maisodni Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 There is malware spreading in Bangkok via an e-mail message from a familiar party - including any custom signature block they have set up - with subject line "Payment Invoice" and a Google link within the message body. Beware. MS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicog Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 What's the Google link? Google Drive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike324 Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 I think its quite easy to detect malware these days, if you don't expect an "invoice" or "payment" from some party, then it must be malware. People who click it are those who are too gullible thinking they won money, or have to pay some money to X company when they don't even have anything to do with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicog Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 (edited) Or unfortunately some of them hit accounting departments that receive lots of emails with "invoice" in the title.The recent Locky ransomware outbreak was sent with an attachment disguised to look like scan-to-email outputs of several leading networked printers like Canon, Xerox, etc.They are crafty little buggers.One good defence if you can is to block everything executable from coming into your network. That involves blocking a fair few filetypes but it's very effective. http://pcsupport.about.com/od/tipstricks/a/execfileext.htm If people don't have attachments to click on, it very much reduces them chance of them executing anything. Edited May 31, 2016 by Chicog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukrules Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 I have 1000's of these in my mail folders going back years, probably representing every step on the ladder of malware evolution since I started logging them. There's all sorts of zip files, spreadsheets, word documents and especially PDF files, etc, etc. All of them will contain some kind of malicious payload. Of course I've never opened even one of them. I'm very careful about this, if I open an attachment from someone I know I often use a VM, if the attachment is from someone I don't know then I just ignore it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wooloomooloo Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 (edited) I receive dozens of malware and spam in to my Yahoo Mail junk folder every day. My favourite spam is the Apple email requesting that I verify my account before it's shut down. Just occasionally, I'll click the link and fill in the required fields. Email: f*&koffc%[email protected], provides a rough idea of how I proceed. Account no. 684654634, CVV no. 824, etc. Edited May 31, 2016 by wooloomooloo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmj Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 (edited) I receive dozens of malware and spam in to my Yahoo Mail junk folder every day. My favourite spam is the Apple email requesting that I verify my account before it's shut down. Just occasionally, I'll click the link and fill in the required fields. Email: f*&koffc%[email protected], provides a rough idea of how I proceed. Account no. 684654634, CVV no. 824, etc. Unfortunately even this action can cause the email address to be flaged as live and so triggering even more phishing attempts. Edited May 31, 2016 by kmj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The manic Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Yes very common and a bit of a hassle if you do receive payments from Amazon and Google as I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adventurer1 Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 You must be a Windows user. I haven't seen a virus or malware for fifteen years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicog Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 You must be a Windows user. I haven't seen a virus or malware for fifteen years. Then you haven't been looking very hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnatong Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 I use Gmail and only rarely see unwanted/unexpected mail. I did however receive a very odd email a few months ago which suggested it came from my UK bank. I did not open it and spoke to the bank asking if they had emailed me. As a result of my conversation the unopened email was forwarded to the banks fraud detection dept. It is easy to block junk and delete anything unusual/unrecognized from ones inbox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PomRakBKK Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 You must be a Windows user. I haven't seen a virus or malware for fifteen years. Then you haven't been looking very hard. You didn't get what he said. He uses a Mac, therefor no viruses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJCM Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 You must be a Windows user. I haven't seen a virus or malware for fifteen years. Then you haven't been looking very hard. You didn't get what he said. He uses a Mac, therefor no viruses. There is MAC Malware not as much as Windows of course but there are http://www.thesafemac.com/mmg-catalog/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJCM Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 An easy solution is to run all attachments in a Sandbox. What is a Sandbox: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandbox_%28computer_security%29 A recommended program: http://www.sandboxie.com/index.php?HowItWorks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicog Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 You must be a Windows user. I haven't seen a virus or malware for fifteen years. Then you haven't been looking very hard. You didn't get what he said. He uses a Mac, therefor no viruses. And you haven't been looking very hard either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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