{"id":397,"date":"2019-04-06T19:33:19","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=397"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"'You've-Been-Issued-With-an-Infringement-Notice'-Malware-Email","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=397","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;You&#8217;ve Been Issued With an Infringement Notice&#8217; Malware Email"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>According to an email that is currently hitting inboxes, \u00a0 \u00a0you&#8217;ve been issued with an infringement notice and must pay a fine. \u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Top Content Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4870821038\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The email urges you to click \u00a0a link to download the supposed infringement \u00a0notice. There are separate download links for PC and mobile phone.<\/p>\n<p>However, the email is not a legitimate infringement notice. Instead, it is a criminal ruse designed to trick you into downloading and installing malware.<\/p>\n<p>The PC link downloads \u00a0a .zip file that harbours a malicious Javascript (.js) file. \u00a0 If you click this .js file, malware will be installed on your computer.<\/p>\n<p>The mobile phone link downloads an archive file for Android phones. The archive file contains a malicious file that can install malware on your phone.<\/p>\n<p>Criminals <a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/negligent-driving-infringement-notice-malware-email\/\">regularly use fake traffic infringement notices<\/a> to <a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/invoice-for-penalty-charge-notice-malware-email\/\">distribute various types of malware<\/a>, including ransomware. \u00a0 <\/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>If you receive one of these emails, do not click any links or open any attachments that it contains.<\/p>\n<h2>An example of the malware email:<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/infringment-notice-malware-10-17-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11574\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/youve-issued-infringement-notice-malware-email\/infringment-notice-malware-10-17-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/infringment-notice-malware-10-17-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,587\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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=\"infringment-notice-malware-10-17-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/infringment-notice-malware-10-17-1-300x220.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/infringment-notice-malware-10-17-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11574\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/infringment-notice-malware-10-17-1.jpg\" alt=\"Infringement Notice Malware Email\" width=\"800\" height=\"587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/infringment-notice-malware-10-17-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/infringment-notice-malware-10-17-1-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/infringment-notice-malware-10-17-1-768x564.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/infringment-notice-malware-10-17-1-500x367.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/infringment-notice-malware-10-17-1-585x429.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/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<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/youve-issued-infringement-notice-malware-email\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/youve-issued-infringement-notice-malware-email\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to an email that is currently hitting inboxes, \u00a0 \u00a0you&#8217;ve been issued with an infringement notice and must pay a fine. \u00a0 The email urges you to click \u00a0a link to download the supposed infringement \u00a0notice. There are separate download links for PC and mobile phone. 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