125). PayPal - HTML.Phishing.Pay-110

This email targets customers of PayPal.

Message Details

Malware Name:	HTML.Phishing.Pay-110
Origin:	Australia
Date first seen:	15/07/2006 16:27:27
Number seen:	577
Date last seen:	08/07/2007 20:51:03
From:	"PayPal" <service@paypal.com>
Subject:	IMPORTANT - Update your PayPal account information

Attacker's URLs

The following table shows the details of the URLs used by the attacker. These could either be the fake website of the attack, or a site which redirects to the attackers fake site. Sometimes the attacker will use an additional site for hosting resources such as images.

The table shows the current status of the site: if it is still reachable (), or if it has been shut down (). If the site has not been confirmed as a phishing site it is shown with the symbol . The time when the site was first observed is shown, together with the time that the site was shut down, if applicable. Do not visit the attackers site as it may contain malware. You can get more details on the site by clicking on the symbol.

Status	First observed	Shut Down	Internet Address	URL
	15/07/2006 16:30:11	17/07/2006 22:39:04	80.38.149.66	http://www.santquirze.be/wp-filez/.confirm/index.php

Message Text

The text below shows the message content, rendered in a safe way. It does not show images or HTML formatting, but the text is the same as that contained in the phishing email. Each clickable link is shown as a reference. You can see the way the URL is presented in the main body of the text, while the actual URL activated by the link is shown below the main body.

How the message body looks in an email client.

     _________________________________________________________________

                            Warning Notification

   Dear xxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx,

   It has come to our attention that your PayPal^® account information needs to
   be  updated as part of our continuing commitment to protect your account and
   to  reduce the instance of fraud on our website. If you could please take
   5-10 minutes out of your online experience and update your personal records
   you will not run into any future problems with the online service.

   However, failure to update your records will result in account suspension.
   Please update your records before July 22, 2006.

   Once you have updated your account records, your PayPal^® account activity
   will not be interrupted and will continue as normal.

          [1]Click here to update your PayPal account information


             Copyright © 1999-2006 PayPal. All rights reserved.
              [2]Information about FDIC pass-through insurance

References

   1. http://www.santquirze.be/wp-filez/.confirm/index.php?MfcISAPICommand=SignInFPP
   2. http://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=p/gen/fdic-outside

Additional Examples