Cyber Threat Intelligence

Discover malicious IPs and domains with Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

IP Address: 221.194.44.208Previously Malicious

IP Address: 221.194.44.208Previously Malicious

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

Threat Information

Role

Attacker, Scanner

Services Targeted

MSSQL

Tags

Successful MSSQL Login Outgoing Connection Scheduled Task Creation MSSQL Brute Force Access Suspicious Domain CMD DNS Query Download File Create MsSql Procedure Download and Execute System File Modification File Operation By CMD Service Stop MSSQL Execute MsSql Shell Command Persistency - Mime Filter HTTP

Associated Attack Servers

xianzai.noip.cn

124.166.251.20 218.255.233.114

Basic Information

IP Address

221.194.44.208

Domain

-

ISP

China Unicom Hebei

Country

China

WHOIS

Created Date

-

Updated Date

-

Organization

-

First seen in Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

2019-11-16

Last seen in Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

2020-05-24

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 MSSQL with the following username: sa - Authentication policy: Reached Max Attempts (Part of a Brute Force Attempt)

MSSQL Brute Force Successful MSSQL Login

A user logged in using MSSQL with the following credentials: sa / ** - Authentication policy: Previously Approved User (Part of a Brute Force Attempt)

MSSQL Brute Force Successful MSSQL Login

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

MSSQL Brute Force Successful MSSQL Login

MSSQL procedures were created: sp_addextendedproc and sp_dropextendedproc

Create MsSql Procedure

Service CryptSvc was stopped

Service Stop

c:\windows\system32\regsvr32.exe installed a Persistency - Mime Filter backdoor by modifying Windows Registry 35 times

Persistency - Mime Filter

Process c:\windows\system32\ftp.exe generated outgoing network traffic to: 124.166.251.20:21

Outgoing Connection

Process c:\windows\system32\ftp.exe attempted to access suspicious domains: adsl-pool.sx.cn

Access Suspicious Domain Outgoing Connection

The file C:\Windows\System32\p.exe was downloaded and executed 7 times

Download and Execute

Process c:\windows\system32\p.exe generated outgoing network traffic to: 124.166.251.20:21

Outgoing Connection

Process c:\windows\system32\p.exe attempted to access suspicious domains: adsl-pool.sx.cn

Access Suspicious Domain Outgoing Connection

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

System File Modification

Process c:\windows\syswow64\ftp.exe generated outgoing network traffic to: 124.166.251.20:21

Outgoing Connection

Process c:\windows\syswow64\ftp.exe attempted to access suspicious domains: adsl-pool.sx.cn

Access Suspicious Domain Outgoing Connection

Process c:\windows\system32\p.exe generated outgoing network traffic to: 124.166.251.20:21

Outgoing Connection

Process c:\windows\system32\p.exe attempted to access suspicious domains: adsl-pool.sx.cn

Access Suspicious Domain Outgoing Connection

MSSQL executed 3 shell commands

Execute MsSql Shell Command

Process c:\windows\system32\ftp.exe generated outgoing network traffic to: 124.166.251.20:21 2 times

Outgoing Connection

Process c:\windows\system32\ftp.exe attempted to access suspicious domains: adsl-pool.sx.cn 2 times

Access Suspicious Domain Outgoing Connection

The command line c:\Ugfzdb.exe was scheduled to run by modifying C:\Windows\System32\Tasks\45645

Process c:\windows\system32\ftp.exe generated outgoing network traffic to: 124.166.251.20:21

Outgoing Connection

Process c:\windows\system32\ftp.exe attempted to access suspicious domains: adsl-pool.sx.cn

Access Suspicious Domain Outgoing Connection

Process c:\windows\system32\p.exe generated outgoing network traffic to: 124.166.251.20:21

Outgoing Connection

Process c:\windows\system32\p.exe attempted to access suspicious domains: adsl-pool.sx.cn

Access Suspicious Domain Outgoing Connection

Process c:\windows\system32\ftp.exe generated outgoing network traffic to: 124.166.251.20:21

Outgoing Connection

Process c:\windows\system32\ftp.exe attempted to access suspicious domains: adsl-pool.sx.cn

Access Suspicious Domain Outgoing Connection

Process c:\windows\syswow64\ftp.exe generated outgoing network traffic to: 124.166.251.20:21

Outgoing Connection

Process c:\windows\syswow64\ftp.exe attempted to access suspicious domains: adsl-pool.sx.cn

Access Suspicious Domain Outgoing Connection

The file C:\ProgramData\foahpwo.dll was downloaded and executed 3 times

Download and Execute

Process c:\windows\system32\p.exe generated outgoing network traffic to: 124.166.251.20:21

Outgoing Connection

Process c:\windows\system32\p.exe attempted to access suspicious domains: adsl-pool.sx.cn

Access Suspicious Domain Outgoing Connection

Process c:\windows\system32\ftp.exe generated outgoing network traffic to: 124.166.251.20:21

Outgoing Connection

Process c:\windows\system32\ftp.exe attempted to access suspicious domains: adsl-pool.sx.cn

Access Suspicious Domain Outgoing Connection

Process c:\windows\system32\p.exe generated outgoing network traffic to: 124.166.251.20:21

Outgoing Connection

Process c:\windows\system32\p.exe attempted to access suspicious domains: adsl-pool.sx.cn

Access Suspicious Domain Outgoing Connection

Process c:\windows\system32\ftp.exe generated outgoing network traffic to: 124.166.251.20:21

Outgoing Connection

Process c:\windows\system32\ftp.exe attempted to access suspicious domains: adsl-pool.sx.cn

Access Suspicious Domain Outgoing Connection

The file C:\ProgramData\ssssssss.exe was downloaded and executed 3 times

Download and Execute

C:\lang.exe was downloaded 10 times

Download File

Process c:\programdata\ssssssss.exe attempted to access suspicious domains: xianzai.noip.cn

DNS Query Access Suspicious Domain

Process c:\programdata\ssssssss.exe attempted to access suspicious domains: xianzai.noip.cn 7 times

DNS Query Access Suspicious Domain

Process c:\programdata\ssssssss.exe attempted to access suspicious domains: xianzai.noip.cn

DNS Query Access Suspicious Domain

Process c:\programdata\ssssssss.exe attempted to access suspicious domains: xianzai.noip.cn

DNS Query Access Suspicious Domain

C:\jin.exe was downloaded 10 times

Download File

Process c:\windows\system32\p.exe generated outgoing network traffic to: 124.166.251.20:21

Outgoing Connection

Process c:\windows\system32\p.exe attempted to access suspicious domains: adsl-pool.sx.cn

Access Suspicious Domain Outgoing Connection

Connection was closed due to user inactivity