Cyber Threat Intelligence

Discover malicious IPs and domains with Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

IP Address: 115.23.223.72Malicious

IP Address: 115.23.223.72Malicious

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

Threat Information

Role

Attacker, Connect-Back, Scanner

Services Targeted

MSSQL

Tags

System File Modification Download and Execute Execute MsSql Shell Command File Operation By CMD Outgoing Connection Service Configuration Successful MSSQL Login PowerShell DNS Query Post Reboot Rename MSSQL CMD Access Suspicious Domain SMB IDS - Attempted User Privilege Gain Persistency - Print Monitors

Associated Attack Servers

down.ftp21.cc wmi.362-com.com

38.52.137.183 206.84.104.110 211.57.200.17

Basic Information

IP Address

115.23.223.72

Domain

-

ISP

Korea Telecom

Country

Korea, Republic of

WHOIS

Created Date

-

Updated Date

-

Organization

-

First seen in Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

2023-04-01

Last seen in Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

2023-07-20

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 credentials: sa / ***** - Authentication policy: Reached Max Attempts

Successful MSSQL Login

MSSQL executed 1 shell commands

Execute MsSql Shell Command

Process c:\windows\system32\wscript.exe attempted to access suspicious domains: down.ftp21.cc

Access Suspicious Domain DNS Query

IDS detected Attempted User Privilege Gain : SQL sp_configure - configuration change

IDS - Attempted User Privilege Gain

IDS detected Attempted User Privilege Gain : xp_reg* - registry access

IDS - Attempted User Privilege Gain

IDS detected Attempted User Privilege Gain : xp_cmdshell - program execution

IDS - Attempted User Privilege Gain

c:\windows\temp\httpa.exe set the command line C:\Windows\Logs\RunDllExe.dll to run using Persistency - Print Monitors

Persistency - Print Monitors

c:\programdata\httpa.exe set the command line C:\Windows\Logs\RunDllExe.dll to run using Persistency - Print Monitors

Persistency - Print Monitors

System file C:\Windows\AppCompat\Programs\Amcache.hve was modified 4 times

System File Modification

The file C:\Windows\Logs\RunDllExe.dll was downloaded and loaded by c:\windows\system32\spoolsv.exe

Download and Execute

Process c:\windows\syswow64\svchost.exe attempted to access suspicious domains: wmi.362-com.com

Access Suspicious Domain Outgoing Connection DNS Query

Process c:\windows\syswow64\svchost.exe generated outgoing network traffic to: 211.57.200.17:53

Outgoing Connection

c:\program files\microsoft sql server\mssql11.sqlexpress\mssql\binn\odsole70.dll was deleted by c:\windows\temp\httpa.exe ( pending reboot )

Post Reboot Rename

c:\program files\microsoft sql server\mssql11.sqlexpress\mssql\binn\odsole70.dll was deleted by c:\programdata\httpa.exe ( pending reboot ) 2 times

Post Reboot Rename

PowerShell session started by c:\windows\system32\reg.exe

PowerShell session started by c:\windows\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe 2 times

The file C:\Windows\Temp\Win8.exe was downloaded and executed

Download and Execute

The file C:\ProgramData\Win8.exe was downloaded and executed

Download and Execute

Process c:\windows\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe attempted to access suspicious domains: down.ftp21.cc

Access Suspicious Domain Outgoing Connection DNS Query

Process c:\windows\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe attempted to access suspicious domains: down.ftp21.cc 2 times

Access Suspicious Domain Outgoing Connection DNS Query

Process c:\windows\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe generated outgoing network traffic to: 115.23.223.72:80

Outgoing Connection

Process c:\windows\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe generated outgoing network traffic to: 115.23.223.72:80 2 times

Outgoing Connection

Process c:\program files\microsoft sql server\mssql11.sqlexpress\mssql\binn\sqlservr.exe attempted to access suspicious domains: down.ftp21.cc

Access Suspicious Domain Outgoing Connection DNS Query

Process c:\program files\microsoft sql server\mssql11.sqlexpress\mssql\binn\sqlservr.exe generated outgoing network traffic to: 115.23.223.72:80

Outgoing Connection

IDS detected Attempted User Privilege Gain : sp_start_job - program execution

IDS - Attempted User Privilege Gain

Connection was closed due to user inactivity

Associated Files

C:\Windows\Temp\MSSQLH.exe

SHA256: fffb018cd8e3c48fe0e343c5763dad32a5ada28129ba14db3f656361d5e44c20

409600 bytes

C:\Windows\Temp\Win8.exe

SHA256: d129a40ca83001b603740e64251ec79023e2c1ea89757ada6e9bbeb5f8596ecc

82432 bytes

C:\Windows\Logs\RunDllExe.dll

SHA256: a70e9e61242f28f1946084e67f6e2db7e2974e22da56a629b086e6c13241782b

174772 bytes

C:\Windows\Logs\RunDllExe.dll

SHA256: 799901df9b86f3404c4c8d51d25bd08e29637a5aabe62c58a48d3d27a6a572e7

168615 bytes