17). PayPal - HTML.Phishing.Pay-34

This email targets customers of PayPal.

Message Details

Malware Name:HTML.Phishing.Pay-34
Origin: Italy
Date first seen:13/07/2006 08:10:47
From:"PayPal" <managment@paypal.com>
Subject:Dear Paypal® Member : Protect Your Identity

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.

StatusFirst observedShut DownInternet AddressURL
13/07/2006 08:12:10 13/07/2006 08:12:10 United States 206.165.245.52 http://images.postdirect.com/master/9/906598/pixel.gif   
13/07/2006 08:12:10 13/07/2006 08:12:10 United States 70.87.90.130 http://laptop-repair.org.uk/images/www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscrcmd   

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.

Message Display
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How the message body looks in an email client.

   [1x1.dyn?0ZEH-rGrBoHZ79f1jq37=0]
   [pixel.gif] [pixel.gif]               [pixel.gif]
   PayPal      Dear valued PayPal member    July 2006
     * It has come to out attention that your PayPal account informations 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 futur problems with the online services.
       However, failure to update your records will result in account
       suspension.
       Please update your records on or before 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:
       [1]https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_login-run 
       Thank you for using Paypal !
       The PayPal Update Team.


   Copyright © 2006 PayPal Inc. All rights reserved. Designated trademarks and
   brands are the property of their respective owners. PayPal is located at
   2211 N. First St., San Jose, CA 95131.

References

   1. http://laptop-repair.org.uk/images/www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscrcmd=_login-submit/

Functions

Advice