181/6). 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:19/07/2006 13:18:42
From:PayPal Service Payments <service@PayPal.com>
Subject:Confirm Your PayPal account.

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
http://68.111.46.146/~toor/.confirm/webscr?cmd_login-run/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.



   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.
   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):
   24 July, 2006: 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-257-057-154.)

   To remove the limitation click on the following link:

   [1]https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_resolution-center
   Regards,
   PayPal Security Departament
   ______________________________________________________________________

   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://68.111.46.146/~toor/.confirm/webscr%3fcmd_login-run/index.php?MfcISAPICommand=SignInFPP

Embedded Images

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