Cyber Threat Intelligence

Discover malicious IPs and domains with Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

IP Address: 39.42.175.70Previously Malicious

IP Address: 39.42.175.70Previously Malicious

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

Threat Information

Role

Attacker, Scanner

Services Targeted

MSSQL SMB

Tags

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

Associated Attack Servers

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

36.37.88.167 196.219.95.172

Basic Information

IP Address

39.42.175.70

Domain

-

ISP

-

Country

Pakistan

WHOIS

Created Date

-

Updated Date

-

Organization

-

First seen in Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

2023-01-27

Last seen in Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

2023-01-28

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

Service Start Service Creation

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

Execute from Share

Service dNLM was stopped

Service Stop

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

Service Start Service Creation

The file c:\windows\system32\drivers\svchost.exe was downloaded and executed 4 times

Download and Execute

c:\windows\system32\services.exe installed and started cmd as a service named bkIH 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 7 times

Download and Execute

Service bkIH was stopped

Service Stop

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

Listening

The file C:\WINDOWS\Temp\_MEI4922\python27.dll was downloaded and loaded by c:\windows\temp\svchost.exe

Download and Execute

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

System File Modification

The file C:\WINDOWS\Temp\_MEI4922\select.pyd was downloaded and loaded by c:\windows\temp\_mei4922\select.pyd

Download and Execute

The file C:\WINDOWS\Temp\_MEI4922\Crypto.Util.strxor.pyd was downloaded and loaded by c:\windows\temp\_mei4922\crypto.util.strxor.pyd

Download and Execute

The file C:\WINDOWS\Temp\_MEI4922\Crypto.Cipher._AES.pyd was downloaded and loaded by c:\windows\temp\svchost.exe

Download and Execute

The file C:\WINDOWS\Temp\_MEI4922\win32api.pyd was downloaded and loaded by c:\windows\temp\_mei4922\win32api.pyd

Download and Execute

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

Listening

A user logged in using SMB with the following username: Administrator - Authentication policy: Previously Approved User 3 times

Successful SMB Login

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

Persistency - Logon

C:\VSwprvPH.exe was downloaded

Download File

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 \\server-backup\c$\vswprvph.exe as a service named OMdf under service group None

Service Start Service Creation

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

Execute from Share

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

Download and Execute

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

DNS Query Access Suspicious Domain

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

DNS Query Access Suspicious Domain

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

Service Start Service Creation

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\mshta.exe attempted to access suspicious domains: w.beahh.com

DNS Query Access Suspicious Domain

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

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

Listening

The file C:\WINDOWS\Temp\_MEI27522\python27.dll was downloaded and loaded by c:\windows\temp\svchost.exe

Download and Execute

The file C:\WINDOWS\Temp\_MEI27522\msvcr90.dll was downloaded and loaded by c:\windows\temp\svchost.exe

Download and Execute

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

DNS Query Access Suspicious Domain

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

DNS Query Access Suspicious Domain

C:\KttkqCnG.exe was downloaded

Download File

The file C:\WINDOWS\Temp\_MEI34562\python27.dll was downloaded and loaded by c:\windows\temp\svchost.exe

Download and Execute

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

DNS Query Access Suspicious Domain

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

Service Creation

The file C:\WINDOWS\Temp\_MEI34562\msvcr90.dll was downloaded and loaded by c:\windows\temp\svchost.exe

Download and Execute

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

Service Start Service Creation

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

Execute from Share

C:\QEQUAiye.exe was downloaded

Download File

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

Execute from Share

c:\windows\system32\services.exe installed \\server-backup\c$\qequaiye.exe as a service named dOkw under service group None

Service Creation

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 timeout

Associated Files

C:\AclXmBKr.exe

SHA256: 3c2fe308c0a563e06263bbacf793bbe9b2259d795fcc36b953793a7e499e7f71

56320 bytes