This hunt targets adversary activity involving six specific indicators of compromise linked to the Aisuru threat family, which often exhibit sophisticated evasion tactics within cloud environments. Proactively hunting for these IOCs in Azure Sentinel is critical to identify early-stage infections and prevent lateral movement before the threat establishes persistence across tenant resources.
Malware Family: Aisuru Total IOCs: 6 IOC Types: ip:port
| Type | Value | Threat Type | First Seen | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ip:port | 164[.]37[.]109[.]234:9035 | botnet_cc | 2026-07-15 | 100% |
| ip:port | 161[.]35[.]220[.]210:8001 | botnet_cc | 2026-07-15 | 100% |
| ip:port | 178[.]128[.]45[.]212:8001 | botnet_cc | 2026-07-15 | 100% |
| ip:port | 165[.]232[.]100[.]127:8001 | botnet_cc | 2026-07-15 | 100% |
| ip:port | 139[.]59[.]141[.]246:8001 | botnet_cc | 2026-07-15 | 100% |
| ip:port | 206[.]189[.]144[.]140:8443 | botnet_cc | 2026-07-15 | 100% |
// Hunt for network connections to known malicious IPs
// Source: ThreatFox - Aisuru
let malicious_ips = dynamic(["165.232.100.127", "161.35.220.210", "164.37.109.234", "206.189.144.140", "178.128.45.212", "139.59.141.246"]);
CommonSecurityLog
| where DestinationIP in (malicious_ips) or SourceIP in (malicious_ips)
| project TimeGenerated, SourceIP, DestinationIP, DestinationPort, DeviceAction, Activity
| order by TimeGenerated desc
// Hunt in Defender for Endpoint network events
let malicious_ips = dynamic(["165.232.100.127", "161.35.220.210", "164.37.109.234", "206.189.144.140", "178.128.45.212", "139.59.141.246"]);
DeviceNetworkEvents
| where RemoteIP in (malicious_ips)
| project Timestamp, DeviceName, RemoteIP, RemotePort, InitiatingProcessFileName, ActionType
| order by Timestamp desc
| Sentinel Table | Notes |
|---|---|
CommonSecurityLog | Ensure this data connector is enabled |
DeviceNetworkEvents | Ensure this data connector is enabled |
Here are specific false positive scenarios for the ThreatFox: Aisuru IOCs detection rule, tailored for an enterprise environment:
Endpoint Protection Policy Deployment via Microsoft Intune
aisuru-updater.exe or related DLLs) across thousands of endpoints simultaneously.Microsoft Intune Management Agent (IntuneManagementAgent.exe) or filter by the specific User Account used for automated deployments (e.g., svc-intune-deploy).Scheduled Third-Party Patching via SCCM/MECM
/tasksequence:TS-AISURU-PATCH) or filter by the Service Name SMS Agent Host (ccmexec.exe).Automated Backup Verification Job