Document1 pretending to come from your own email address – JS malware leads to Locky ransomware

Last revised or Updated on: 16th March, 2016, 12:21 PMA blank/empty  email with the subject of   Document1 pretending to come from your own email address and sent to your own email address  with a zip attachment is another one from the current bot runs which downloads Locky ransomware They use email addresses and subjects that will entice a user to read the email and open the attachment. A very high proportion are being targeted at small and medium size businesses, with the hope of getting a better response than they do from consumers. The email looks like: From: your own email address Date: Wed 16/03/2016 11:58 Subject: Document1 Attachment: Document1.zip Body content: totally blank   Screenshot: NONE   These malicious attachments normally have a password … Continue reading →