Cyber Threat Intelligence

Discover malicious IPs and domains with Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

IP Address: 115.79.221.53Malicious

IP Address: 115.79.221.53Malicious

This IP address attempted an attack on a machine in our threat sensors network

Threat Information

Role

Attacker, Scanner

Services Targeted

MSSQL SMB

Tags

MSSQL Execute MsSql Shell Command Service Deletion SMB Share Connect File Operation By CMD Service Start Download and Execute Successful SMB Login System File Modification Service Stop Service Creation Download File User Added to Group SMB Brute Force SMB Null Session Login SMB IDS - Attempted User Privilege Gain User Created CMD Successful MSSQL Login

Associated Attack Servers

v.beahh.com

Basic Information

IP Address

115.79.221.53

Domain

-

ISP

Viettel Group

Country

Viet Nam

WHOIS

Created Date

-

Updated Date

-

Organization

-

First seen in Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

2020-06-27

Last seen in Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

2023-12-26

What is Akamai Guardicore Segmentation
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation is a data center and cloud security solution that protects the organization's core assets, using flexible, quickly deployed and easy to understand micro-segmentation controls. Akamai Guardicore Segmentation generates in-context security incidents, with details on attacker tools and techniques, that help IR teams prioritize incident investigation and reduce dwell time. Learn More

Attack Flow

A user logged in using SMB with the following username: Administrator - Authentication policy: Reached Max Attempts (Part of a Brute Force Attempt)

SMB Brute Force Successful SMB Login

c:\windows\system32\services.exe installed and started %systemroot%\acszgcbf.exe as a service named MnxK under service group None

Service Start Service Creation

C:\Windows\temp\svchost.exe was downloaded

Download File

IDS detected Attempted User Privilege Gain : SQL sp_configure - configuration change

IDS - Attempted User Privilege Gain

IDS detected Attempted User Privilege Gain : sp_password - password change

IDS - Attempted User Privilege Gain

IDS detected Attempted User Privilege Gain : xp_cmdshell - program execution

IDS - Attempted User Privilege Gain

The file C:\Windows\ACSZGCBF.exe was downloaded and executed

Download and Execute

A user logged in using SMB with the following username: Administrator - Authentication policy: Previously Approved User (Part of a Brute Force Attempt) 3 times

SMB Brute Force Successful SMB Login

c:\windows\system32\services.exe installed and started %systemroot%\jdqkgttg.exe as a service named Meap under service group None

Service Start Service Creation

The file C:\Windows\JdQkGttG.exe was downloaded and executed

Download and Execute

Service Meap was stopped

Service Stop

c:\windows\system32\services.exe installed and started %systemroot%\kjywkaqo.exe as a service named GFdP under service group None

Service Start Service Creation

System file C:\Windows\AppCompat\Programs\Amcache.hve was modified

System File Modification

The file C:\Windows\kjYwKAqo.exe was downloaded and executed

Download and Execute

A user logged in using MSSQL with the following credentials: sa / ****** - Authentication policy: White List

Successful MSSQL Login

A user logged in using MSSQL with the following credentials: sa / ****** - Authentication policy: Previously Approved User

Successful MSSQL Login

MSSQL executed 1 shell commands

Execute MsSql Shell Command

Service GFdP was stopped

Service Stop

c:\windows\system32\services.exe installed and started %systemroot%\lvmbxecd.exe as a service named DfLc under service group None

Service Start Service Creation

User k8h3d was created with the password *********** added to groups: Administrators and logged in using SMB

Successful SMB Login User Added to Group User Created

The file C:\Windows\Lvmbxecd.exe was downloaded and executed

Download and Execute

A user logged in using SMB with the following username: k8h3d - Authentication policy: Correct Password (Part of a Brute Force Attempt)

SMB Brute Force Successful SMB Login

c:\windows\system32\services.exe installed and started %systemroot%\acpxfrvf.exe as a service named kkxg under service group None

Service Start Service Creation

The file C:\Windows\aCPXFrvF.exe was downloaded and executed

Download and Execute

A user logged in using SMB with the following username: Administrator - Authentication policy: Previously Approved User (Part of a Brute Force Attempt) 4 times

SMB Brute Force Successful SMB Login

c:\windows\system32\services.exe installed and started %systemroot%\wsnvnbny.exe as a service named Qquv under service group None

Service Start Service Creation

C:\Windows\Temp\tmp.vbs was downloaded

Download File

The file C:\Windows\WSNVnbNY.exe was downloaded and executed

Download and Execute

Connection was closed due to timeout

Service Qquv was stopped

Service Stop

Associated Files

C:\WINDOWS\ueuSkDWp.exe

SHA256: 2fea32ab23ab642a9a3d54aeac03517e9bcac11faf4ea20faaac536e581330c7

975000 bytes

C:\WINDOWS\ueuSkDWp.exe

SHA256: 3440576f1f76c70387e97ce853a92bcf6a3014570615ccd23da4c996357454a0

2795000 bytes

C:\WINDOWS\Temp\svchost.exe

SHA256: 369c2982ea7947053116498f61d1e45e697378bc9a131106bde51b9c76d6b5b7

650000 bytes

C:\AAWjAHIc.exe

SHA256: 3c2fe308c0a563e06263bbacf793bbe9b2259d795fcc36b953793a7e499e7f71

56320 bytes