This hypothesis targets the Mozi backdoor, which establishes persistent remote command execution capabilities to facilitate data exfiltration and lateral movement. Proactively hunting for these malicious URLs in Azure Sentinel is critical to identify compromised endpoints before the adversary leverages the backdoor to escalate privileges or deploy additional payloads.
Threat: Mozi Total URLs: 25 Active URLs: 22
| URL | Status | Threat | Date Added |
|---|---|---|---|
hxxp://59.96.140.134:60111/bin.sh | online | malware_download | 2026-09-25 |
hxxp://202.1.26.68:42074/bin.sh | online | malware_download | 2026-09-25 |
hxxp://42.230.47.19:42466/bin.sh | online | malware_download | 2026-09-25 |
hxxp://42.224.103.52:47712/i | online | malware_download | 2026-09-25 |
hxxp://115.55.239.220:44596/bin.sh | online | malware_download | 2026-09-25 |
hxxp://42.224.96.58:52702/i | online | malware_download | 2026-09-25 |
hxxp://59.96.143.134:38674/i | offline | malware_download | 2026-09-25 |
hxxp://88.249.100.137:44353/bin.sh | online | malware_download | 2026-09-25 |
hxxp://123.11.240.82:60617/i | online | malware_download | 2026-09-25 |
hxxp://42.224.96.58:52702/bin.sh | online | malware_download | 2026-09-25 |
hxxp://115.57.255.95:49758/bin.sh | offline | malware_download | 2026-09-25 |
hxxp://27.215.126.230:38041/bin.sh | online | malware_download | 2026-09-25 |
hxxp://39.57.99.253:52777/i | online | malware_download | 2026-09-25 |
hxxp://115.52.20.128:47139/i | online | malware_download | 2026-09-25 |
hxxp://112.248.186.181:38154/bin.sh | online | malware_download | 2026-09-25 |
hxxp://78.188.196.206:51773/bin.sh | online | malware_download | 2026-09-25 |
hxxp://72.255.35.69:52879/i | online | malware_download | 2026-09-25 |
hxxp://123.10.239.207:43751/bin.sh | online | malware_download | 2026-09-25 |
hxxp://59.96.137.244:57162/i | online | malware_download | 2026-09-25 |
hxxp://115.52.20.128:47139/bin.sh | online | malware_download | 2026-09-25 |
hxxp://59.96.137.244:57162/bin.sh | offline | malware_download | 2026-09-25 |
hxxp://115.57.87.53:42275/bin.sh | online | malware_download | 2026-09-25 |
hxxp://61.53.122.4:56888/i | online | malware_download | 2026-09-25 |
hxxp://202.1.26.68:42074/i | online | malware_download | 2026-09-25 |
hxxp://222.142.192.177:53688/i | online | malware_download | 2026-09-25 |
// Hunt for DNS resolution of URLhaus malicious domains
// Threat: Mozi
let malicious_domains = dynamic(["115.55.239.220", "115.52.20.128", "115.57.87.53", "72.255.35.69", "27.215.126.230", "88.249.100.137", "42.224.96.58", "123.11.240.82", "39.57.99.253", "202.1.26.68", "42.230.47.19", "61.53.122.4", "59.96.140.134", "42.224.103.52", "78.188.196.206", "222.142.192.177", "112.248.186.181", "123.10.239.207", "59.96.137.244"]);
DnsEvents
| where Name has_any (malicious_domains)
| project TimeGenerated, Computer, Name, IPAddresses
| order by TimeGenerated desc
// Hunt for web traffic to URLhaus malicious domains
let malicious_domains = dynamic(["115.55.239.220", "115.52.20.128", "115.57.87.53", "72.255.35.69", "27.215.126.230", "88.249.100.137", "42.224.96.58", "123.11.240.82", "39.57.99.253", "202.1.26.68", "42.230.47.19", "61.53.122.4", "59.96.140.134", "42.224.103.52", "78.188.196.206", "222.142.192.177", "112.248.186.181", "123.10.239.207", "59.96.137.244"]);
CommonSecurityLog
| where RequestURL has_any (malicious_domains) or DestinationHostName has_any (malicious_domains)
| project TimeGenerated, SourceIP, RequestURL, DestinationHostName, DeviceAction
| order by TimeGenerated desc
| Sentinel Table | Notes |
|---|---|
CommonSecurityLog | Ensure this data connector is enabled |
DnsEvents | Ensure this data connector is enabled |
Legitimate API Endpoint Polling by Monitoring Tools
requests library in a CI/CD pipeline) periodically poll external or internal API endpoints that share a similar URL structure or domain pattern to known Mozi C2 servers. If the Mozi rule triggers on specific path patterns or domain substrings, these routine telemetry uploads or status checks may be flagged.datadog-agent.exe, splunkforwarder.exe, python.exe when parented by node.exe or bash.exe in CI contexts) and exclude URLs containing specific benign path identifiers like /health, /status, or /metrics.Webhook Notifications from DevOps Platforms
jenkins-agent.jar, gitlab-runner, azure-devops-agent) and exclude URLs ending in common webhook paths like /hooks/, /webhook/, or /notify/.Scheduled Backup or Sync Jobs
cron) execute backup or sync tools (e.g., Veeam, Commvault