<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"><!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style><![endif]--><title>UIT Holiday Security Advisory</title><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:Wingdings;
panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;}
@font-face
{font-family:Wingdings;
panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Tahoma;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";}
h2
{mso-style-priority:9;
mso-style-link:"Heading 2 Char";
margin-top:0in;
margin-right:0in;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:13.5pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:#CC0000;
font-weight:normal;}
h3
{mso-style-priority:9;
mso-style-link:"Heading 3 Char";
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:#CC0000;
font-weight:normal;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#CC0000;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#CC0000;
text-decoration:underline;}
p
{mso-style-priority:99;
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";}
span.Heading2Char
{mso-style-name:"Heading 2 Char";
mso-style-priority:9;
mso-style-link:"Heading 2";
font-family:"Cambria","serif";
color:#4F81BD;
font-weight:bold;}
span.Heading3Char
{mso-style-name:"Heading 3 Char";
mso-style-priority:9;
mso-style-link:"Heading 3";
font-family:"Cambria","serif";
color:#4F81BD;
font-weight:bold;}
p.tablebg, li.tablebg, div.tablebg
{mso-style-name:tablebg;
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0in;
background:#CCCCCC;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";}
p.smalltext, li.smalltext, div.smalltext
{mso-style-name:smalltext;
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:7.5pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";}
p.date, li.date, div.date
{mso-style-name:date;
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:white;
letter-spacing:1.5pt;
font-weight:bold;}
p.larger, li.larger, div.larger
{mso-style-name:larger;
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:16.5pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";}
p.medium, li.medium, div.medium
{mso-style-name:medium;
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";}
p.red, li.red, div.red
{mso-style-name:red;
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:#CC0000;}
span.EmailStyle26
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
/* List Definitions */
@list l0
{mso-list-id:1469975890;
mso-list-template-ids:1548108022;}
@list l0:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level2
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:o;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";}
@list l0:level3
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level4
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level5
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level6
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level7
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level8
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level9
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
ol
{margin-bottom:0in;}
ul
{margin-bottom:0in;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#CC0000" vlink="#CC0000"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Good Afternoon,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Please be aware that there is another Phishing attempt on campus. Please read the message below. If anyone has any questions or has received a message they believe is one of these attempts, let Kiet or I know as soon as possible.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Eric<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></a></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> University Information Technology [mailto:it@uh.edu] <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 28, 2014 3:20 PM<br><b>To:</b> Stern, Eric<br><b>Subject:</b> UIT Security Alert: CryptoLocker malware detected at UHS component campus<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><img id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://uh.edu/ecomm/images/UIT.png" alt=Image><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p style='line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>UH Faculty and Staff:<br><br>CryptoLocker malware has been detected in emails at a UHS component campus. The messages appeared to come from a campus email address, and had an attachment that appeared to be a .zip file. At this time, UIT Security has not has any reports of it here at UH, but all users should be alert to for suspicious emails containing attachments that may appear to come from UH, or from another UH System campus. These messages are designed to trick you into clicking on the attachment and infecting your computer with malware. <b><span style='color:red'>Do not open</span></b> any attachments to these messages. <b><span style='color:red'>Do not click</span></b> on any links in the messages. Delete these messages immediately.<br><br>If you have already opened a suspicious message attachment, clicked on links in the message or would like to verify the validity of a message, contact UIT Security via email at <a href="mailto:security@uh.edu">security@uh.edu</a> or via phone at 832-842-4695.<br><br>Reminder:<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:125%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>UH will never ask for your password or information about your account via email.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:125%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Do NOT click on links or attachments in suspicious messages.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:125%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Contact UIT Security immediately if you feel your account has been compromised.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:125%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>You are the best protection for your own personal information. Be vigilant!<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul></div><p style='line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>Brian M. Walker, MIS, CISM, CISSP<br>Manager, IT Security<br>University of Houston<br>phone: 832-842-8495 fax: 713-743-2743<br>email: <a href="mailto:bmw@uh.edu">bmw@uh.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://uhhelpdesk.custhelp.com/rd/AvMw~wp3Dv8S~xb~Gv8m~yKJHf0qC~37sDxjbD7~Pv_q.gif"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>