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172.203.196.181

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Threat Confidence
54%
Location
🇺🇸 US / Dulles
ASN
AS8075 · Microsoft Corporation
Cloud Provider
Microsoft Azure
Total Events
313
Above average by volume
Agent Count
1
First / Last Seen
2026-09-14 08:49 — 2026-09-14 10:11
Attack Types
ssh:bruteforce
MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
Reconnaissance
Initial Access
Credential Access
Discovery
Command and Control
External Corroboration
Not flagged by any external feeds
Campaigns
Not associated with any campaigns
Session Forensics
malware_dropper ×4 credential_probe ×1 opportunistic_bruter ×4
Sessions
9 (8 with login)
Avg Depth Score
0.69
Commands Executed
212
Files Downloaded
8
Notable Commands
  • echo 9a40b0a50e1cf0a1c04d7fd0 > /tmp/.hp53f2fca9_a 2>/dev/null;echo d8f714d90a804c2a1e6702ec > /tmp/.hp53f2fca9_b 2>/dev/null;printf 'TOKENA:%s\n' "$(cat /tmp/.hp53f2fca9_a 2>/dev/null | tr -d '\n')";printf 'TOKENB:%s\n' "$(cat /tmp/.hp53f2fca9_b 2>/dev/null | tr -d '\n')";rm -f /tmp/.hp53f2fca9_a /tmp/.hp53f2fca9_b 2>/dev/null;printf 'WTOKEN_EXP_A:%s\n' 9a40b0a50e1cf0a1c04d7fd0;printf 'WTOKEN_EXP_B:%s\n' d8f714d90a804c2a1e6702ec;printf 'TMP_PERM:%s\n' "$(stat -c '%a' /tmp 2>/dev/null)";R1=$(dd if=/dev/urandom bs=16 count=1 2>/dev/null | od -An -tx1 | tr -d ' \n');R2=$(dd if=/dev/urandom bs=16 count=1 2>/dev/null | od -An -tx1 | tr -d ' \n');R3=$(dd if=/dev/urandom bs=16 count=1 2>/dev/null | od -An -tx1 | tr -d ' \n');printf 'RAND1:%s\n' "$R1";printf 'RAND2:%s\n' "$R2";printf 'RAND3:%s\n' "$R3"
  • cat /tmp/.hp53f2fca9_a 2 > /dev/null | tr -d \n
  • tr -d n
  • cat /tmp/.hp53f2fca9_b 2 > /dev/null | tr -d \n
  • stat -c %a /tmp 2 > /dev/null
  • stat -c %a /tmp
  • dd if=/dev/urandom bs=16 count=1 2 > /dev/null | od -An -tx1 | tr -d n
  • echo 5209fb564e4a95747136b803 > /tmp/.hp207b33ba_a 2>/dev/null;echo 48f8cb3cbc65c14e1ed558dd > /tmp/.hp207b33ba_b 2>/dev/null;printf 'TOKENA:%s\n' "$(cat /tmp/.hp207b33ba_a 2>/dev/null | tr -d '\n')";printf 'TOKENB:%s\n' "$(cat /tmp/.hp207b33ba_b 2>/dev/null | tr -d '\n')";rm -f /tmp/.hp207b33ba_a /tmp/.hp207b33ba_b 2>/dev/null;printf 'WTOKEN_EXP_A:%s\n' 5209fb564e4a95747136b803;printf 'WTOKEN_EXP_B:%s\n' 48f8cb3cbc65c14e1ed558dd;printf 'TMP_PERM:%s\n' "$(stat -c '%a' /tmp 2>/dev/null)";R1=$(dd if=/dev/urandom bs=16 count=1 2>/dev/null | od -An -tx1 | tr -d ' \n');R2=$(dd if=/dev/urandom bs=16 count=1 2>/dev/null | od -An -tx1 | tr -d ' \n');R3=$(dd if=/dev/urandom bs=16 count=1 2>/dev/null | od -An -tx1 | tr -d ' \n');printf 'RAND1:%s\n' "$R1";printf 'RAND2:%s\n' "$R2";printf 'RAND3:%s\n' "$R3"
  • cat /tmp/.hp207b33ba_a 2 > /dev/null | tr -d \n
  • cat /tmp/.hp207b33ba_b 2 > /dev/null | tr -d \n
  • { __hp_72bb9bc1; } 2>&1; printf 'EXITCODE:%d\n' $?;printf 'PROC_VER_FULL:%s\n' "$(cat /proc/version 2>/dev/null | head -1)";printf 'UNAME_R:%s\n' "$(uname -r 2>/dev/null)";printf 'UNAME_V:%s\n' "$(uname -v 2>/dev/null)";printf 'UNAME_A:%s\n' "$(uname -a 2>/dev/null)"
  • cat /proc/version 2 > /dev/null | head -1
  • uname -r 2 > /dev/null
  • uname -v 2 > /dev/null
  • uname -a 2 > /dev/null
  • { __hp_72bb9bc1
  • }
  • printf 'COWRIE_DIR:%s\n' "$(ls -d /home/cowrie /opt/cowrie /srv/cowrie 2>/dev/null | head -1)";printf 'PROC1_CMD:%s\n' "$(tr '\0' ' ' < /proc/1/cmdline 2>/dev/null | head -c 120)";printf 'PASSWD_LINES:%s\n' "$(wc -l < /etc/passwd 2>/dev/null)";printf 'LOADAVG_RAW:%s\n' "$(cut -d' ' -f1-3 /proc/loadavg 2>/dev/null)";printf 'LOAD_CMD:%s\n' "$(uptime 2>/dev/null | grep -oP 'load average: \K[\d., ]+')";printf 'ALPINE_REL:%s\n' "$(cat /etc/alpine-release 2>/dev/null | tr -d '\n')";printf 'OS_ID:%s\n' "$(grep ^ID= /etc/os-release 2>/dev/null | cut -d= -f2 | tr -d '\"')";printf 'PROC1_COMM:%s\n' "$(cat /proc/1/comm 2>/dev/null | tr -d '\n')";printf 'LBU_LIST:%s\n' "$(test -f /root/lbu.list && echo FOUND || echo NOTFOUND)";printf 'SHELL_EXE2:%s\n' "$(cat /proc/$$/comm 2>/dev/null | tr -d '\n')";printf 'ARP_MACS:%s\n' "$(awk 'NR>1 && $4!=\"00:00:00:00:00:00\"{printf $4\",\"}' /proc/net/arp 2>/dev/null)"
  • ls -d /home/cowrie /opt/cowrie /srv/cowrie 2 > /dev/null | head -1
  • tr \0 < /proc/1/cmdline 2 > /dev/null | head -c 120
Fingerprints
SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_7.4p1SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_8.4p1 Debian-5+deb11u3SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_8.7p1SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_8.9p1 Ubuntu-3ubuntu0.6SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_9.6p1SSH-2.0-libssh_0.10.4
Evidence Timeline
Malware Dropper 058528a02c22 w4m_singapore_01 · 2026-09-14 10:11
53 2 1 100%
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Opportunistic Bruter c94a0b5ac193 w4m_singapore_01 · 2026-09-14 10:11
1 50%
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Malware Dropper e10c05b3e46b w4m_singapore_01 · 2026-09-14 09:53
53 2 1 100%
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Opportunistic Bruter a95d38e890bc w4m_singapore_01 · 2026-09-14 09:54
1 50%
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Malware Dropper fc1896178473 w4m_singapore_01 · 2026-09-14 09:34
53 2 1 100%
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Opportunistic Bruter 5ce00c73c5f5 w4m_singapore_01 · 2026-09-14 09:34
1 50%
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Malware Dropper 60a5894de686 w4m_singapore_01 · 2026-09-14 09:12
53 2 1 100%
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Opportunistic Bruter ba161c99e1ba w4m_singapore_01 · 2026-09-14 09:12
1 50%
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Credential Probe 36b6caf340e8 w4m_singapore_01 · 2026-09-14 08:49
1 20%
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