Online Threat Alerts (OTA) - Alerting you to scams and frauds.
Scamming - Fraud
If you receive an e-mail message claiming to be from United Parcel Service (UPS) with the subject "UPS Delivery Notification Tracking Number", please do not open the attachment. The attachment is a virus/spyware called Mal/JSRedir-J and appears to have been sent from auto-notify@ups.com. But, the malicious e-mail message was not sent by UPS.
The name of the malicious attachment is nvoiceEVKDBQXRTKRXN4CTMI.html. This file name may change.
The aim of the persons behind this malicious e-mail message is, to trick their victims into opening the malicious attachment so that their computers can become infected with the virus/spyware Mal/JSRedir-J.
From: UPS Quantum View <auto-notify@ups.com>Subject: UPS Delivery Notification Tracking Number:EVKDBQXRTKRXN4CTMIYou have attached the invoice for your package delivery.Thank you,United Parcel Service*** This is an automatically generated email, please do not reply ***
You have attached the invoice for your package delivery.
Thank you,United Parcel Service*** This is an automatically generated email, please do not reply ***
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Seems it isn't active again now. Got several on my Company address that was sent by auto-notify-ups.com
Received this mail today in Germany.
Received this mail from "ups quantum view" the real mailadress was "dijob-dijob .hr". Deleted the mail - guess it was a scam.
Yes, it is a scam.
How does this virus affect a Kindle Fire if this email virus is opened?
We cannot tell, because the malicious JavaScript will check your device for vulnerabilities, and if there is any, will redirect you to a malicious website that can take advantage of it.So, it is recommended not to open the attachment.
