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# X-Forefront-Antispam-Report has flagged this email as a potential threat
### Synopsis
| Field | Value |
| -------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Activation Period | 14 Days |
| Training Period | 30 Days |
| Test Period | N/A (single event) |
| Deduplication Period | 1 Day |
| Required Data | Microsoft 365 Emails |
| Detection Modules | Email |
| ATT\&CK Tactic | Initial Access (TA0001), Defense Evasion (TA0005), Execution (TA0002) |
| ATT\&CK Technique | Phishing (T1566), Impersonation (T1656), User Execution (T1204) |
| Severity | Informational |
### Description
This email has been categorized by X-Forefront-Antispam-Report as a threat, suggesting it is likely malicious in nature (e.g., spam, phishing, impersonation, etc.).
### Attacker's Goals
Achieve financial gain, distribute malware, or phish for sensitive information through mass unsolicited emails.
### Investigative actions
* Examine email headers to trace origins and check for signs of spoofing.
* Analyze the email content for spam indicators like suspicious links and aggressive marketing language.
* Monitor further actions taken, such as file downloads or access to potentially malicious links.
### Variations
X-Forefront-Antispam-Report has categorized this email as containing malware (AMP)
**Synopsis**
| Field | Value |
| ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ATT\&CK Tactic | Initial Access (TA0001), Defense Evasion (TA0005), Execution (TA0002) |
| ATT\&CK Technique | Phishing (T1566), Impersonation (T1656), User Execution (T1204) |
| Severity | Informational |
**Description**
This email has been classified by X-Forefront-Antispam-Report as containing malware, indicating a high likelihood that it includes malicious content.
**Attacker's Goals**
Achieve financial gain, distribute malware, or phish for sensitive information through mass unsolicited emails.
**Investigative actions**
* Examine email headers to trace origins and check for signs of spoofing.
* Analyze the email content for spam indicators like suspicious links and aggressive marketing language.
* Monitor further actions taken, such as file downloads or access to potentially malicious links.
X-Forefront-Antispam-Report has categorized this email as containing malware (MALW)
**Synopsis**
| Field | Value |
| ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ATT\&CK Tactic | Initial Access (TA0001), Defense Evasion (TA0005), Execution (TA0002) |
| ATT\&CK Technique | Phishing (T1566), Impersonation (T1656), User Execution (T1204) |
| Severity | Informational |
**Description**
This email has been classified by X-Forefront-Antispam-Report as containing malware, indicating a high likelihood that it includes malicious content.
**Attacker's Goals**
Achieve financial gain, distribute malware, or phish for sensitive information through mass unsolicited emails.
**Investigative actions**
* Examine email headers to trace origins and check for signs of spoofing.
* Analyze the email content for spam indicators like suspicious links and aggressive marketing language.
* Monitor further actions taken, such as file downloads or access to potentially malicious links.
Email contains an attachment flagged by X-Forefront-Antispam-Report as malware due to its file type
**Synopsis**
| Field | Value |
| ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ATT\&CK Tactic | Initial Access (TA0001), Defense Evasion (TA0005), Execution (TA0002) |
| ATT\&CK Technique | Phishing (T1566), Impersonation (T1656), User Execution (T1204) |
| Severity | Informational |
**Description**
X-Forefront-Antispam-Report has automatically flagged certain attachment types as malware based on file type (without deeper content analysis). This email includes such attachments.
**Attacker's Goals**
Achieve financial gain, distribute malware, or phish for sensitive information through mass unsolicited emails.
**Investigative actions**
* Examine email headers to trace origins and check for signs of spoofing.
* Analyze the email content for spam indicators like suspicious links and aggressive marketing language.
* Monitor further actions taken, such as file downloads or access to potentially malicious links.
Email identified by X-Forefront-Antispam-Report as a phishing attempt
**Synopsis**
| Field | Value |
| ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ATT\&CK Tactic | Initial Access (TA0001), Defense Evasion (TA0005), Execution (TA0002) |
| ATT\&CK Technique | Phishing (T1566), Impersonation (T1656), User Execution (T1204) |
| Severity | Informational |
**Description**
X-Forefront-Antispam-Report has classified this email as a phishing attempt in its anti-spam headers, indicating a high likelihood that it is designed to deceive the recipient into disclosing sensitive information.
**Attacker's Goals**
Achieve financial gain, distribute malware, or phish for sensitive information through mass unsolicited emails.
**Investigative actions**
* Examine email headers to trace origins and check for signs of spoofing.
* Analyze the email content for spam indicators like suspicious links and aggressive marketing language.
* Monitor further actions taken, such as file downloads or access to potentially malicious links.
Email flagged by X-Forefront-Antispam-Report as a highly confident phishing attempt
**Synopsis**
| Field | Value |
| ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ATT\&CK Tactic | Initial Access (TA0001), Defense Evasion (TA0005), Execution (TA0002) |
| ATT\&CK Technique | Phishing (T1566), Impersonation (T1656), User Execution (T1204) |
| Severity | Informational |
**Description**
X-Forefront-Antispam-Report has identified this email as a phishing attempt with high confidence in its anti-spam headers, suggesting a significant risk of deceptive intent aimed at stealing sensitive information.
**Attacker's Goals**
Achieve financial gain, distribute malware, or phish for sensitive information through mass unsolicited emails.
**Investigative actions**
* Examine email headers to trace origins and check for signs of spoofing.
* Analyze the email content for spam indicators like suspicious links and aggressive marketing language.
* Monitor further actions taken, such as file downloads or access to potentially malicious links.
Email flagged by X-Forefront-Antispam-Report as impersonating internal communication
**Synopsis**
| Field | Value |
| ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ATT\&CK Tactic | Initial Access (TA0001), Defense Evasion (TA0005), Execution (TA0002) |
| ATT\&CK Technique | Phishing (T1566), Impersonation (T1656), User Execution (T1204) |
| Severity | Informational |
**Description**
X-Forefront-Antispam-Report has categorized this email as an attempt to mimic or impersonate internal organizational communication, suggesting a potential internal compromise or impersonation attempt.
**Attacker's Goals**
Achieve financial gain, distribute malware, or phish for sensitive information through mass unsolicited emails.
**Investigative actions**
* Examine email headers to trace origins and check for signs of spoofing.
* Analyze the email content for spam indicators like suspicious links and aggressive marketing language.
* Monitor further actions taken, such as file downloads or access to potentially malicious links.
X-Forefront-Antispam-Report has strongly flagged this email as spam
**Synopsis**
| Field | Value |
| ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ATT\&CK Tactic | Initial Access (TA0001), Defense Evasion (TA0005), Execution (TA0002) |
| ATT\&CK Technique | Phishing (T1566), Impersonation (T1656), User Execution (T1204) |
| Severity | Informational |
**Description**
X-Forefront-Antispam-Report has classified this email as spam with high confidence in its anti-spam headers, indicating it is likely unsolicited and potentially harmful.
**Attacker's Goals**
Achieve financial gain, distribute malware, or phish for sensitive information through mass unsolicited emails.
**Investigative actions**
* Examine email headers to trace origins and check for signs of spoofing.
* Analyze the email content for spam indicators like suspicious links and aggressive marketing language.
* Monitor further actions taken, such as file downloads or access to potentially malicious links.
X-Forefront-Antispam-Report flagged this email as spam
**Synopsis**
| Field | Value |
| ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ATT\&CK Tactic | Initial Access (TA0001), Defense Evasion (TA0005), Execution (TA0002) |
| ATT\&CK Technique | Phishing (T1566), Impersonation (T1656), User Execution (T1204) |
| Severity | Informational |
**Description**
X-Forefront-Antispam-Report has classified this email as spam in its anti-spam headers, indicating it is likely unsolicited and potentially harmful.
**Attacker's Goals**
Achieve financial gain, distribute malware, or phish for sensitive information through mass unsolicited emails.
**Investigative actions**
* Examine email headers to trace origins and check for signs of spoofing.
* Analyze the email content for spam indicators like suspicious links and aggressive marketing language.
* Monitor further actions taken, such as file downloads or access to potentially malicious links.
X-Forefront-Antispam-Report has flagged this email as a bulk email
**Synopsis**
| Field | Value |
| ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ATT\&CK Tactic | Initial Access (TA0001), Defense Evasion (TA0005), Execution (TA0002) |
| ATT\&CK Technique | Phishing (T1566), Impersonation (T1656), User Execution (T1204) |
| Severity | Informational |
**Description**
X-Forefront-Antispam-Report has categorized this email as a bulk message in its anti-spam headers, indicating it is part of mass communication that may be unsolicited or irrelevant to the recipient.
**Attacker's Goals**
Achieve financial gain, distribute malware, or phish for sensitive information through mass unsolicited emails.
**Investigative actions**
* Examine email headers to trace origins and check for signs of spoofing.
* Analyze the email content for spam indicators like suspicious links and aggressive marketing language.
* Monitor further actions taken, such as file downloads or access to potentially malicious links.
X-Forefront-Antispam-Report has flagged an internal email as spam
**Synopsis**
| Field | Value |
| ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ATT\&CK Tactic | Initial Access (TA0001), Defense Evasion (TA0005), Execution (TA0002) |
| ATT\&CK Technique | Phishing (T1566), Impersonation (T1656), User Execution (T1204) |
| Severity | Informational |
**Description**
X-Forefront-Antispam-Report has classified this email as spam originating from within the organization in its anti-spam headers, indicating a potential internal security issue, such as a compromised account or misconfigured system sending unsolicited messages.
**Attacker's Goals**
Achieve financial gain, distribute malware, or phish for sensitive information through mass unsolicited emails.
**Investigative actions**
* Examine email headers to trace origins and check for signs of spoofing.
* Analyze the email content for spam indicators like suspicious links and aggressive marketing language.
* Monitor further actions taken, such as file downloads or access to potentially malicious links.
X-Forefront-Antispam-Report has flagged this email as attempting to forge the sender's identity
**Synopsis**
| Field | Value |
| ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ATT\&CK Tactic | Initial Access (TA0001), Defense Evasion (TA0005), Execution (TA0002) |
| ATT\&CK Technique | Phishing (T1566), Impersonation (T1656), User Execution (T1204) |
| Severity | Informational |
**Description**
This email has been classified by X-Forefront-Antispam-Report as spoofing the sender's identity in its anti-spam headers, indicating a high likelihood that the sender's identity has been forged to appear as a trusted source.
**Attacker's Goals**
Achieve financial gain, distribute malware, or phish for sensitive information through mass unsolicited emails.
**Investigative actions**
* Examine email headers to trace origins and check for signs of spoofing.
* Analyze the email content for spam indicators like suspicious links and aggressive marketing language.
* Monitor further actions taken, such as file downloads or access to potentially malicious links.
X-Forefront-Antispam-Report has flagged this email as impersonating a specific user within the organization
**Synopsis**
| Field | Value |
| ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ATT\&CK Tactic | Initial Access (TA0001), Defense Evasion (TA0005), Execution (TA0002) |
| ATT\&CK Technique | Phishing (T1566), Impersonation (T1656), User Execution (T1204) |
| Severity | Informational |
**Description**
X-Forefront-Antispam-Report has categorized this email as impersonating a specific user within the organization in its anti-spam headers, suggesting a targeted attempt to deceive recipients by mimicking a trusted internal user.
**Attacker's Goals**
Achieve financial gain, distribute malware, or phish for sensitive information through mass unsolicited emails.
**Investigative actions**
* Examine email headers to trace origins and check for signs of spoofing.
* Analyze the email content for spam indicators like suspicious links and aggressive marketing language.
* Monitor further actions taken, such as file downloads or access to potentially malicious links.
X-Forefront-Antispam-Report has flagged this email as impersonating the organization's domain
**Synopsis**
| Field | Value |
| ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ATT\&CK Tactic | Initial Access (TA0001), Defense Evasion (TA0005), Execution (TA0002) |
| ATT\&CK Technique | Phishing (T1566), Impersonation (T1656), User Execution (T1204) |
| Severity | Informational |
**Description**
This email has been identified by X-Forefront-Antispam-Report as an attempt to impersonate the organization's domain in its anti-spam headers, indicating a deceptive effort to make the email appear as if it originates from the organization's legitimate domain.
**Attacker's Goals**
Achieve financial gain, distribute malware, or phish for sensitive information through mass unsolicited emails.
**Investigative actions**
* Examine email headers to trace origins and check for signs of spoofing.
* Analyze the email content for spam indicators like suspicious links and aggressive marketing language.
* Monitor further actions taken, such as file downloads or access to potentially malicious links.
X-Forefront-Antispam-Report has flagged this email as using advanced impersonation techniques
**Synopsis**
| Field | Value |
| ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ATT\&CK Tactic | Initial Access (TA0001), Defense Evasion (TA0005), Execution (TA0002) |
| ATT\&CK Technique | Phishing (T1566), Impersonation (T1656), User Execution (T1204) |
| Severity | Informational |
**Description**
X-Forefront-Antispam-Report has categorized this email as using advanced impersonation techniques in its anti-spam headers, indicating the use of sophisticated methods where the sender mimics typical communication patterns to appear credible.
**Attacker's Goals**
Achieve financial gain, distribute malware, or phish for sensitive information through mass unsolicited emails.
**Investigative actions**
* Examine email headers to trace origins and check for signs of spoofing.
* Analyze the email content for spam indicators like suspicious links and aggressive marketing language.
* Monitor further actions taken, such as file downloads or access to potentially malicious links.
X-Forefront-Antispam-Report has flagged this email as impersonating a well-known brand
**Synopsis**
| Field | Value |
| ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ATT\&CK Tactic | Initial Access (TA0001), Defense Evasion (TA0005), Execution (TA0002) |
| ATT\&CK Technique | Phishing (T1566), Impersonation (T1656), User Execution (T1204) |
| Severity | Informational |
**Description**
X-Forefront-Antispam-Report has categorized this email as impersonating a well-known brand in its anti-spam headers, indicating the use of sophisticated methods where the sender mimics typical communication made by legitimate brands to appear credible.
**Attacker's Goals**
Achieve financial gain, distribute malware, or phish for sensitive information through mass unsolicited emails.
**Investigative actions**
* Examine email headers to trace origins and check for signs of spoofing.
* Analyze the email content for spam indicators like suspicious links and aggressive marketing language.
* Monitor further actions taken, such as file downloads or access to potentially malicious links.
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