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ThreatFox: VShell IOCs

ioc-hunt HIGH ThreatFox
CommonSecurityLogDeviceNetworkEvents
iocthreatfoxwin-vshell
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Retrieved: 2026-05-19T11:00:00Z · Confidence: high

Hunt Hypothesis

The ThreatFox: VShell IOCs rule detects potential adversary activity associated with the VShell malware, which is known for its persistence and lateral movement capabilities. SOC teams should proactively hunt for these IOCs in Azure Sentinel to identify and mitigate advanced threats that could compromise critical systems.

IOC Summary

Malware Family: VShell Total IOCs: 17 IOC Types: ip:port

TypeValueThreat TypeFirst SeenConfidence
ip:port124[.]223[.]198[.]8:50002botnet_cc2026-05-19100%
ip:port118[.]195[.]147[.]253:8084botnet_cc2026-05-19100%
ip:port101[.]33[.]251[.]229:9999botnet_cc2026-05-19100%
ip:port139[.]196[.]181[.]1:20026botnet_cc2026-05-19100%
ip:port23[.]94[.]23[.]151:8084botnet_cc2026-05-19100%
ip:port49[.]232[.]124[.]230:8000botnet_cc2026-05-19100%
ip:port104[.]168[.]94[.]108:8082botnet_cc2026-05-19100%
ip:port151[.]243[.]137[.]78:80botnet_cc2026-05-19100%
ip:port139[.]196[.]181[.]1:20001botnet_cc2026-05-19100%
ip:port45[.]221[.]115[.]160:1433botnet_cc2026-05-19100%
ip:port121[.]41[.]222[.]75:8084botnet_cc2026-05-19100%
ip:port39[.]106[.]211[.]60:8084botnet_cc2026-05-19100%
ip:port146[.]190[.]107[.]127:8088botnet_cc2026-05-19100%
ip:port47[.]93[.]9[.]48:60001botnet_cc2026-05-19100%
ip:port47[.]236[.]130[.]154:8080botnet_cc2026-05-19100%
ip:port8[.]138[.]187[.]231:8443botnet_cc2026-05-19100%
ip:port8[.]219[.]228[.]206:33060botnet_cc2026-05-19100%

KQL: Ip Hunt

// Hunt for network connections to known malicious IPs
// Source: ThreatFox - VShell
let malicious_ips = dynamic(["49.232.124.230", "45.221.115.160", "139.196.181.1", "118.195.147.253", "104.168.94.108", "101.33.251.229", "47.93.9.48", "8.138.187.231", "8.219.228.206", "146.190.107.127", "124.223.198.8", "39.106.211.60", "121.41.222.75", "151.243.137.78", "47.236.130.154", "23.94.23.151"]);
CommonSecurityLog
| where DestinationIP in (malicious_ips) or SourceIP in (malicious_ips)
| project TimeGenerated, SourceIP, DestinationIP, DestinationPort, DeviceAction, Activity
| order by TimeGenerated desc

KQL: Ip Hunt Device

// Hunt in Defender for Endpoint network events
let malicious_ips = dynamic(["49.232.124.230", "45.221.115.160", "139.196.181.1", "118.195.147.253", "104.168.94.108", "101.33.251.229", "47.93.9.48", "8.138.187.231", "8.219.228.206", "146.190.107.127", "124.223.198.8", "39.106.211.60", "121.41.222.75", "151.243.137.78", "47.236.130.154", "23.94.23.151"]);
DeviceNetworkEvents
| where RemoteIP in (malicious_ips)
| project Timestamp, DeviceName, RemoteIP, RemotePort, InitiatingProcessFileName, ActionType
| order by Timestamp desc

Required Data Sources

Sentinel TableNotes
CommonSecurityLogEnsure this data connector is enabled
DeviceNetworkEventsEnsure this data connector is enabled

References

False Positive Guidance

Original source: https://threatfox.abuse.ch/browse/malware/win.vshell/