Adversaries using AdaptixC2 are likely establishing command and control communication through suspicious network connections and file executions. SOC teams should proactively hunt for these IOCs in Azure Sentinel to identify and mitigate potential compromise from advanced persistent threats.
IOC Summary
Malware Family: AdaptixC2 Total IOCs: 3 IOC Types: ip:port
| Type | Value | Threat Type | First Seen | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ip:port | 97[.]74[.]92[.]237:63334 | botnet_cc | 2026-06-19 | 75% |
| ip:port | 77[.]110[.]119[.]172:4321 | botnet_cc | 2026-06-19 | 75% |
| ip:port | 138[.]2[.]120[.]11:61234 | botnet_cc | 2026-06-19 | 75% |
// Hunt for network connections to known malicious IPs
// Source: ThreatFox - AdaptixC2
let malicious_ips = dynamic(["97.74.92.237", "138.2.120.11", "77.110.119.172"]);
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(["97.74.92.237", "138.2.120.11", "77.110.119.172"]);
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 |
Scenario: Legitimate scheduled job running hunting.exe as part of a security tool’s routine IOC analysis
Filter/Exclusion: process.name != "hunting.exe" or process.parent.name == "security_tool.exe"
Scenario: System administrator using adaptix.exe (a legitimate system utility) for network diagnostics
Filter/Exclusion: process.name != "adaptix.exe" or user.name == "admin"
Scenario: Automated threat intelligence ingestion tool pulling data from ThreatFox and generating false positives
Filter/Exclusion: process.name contains "threat_intel_ingest" or source == "threatfox"
Scenario: Regular system maintenance task using task_scheduler.exe to run a script that matches the IOC pattern
Filter/Exclusion: process.name == "task_scheduler.exe" or script.path contains "maintenance"
Scenario: Internal red team exercise using a tool named adaptix_c2_simulator.exe for training purposes
Filter/Exclusion: process.name contains "simulator" or user.name == "red_team"