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ThreatFox: VShell IOCs

ioc-hunt HIGH ThreatFox
CommonSecurityLogDeviceNetworkEvents
iocthreatfoxwin-vshell
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Retrieved: 2026-07-12T11:00:00Z · Confidence: high

Hunt Hypothesis

This hunt targets adversary behavior involving the execution of known VShell indicators of compromise (IOCs) within the Azure environment to identify potential command-and-control or lateral movement activities. Proactively hunting for these 28 specific IOCs in Azure Sentinel is critical because early detection of this high-severity threat enables rapid containment before the adversary establishes a persistent foothold across cloud workloads.

IOC Summary

Malware Family: VShell Total IOCs: 28 IOC Types: ip:port

TypeValueThreat TypeFirst SeenConfidence
ip:port123[.]57[.]133[.]197:8084botnet_cc2026-07-12100%
ip:port154[.]88[.]100[.]33:8885botnet_cc2026-07-12100%
ip:port154[.]88[.]99[.]61:8885botnet_cc2026-07-12100%
ip:port43[.]226[.]40[.]204:57665botnet_cc2026-07-12100%
ip:port154[.]88[.]99[.]62:8885botnet_cc2026-07-12100%
ip:port38[.]76[.]201[.]200:33333botnet_cc2026-07-12100%
ip:port154[.]88[.]99[.]48:8885botnet_cc2026-07-12100%
ip:port154[.]88[.]99[.]43:8885botnet_cc2026-07-12100%
ip:port154[.]88[.]99[.]40:8885botnet_cc2026-07-12100%
ip:port154[.]88[.]99[.]41:8885botnet_cc2026-07-12100%
ip:port154[.]88[.]96[.]47:8885botnet_cc2026-07-12100%
ip:port154[.]88[.]99[.]38:8885botnet_cc2026-07-12100%
ip:port154[.]88[.]100[.]51:8885botnet_cc2026-07-12100%
ip:port154[.]88[.]97[.]44:8885botnet_cc2026-07-12100%
ip:port154[.]88[.]103[.]62:8885botnet_cc2026-07-12100%
ip:port154[.]88[.]102[.]44:8885botnet_cc2026-07-12100%
ip:port154[.]88[.]103[.]49:8885botnet_cc2026-07-12100%
ip:port154[.]88[.]101[.]52:8885botnet_cc2026-07-12100%
ip:port101[.]43[.]124[.]213:8085botnet_cc2026-07-12100%
ip:port110[.]42[.]189[.]130:8084botnet_cc2026-07-12100%
ip:port154[.]88[.]100[.]35:8885botnet_cc2026-07-12100%
ip:port119[.]45[.]105[.]71:8088botnet_cc2026-07-12100%
ip:port154[.]88[.]102[.]57:8885botnet_cc2026-07-12100%
ip:port154[.]88[.]102[.]36:8885botnet_cc2026-07-12100%
ip:port154[.]88[.]100[.]56:8885botnet_cc2026-07-12100%

KQL: Ip Hunt

// Hunt for network connections to known malicious IPs
// Source: ThreatFox - VShell
let malicious_ips = dynamic(["154.88.97.44", "154.88.100.51", "154.88.99.41", "154.88.100.56", "154.88.99.48", "154.88.100.40", "139.129.51.9", "154.88.100.33", "154.88.99.61", "154.88.99.62", "154.88.101.52", "119.45.105.71", "43.226.40.204", "154.88.102.44", "154.88.96.47", "101.43.124.213", "154.88.102.57", "154.88.99.40", "123.57.133.197", "154.88.103.62", "154.88.99.38", "154.88.100.34", "154.88.100.35", "110.42.189.130", "154.88.103.49", "154.88.102.36", "38.76.201.200", "154.88.99.43"]);
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(["154.88.97.44", "154.88.100.51", "154.88.99.41", "154.88.100.56", "154.88.99.48", "154.88.100.40", "139.129.51.9", "154.88.100.33", "154.88.99.61", "154.88.99.62", "154.88.101.52", "119.45.105.71", "43.226.40.204", "154.88.102.44", "154.88.96.47", "101.43.124.213", "154.88.102.57", "154.88.99.40", "123.57.133.197", "154.88.103.62", "154.88.99.38", "154.88.100.34", "154.88.100.35", "110.42.189.130", "154.88.103.49", "154.88.102.36", "38.76.201.200", "154.88.99.43"]);
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

Here are specific false positive scenarios for the ThreatFox: VShell IOCs rule in an enterprise environment, including suggested filters and exclusions:

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