Troj/Phish-AZ
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| Threat Level: | 90 % (High) |
| Infected Computers: | 2 |
| First Seen: | December 5, 2011 |
| Last Seen: | March 7, 2022 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Many computer users have received an email that purportedly warns them that their account on the popular online retailer Amazon.com is about to expire. This email message, replete with spelling and grammar mistakes (such as 'wether' instead of 'whether') is really a common phishing scam, known by some PC security researchers as Troj/Phish-AZ. ESG security researchers strongly warn against responding to the Troj/Phish-AZ phishing email, as it will almost certainly result in identity theft and in the loss of essential information, such as your credit card details and Amazon.com account. This phishing scam is fairly common, and is not limited only to Amazon! Similar emails have been sent out claiming that your online accounts on popular websites (such as YouTube or Twitter) will expire by the middle of December 2011 if you do not follow an embedded link in order to reenter your personal information. Of course, you can be sure that the embedded link will not take you to the legitimate website it claims, but to a highly-authentic fake. Inexperienced computer users, fooled by this fake website's appearance may then proceed to hand over their personal information directly to an unscrupulous criminal.
What is Contained in the Troj/Phish-AZ Phishing Email?
The Troj/Phish-AZ email's subject line will claim that you have a message from Amazon. This email will also contain a randomly-named file with an .html extension which you are not, under any circumstances, open. ESG security researchers strongly warn against opening email attachments in unsolicited emails, even if they appear to come from a legitimate company or business. The message body goes on to claim that the victim's online account will be deactivated because it is about to expire. It asks the user whether (or, in this case, 'wether') they want to let their account expire of if they want to renew. Then – here comes the scam – this fraudulent email will urge the receiver to open the attached file in order to fill out a form in order to renew the Amazon description. This attached file will ask for the user's credit card information as well as various personal details. You can be certain that this file is not meant for Amazon, but will actually be used by criminals for their own activities. Warn your friends and family about the Troj/Phish-AZ phishing scam and similar online cons. Also make sure to use a reliable spam filter for your email accounts in order to avoid Troj/Phish-AZ.
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