Cyber Threat Intelligence

Discover malicious IPs and domains with Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

IP Address: 178.20.55.18Previously Malicious

IP Address: 178.20.55.18Previously Malicious

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

Threat Information

Role

Attacker, Scanner

Services Targeted

SCP SSH

Tags

44 Shell Commands Successful SSH Login Executable File Modification Scheduled Task Creation Service Configuration IDS - A Network Trojan was detected Listening SSH SCP System File Modification Outgoing Connection Download and Execute Download File

Associated Attack Servers

minexmr.com

51.68.21.186 51.222.149.40 51.222.193.76 88.99.193.240 94.130.165.85 123.16.80.3 139.99.48.226 147.135.37.31 178.32.120.127 185.173.35.33

Basic Information

IP Address

178.20.55.18

Domain

-

ISP

Ielo-liazo Deploiement Fibre

Country

France

WHOIS

Created Date

-

Updated Date

-

Organization

-

First seen in Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

2017-07-17

Last seen in Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

2022-09-05

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 SSH with the following credentials: root / **** - Authentication policy: White List

Successful SSH Login

Executable file /bin/zq67cs9i665zpo17xrv4n3nx21 was modified 16 times

Executable File Modification

/bin/zq67cs9i665zpo17xrv4n3nx21 was downloaded

Download File

Executable file /bin/dhpcd was modified 49 times

Executable File Modification

IDS detected A Network Trojan was detected : DNS request for Monero mining pool

IDS - A Network Trojan was detected

The file /bin/dhpcd was downloaded and executed 17 times

Download and Execute

Process /bin/bash generated outgoing network traffic to: 139.99.48.226:4444, 147.135.37.31:4444, 178.32.120.127:4444, 51.222.149.40:4444, 51.68.21.186:4444, 88.99.193.240:4444 and 94.130.165.85:4444

Outgoing Connection

/dev/shm/zq67cs9i665zpo17xrv4n3nx21 was downloaded

Download File

/dev/shm/knrm was downloaded

Download File

/dev/shm/r was downloaded

Download File

System file /etc/sedMjzjR0 was modified 9 times

System File Modification

System file /etc/sednlNpJR was modified 9 times

System File Modification

Process /bin/dhpcd generated outgoing network traffic to: 51.222.193.76:4444

Outgoing Connection

/etc/rc.d/rc.local was downloaded

Download File

/etc/rc.local was downloaded 2 times

Download File

/etc/rc.local was downloaded 2 times

Download File

System file /etc/rc.local was modified 4 times

System File Modification

Process /usr/sbin/sshd started listening on ports: 22

Listening

Connection was closed due to timeout

Associated Files

/bin/dhpcd

SHA256: 2cca764d24212f8fc58780b9135740929f38b45bcd5fc82c4a2ff47e90890d06

379416 bytes

/bin/1x9lj1q2zc8x5u5cksq9zjnk4a

SHA256: e374a7ad447d2cf791ecae122894a51ba723901ea132e7fa16cd47c44e4a1769

512 bytes