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Old 29-03-2007, 15:05
Ivor Jones
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Default Sipgate Phishing scam found


If anyone has had emails purportedly from Sipgate with the following
content, they are phishing scams and are NOT from Sipgate. A friend has
had two recently, one with an executable, so take care:
[color=blue]
>Dear Sipgate Member,
>
>We have temporarily suspended your email account
>mailto:xxxxxx@xxxxxx.co.uk.
>
>This might be due to either of the following reasons:
>
>1. A recent change in your personal information (i.e. change of address).
>2. Submiting invalid information during the initial sign up process.
>3. An innability to accurately verify your selected option of
>subscription due to an internal error within our processors.
>See the details to reactivate your Sipgate account.
>
>Sincerely,The Sipgate Support Team[/color]

also
[color=blue]
>Dear user xxxxxx,
>
>It has come to our attention that your Sipgate User Profile ( x ) records
>are out of date. For further details see the attached document.
>
>Thank you for using Sipgate!
>The Sipgate Support Team
>+++ Attachment: No Virus (Clean)
>+++ Sipgate Antivirus - [url]http://www.sipgate.co.uk[/url][/color]

I never heard of Sipgate Antivirus..!

Please be on the lookout for this.


Ivor


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Old 29-03-2007, 15:20
Clavox@lancs.no-ip.co.uk
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Default Re: Sipgate Phishing scam found

On Thu, 29 Mar 2007 15:05:18 +0100, "Ivor Jones"
<ivor@despammed.invalid> wrote:
[color=blue]
>
>If anyone has had emails purportedly from Sipgate with the following
>content, they are phishing scams and are NOT from Sipgate. A friend has
>had two recently, one with an executable, so take care:[/color]
YAWN YAWN YAWN YAWN YAWN YAWN YAWN YAWN YAWN YAWN
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Old 29-03-2007, 16:27
Rob
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Default Re: Sipgate Phishing scam found


<Clavox@lancs.no-ip.co.uk> wrote in message
news:cpin03t4ljp3v3bkl1g0ag4snq4oonmork@4ax.com...
[color=blue]
> YAWN.....YAWN[/color]

Now there's a surprise!

Rob


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Old 29-03-2007, 16:41
Desk Rabbit
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Default Re: Sipgate Phishing scam found

Ivor Jones wrote:[color=blue]
> If anyone has had emails purportedly from Sipgate with the following
> content, they are phishing scams and are NOT from Sipgate. A friend has
> had two recently, one with an executable, so take care:
>[color=green]
>> Dear Sipgate Member,
>>
>> We have temporarily suspended your email account
>> mailto:xxxxxx@xxxxxx.co.uk.
>>
>> This might be due to either of the following reasons:
>>
>> 1. A recent change in your personal information (i.e. change of address).
>> 2. Submiting invalid information during the initial sign up process.
>> 3. An innability to accurately verify your selected option of
>> subscription due to an internal error within our processors.
>> See the details to reactivate your Sipgate account.
>>
>> Sincerely,The Sipgate Support Team[/color]
>
> also
>[color=green]
>> Dear user xxxxxx,
>>
>> It has come to our attention that your Sipgate User Profile ( x ) records
>> are out of date. For further details see the attached document.
>>
>> Thank you for using Sipgate!
>> The Sipgate Support Team
>> +++ Attachment: No Virus (Clean)
>> +++ Sipgate Antivirus - [url]http://www.sipgate.co.uk[/url][/color]
>
> I never heard of Sipgate Antivirus..!
>
> Please be on the lookout for this.
>
>
> Ivor
>
>[/color]
Nothing new. Its the W32/Mytob virus that has been around since
2005-ish. Any half decent AV package will find it and kill it.

[url]http://www.sophos.co.uk/virusinfo/analyses/w32mytobat.html[/url]

Now, if you had posted the headers we might have been able to trace the
source which would have been far more useful.
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Old 30-03-2007, 00:51
Graham
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Default Re: Sipgate Phishing scam found


"Ivor Jones" <ivor@despammed.invalid> wrote in message
news:571vdpF2b4d6lU1@mid.individual.net...[color=blue]
>
> If anyone has had emails purportedly from Sipgate with the following
> content, they are phishing scams and are NOT from Sipgate. A friend has
> had two recently, one with an executable, so take care:
>[color=green]
>>Dear Sipgate Member,
>>
>>We have temporarily suspended your email account
>>mailto:xxxxxx@xxxxxx.co.uk.
>>
>>This might be due to either of the following reasons:
>>
>>1. A recent change in your personal information (i.e. change of address).
>>2. Submiting invalid information during the initial sign up process.
>>3. An innability to accurately verify your selected option of subscription
>>due to an internal error within our processors.
>>See the details to reactivate your Sipgate account.
>>
>>Sincerely,The Sipgate Support Team[/color]
>
> also
>[color=green]
>>Dear user xxxxxx,
>>
>>It has come to our attention that your Sipgate User Profile ( x ) records
>>are out of date. For further details see the attached document.
>>
>>Thank you for using Sipgate!
>>The Sipgate Support Team
>>+++ Attachment: No Virus (Clean)
>>+++ Sipgate Antivirus - [url]http://www.sipgate.co.uk[/url][/color]
>
> I never heard of Sipgate Antivirus..!
>
> Please be on the lookout for this.
>
>
> Ivor[/color]

Hi Ivor,
its W32/Zotob.J or one of its varients.
This explains how it works, as you can see "Sipgate" can be replaced with
any string gleaned randomly from the victims email "from" headers.

[url]http://www.protectorplus.com/virus_info/worms/zotobj.htm[/url]

Graham.
%Profound_observation%


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Old 30-03-2007, 01:49
Ivor Jones
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Default Re: Sipgate Phishing scam found



"Desk Rabbit" <nospam@example.com> wrote in message
news:v-SdnQcyechKQJbbnZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d@pipex.net

[snip]
[color=blue]
> Nothing new. Its the W32/Mytob virus that has been around
> since 2005-ish. Any half decent AV package will find it
> and kill it.[/color]

Almost certainly, as you say. But I hadn't seen the message text
purporting to be from Sipgate before.
[color=blue]
> [url]http://www.sophos.co.uk/virusinfo/analyses/w32mytobat.html[/url]
>
> Now, if you had posted the headers we might have been
> able to trace the source which would have been far more
> useful.[/color]

Unfortunately I wasn't given them, only what you see, the emails were to a
friend not me.

Ivor


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Old 30-03-2007, 11:26
Desk Rabbit
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Default Re: Sipgate Phishing scam found

Ivor Jones wrote:[color=blue]
> "Desk Rabbit" <nospam@example.com> wrote in message
> news:v-SdnQcyechKQJbbnZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d@pipex.net
>
> [snip]
>[color=green]
>> Nothing new. Its the W32/Mytob virus that has been around
>> since 2005-ish. Any half decent AV package will find it
>> and kill it.[/color]
>
> Almost certainly, as you say. But I hadn't seen the message text
> purporting to be from Sipgate before.[/color]

The domain name is a variable in the virus code, it just as easily been
bbc.co.uk etc..

[color=blue][color=green]
>> [url]http://www.sophos.co.uk/virusinfo/analyses/w32mytobat.html[/url]
>>
>> Now, if you had posted the headers we might have been
>> able to trace the source which would have been far more
>> useful.[/color]
>
> Unfortunately I wasn't given them, only what you see, the emails were to a
> friend not me.[/color]

Then ask your friend for the headers.
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Old 30-03-2007, 16:49
Ivor Jones
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Default Re: Sipgate Phishing scam found

"Desk Rabbit" <nospam@example.com> wrote in message
news:28idndJ5Qs_leJHbRVnyuAA@pipex.net

[snip]
[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> > > Now, if you had posted the headers we might have been
> > > able to trace the source which would have been far
> > > more useful.[/color]
> >
> > Unfortunately I wasn't given them, only what you see,
> > the emails were to a friend not me.[/color]
>
> Then ask your friend for the headers.[/color]

I have done so, awaiting reply.

Ivor


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Old 31-03-2007, 17:12
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Rob wrote:[color=blue]
> <Clavox@lancs.no-ip.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:cpin03t4ljp3v3bkl1g0ag4snq4oonmork@4ax.com...
>[color=green]
> > YAWN.....YAWN[/color]
>
> Now there's a surprise![/color]

It's only the Anti-Sipgate / Anti-Ivor idiot (Dexter)... Ignore him!

Nick.

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Old 31-03-2007, 17:22
Clavox@lancs.no-ip.co.uk
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On 31 Mar 2007 09:12:44 -0700, "The Last Outpost"
<the_last_outpost@ntlworld.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
>
>Rob wrote:[color=green]
>> <Clavox@lancs.no-ip.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:cpin03t4ljp3v3bkl1g0ag4snq4oonmork@4ax.com...
>>[color=darkred]
>> > YAWN.....YAWN[/color]
>>
>> Now there's a surprise![/color]
>
>Anti-Ivor idiot (Dexter).
>
>Nick.[/color]
Takes one to know one Nick and incidently it WAS Ivor who started the
yawn stupidity but I fully intend to finish it and if you are anyone
else dosen't like it tough .
Now FOAD .
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