181/91). 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:31/01/2007 14:51:47
From:"Paypal Inc." <acc@paypal.com>
Subject:IMPORTANT: Confirm your PayPal account

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
31/01/2007 13:36:09 31/01/2007 15:12:04 United States 66.34.91.17 http://66.34.91.17/~job/www.signin-paypal.com/update/cgi-bin/   
31/01/2007 11:36:36 31/01/2007 11:36:36 United States 66.34.91.17 http://66.34.91.17/~job   

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.


                                 [1]PayPal 

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   Security Center Advisory!
   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):
   Jan 30, 2007: 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.

                    [2]Click here to Remove Limitations

   Completing  all of the checklist items will automatically restore your
   account access.
   Thank you for using PayPal! The PayPal Team
     _________________________________________________________________

   Please do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address cannot be
   answered. For assistance, [3]log in to your PayPal account and choose the
   "Help" link in the footer of any page.
   To receive email notifications in plain text instead of HTML, update your
   preferences [4]here.
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   PayPal Email ID PP697

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   Protect Your Account Info
   Make sure you never provide your password to fraudulent persons.
   PayPal automatically encrypts your confidential information using the Secure
   Sockets Layer protocol (SSL) with an encryption key length of 128-bits (the
   highest level commercially available).
   PayPal will never ask you to enter your password in an email.
   For more information on protecting yourself from fraud, please review our
   Security Tips at http://www.paypal.com/securitytips
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   Protect Your Password
   You should never give your PayPal password to anyone, including PayPal
   employees.
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References

   1. http://66.34.91.17/~job/www.signin-paypal.com/update/cgi-bin/
   2. http://66.34.91.17/~job/www.signin-paypal.com/update/cgi-bin/
   3. http://66.34.91.17/~job/www.signin-paypal.com/update/cgi-bin/
   4. https://www.paypal.com/row/PREFS-NOTI

Functions

Advice