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

This email targets customers of PayPal.

Message Details

Malware Name:	HTML.Phishing.Pay-110
Origin:	United States
Date first seen:	13/07/2006 07:50:55
Number seen:	196
Date last seen:	02/03/2007 17:22:59
From:	"PayPal" <service@intl.paypal.com>
Subject:	IMPORTANT : Notification of Limited Account Access

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
	13/07/2006 07:52:12	13/07/2006 07:52:12	58.185.125.138	http://www.surfision.com.sg/

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.

   [1][paypal_logo.gif] 

                                [pixel.gif]

   "Warning Notification Dear" valued PayPal^ member
   :

   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 July 16, 2006^ 

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

   To update your PayPal^
   records click on the following link:
   [2]http://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=p/gen/restrictedaccounts.asp


   Thank You.

   PayPal^ UPDATE TEAM

References

   1. http://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_home
   2. http://www.surfision.com.sg/%20/www.paypal.com/update/cgi-bin/index.php?MfcISAPICommand=SignInFPP

Additional Examples