Cyber Threat Intelligence

Discover malicious IPs and domains with Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

IP Address: 2.62.149.238Previously Malicious

IP Address: 2.62.149.238Previously Malicious

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

Threat Information

Role

Attacker

Services Targeted

SMB

Tags

Service Configuration Service Stop Driver Configuration Download File Service Deletion SMB Null Session Login Download and Execute Successful SMB Login Persistency - Logon Access Share DNS Query Cookie Hijacking SMB Executable File Modification Service Creation Service Start Driver Start Access Suspicious Domain System File Modification SMB Share Connect Driver Creation Listening Execute from Share Port 445 Scan CMD

Connect Back Servers

pp.abbny.com w.beahh.com

36.37.88.167 196.219.95.172

Basic Information

IP Address

2.62.149.238

Domain

-

ISP

-

Country

Russian Federation

WHOIS

Created Date

-

Updated Date

-

Organization

-

First seen in Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

2022-12-02

Last seen in Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

2022-12-02

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: Correct Password

Successful SMB Login

C:\mXWmCNyG.exe was downloaded

Download File

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

Execute from Share

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

Service Start Service Creation

Service HpwE was stopped

Service Stop

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

Service Start Service Creation

The file c:\windows\system32\drivers\svchost.exe was downloaded and executed 5 times

Download and Execute

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

Service Start Service Creation

The file C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\taskmgr.exe was downloaded and executed 2 times

Download and Execute

The file C:\WINDOWS\Temp\svchost.exe was downloaded and executed 6 times

Download and Execute

Service UbMO was stopped

Service Stop

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

Listening

The file C:\WINDOWS\Temp\_MEI11402\python27.dll was downloaded and loaded by c:\windows\temp\_mei11402\python27.dll

Download and Execute

System file C:\WINDOWS\system32\wbem\AutoRecover\88744D2A29102FC88ECF505DD2E984FC.mof was modified

System File Modification

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

Successful SMB Login

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

Service Start Service Creation

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

Listening

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

Execute from Share

Service hZsv was stopped

Service Stop

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

Persistency - Logon

The file c:\windows\system32\wmiex.exe was downloaded and executed 2 times

Download and Execute

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

Process c:\installed2.exe attempted to access suspicious domains: i.haqo.net

DNS Query Access Suspicious Domain

c:\windows\system32\services.exe installed and started c:\windows\system32\drivers\svchost.exe as a service named Ddriver under service group None 3 times

Service Start Service Creation

Executable file c:\windows\system32\drivers\svchost.exe was modified

Executable File Modification

c:\installed2.exe set the command line C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\svchost.exe| to run using Persistency - Logon

Persistency - Logon

Process c:\windows\system32\wmiex.exe attempted to access suspicious domains: ii.haqo.net, oo.beahh.com and pp.abbny.com

DNS Query Access Suspicious Domain

c:\windows\system32\services.exe installed and started system32\drivers\tcpip6.sys as a service named Tcpip6 under service group None

Driver Start Service Creation

System file C:\WINDOWS\security\Database\secedit.sdb was modified

System File Modification

c:\windows\system32\netsh.exe installed and started %systemroot%\system32\6to4svc.dll as a service named 6to4 under service group NetworkService

Service Start Service Creation

c:\windows\system32\services.exe installed and started system32\drivers\smb.sys as a service named Smb under service group None

Driver Start Service Creation

Process c:\windows\system32\drivers\svchost.exe started listening on ports: 65533

Listening

The file C:\WINDOWS\Temp\_MEI31162\python27.dll was downloaded and loaded by c:\windows\temp\svchost.exe

Download and Execute

The file C:\WINDOWS\Temp\_MEI31162\msvcr90.dll was downloaded and loaded by c:\windows\temp\svchost.exe

Download and Execute

c:\windows\system32\services.exe installed system32\drivers\tunmp.sys as a service named tunmp under service group None

Service Creation

Process c:\windows\system32\drivers\svchost.exe attempted to access suspicious domains: i.haqo.net and p.abbny.com

DNS Query Access Suspicious Domain

Process c:\windows\temp\svchost.exe started listening on ports: 60124 2 times

Listening

Process c:\windows\temp\svchost.exe attempted to access suspicious domains: ip.42.pl

DNS Query Access Suspicious Domain

Process c:\windows\system32\mshta.exe attempted to access suspicious domains: w.beahh.com

DNS Query Access Suspicious Domain

The file C:\WINDOWS\Temp\_MEI38082\python27.dll was downloaded and loaded by c:\windows\temp\svchost.exe

Download and Execute

The file C:\WINDOWS\Temp\_MEI38082\msvcr90.dll was downloaded and loaded by c:\windows\temp\_mei38082\msvcr90.dll

Download and Execute

Process netsvcs Service Group attempted to access suspicious domains: _LDAP._TCP

DNS Query Access Suspicious Domain

Process c:\windows\temp\svchost.exe generated outgoing network traffic to: 192.168.0.10:445, 192.168.0.11:445, 192.168.0.12:445, 192.168.0.13:445, 192.168.0.14:445, 192.168.0.15:445, 192.168.0.16:445, 192.168.0.17:445, 192.168.0.18:445, 192.168.0.1:445, 192.168.0.2:445, 192.168.0.3:445, 192.168.0.4:445, 192.168.0.5:445, 192.168.0.6:445, 192.168.0.7:445, 192.168.0.8:445 and 192.168.0.9:445

Process c:\windows\temp\svchost.exe scanned port 445 on 18 IP Addresses

Port 445 Scan

Connection was closed due to user inactivity