Invoice Spam Takes Flight

Last night we blogged about fake invoice spam carrying malware.  Unsurprisingly those behind the recent attacks continued today with new spam campaigns involving airline ticket invoices.  Messages may appear as follows (other spam campaigns may appear different):

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From: [name] [airline_name] Airlines
Subject: Your order from {airlines} [number]
   or
Subject: Online order for flight ticket [number]
Body:

Hello,
Thank you for using our new service “Buy airplane ticket Online” on our website.
Your account has been created:

Your login: [characters]
Your password: [characters]

Your credit card has been charged for $[number in the $400 range]
We would like to remind you that whenever you order tickets on our website you get a discount of 10%!
Attached to this message is the purchase Invoice and the flight ticket.
To use your ticket, simply print it on a color printed, and you are set to take off for the journey!

Kind regards,
[name]
[airline]

Attachment: E-ticket_[number].zip (containing an executable, which may have a Word document icon).
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As with previous campaigns, the executable is a new variant of Spy-Agent.bw.  Once again, Avert Labs reminds readers to practice safe computing, and never to open unexpected email attachments, or follow unexpected URLs; especially from unfamiliar senders.