HSBC Payment Advice Issued email pretending to come from HSBC Bank UK is from a current malware BOT Family.
This email contains link which download the file “PaymentAdvice.zip” which has the file “PaymentAdvice.exe” with the Acrobat PDF Icon. If you open this file it will download and run Zbot, cryptolocker, ransomware and other malware on your computer.
The malware uses email addresses and subjects that will entice and trick a user to read the email and follow the link in the email.
Almost all of these malware also 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.
This type of email you will get from HBSC bank :
The attached .Zip contain PaymentAdvice.exe with Acrobat PDF Icon
Net Protector customers are protected from such Malware attacks.
Great work by NPAV. But now-a-days many Non-technical People are using Net-Banking & they receive many mails from their particular banks then how will they identify whether its a legal or fake mail.
Thank You,