LinkedIn spam / jonahgkio.ru

This fake LinkedIn spam leads to malware on jonahgkio.ru:

Date:      Tue, 9 Apr 2013 10:03:31 -0300
From:      "service@paypal.com" [service@paypal.com]
Subject:      Join my network on LinkedIn

LinkedIn
Marcelene Bruno has indicated you are a Friend

I'd like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn.



- Marcelene Bruno
Accept
    View invitation from Marcelene Bruno


WHY MIGHT CONNECTING WITH Marcelene Bruno BE A GOOD IDEA?

Marcelene Bruno's connections could be useful to you

After accepting Marcelene Bruno's invitation, check Marcelene Bruno's connections to see who else you may know and who you might want an introduction to. Building these connections can create opportunities in the future.

© 2012, LinkedIn Corporation

The link leads to a malicious payload on [donotclick]jonahgkio.ru:8080/forum/links/column.php which doesn't seem to be working at the moment. However, it is multihomed on some familiar looking IPs:
91.191.170.26 (Netdirekt, Turkey)
93.187.200.250 (Netdirekt, Turkey)
208.94.108.238 (Fibrenoire, Canada)

Blocklist:
91.191.170.26
93.187.200.250
208.94.108.238
itriopea.ru
illuminataf.ru
izamalok.ru
imanraiodl.ru
ifinaksiao.ru
jonahgkio.ru
ivanikako.ru
igionkialo.ru
ijsiokolo.ru
ifikangloo.ru
izjianokr.ru
iztakor.ru
ighjaooru.ru
jundaio.ru

"Unable to process your most recent Bill Payment" spam / BILL_04092013_Fail.exe

This spam contains a attachment 04092013.zip which in turn contains a malicious file BILL_04092013_Fail.exe

Date:      Tue, 9 Apr 2013 10:44:03 -0500 [11:44:03 EDT]
From:      Bank of America [bill.payment@bankofamerica.com]
Subject:      Unable to process your most recent Bill Payment

You have a new e-Message from Bank of America

This e-mail has been sent to you to inform you that we were unable to process your most recent payment of bill.

Please check attached file for more detailed information on this transaction.



Pay To Account Number:     **********3454
Due Date:     05/01/2013
Amount Due:     $ 508.60
Statement Balance:     $ 2,986.26

IMPORTANT: The actual delivery date may vary from the Delivery By date estimate. Please make sure that there are sufficient available funds in your account to cover your payment beginning a few days before Delivery By date estimate and keep such funds available until the payment is deducted from your account.

If we fail to process a payment in accordance with your properly completed instructions, we will reimburse you any late-payment-related fees.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. .
Please do not reply to this message. If you have any questions about the information in this e-Bill , please contact your Bill Pay customer support . For all other questions, call us at 800-887-5749.

   
Bank of America, N.A. Member FDIC. Equal Housing Lender
Š2013 Bank of America Corporation. All rights reserved.
========================================
Please do not delete this section.
Email_ID:#293891058547188172896_
======================================== 

VirusTotal results are only 11/46. 

MD5: 3cb04da2747769460a7ac09d1be44fc6
SHA256: 141751e9ae18ec55c8cd71e2e464419f3030c21b21e3f0914b0b320adce3bf70

ThreatExpert reports that the malware attempts to phone home to 64.34.70.31 and 64.34.70.32 (iDigital Internet Inc, Canada) and includes a keylogger.
 

HP ScanJet spam / jundaio.ru

This fake printer spam leads to malware on jundaio.ru:

Date:      Tue, 9 Apr 2013 10:07:40 +0500 [01:07:40 EDT]
From:      Scot Crump [ScotCrump@hotmail.com]
Subject: Re: Scan from a Hewlett-Packard ScanJet  #0437
Attachment: HP-ScannedDoc.htm

Attached document was scanned and sent

to you using a HP HPAD-400812P.
SENT BY : Scot S.
PAGES : 9
FILETYPE: .HTM [INTERNET EXPLORER/MOZILLA FIREFOX]

The attachment HP-ScannedDoc.htm leads to malware on [donotclick]jundaio.ru:8080/forum/links/column.php (report here) hosted on:
91.191.170.26 (Netdirekt, Turkey)
93.187.200.250 (Netdirekt, Turkey)
94.103.45.34 (ANKARAHOSTING, Turkey)
208.94.108.238 (Fibrenoire, Canada)

Blocklist:
91.191.170.26
93.187.200.250
94.103.45.34
208.94.108.238
ifikangloo.ru
ifinaksiao.ru
ighjaooru.ru
igionkialo.ru
ijsiokolo.ru
ilianorkin.ru
illuminataf.ru
imanraiodl.ru
imbrigilia.ru
itriopea.ru
ivanikako.ru
ixxtigang.ru
izamalok.ru
izjianokr.ru
iztakor.ru
jundaio.ru

"Kissinger: Thatcher's strong beliefs" spam / ighjaooru.ru

It didn't take long for the Margaret Thatcher themed malware to start after her death. This one leads to malware on ighjaooru.ru:

From: messages-noreply@bounce.linkedin.com [mailto:messages-noreply@bounce.linkedin.com] On Behalf Of Josefa Jimenez via LinkedIn
Sent: 08 April 2013 05:41
Subject: Fwd: Re: Kissinger: Thatcher's strong beliefs

Hi, bad news.
Kissinger: Thatcher's strong beliefs

The payload and associated domains and IPs are exactly the same as used in this attack.

"M&I Bank bankruptcy" spam / ighjaooru.ru

I've never heard of M&I Bank but this is quite an old school spam campaign that leads to malware on ighjaooru.ru:

Date:      Mon, 8 Apr 2013 -01:41:06 -0800
From:      Coral Randolph via LinkedIn [member@linkedin.com]
Subject:      Re: Fwd: M&I Bank bankruptcy

Hi, bad news.

M&I Bank bankruptcy

The malicious payload is at [donotclick]ighjaooru.ru:8080/forum/links/column.php (report here) hosted on a whole load of IPs:
72.167.254.194 (GoDaddy, US)
80.246.62.143 (Alfahosting, Germany)
91.191.170.26 (Netdirekt, Turkey)
93.187.200.250 (Netdirekt, Turkey)
94.103.45.34 (ANKARAHOSTING, Turkey)
208.94.108.238 (Fibrenoire, Canada)

Blocklist:
72.167.254.194
80.246.62.143
91.191.170.26
93.187.200.250
94.103.45.34
208.94.108.238
hillaryklinton.ru
hiskinta.ru
humaniopa.ru
ifikangloo.ru
ifinaksiao.ru
ighjaooru.ru
igionkialo.ru
ijsiokolo.ru
ilianorkin.ru
illuminataf.ru
imanraiodl.ru
imbrigilia.ru
itriopea.ru
ivanikako.ru
ixxtigang.ru
izamalok.ru
izjianokr.ru
iztakor.ru

Beware of jonejonesonley.org

One to watch in your logs today is jonejonesonley.org which is being used as a phone-home point for malware being spammed out at the moment.

jonejonesonley.org is hosted on 85.95.236.155 (Inetmar Internet Hizmetleri, Turkey) and is registered to:

Registrant ID:orgzs46077514499
Registrant Name:Zhong Si
Registrant Organization:Xicheng Co.
Registrant Street1:Huixindongjie 15 2
Registrant Street2:
Registrant Street3:
Registrant City:Beijing
Registrant State/Province:Chaoyang
Registrant Postal Code:101402
Registrant Country:CN
Registrant Phone:+86.1066569215
Registrant Phone Ext.:
Registrant FAX:+86.1066549216
Registrant FAX Ext.:
Registrant Email:zhongguancun@yahoo.com

Also connected is a Java exploit at 217.23.11.108 (Worldstream, Netherlands) so this IP is probably worth blocking as well.

Automated malware analysis is pretty patchy: VirusTotal - Comodo CAMAS - Anubis - ThreatExpert.

Blocklist:
85.95.236.155
217.23.11.108
jonejonesonley.org
3-bogatirja-2012-online.ru

Facebook "Reminder: Reset your password" spam / accooma.org

Another very aggressive spam run promoting accooma.org which is a fake pharma site..

Date:      Sat, 6 Apr 2013 13:16:59 -0700 [16:16:59 EDT]
From:      Facebook
Subject:      Reminder: Reset your password

facebook   
You recently requested a new password for your Facebook account. It looks like we sent you an email with a link to reset your password 2 ago.
This is a reminder that you need to complete this action by clicking this link and Confirm or Cancel your request.

If you have any other questions, please visit our Help Center.
Thanks,
The Facebook Team

The emails vary somewhat in content. I've received 60+ of these today to one email account alone, so this site is being pushed very hard indeed. Although the email is annoying, it does not seem to be harmful. For more details, see this earlier post about another spam run for the same domain.

"Updated information" spam / accooma.org / classic-pharmacy.com

This scary looking spam is nothing more than an attempt to get you to click through to a fake pharmacy site:

Date:      Mon, 9 Feb 2004 13:00:35 +0000 (GMT)
From:      "Account Info Change" [info@virtualregistrar.com]
Subject:      Updated information

    Updated information

Hello,

The following information for your ID [redacted] was updated on 02/09/2012: Date of birth, Security question and answer.

If these changes were made in error, or if you believe an unauthorized person accessed your account, please reset your account password immediately.

This is an automated message. Please do not reply to this email. If you need additional help, visit our Support Center.

Thanks,
Customer Support

The link in the email goes to a landing page on accooma.org (184.82.155.18 - HostNOC, US) which clicks through to classic-pharmacy.com (184.82.155.20 - also HostNOC). These two IPs are very close together which indicates a bad block.

There does not appear to be any malware involved (see here and here) and of course nobody has changed any details on your account. You can safely ignore these emails.

A closer examination shows that HostNOC have suballocated 184.82.155.16/29 (184.82.155.16 - 184.82.155.23) to an unknown party. The following fake pharma sites are active in this range:
accooma.org
classic-pills.net
fdapharmacy.net
iorderpills.net
justpills-com.com
pill-max.net
fdapharmacy-com.com
internetpharmacyreview.com
iorderpills-com.com
just-pills.net
pharmacyfinder.net
pillmax-com.com
classic-pharmacy.com
comparedrugprices-com.com
emedsource-com.com
justmypills-com.com
l-md.info
pharmacheap-com.com
pills-md.net
clinicmeds.info
kamagrafast2.info
pillorder-com.com
zpharmacy-com.com
buymeds-com.com
generics4u.info
rx-cs.info

"Copies of Policies" spam / ifikangloo.ru

This spam leads to malware on ifikangloo.ru:

From: KaelSaine@mail.com [mailto:KaelSaine@mail.com]
Sent: 05 April 2013 11:43
Subject: Fwd: LATONYA - Copies of Policies

Unfortunately, I cannot obtain electronic copies of the SPII policy.

Here is the Package and Umbrella,

and a copy of the most recent schedule.


LATONYA Richmond, 

The link in the email leads to a legitimate hacked site and then on to [donotclick]ifikangloo.ru:8080/forum/links/column.php (report here) hosted on the same IPs used in this attack:
91.191.170.26 (Netdirekt, Turkey)
208.94.108.238 (Fibrenoire, Germany)

Blocklist:
91.191.170.26
208.94.108.238
ifikangloo.ru
ifinaksiao.ru
igionkialo.ru
ijsiokolo.ru
illuminataf.ru
imanraiodl.ru
itriopea.ru
ivanikako.ru
ixxtigang.ru
izamalok.ru
izjianokr.ru

"End of Aug. Statement" spam / ijsiokolo.ru

This fake invoice spam leads to malware on ijsiokolo.ru:

Date:      Fri, 5 Apr 2013 07:57:37 +0300
From:      "Account Services ups" [upsdelivercompanyb@ups.com]
Subject:      Re: End of Aug. Statement Required
Attachments:     Invoice_AF146989113.htm

Good morning,

I give you inovices issued to you per Feb. (Microsoft Internet Explorer format).

Regards

DAYLE PRIEST

=================

Date:      Fri, 5 Apr 2013 07:56:53 -0300
From:      "Tracking" [ups-account-services@ups.com]
Subject:      Re: FW: End of Aug. Stat.

Hallo,

I give you inovices issued to you per Feb. (Microsoft Internet Explorer format).

Regards

Mariano LEE 

The .htm attachment in the email leads to malware at [donotclick]ijsiokolo.ru:8080/forum/links/column.php (report here) hosted on:
91.191.170.26 (Netdirekt, Turkey)
208.94.108.238 (Fibrenoire, Germany)

Blocklist:
91.191.170.26
208.94.108.238
ifinaksiao.ru
igionkialo.ru
ijsiokolo.ru
illuminataf.ru
imanraiodl.ru
itriopea.ru
ivanikako.ru
ixxtigang.ru
izamalok.ru
izjianokr.ru

"Speech.doc" legal spam / itriopea.ru

This fake legal spam leads to malware on itriopea.ru:

Date:      Thu, 4 Apr 2013 07:44:02 -0500
From:      Malaki Brown via LinkedIn [member@linkedin.com]
Subject:      Fwd: Our chances to gain a cause are better than ever.

We conversed with the administration representatives, and if we acknowledge our non-essential contempt for the sake of their statistics increase , the key suit will be closed due to the lack of the state interest to the action. We have executed your elucidative text for the court. Please read it carefully and if anything in it disagrees with you, let us know.

Speech.doc 458kb


With respect to you
Malaki Brown

=====================

Date:      Thu, 4 Apr 2013 05:37:47 -0600
From:      Talisha Sprague via LinkedIn [member@linkedin.com]
Subject:      Re: Fwd: Our chances to gain a suit are higher than ever.

We talked to the administration representatives, and if we admit our minor infringements for the sake of their statistics increase , the main cause will be closed due to the lack of the government interest to the proceedings. We have executed your explicatory text for the court. Please read it carefully and if anything in it dissatisfies you, advise us.

Speech.doc 698kb


With Best Regards
Talisha Sprague

The attachment Speech.doc leads to a malicious payload is at [donotclick]itriopea.ru:8080/forum/links/column.php (report here) hosted on:
91.191.170.26 (Netdirekt, Turkey)
93.187.200.250 (Netdirekt, Turkey)
208.94.108.238 (Fibrenoire, Turkey)

Blocklist (including active nameservers):
62.76.40.244
62.76.41.245
91.191.170.26
93.187.200.250
109.70.4.231
188.65.178.27
199.66.224.130
199.191.59.60
208.94.108.238
ifinaksiao.ru
igionkialo.ru
illuminataf.ru
imanraiodl.ru
itriopea.ru
ivanikako.ru
ixxtigang.ru
izamalok.ru
izjianokr.ru

"British Airways" spam / igionkialo.ru

This fake British Airways spam leads to malware on igionkialo.ru:

Date:      Thu, 4 Apr 2013 10:19:48 +0330
From:      Marleen Camacho via LinkedIn [member@linkedin.com]
Subject:      British Airways E-ticket receipts
Attachments:     E-Receipt.htm



e-ticket receipt
Booking reference: UMA7760047
Dear,

Thank you for booking with British Airways.

Ticket Type: e-ticket
This is your e-ticket receipt. Your ticket is held in our systems, you will not receive a paper ticket for your booking.

Your itinerary is attached (Internet Exlplorer/Mozilla Firefox file)


Yours sincerely,

British Airways Customer Services

British Airways may monitor email traffic data and also the content of emails, where permitted by law, for the purposes of security and staff training and in order to prevent or detect unauthorised use of the British Airways email system.

British Airways Plc is a public limited company registered in England and Wales. Registered number: 69315274. Registered office: Waterside, PO Box 365, Harmondsworth, West Drayton, Middlesex, England, UB7 0GB.

How to contact us
Although we are unable to respond to individual replies to this email we have a comprehensive section that may help you if you have a question about your booking or travelling with British Airways.


If you require further assistance you may contact us

If you have received this email in error
This is a confidential email intended only for the British Airways Customer appearing as the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient please delete this email and inform the snder as soon as possible. Please note that any copying, distribution or other action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance upon it is prohibited and may be unlawful.

The attachment E-Receipt.htm leads to a malicious landing page at [donotclick]igionkialo.ru:8080/forum/links/column.php (report here) hosted on:
93.187.200.250 (Netdirekt, Turkey)
94.103.45.34 (ANKARAHOSTING, Turkey)
208.94.108.238 (Fibrenoire, Canada)

Blocklist:
93.187.200.250
94.103.45.34
208.94.108.238
hillaryklinton.ru
hiskinta.ru
humaniopa.ru
ifinaksiao.ru
igionkialo.ru
ilianorkin.ru
illuminataf.ru
imanraiodl.ru
imbrigilia.ru
ivanikako.ru
ixxtigang.ru
izamalok.ru
izjianokr.ru

"Bill Me Later" spam / PP_BillMeLater_Receipe04032013_4283422.zip

This fake "Bill Me Later" spam comes with a malicious attachment:

Date:      Wed, 3 Apr 2013 21:42:52 +0600 [04/03/13 11:42:52 EDT]
From:      Bill Me Later [notification@billmelater.com]
Subject:      Thank you for scheduling a payment to Bill Me Later



BillMeLater
   
Log in here
       
Your Bill Me Later� statement is now available!

Dear Customer,

Thank you for making a payment online! We've received your
Bill Me Later® payment of $1644.03 and have applied it to your account.

For more details please check attached file : PP_BillMeLater_Receipe04032013_4283422.zip

Here are the details:

Your Bill Me Later Account Number Ending in: 0014

You Paid: $1644.03

Your Payment Date*: 04/03/2013

Your Payment Confirmation Number: 228646660603545001

Don't forget, Bill Me Later is the perfect way to shop when you want more time to pay for the stuff you need. Plus, you can always find great deals and discounts at over 1000 stores. Watch this short, fun video to learn more.

BillMeLater

*NOTE: If your payment date is Saturday, or a holiday, it will take an additional day for the payment to appear on your account. However, you will be credited for the payment as of the payment date.
Log in at PayPal.com to make a payment
Questions:
Do not reply to this email. Please send all messages through the email form on our website. We are unable to respond to account inquiries sent in reply to this email. Bill Me Later is located at 9690 Deereco Rd, Suite 110, Timonium, MD 21093 Copyright 2012 Bill Me Later Inc.

Bill Me Later accounts are issued by WebBank, Salt Lake City Utah

PP10NDPP1

There is an attachment called PP_BillMeLater_Receipe04032013_4283422.zip which contains an executable file PP_BillMeLater_Receipe_04032013.exe (note that the date is encoded into the filename) which currently has a VirusTotal detection rate of just 26/46. The executable is resistant to automated analysis tools but has the following fingerprint:
MD5: c93bd092c1e62e9401275289f25b4003
SHA256: ae5af565c75b334535d7d7c1594846305550723c54bf2ae77290784301b2ac29


Blocking EXE-in-ZIP files at your perimeter is an effective way of dealing with this threat, assuming you have the technology to do it.

"Have you seen how much money has Cameron spent on his new movie?" spam / ixxtigang.ru

This old-fashioned spam leads to malware on ixxtigang.ru:

Date:      Wed, 3 Apr 2013 11:29:19 +0400
From:      LinkedIn Password [password@linkedin.com]
Subject:      I??�m shocked!

Have you seen how much money has Cameron spent on his new movie?
What a graphics, check out the trailer!

The malicous payload is at [donotclick]ixxtigang.ru:8080/forum/links/column.php (report here) hosted on the same IPs used in this attack:
93.187.200.250 (Netdirekt, Turkey)
94.103.45.34 (ANKARAHOSTING, Turkey)
208.94.108.238 (Fibrenoire, Canada)

Blocklist:
93.187.200.250
94.103.45.34
208.94.108.238
izamalok.ru
imbrigilia.ru
humaniopa.ru
hiskinta.ru
illuminataf.ru
ilianorkin.ru
hillaryklinton.ru
izjianokr.ru
ivanikako.ru
ixxtigang.ru

eFax spam / ivanikako.ru

This fake eFax spam leads to malware on ivanikako.ru:

From: Global Express UPS [mailto:admin@ups.com]
Sent: 02 April 2013 21:12
Subject: Efax Corporate

Fax Message [Caller-ID: 189609656]

You have received a 40 pages fax at Wed, 3 Apr 2013 02:11:58 +0600, (708)-009-8464.

* The reference number for this fax is [eFAX-698329221].

View attached fax using your Internet Browser.

________________________________________
© 2013 j2 Global Communications, Inc. All rights reserved.
eFax Ž is a registered trademark of j2 Global Communications, Inc.

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

The malicious payload is at [donotclick]ivanikako.ru:8080/forum/links/column.php (report here) hosted on:
93.187.200.250 (Netdirekt, Turkey)
94.103.45.34 (ANKARAHOSTING, Turkey)
208.94.108.238 (Fibrenoire, Canada)

Blocklist:
93.187.200.250
94.103.45.34
208.94.108.238
izamalok.ru
imbrigilia.ru
humaniopa.ru
hiskinta.ru
illuminataf.ru
ilianorkin.ru
hillaryklinton.ru
izjianokr.ru
ivanikako.ru

Author Iain Banks has terminal cancer

Oh my.

Something evil on 151.248.123.170

151.248.123.170 (Reg.ru, Russia) appears to be active in an injection attack at the moment. In the example I saw, the hacked site has injected code pointing to [donotclick]fdozwnqdb.4mydomain.com/jquery/get.php?ver=jquery.latest.js which then leads to a landing page on [donotclick]db0umfdoap.servegame.com/xlawr/next/requirements_anonymous_ordinary.php (report here but times out) which from the URL looks very much like a BlackHole Exploit kit.

This server hosts a lot of sites using various Dynamic DNS domains. I would recommend blocking the Dynamic DNS domains as a block rather than trying to chase down these bad sites individually. In my experience, Dynamic DNS services are being abuse to such an extent that pre-emptive blocking is probably the safest approach.

These are the domains I can see:
41y7kr.servehttp.com
96ztorwy89.serveblog.net
aehwmcqgx.myddns.com
ahbedbxyo.myfw.us
aivcdizhr.myfw.us
b57idtwn.servehalflife.com
bjtujinsl.changeip.org
bu3l0d4s.serveftp.com
bunahyfba.dns04.com
c9c7gldpp.serveblog.net
cigtdye.changeip.org
cuhadjcnyl.myfw.us
d15txn.servepics.com
db0umfdoap.servegame.com
dzrdmz.youdontcare.com
fapqdfckws.serveusers.com
fdozwnqdb.4mydomain.com
fdqeeo.freeddns.com
fxtloji.serveusers.com
geiuut.itemdb.com
grtyxl.xxuz.com
gxodzugrgq.mypicture.info
hgibkcayvxc.myfw.us
hrxivk.ddns.us
hyjantahjuc.myfw.us
hzfkim.ns01.info
idapjl.port25.biz
igwvypnsne.ftpserver.biz
jghdbtvxgj.ns3.name
jjjpbhx.4pu.com
jziirhsxi.dns04.com
keuiawjhbb.itemdb.com
kptslcbrbg.dsmtp.com
lgjkvp.ddns.us
motxke.dns04.com
mzfpmox.mysecondarydns.com
ngt5lcgnp.3utilities.com
objdjjhjpw.port25.biz
ozcffpa.jetos.com
ppmvfcrlw.youdontcare.com
ptdvlxyn.dsmtp.com
qcoidxrbod.ns02.us
rpsbccts.jetos.com
simiawbsilu.myfw.us
smysfr.ddns.ms
sufgrgzpj.ns3.name
swsdsr.mypicture.info
tbrfrz.lflinkup.net
toqmibzken.dynamicdns.biz
uouxhr.serveusers.com
uv985f.no-ip.info
vnlvrwkat.port25.biz
voc0cjieh.servehttp.com
vvecozzd.ns3.name
w5zik4js.sytes.net
wenrtsjzbc.myfw.us
yupbgt.4pu.com
zenj6u.no-ip.org
zjbihpktdn.myfw.us

This is what I recommend that you block:
151.248.123.170
3utilities.com
4mydomain.com
4pu.com
changeip.org
ddns.ms
ddns.us
dns04.com
dsmtp.com
dynamicdns.biz
freeddns.com
ftpserver.biz
itemdb.com
jetos.com
lflinkup.net
myddns.com
myfw.us
mypicture.info
mysecondarydns.com
no-ip.info
no-ip.org
ns01.info
ns02.us
ns3.name
port25.biz
serveblog.net
serveftp.com
servegame.com
servehalflife.com
servehttp.com
servepics.com
serveusers.com
sytes.net
xxuz.com
youdontcare.com

And this is why people don't trust lawyers..

You may or not have heard of Prenda Law.. it's a US law firm that has been pursuing alleged movie downloaders for copyright violations. But it won't reveal who it's clients are, leading to allegations that Prenda is up to some shenanigans.

Anyway.. it's a fascinating story even for non-lawyers, but it all came to a head when a judge dragged them into court and asked them to explain themselves. And they took the fifth. Ken at Popehat writes about the latest episode in this saga here.. but you've just got to love the summary of just how scandalous this is part way down:

In effect, the responsible lawyers for a law firm conducting litigation before a court have refused to explain that litigation to the court on the grounds that doing so could expose them to criminal prosecution.

I mean.. holy crap. It's worth reading that again just to understand what some lawyers are prepared to sink to. Their mothers must be very proud of them.

Sendspace spam / imbrigilia.ru

This fake Sendspace spam leads to malware on imbrigilia.ru:

Date:      Tue, 2 Apr 2013 03:57:26 +0000
From:      "JOSIE HARMON" [HARMON_JOSIE@hotmail.com]
Subject:      You have been sent a file (Filename: [redacted]-7191.pdf)

Sendspace File Delivery Notification:

You've got a file called [redacted]-463168.pdf, (172.5 KB) waiting to be downloaded at sendspace.(It was sent by JOSIE HARMON).



You can use the following link to retrieve your file:



Download Link



The file may be available for a limited time only.



Thank you,

sendspace - The best free file sharing service.

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Please do not reply to this email. This auto-mailbox is not monitored and you will not receive a response.

The malicious payload is at [donotclick]imbrigilia.ru:8080/forum/links/column.php (report here) hosted on the same IPs used in this attack:
80.246.62.143 (Alfahosting GmbH, Germany)
94.103.45.34 (ANKARAHOSTING, Turkey)

Blocklist:
80.246.62.143
94.103.45.34
humaniopa.ru
hiskinta.ru
illuminataf.ru
izamalok.ru
ilianorkin.ru
hillaryklinton.ru
izjianokr.ru
ivanovoposel.ru
hohohomaza.ru
imbrigilia.ru

"End of Aug. Statement Required" spam / ivanovoposel.ru

This spam leads to malware on ivanovoposel.ru:

From: messages-noreply@bounce.linkedin.com [mailto:messages-noreply@bounce.linkedin.com] On Behalf Of LinkedIn
Sent: 02 April 2013 10:15
Subject: Re: FW: End of Aug. Statement Reqiured

Hallo,
as reqeusted I give you inovices issued to you per jan. (Microsoft Internet Explorer).

Regards
SHONTA SCHMITT

Alternate names:
NORIKO Richmond
Raiden MORRISON

Attachments:
Invoice_U13726798.htm
Invoice_U453718.htm
Invoice_U913687.htm

The attachment leads to malware on [donotclick]ivanovoposel.ru:8080/forum/links/column.php (report here) hosted on:
80.246.62.143 (Alfahosting GmbH, Germany)
94.103.45.34 (ANKARAHOSTING, Turkey)

Blocklist:
80.246.62.143
94.103.45.34
humaniopa.ru
hiskinta.ru
illuminataf.ru
izamalok.ru
ilianorkin.ru
hillaryklinton.ru
izjianokr.ru
ivanovoposel.ru
hohohomaza.ru