshaye Industrial Estate, Nelson, BB9 5SPv

The attachment is BLA176035.doc which contains a malicious macro. So far I have seen two different versions (Analysed here by Payload Security's Hybrid Analysis [1] [2]) which download a binary from one of the following locations:

dev.seasonsbounty.com/543/786.exe
cbebay.com/543/786.exe

This executable has a detection rate of 11/55. Those analyses show the samples phoning home to the following IPs:

78.47.139.58 (Hetzner, Germany)
87.236.215.151 (OneGbits, Lithuania)
91.121.173.193 (OVH, France)
183.81.166.5 (IP ServerOne, Malaysia)

The payload is probably Dridex, but I was not able to get a copy of the DLL.

Recommended blocklist:
78.47.139.58
87.236.215.151
91.121.173.193
183.81.166.5

MD5s:
65520ecd513c8b8b75f601aa2e69aeef
6bb2b8dc2129ad62ba459797c8544ff3
1396d0cb86bd400f7e364d583958ac33

Malware spam: "Payslip for period end date 29/06/2015" / "noreply@fermanagh.gov.uk"

This fake financial spam comes with a malicious payload:

From:    noreply@fermanagh.gov.uk [noreply@fermanagh.gov.uk]
Date:    29 June 2015 at 11:46
Subject:    Payslip for period end date 29/06/2015

Dear [redacted]

Please find attached your payslip for period end 29/06/2015

Payroll Section

Attached is a file payslip.zip which contains the malicious executable payslip.exe which has a VirusTotal detection rate of 8/55. Automated analysis [1] [2] shows a file being downloaded from:

http://audileon.com.mx/css/proxy_v29.exe

That binary has a detection rate of just 2/55 [Malwr analysis] Also, Hybrid Analysis [1] [2] shows the following IPs are contact for what looks to be malicious purposes:

69.73.179.87 (Landis Holdings Inc, US)
67.219.166.113 (Panhandle Telecommunications Systems Inc., US)
212.37.81.96 (ENERGOTEL a.s./ Skylan s.r.o, Slovakia)
209.193.83.218 (Visionary Communications Inc., US)
67.206.96.30 (Chickasaw Telephone, US)
208.123.129.153 (Secom Inc , US)
91.187.75.75 (Servei De Telecomunicacions D'Andorra, Andorra)
84.16.55.122 (ISP Slovanet (MNET) Brezno, Czech Republic)
178.219.10.23 (Orion Telekom, Serbia)
194.28.190.84 (AgaNet Agata Goleniewska, Poland)
83.168.164.18 (SWAN, a.s. TRIO network, Slovakia)
178.54.231.147 (PP Merezha, Ukraine)
75.98.158.55 (Safelink Internet, US)
67.206.97.238 (Chickasaw Telephone, US)
176.197.100.182 (E-Light-Telecom, Russia)
31.134.73.151 (Trk Efir Ltd., Ukraine)
188.255.241.22 (Orion Telekom, Serbia)
31.42.172.36 (FLP Pirozhok Elena Anatolevna, Ukraine)
67.207.228.144 (Southwest Oklahoma Internet, US)
176.120.201.9 (Subnet LLC, Russia)
109.87.63.98 (TRIOLAN / Content Delivery Network Ltd, Ukraine)
38.124.169.148 (PSINet, US)
80.87.219.35 (DSi DATA s.r.o., Slovakia)
195.34.206.204 (Private Enterprise Radionet, Ukraine)
93.119.102.70 (Moldtelecom LIR, Moldova)
184.164.97.242 (Visionary Communications Inc., US)

I am unable to determine exactly what the payload is on this occassion.

Recommended blocklist:
69.73.179.87
67.219.166.113
212.37.81.96
209.193.83.218
67.206.96.30
208.123.129.153
91.187.75.75
84.16.55.122
178.219.10.23
194.28.190.84
83.168.164.18
178.54.231.147
75.98.158.55
67.206.97.238
176.197.100.182
31.134.73.151
188.255.241.22
31.42.172.36
67.207.228.144
176.120.201.9
109.87.63.98
38.124.169.148
80.87.219.35
195.34.206.204
93.119.102.70
184.164.97.242

MD5s:
71a42eaac6f432c8dc04465c065e48e1
4009cd042071c81ce9c1aaa13ac046f2

Malware spam: "Notification of Vehicle Tax DD Payment Schedule (Ref: 000000-000005-274421-001)" / "directdebit@taxdisc.service.gov.uk"

This spam does not come from the UK government , but instead is a simple forgery with a malicious payload:

From: directdebit@taxdisc.service.gov.uk
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2015 15:58:38 +0700
Subject: Notification of Vehicle Tax DD Payment Schedule (Ref: 000000-000005-274421-001)

Important: Confirmation of your successful

Direct Debit instruction

Dear customer

Vehicle registration number: FG08OEE

Thank you for arranging to pay the vehicle tax by Direct Debit.

Please can you check that the details attached below, and your payment schedule are correct.

If any of the above financial details are incorrect please contact your bank as soon as possible.

However, if your details are correct you don’t need to do anything and your Direct Debit will be processed as normal. You have the right to cancel your Direct Debit at any time. A copy of the Direct Debit Guarantee is included with this letter.

For your information, the collection will be made using this reference, and this is how your payment will be detailed on your bank statements:

• DVLA Identifier: 295402
• Reference: FG08OEE

Your vehicle tax will automatically renew unless you notify us of any changes. We will send a new payment schedule at the time of renewal.

Yours sincerely

Rohan Gye

Vehicles Service Manager

www.gov.uk/browse/driving

Attached to the message is a file FG08OEE.doc with a VirusTotal detection rate of 2/55. The macro in it proved resistant to manual analysis, but the Hybrid Analysis does the job easily enough, spotting a download from:

werktuigmachines.be/708/346.exe

This file was also being used in another spam run earlier today.




cccccccccccccccccc

Malware spam: "Order Confirmation RET-385236 250615" / "donotreply@royal-canin.fr"

This fake financial spam comes with a malicious payload:

From: [1NAV PROD RCS] [mailto:donotreply@royal-canin.fr]
Subject: Order Confirmation RET-385236 250615

Please find attached your Sales Order Confirmation

Note: This e-mail was sent from a notification only e-mail address that
cannot accept incoming e-mail. PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE.

In the sample I have seen, the attachment is called Order Confirmation RET-385236 250615.doc which contains this malicious macro [pastebin] which downloads a component from the following location:

http://colchester-institute.com/708/346.exe

Usually there are several different version of the macro, each one loading an identical binary but from different locations. This file is saved as %TEMP%\biksenpd.exe and has a VirusTotal detection rate of 7/55.

According to various automated analysis tools, the sample doesn't seem to run properly [1] [2] [3] [4] but it looks like it tries to send traffic to the following IPs:

68.169.49.213 (Strategic Systems Consulting, US)
87.236.215.151 (OneGbits, Lithuania)
2.185.181.155 (ASDL Subscriber, Iran)

Recommended blocklist:
68.169.49.213
87.236.215.151
2.185.181.155