Once is enough please, thank you. David Ferrin [email protected] I believe that tomorrow is another day, and I'll probably screw that one up too. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Josh" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 4:54 PM Subject: [Blind-Computing] Fw: [Accessible Devices] Use Caution When DealingWith UndeliveredPackage Notices
----- Original Message ----- From: "Accessible Devices" <[email protected]> To: "Accessible Devices List" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 3:19 PM Subject: [Accessible Devices] Use Caution When Dealing With UndeliveredPackage Notices > Some malware attacks are exceedingly clever and innovative, while others > just rely > on tried and true techniques that are fairly reliable no matter how much > users are > told to avoid them. AppRiver is reporting a new threat that falls into > this latter > category--a fake DHL shipping receipt designed with a malicious file > attachment. > DHL is not as recognizable in the United States as FedEx, or UPS, or plain > old US > Post Office shipping, but it is still an easily identified brand. On a > global scale, > DHL is better known, and there is a fair chance--although not > significantly high--that > any random e-mail recipient may have either shipped something with DHL, or > may be > expecting a shipment from DHL, and those are the users that are most > likely to fall > victim to this ploy. > the message translates roughly to, "Due to an error in the shipping > direction, we > were unable to deliver your package. It can be picked up at the post > office, but > first you must print the postal label attached to this email." > Clicking on the file attachment results in opening a compressed folder. > The victim > then must open the folder and execute the malicious file it contains in > order for > the attack to work. Sounds convoluted, but you'd be surprised how > effective it can > be. Years of malware scams have proven that there are more than enough > gullible users > on the Internet--gullible users who speak Spanish and are expecting a DHL > shipment. > With the recent focus on the , the , and the , it's easy to forget that > rudimentary > attacks like this work just fine as well. are another effective method of > propagating > malware that are being used effectively in recent malware attacks. > Let's recap the common sense approach to avoiding malware attacks like > this fake > DHL shipping notification. A) If you don't speak Spanish, just delete it. > B) If you > do speak Spanish, but you aren't expecting a DHL shipment, just delete it. > C) If > you speak Spanish, and you're expecting a DHL shipment, think for a second > about > the poorly written message and whether or not DHL would actually send such > a thing. > D) Remind yourself that no reputable company will send you an email with a > file attachment > like this. > Bottom line--delete the e-mail. If you speak Spanish and you're expecting > a DHL shipment > and you honestly feel it could be legitimate, delete the e-mail, then > visit the DHL > Web site or give it a call and check on the status of your package. > This is an Announce only list. Subscribers are not able to post to this > list. > You will find the list archives at: > http://accessible-devices.com/pipermail/a-d_accessible-devices.com/ > Sorry, but we're not able to provide help for archive users. > To unsubscribe from the Accessible Devices list copy the line below. > Paste it inthe > To: line of a blank message and send it. > [email protected] > You may download our podcasts from this link, > http://www.accessible-devices.com/Podcasts.html > Or if you're using a podcatcher of some type the subscribe URL is. > http://www.accessible-devices.com/feed.xml > Visit our website at: > www.accessible-devices.com > Please feel free to pass this message on to a friend who might like to > subscribe. > To subscribe to Accessible Devices send a blank e mail to: > [email protected] > Just follow the directions in the confirmation message when it comes. > Please Note: Accessible Devices is not able to provide tech support for > software > or products that we supply information about. > _______________________________________________ > A-d mailing list > [email protected] > http://accessible-devices.com/mailman/listinfo/a-d_accessible-devices.com > _______________________________________________ > A-d mailing list > [email protected] > http://accessible-devices.com/mailman/listinfo/a-d_accessible-devices.com For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
