Spam Emails Claiming to Contain an Invoice Statement

John DeGroot — Mon, 23 Dec 2013 19:16:21 +0000

It has come to our attention that a significant amount of spam emails, claiming to contain an invoice statement, have been going around. The invoice statement is attached as a .zip or .exe file and when opened the file attempts to infect the system with a virus known as Cryptolocker. This virus is very dangerous and can affect all files that you have access to.

INFECTION INCLUDES and are not limited to any Network Drives, Shared Drives, Drop Box Connections and drives, USP Thumb drives and external drives that are connected to the computer that becomes infected. The files (which also can be Word, Excel, and picture files (.jpg) ) are no longer usable after infection!!

This is an important reminder to be vigilant when accessing your email, especially email attachments. If you have any doubts about the email and/or attachment you should contact and confirm with the individual or company that sent you the email before opening it.

Notice to Our Customers Regarding Recent Virus Outbreak

John DeGroot — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 23:52:42 +0000

Be alert for unknown file/folder names and changes to file extensions. Also for unknown or strange looking files/folders.

Examples: filename.DOC changed to filename.EXE
In particular for this virus the following files have been found:
- Porn.EXE, Sexy.EXE, Secret.EXE
- x.mpeg, autorun.inf

Do not click on, touch, double-click, highlight, etc. any “EXE” files.

Emails that reference Credit, Credit Cards, Bank Accounts, UPS, FedEx, etc. are almost always spam and/or contain viruses. These companies will never send you an email with an attachment.

If something looks suspicious then it is suspicious.

Virus – Rendezview Inc

Spam Emails Claiming to Contain an Invoice Statement

Notice to Our Customers Regarding Recent Virus Outbreak