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(1) A version using the task template; and
(2) An annotated version
Email 1:
Is this email Safe or
My Analysis
Malicious?
Safe It’s clearly not spam as the reply indicates a
previous relationship and that the email was
expected and welcome. The date and time
could indicate that the conversation was
anticipated, as there is next to no delay in a
reply.
This email is non malicious. It’s a typical
conversation between friends and contains
no potentially dangerous artefacts.
Email 2:
Is this email Safe or
My Analysis
Malicious?
Malicious The email claims to be from one drive but the
email sender is from a Russian domain which is
well known for malicious emails.
The email tries to get the user to download a
file, without providing information about the
file’s content, or the sender.
The email’s format is unprofessional and
contains poor grammar & spelling. Y
ou would not expect an email from an official
Microsoft service to be formatted and
presented like this.
Email 3:
Is this email Safe or
My Analysis
Malicious?
Malicious The email is presented as a question from a friend
who cannot access Facebook, and asks the
recipient to follow a link to see if Facebook is
working for them. But the link provided is actually
a phishing link make to look like [Link] at
first glance.
The senders account could be compromised,
so a malicious email like this could still come
from a trusted friends account.
Email 4:
Is this email Safe or
My Analysis
Malicious?
Safe This email is an example of generic marketing, it
could be regarded as Spam (unwanted or
unrequested marketing content). It’s been
forwarded twice, but the original sender is a mass
mail service.
If googled, the site can be seen as a sales
site that contains no malicious content.
The email contains no links or requests for
information, just pure advertising.
Email 5:
Is this email Safe or
My Analysis
Malicious?
Malicious The email is requesting the recipient’s
credentials for unusual reasons. They’ve
tried to make the issue seem urgent, which
is a well-known persuasive technique often
used for phishing.
The email lacks professionalism which gives
more reason to believe it’s a fake.
Legitimate users/services would not ask for
account details. This is almost always a sign
of malicious activity.
Email 6:
Is this email Safe or
My Analysis
Malicious?
Safe This email is non malicious. It is a typical
workplace email. There are no files, links or
suspicious requests within the emails, and for the
most part internal work emails can be trusted to
be safe.
The senders email address matches the
name on the signature, and appears to be
well formatted and professional.
Email 7:
Is this email Safe or
My Analysis
Malicious?
Malicious The email claims to be from Geico Insurance
but the sender doesn’t have an official Geico
email address, and the URL provided is not
linked to Geico in any way.
The email sender claims to be someone
called "Mike Ferris", but the display name of
the sender is [Link].
Legitimate companies would use HTTPS for
any financial transactions. The link provided
is just http, which is another indicator that
this is a fake. HTTPS is secured and
encrypted where as HTTP is not.
