{"id":11967,"date":"2022-04-11T11:06:06","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T11:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myonlinesecurity.co.uk\/?p=11967"},"modified":"2023-04-06T10:55:01","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T10:55:01","slug":"unclaimed-commission-report-wubs-malspam-delivers-java-adwind","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/myonlinesecurity.co.uk\/unclaimed-commission-report-wubs-malspam-delivers-java-adwind\/","title":{"rendered":"Unclaimed Commission Report-WUBS Malspam Delivers Java Adwind"},"content":{"rendered":"
We continue to see Java Adwind Trojans daily. Today\u2019s example is a slight change to the delivery method from previous Malspam emails that have been using Moneyexpress.com or MoneyGram or other middle eastern money exchange bodies. This one is an email with the subject of Unclaimed Commission Report-WUBS pretending to come from Shiella F. Doria <shiella.doria@westernunion.com> with a zip attachment which contains a Java.jar file & an image to make it look \u201crespectable\u201d and genuine. We have seen various spoofed Western Union malspam emails in the past all of them using random names at Western Union.<\/p>\n
The version of the Java Adwind Trojan in this email is the same that we have been seeing everyday this week. I first saw it Monday Morning, so the bad guys obviously don\u2019t update this malware as often as other email spread malware and it is quite well detected by the majority of Anti-viruses.<\/p>\n
WARNING:<\/strong> Java Adwind is a very dangerous remote access backdoor Trojan, that has cross OS capabilities and can potentially run and infect any computer or operating system including windows, Apple Mac, Android and Linux. It however can only be active or infect you if you have Sun \/ Oracle Java installed. Along with most security professionals, I strongly urge you to uninstall java and not use it, unless you have a pressing need for it. The majority of domestic ( home ) users and small businesses have no need for Java on their computers. This Article from a couple of years ago explains why you should remove it. If you cannot remove it then it must be kept up to date and be extremely careful with what you download or open.<\/p>\n They use email addresses and subjects that will entice a user to read the email and open the attachment. A very high proportion are being targeted at small and medium size businesses, with the hope of getting a better response than they do from consumers.<\/p>\n Western Union has not been hacked or had their email or other servers compromised. They are not sending the emails to you. They are just innocent victims in exactly the same way as every recipient of these emails<\/p>\n One of the emails looks like:<\/p>\n From:<\/strong> Shiella F. Doria <shiella.doria@westernunion.com><\/p>\n Date:<\/strong> Fri 19\/08\/2016 08:04<\/p>\n Subject:<\/strong> Unclaimed Commission Report-WUBS<\/p>\n Attachment:<\/strong> Unclaimed Commission Report.zip<\/p>\n Hi, Dear agent kindly see Attached and act as re-quired in respect of your last Month\u2019s Agent commission for outwards remitting Branch.<\/em><\/p>\n Thanking you!<\/em><\/p>\n Best Regards,<\/em><\/p>\n Shiella<\/em><\/p>\n Shiella F. Doria Operations Support | Operation Western Union Business Solutions 77 Robinson Road, #35-01Robinson 77 Singapore 068896 Dealing Line :+65 6329 7700 | +65 6329 7729 (Direct) | Fax: +65 6438 5255 shiella.doria@westernunion.com | http:\/\/business.westernunion.sg<\/em><\/p>\n These malicious attachments normally have a password stealing component, with the aim of stealing your bank, PayPal or other financial details along with your email or FTP ( web space) log in credentials. Many of them are also designed to specifically steal your Facebook and other social network log in details. A very high proportion are Ransomware versions that encrypt your files and demand money ( about \u00a3350\/$400) to recover the files.<\/p>\n All the alleged senders, amounts, reference numbers, Bank codes, companies, names of employees, employee positions, email addresses and phone numbers mentioned in the emails are all random. Some of these companies will exist and some won\u2019t. Don\u2019t try to respond by phone or email, all you will do is end up with an innocent person or company who have had their details spoofed and picked at random from a long list that the bad guys have previously found. The bad guys choose companies, Government departments and organisations with subjects that are designed to entice you or alarm you into blindly opening the attachment or clicking the link in the email to see what is happening.<\/p>\nBody Content:<\/strong><\/h3>\n