{"id":2977,"date":"2019-04-06T19:34:17","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2977"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"Threatening-'Final-Notice---Outstanding-Account'-Emails-Contain-JavaScript-Malware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2977","title":{"rendered":"Threatening &#8216;Final Notice &#8211; Outstanding Account&#8217; Emails Contain JavaScript Malware"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Outline:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n&#8216;Final Notice&#8217; email claims that, despite numerous requests, you have \u00a0failed to pay an outstanding debt and the sender will therefore commence legal proceedings if you do not pay by a specified date.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Brief Analysis:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThe email is not a legitimate request for an outstanding payment and the attached .zip file does not contain payment details as claimed. Instead, the attachment contains a malicious JavaScript (.js) file that, if opened, can download and install malware on your computer.<br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Top Content Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"4870821038\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\/\/ ]]&gt;<\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"example\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Example:<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Subject: FINAL NOTICE &#8211; OUTSTANDING ACCOUNT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Dear Client,We are writing concerning the amount of $2793.82 which was due to be paid on 01.05.2016 and, despite numerous requests for payment, remains outstanding. Details attached to this email. We demand that payment of the full amount be paid to us on or before 10.05.2016. If this account is not resolved by the specified date we reserve the right to commence legal proceedings to recover the debt without further notice to you, and you may be responsible for any associated legal fees or collection costs. If you wish to prevent this, please contact the undersigned as a matter of urgency and settle your account before the above date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Regards,<br \/>\n[Name Removed] \u00a0<br \/>\nManaging Director<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p><!-- HSNet Article Center --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"5727909035\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\/\/ ]]&gt;<\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Detailed Analysis:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThis rather threatening &#8216;Final Notice&#8217; email claims that you have not settled an outstanding account despite numerous previous requests for payment. It warns that legal \u00a0action will be taken to recover the debt \u00a0if it is not paid in full by a specified date. You can supposedly access details about the outstanding account by opening an \u00a0attached \u00a0file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>However, the email is not a genuine request for payment and the attached .zip file does not contain account information as claimed. If you open the attached .zip file, you will find that it contains a JavaScript (.js) file. If you then open the .js file in the hope of viewing \u00a0the promised account information, a malicious JavaScript will run. The script will download \u00a0and install malware on your computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>The exact nature of this malware may vary. Malicious JavaScript files have <a title=\"Fake 'Order Status' Emails Contain Locky Malware\" href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/fake-order-status-emails-contain-locky-malware\/\">recently been used<\/a> to instal Locky Ransomware. They have also \u00a0been used \u00a0to install other types of malware that can steal information such as online banking login details from infected computers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>The criminals responsible \u00a0for this attack bank on the fact that at least a few people will be panicked or angered into opening the attachment without due caution. This version is just one in an <a title=\"Malware Threat Articles\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/malware-threat-articles.shtml\">ongoing series<\/a> of bill, banking, and \u00a0invoice related emails that contain JavaScript malware. Very similar variants of the \u00a0above email have the subject line &#8216;Third Reminder &#8211; Outstanding Account&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Details, such as the \u00a0amount \u00a0of money supposedly owing, the name of the sending staff member, and the name \u00a0of the attachment may also vary in different versions of these emails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>If you receive one of these emails, do not open any attachments or click any links that it contains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><script src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><br \/>\n <!-- HS Net Bottom AdLinks --><br \/>\n <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"1358951439\" data-ad-format=\"link\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\/\/ ]]&gt;<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/general-malware-email-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1758\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/threatening-final-notice-outstanding-account-emails-contain-javascript-malware\/general-malware-email-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/general-malware-email-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,533\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"general-malware-email-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/general-malware-email-1-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/general-malware-email-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1758\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/general-malware-email-1.jpg\" alt=\"Beware Malware\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/general-malware-email-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/general-malware-email-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/general-malware-email-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"date\">Last updated: May 6, 2016<br \/>\nFirst published: May 6, 2016<br \/>\nBy Brett M. Christensen<br \/>\n<a class=\"foot\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/about.shtml\">About Hoax-Slayer<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ref\">References<br \/>\n<a title=\"Fake 'Order Status' Emails Contain Locky Malware\" href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/fake-order-status-emails-contain-locky-malware\/\">Fake 'Order Status' Emails Contain Locky Malware<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Malware Threat Articles\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/malware-threat-articles.shtml\">Malware Threat Articles<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/threatening-final-notice-outstanding-account-emails-contain-javascript-malware\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/threatening-final-notice-outstanding-account-emails-contain-javascript-malware\/<\/a><br \/>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Outline: &#8216;Final Notice&#8217; email claims that, despite numerous requests, you have \u00a0failed to pay an outstanding debt and the sender will therefore commence legal proceedings if you do not pay by a specified date. Brief Analysis: The email is not a legitimate request for an outstanding payment and the attached .zip file does not contain [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6890,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hoax-inggris"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2977"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2977"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2977\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}