Phishing Emails 5

      TASK 1 : Just another day as a SOC Analyst.. 

      For questions 1-4 and 9, we can get the responses directly viewing the email in Thunderbird :


      • What is the email's timestamp? (answer format: dd/mm/yy hh:mm) 

      Answer : 06/10/2020 5:58

      • Who is the email from?

      Answer : Mr. James Jackson

      • What is his email address?

      Answer : [email protected]

      •  What email address will receive a reply to this email? 

      Answer : [email protected]

      • What is the Originating IP?


      Answer : 192.119.71.157

      • Who is the owner of the Originating IP? (Do not include the "." in your answer.)


      Using BD-IP, we get the ISP.

      Answer : Hostwinds LLC

      • What is the SPF record for the Return-Path domain?

      I check the retrun-path on Dmarcian :


      Answer : v=spf1 include:spf.protection.outlook.com -all

      • What is the DMARC record for the Return-Path domain?

      I check the retrun-path on Dmarcian :


      Answer : v=DMARC1; p=quarantine; fo=1

      • What is the name of the attachment?

      Answer : SWT_#09674321____PDF__.cab

      • What is the SHA256 hash of the file attachment?


      Answer : 2e91c533615a9bb8929ac4bb76707b2444597ce063d84a4b33525e25074fff3f

      • What is the attachments file size? (Don't forget to add "KB" to your answer, NUM KB)


      I use VirusTotal with the hash to get the file size.

      Answer : 400.26 KB

      • What is the actual file extension of the attachment?

      Answer : rar