'Credit Card Refund' Email Virus

Hackers and online con artists often exploit topics that their targets are likely to be interested in. Such is the case of the 'Credit Card Refund' email virus, a spam campaign that tells users that they have received an unexpected cash refund via their credit card – of course, everyone would be excited to see a confirmation that their credit card balance has just been increased by a few hundred dollars. In the case of the 'Credit Card Refund'email virus, victims may be told that they have received approximately $2,700. They are asked to download, review, and confirm the cash refund by using the email attachment that may come in the form of an '.XLSM' file – it is possible that different variations of the 'Credit Card Refund' email virus campaign may rely on other file formats like DOC, DOCX or XLSX.

The catch is that the cash refund is fake, and the email attachment is the hacking tool that the criminals behind the 'Credit Card Refund' Email Virus use. When this file is opened, it may attempt to use several Microsoft Office vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code on your system. In the case of the 'Credit Card Refund' email virus, the code will be used to deploy and run the Dridex malware, one of the most threatening banking Trojans in recent years.

Becoming one of Dridex's targets can have devastating consequences because this threat is able to collect sensitive data related to bank transfers and logins, therefore providing attackers with the ability to perform fraudulent transactions on your behalf.

The 'Credit Card Refund' Email Virus campaign is still active, and many people are likely to receive one of these fraudulent messages in the near future. We advise you to stay safe from email tactics and viruses by learning how to recognize them, as well as investing in a regularly updated anti-malware service.