Scan from a Xerox WorkCentre? Trojan attack spammed out widely

Emails claiming to come from a Xerox WorkCentre Pro photocopier have been spammed widely across the internet, containing a malicious file as an attachment.

Modern photocopiers don’t just copy your confidential documents, or see the downside of inebriated staff antics at the office party, they can also email you your documents these days.

Which makes them a possibly all-too-convincing disguise for today’s spammed-out malware campaign.

Although the precise wording varies from email to email, they all claim to be a scan (or sometimes a forwarded scan) from a Xerox WorkStation Pro.

Subject:

Scan from a Xerox WorkCentre Pro #[number]

Message body:

Please open the attached document. It was scanned and sent to you using a Xerox WorkCentre Pro.
Sent by: Guest
Number of Images: 1
Attachment File Type: ZIP [DOC]

WorkCentre Pro Location: machine location not…

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