{"id":1260,"date":"2019-04-06T19:33:34","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=1260"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"DHL-Express-'Parcel-Arrival-Notification'-Malware-Email","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=1260","title":{"rendered":"DHL Express &#8216;Parcel Arrival Notification&#8217; Malware Email"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>This email, which purports to be from DHL Express, \u00a0 is supposedly a pre-arrival notification for a parcel that has been delivered to your local post office.<\/p>\n<p>The email instructs you to click a link to download and print a receipt that you can submit when picking up the parcel.<\/p>\n<p>However, the email is not from DHL and clicking the link does not download a parcel delivery receipt. Instead, the link opens a website that harbours malware. Once on the bogus website, you will be instructed to click a &#8220;download&#8221; button.<\/p>\n<p>If you do so, malware may be delivered to your computer. The exact nature of this malware may vary.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"9162856233\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>This type of attack is often used to distribute ransomware. \u00a0 Once installed, ransomware can lock all the files on your computer and then demand that you pay a fee to online criminals to receive an unlock code.<\/p>\n<p>In other cases, the malware may be designed to steal sensitive information such as banking passwords from the infected computer.<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, fake <a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/dhl-we-couldnt-deliver-your-parcel-malware-emails-continue\/\">parcel delivery notification emails<\/a> have been <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/fake-fedex-invoice-malware.shtml\">repeatedly used<\/a> by criminals to <a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/australia-post-your-package-has-experienced-an-exception-malware-email\/\">distribute various types of malware<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Be cautious of any email that claims that you must click a link or open an \u00a0attached file to view details about a supposed parcel delivery.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Third Content Ad Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"1909104632\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/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>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n<h2>An example of the malware email:<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>From: DHL EXPRESS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subject: Parcel arrival notification \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hi [email address],<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is a pre-arrival notification of your parcel to our local post office<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kindly Print\/Download your DHL-AWD reciept to be submitted during pick-up.<br \/>\nPrint\/Download DHL-AWD reciept here<\/p>\n<p>Kindly endeavour to be accurate as possible to reduce time of clearance and recipient confirmation.<\/p>\n<p>Please add our email to your contact to guarantee inbox delivery. | 2018 DHL Express | Customer Service |<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/dhl-express-parcel-arrival-notification-malware-email\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/dhl-express-parcel-arrival-notification-malware-email\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This email, which purports to be from DHL Express, \u00a0 is supposedly a pre-arrival notification for a parcel that has been delivered to your local post office. The email instructs you to click a link to download and print a receipt that you can submit when picking up the parcel. 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