Remittance Advice : Tue, 16 Feb 2016 16:55:29 +0800 fmis@oldham.gov.uk – word doc malware

Last revised or Updated on: 16th February, 2016, 9:12 AMAn email with the subject of Remittance Advice : Tue, 16 Feb 2016 16:55:29 +0800 pretending to come from fmis@oldham.gov.uk with a malicious word doc or Excel XLS spreadsheet attachment  is another one from the current bot runs which try to download various Trojans and password stealers especially banking Trojans like Dridex or Dyreza and ransomware like cryptolocker or Teslacrypt. They are using email addresses and subjects that will scare or 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 time in the subject is random The … Continue reading →