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This email below has been confirmed as malicious or fraudulent by the Information Security department. If you have received this phishing email, do not open any attachments or follow the link(s) in the message; simply delete the email.

The following email contains a malicious PDF attachment labeled “my VIDS.pdf”. Below are the red flags:

  • External Sender: The email is sent from an external address with a suspicious domain, indicating potential phishing.
  • Suspicious Body Text: The message lacks meaningful content, making it look suspicious and inconsistent with legitimate communication.
  • Malicious Attachment: The attached PDF file (“my VIDS.pdf”) is labeled as containing malware. Clicking on such PDFs can trigger harmful code, leading to malware or ransomware infections. Attackers often use an intriguing file name such as “my VIDS” to prompt users to open malicious attachments out of curiosity.

Below are several more examples:

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