[nsp-sec] distributed ssh scanners again

Mike Tancsa mike at sentex.net
Wed Nov 3 02:16:44 EDT 2010


At 01:41 AM 11/3/2010, Mike Tancsa wrote:
>----------- nsp-security Confidential --------
>
>Starting at around 19:15 GMT -400, about 250 different hosts started 
>to bruteforce ssh scan through my AS trying just the root account 
>via ssh. They would hit a dozen or so different web servers in my 
>network once per IP so as not to set off individual alarms on each 
>host. Sorry, the times are all GMT -400 (New York time)


Here is an example argus record of one of the hosts that illustrates 
the behaviour.  As you can see in a short period of time, it hits a 
number of hosts in my network and then sleeps 45min to an hr before 
trying again on more hosts.  The IPs in its lists all have or had ssh 
running at some point.

          StartTime  Proto            SrcAddr  Sport   Dir 
DstAddr  Dport  TotPkts   TotBytes State
11-02 
20:33:14.616    tcp    208.124.238.246.24733     -> 
67.43.128.1.22           23       3732 FSPA_
11-02 
20:33:14.624    tcp    208.124.238.246.23193     -> 
67.43.128.113.22           23       3804 FSPA_
11-02 
20:33:14.650    tcp    208.124.238.246.11358     -> 
67.43.128.162.22           23       3732 FSPA_
11-02 
20:33:14.683    tcp    208.124.238.246.16407     -> 
67.43.128.4.22           23       3732 FSPA_
11-02 
20:33:14.697    tcp    208.124.238.246.13542     -> 
67.43.128.81.22           23       3804 FSPA_
11-02 
20:33:14.747    tcp    208.124.238.246.19182     -> 
67.43.129.176.22           23       4079 FSPA_
11-02 
20:33:15.009    tcp    208.124.238.246.29968     -> 
67.43.129.181.22           23       4079 FSPA_
11-02 
20:33:15.042    tcp    208.124.238.246.25563     -> 
67.43.129.183.22           23       4079 FSPA_
11-02 
20:33:17.759    tcp    208.124.238.246.22906     -> 
67.43.129.177.22           23       4079 FSPA_
11-02 
20:33:17.817    tcp    208.124.238.246.21266     -> 
67.43.129.178.22           23       4079 FSPA_
11-02 
20:33:17.911    tcp    208.124.238.246.14086     -> 
67.43.129.179.22           23       4079 FSPA_
11-02 
20:33:17.975    tcp    208.124.238.246.3565      -> 
67.43.129.180.22           23       4079 FSPA_
11-02 
20:33:18.022    tcp    208.124.238.246.15727     -> 
67.43.129.182.22           23       4079 FSPA_
11-02 
20:33:18.074    tcp    208.124.238.246.2331      -> 
67.43.129.205.22           23       3732 FSPA_
11-02 
20:33:18.411    tcp    208.124.238.246.26009     -> 
67.43.131.10.22           23       3695 FSPA_
11-02 
20:33:18.487    tcp    208.124.238.246.15567     -> 
67.43.131.4.22           23       3695 FSPA_
11-02 
20:33:21.359    tcp    208.124.238.246.29445     -> 
67.43.130.186.22            1         74    S_
11-02 
20:33:21.366    tcp    208.124.238.246.7226      -> 
67.43.130.250.22            1         74    S_
11-02 
20:33:21.414    tcp    208.124.238.246.22687     -> 
67.43.131.2.22            1         74    S_
11-02 
20:33:21.419    tcp    208.124.238.246.4334      -> 
67.43.131.231.22            1         74    S_
11-02 
20:33:21.449    tcp    208.124.238.246.19428     -> 
67.43.131.3.22            1         74    S_
11-02 
20:33:21.510    tcp    208.124.238.246.5905      -> 
67.43.131.5.22            1         74    S_
11-02 
20:33:27.348    tcp    208.124.238.246.29445     -> 
67.43.130.186.22            1         74    S_
11-02 
20:33:27.358    tcp    208.124.238.246.7226      -> 
67.43.130.250.22            1         74    S_
11-02 
20:33:27.401    tcp    208.124.238.246.17218     -> 
67.43.131.1.22            1         74    S_
11-02 
20:33:27.421    tcp    208.124.238.246.22687     -> 
67.43.131.2.22            1         74    S_
11-02 
20:33:27.421    tcp    208.124.238.246.4334      -> 
67.43.131.231.22            1         74    S_
11-02 
20:33:27.446    tcp    208.124.238.246.19428     -> 
67.43.131.3.22            1         74    S_
11-02 
20:33:27.488    tcp    208.124.238.246.5905      -> 
67.43.131.5.22            1         74    S_
11-02 
20:33:39.347    tcp    208.124.238.246.29445     -> 
67.43.130.186.22            1         74    S_
11-02 
20:33:39.358    tcp    208.124.238.246.7226      -> 
67.43.130.250.22            1         74    S_
11-02 
20:33:39.380    tcp    208.124.238.246.17218     -> 
67.43.131.1.22            1         74    S_
11-02 
20:33:39.421    tcp    208.124.238.246.22687     -> 
67.43.131.2.22            1         74    S_
11-02 
20:33:39.421    tcp    208.124.238.246.4334      -> 
67.43.131.231.22            1         74    S_
11-02 
20:33:39.469    tcp    208.124.238.246.19428     -> 
67.43.131.3.22            1         74    S_
11-02 
20:33:39.598    tcp    208.124.238.246.5905      -> 
67.43.131.5.22            1         74    S_
11-02 
20:34:03.359    tcp    208.124.238.246.29445     -> 
67.43.130.186.22            1         74    S_
11-02 
20:34:03.359    tcp    208.124.238.246.7226      -> 
67.43.130.250.22            1         74    S_
11-02 
20:34:03.395    tcp    208.124.238.246.17218     -> 
67.43.131.1.22            1         74    S_
11-02 
20:34:03.421    tcp    208.124.238.246.22687     -> 
67.43.131.2.22            1         74    S_
11-02 
20:34:03.421    tcp    208.124.238.246.4334      -> 
67.43.131.231.22            1         74    S_
11-02 
20:34:03.453    tcp    208.124.238.246.19428     -> 
67.43.131.3.22            1         74    S_
11-02 
20:34:03.480    tcp    208.124.238.246.5905      -> 
67.43.131.5.22            1         74    S_
11-02 
21:14:22.810    tcp    208.124.238.246.7762      -> 
64.7.128.103.22           24       3798 FSPA_
11-02 
21:14:22.822    tcp    208.124.238.246.6636      -> 
64.7.128.104.22           23       3695 FSPA_
11-02 
21:14:22.842    tcp    208.124.238.246.15287     -> 
64.7.128.198.22           23       3804 FSPA_
11-02 
21:14:22.842    tcp    208.124.238.246.14271     -> 
64.7.128.177.22           25       3936 FSPA_
11-02 
21:14:22.842    tcp    208.124.238.246.27668     -> 
64.7.128.208.22           23       3732 FSPA_
11-02 
21:14:22.842    tcp    208.124.238.246.18006     -> 
64.7.128.98.22           23       3804 FSPA_
11-02 
21:14:22.842    tcp    208.124.238.246.14580     -> 
64.7.128.117.22           24       3627 FSPA_
11-02 
21:14:22.842    tcp    208.124.238.246.10910     -> 
64.7.129.33.22           25       3936 FSPA_
11-02 
21:14:22.854    tcp    208.124.238.246.11416     -> 
64.7.132.122.22           23       3695 FSPA_
11-02 
21:14:22.854    tcp    208.124.238.246.22340     -> 
64.7.132.124.22           23       3695 FSPA_
11-02 
21:14:22.858    tcp    208.124.238.246.2727      -> 
64.7.132.210.22           25       3936 FSPA_
11-02 
21:14:22.858    tcp    208.124.238.246.28249     -> 
64.7.132.41.22           23       3804 FSPA_
11-02 
21:14:22.858    tcp    208.124.238.246.18533     -> 
64.7.132.125.22           23       3695 FSPA_
11-02 
21:14:22.858    tcp    208.124.238.246.14624     -> 
64.7.132.126.22           23       3695 FSPA_
11-02 
21:14:22.862    tcp    208.124.238.246.12134     -> 
64.7.132.127.22           23       3695 FSPA_
11-02 
21:14:22.862    tcp    208.124.238.246.14425     -> 
64.7.134.118.22           28       3703 FSPA_
11-02 
21:14:23.009    tcp    208.124.238.246.11531     -> 
64.7.135.41.22           17       2908 SPA_S
11-02 
21:14:23.009    tcp    208.124.238.246.25834     -> 
64.7.136.161.22           26       3738 FSPA_
11-02 
21:14:23.009    tcp    208.124.238.246.8795      -> 
64.7.134.15.22           23       3699 FSPA_
11-02 
21:14:23.009    tcp    208.124.238.246.22447     -> 
64.7.135.135.22           24       3798 FSPA_
11-02 
21:14:23.014    tcp    208.124.238.246.2891      -> 
64.7.141.9.22           23       3804 FSPA_
11-02 
21:14:23.014    tcp    208.124.238.246.26174     -> 
64.7.136.193.22           24       3798 FSPA_
11-02 
21:14:23.014    tcp    208.124.238.246.22300     -> 
64.7.137.145.22           32       4656 FSPA_
11-02 
21:14:23.014    tcp    208.124.238.246.17207     -> 
64.7.152.176.22           24       3870 FSPA_
11-02 
21:14:23.014    tcp    208.124.238.246.7419      -> 
64.7.149.254.22           23       3732 FSPA_
11-02 
21:14:23.014    tcp    208.124.238.246.13169     -> 
64.7.143.130.22           23       3691 FSPA_
11-02 
21:14:23.014    tcp    208.124.238.246.19846     -> 
64.7.152.158.22           28       4045 FSPA_
11-02 
21:14:23.014    tcp    208.124.238.246.3584      -> 
64.7.152.127.22           28       3894 FSPA_
11-02 
21:14:23.014    tcp    208.124.238.246.14482     -> 
64.7.149.66.22           23       3732 FSPA_
11-02 
21:14:23.020    tcp    208.124.238.246.9286      -> 
64.7.135.137.22           24       3798 FSPA_
11-02 
21:14:23.020    tcp    208.124.238.246.6421      -> 
64.7.134.45.22           20       3410 SPA_S
11-02 
21:14:23.020    tcp    208.124.238.246.10453     -> 
64.7.152.188.22           24       3757 FSPA_
11-02 
21:14:23.020    tcp    208.124.238.246.18013     -> 
64.7.153.13.22           23       4079 FSPA_
11-02 
21:14:23.068    tcp    208.124.238.246.2686      -> 
64.7.153.17.22           23       3695 FSPA_
11-02 
21:14:23.068    tcp    208.124.238.246.19116     -> 
64.7.153.2.22           23       3732 FSPA_
11-02 
21:14:23.068    tcp    208.124.238.246.23752     -> 
64.7.153.130.22           23       3695 FSPA_
11-02 
21:14:23.068    tcp    208.124.238.246.12404     -> 
64.7.153.15.22           24       3814 FSPA_
11-02 
21:14:23.068    tcp    208.124.238.246.28118     -> 
64.7.153.49.22           23       3732 FSPA_
11-02 
21:14:23.110    tcp    208.124.238.246.13056     -> 
64.7.153.7.22           23       3732 FSPA_








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Mike Tancsa,                                      tel +1 519 651 3400
Sentex Communications,                            mike at sentex.net
Providing Internet since 1994                    www.sentex.net
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