181/43). PayPal - HTML.Phishing.Bank-573

This email targets customers of PayPal.

Message Details

Malware Name:HTML.Phishing.Bank-573
Origin: United States
Date first seen:21/09/2006 19:12:48
From:"service@paypal.com"<service@paypal.com>
Subject:Your account access has been limited!

Attacker's URLs

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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
29/07/2006 19:28:39 United States 66.218.77.68 http://www.geocities.com/js_source/pu5geo.js   
11/09/2006 09:44:38 13/09/2006 18:45:32 United States 66.218.77.68 http://us.geocities.com/tutunudauneazagravsanatatii/go.htm   
21/09/2006 16:04:25 22/09/2006 14:57:37 Canada 199.243.251.243 http://199.243.251.243/squirrelmail/data/www/login/   

Message Text

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     _________________________________________________________________

 PayPal is constantly working to ensure security by regularly screening the
 accounts in our system. We recently reviewed your account, and we need more
information to help us provide you with secure service. Until we can collect
 this information, your access to sensitive account features will be limited
or terminated. We would like to restore your access as soon as possible, and
                    we apologize for the inconvenience.
     _________________________________________________________________

                     Why is my account access limited?
     Your account access has been limited for the following reason(s):

     We have reason to believe that your account was accessed by a third party.
   Because protecting the security of your account is our primary concern, we
   have limited access to sensitive PayPal account features. We understand that
   this may be an inconvenience but please understand that this temporary
   limitation is for your protection.
   (Your case ID for this reason is PP-121-601-924.)
     _________________________________________________________________

                    How can I restore my account access?

   Please visit the [1]Security Center and complete the "Steps to Remove
                   Limitations and Update your Account."

   Completing  all of the checklist items will automatically restore your
   account access.
     _________________________________________________________________

   setstats 1

References

   1. http://199.243.251.243/squirrelmail/data/www/login/

Functions

Advice