{"id":14650,"date":"2022-04-07T12:15:26","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T12:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myonlinesecurity.co.uk\/?p=14650"},"modified":"2023-04-04T09:32:47","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T09:32:47","slug":"italian-language-zeus-panda-from-macro-word-docs-inside-zips","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/myonlinesecurity.co.uk\/italian-language-zeus-panda-from-macro-word-docs-inside-zips\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Language Zeus Panda From Macro Word Docs Inside Zips"},"content":{"rendered":"
Getting several different Italian Language malspam emails with various subjects pretending to come from various Italian email addresses with zip attachments that contain a malicious macro enabled word doc that delivers Zeus Panda<\/p>\n
They are using email addresses and subjects that will scare or 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
Remember many email clients, especially on a mobile phone or tablet, only show the Name in the From: and not the bit in <domain.com >. That is why these scams and phishes work so well.<\/p>\n
One of the email looks like:<\/p>\n
From:<\/strong> d.viscardi@inwind.it<\/p>\n Date:<\/strong> Tue 23\/05\/2021 09:43<\/p>\n Subject<\/strong>: fatt di maggio 503965<\/p>\n Attachment:<\/strong> 503965.zip<\/p>\n Gentile Cliente,<\/em><\/p>\n Le fatture n. 503965 del 23\/05\/2021 sono in formato WORD per essere visualizzate e stampate.<\/em><\/p>\n Il presente invio SOSTITUISCE INTEGRALMENTE quello effettuato in modo tradizionale a mezzo servizio postale. E\u2019 quindi necessario GENERARNE UNA STAMPA e procedere alla relativa archiviazione come da prassi a norma di legge. La stampa da parte sua dei documenti fa fede ai fini fiscali e contabili.<\/em><\/p>\n Confidando nel Vostro sollecito riscontro, inviamo i nostri distinti saluti.<\/em><\/p>\n Fede Marino<\/em><\/p>\n tel. +39 0734 103444<\/em><\/p>\n 503965.zip extracts to fattura.05.doc Current Virus total detections: Payload Security download from https:\/\/cedacriall.info\/polo.exe ( VirusTotal)<\/p>\n p.F24.zip extracts to pagamento F24.doc Current Virus total detections: Payload Security should download from https:\/\/cedsbmurriall.info\/polo.exe but fails<\/p>\n All the alleged senders, companies, names of employees, phone numbers, amounts, reference numbers etc. mentioned in the emails are all innocent and are just picked at 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 other 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>\n This email attachment contains what appears to be a genuine word doc or Excel XLS spreadsheet with either a macro script or an embedded OLE object that when run will infect you.<\/p>\n Modern versions of Microsoft office, that is Office 2010, 2013, 2016 and Office 365 should be automatically set to higher security to protect you.<\/p>\n By default protected view is enabled and macros are disabled, UNLESS you or your company have enabled them. If protected view mode is turned off and macros are enabled then opening this malicious word document will infect you, and simply previewing it in windows explorer or your email client might well be enough to infect you. Definitely DO NOT follow the advice they give to enable macros or enable editing to see the content.<\/p>\n Most of these malicious word documents either appear to be totally blank or look something like these images when opened in protected view mode, which should be the default in Office 2010, 2013, 2016 and 365. Some versions pretend to have a digital RSA key and say you need to enable editing and Macros to see the content. Do NOT enable Macros or editing under any circumstances.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n At this time, these malicious macros only infect windows computers. They do not affect a Mac, IPhone, IPad, Blackberry, Windows phone or Android phone.<\/p>\n The malicious word or excel file can open on any device with an office program installed, and potentially the macro will run on Windows or Mac or any other device with Microsoft Office installed. BUT the downloaded malware that the macro tries to download is windows specific, so will not harm, install or infect any other computer except a windows computer. You will not be infected if you do not have macros enabled in Excel or Word. These Macros do not run in \u201cOffice Online\u201d Open Office, Libre Office, Word Perfect or any other office program that can read Word or Excel files.<\/p>\nBody Content:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
What Can Be Infected By This<\/h3>\n