Cyber Threat Intelligence

Discover malicious IPs and domains with Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

IP Address: 178.54.130.216Malicious

IP Address: 178.54.130.216Malicious

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

Threat Information

Role

Attacker, Scanner

Services Targeted

SMB

Tags

Service Configuration Service Stop Download File Service Deletion SMB Null Session Login Download and Execute Successful SMB Login Outgoing Connection Persistency - Logon Access Share DNS Query Cookie Hijacking SMB IDS - A Network Trojan was detected Service Creation Service Start Access Suspicious Domain Access Violation SMB Share Connect Listening Execute from Share CMD

Associated Attack Servers

parklogic.com

72.52.178.23

Basic Information

IP Address

178.54.130.216

Domain

-

ISP

PP Merezha

Country

Ukraine

WHOIS

Created Date

-

Updated Date

-

Organization

-

First seen in Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

2019-11-26

Last seen in Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

2024-03-26

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

Successful SMB Login

mjybpmzk.exe was executed from the remote share \\server-backup\c$

Execute from Share

c:\windows\system32\services.exe installed and started \\server-backup\c$\mjybpmzk.exe as a service named UTEf under service group None

Service Start Service Creation

C:\MJybPmZK.exe was downloaded

Download File

Service UTEf was stopped

Service Stop

IDS detected A Network Trojan was detected : Possible ETERNALBLUE Probe MS17-010 (MSF style)

IDS - A Network Trojan was detected

IDS detected A Network Trojan was detected : Possible ETERNALBLUE Probe MS17-010 (Generic Flags)

IDS - A Network Trojan was detected

IDS detected A Network Trojan was detected : ETERNALBLUE Probe Vulnerable System Response MS17-010

IDS - A Network Trojan was detected

c:\windows\system32\services.exe installed and started cmd as a service named xygf under service group None

Service Start Service Creation

IDS detected A Network Trojan was detected : WMIC WMI Request Over SMB - Likely Lateral Movement

IDS - A Network Trojan was detected

The file C:\installed2.exe was downloaded and executed

Download and Execute

c:\windows\system32\services.exe installed and started cmd as a service named BHsO under service group None

Service Start Service Creation

The file C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\taskmgr.exe was downloaded and executed

Download and Execute

The file C:\WINDOWS\Temp\svchost.exe was downloaded and executed 2 times

Download and Execute

Process c:\installed2.exe started listening on ports: 65533

Listening

Service BHsO was stopped

Service Stop

The file C:\WINDOWS\Temp\_MEI11282\python27.dll was downloaded and loaded by c:\windows\temp\svchost.exe

Download and Execute

The file C:\WINDOWS\Temp\_MEI11282\msvcr90.dll was downloaded and loaded by c:\windows\temp\svchost.exe

Download and Execute

A user logged in using SMB with the following username: Administrator - Authentication policy: Previously Approved User

Successful SMB Login

Process c:\windows\temp\svchost.exe started listening on ports: 60124

Listening

Process c:\installed2.exe attempted to access suspicious domains: i.haqo.net and p.abbny.com

DNS Query Outgoing Connection Access Suspicious Domain

Process c:\installed2.exe generated outgoing network traffic to: 72.52.178.23:80

Outgoing Connection

C:\aVlfsALg.exe was downloaded

Download File

avlfsalg.exe was executed from the remote share \\server-backup\c$

Execute from Share

c:\windows\system32\services.exe installed and started \\server-backup\c$\avlfsalg.exe as a service named gtOe under service group None

Service Start Service Creation

c:\windows\system32\services.exe installed and started c:\windows\system32\wmiex.exe as a service named WebServers under service group None

Service Start Service Creation

c:\windows\temp\ttt.exe set the command line C:\WINDOWS\system32\wmiex.exe to run using Persistency - Logon

Persistency - Logon

Connection was closed due to user inactivity

Associated Files

C:\gMjqgJhA.exe

SHA256: 30044a14b60cb195199e551fbfd9fe8c824bb3d2caf80acc8c51ba9d703927dd

56320 bytes