Cyber Threat Intelligence

Discover malicious IPs and domains with Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

IP Address: 37.54.49.249Malicious

IP Address: 37.54.49.249Malicious

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

Threat Information

Role

Attacker, Scanner

Services Targeted

SMB

Tags

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

Associated Attack Servers

i.haqo.net ii.haqo.net ip.42.pl p.abbny.com pp.abbny.com w.beahh.com

Basic Information

IP Address

37.54.49.249

Domain

-

ISP

-

Country

Ukraine

WHOIS

Created Date

-

Updated Date

-

Organization

-

First seen in Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

2024-01-15

Last seen in Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

2024-03-07

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

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

Execute from Share

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

Service Start Service Creation

Service qIIM was stopped

Service Stop

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

Service Start Service Creation

The file c:\windows\system32\drivers\svchost.exe was downloaded and executed 3 times

Download and Execute

c:\windows\system32\services.exe installed and started cmd as a service named UujK 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 UujK was stopped

Service Stop

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

Listening

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\_mei11282\msvcr90.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:\AoYZXFeI.exe was downloaded

Download File

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

Service Start Service Creation

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

Execute from Share

Service GqlV was stopped

Service Stop

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

Listening

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

c:\windows\system32\services.exe installed and started c:\windows\system32\drivers\svchost.exe as a service named Ddriver under service group None 2 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

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

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

Listening

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

Access Suspicious Domain DNS Query

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

System File Modification

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

Service Start Service Creation

The file C:\WINDOWS\Temp\_MEI27202\python27.dll was downloaded and loaded by c:\windows\temp\svchost.exe

Download and Execute

The file C:\WINDOWS\Temp\_MEI27202\msvcr90.dll was downloaded and loaded by c:\windows\temp\svchost.exe

Download and Execute

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

Access Suspicious Domain DNS Query

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

Listening

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

Access Suspicious Domain DNS Query

The file C:\WINDOWS\Temp\_MEI35962\python27.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\temp\svchost.exe attempted to access suspicious domains: ip.42.pl

Access Suspicious Domain DNS Query

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

Access Suspicious Domain DNS Query

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, 192.168.0.19:445, 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 19 IP Addresses

Port 445 Scan

Connection was closed due to timeout