PULSE NAME
Suspicious DNS Probing Operation Amplified
WHITE Secshow AlienVault 2024-06-06 Modified: 2024-06-06
17
IOCs
MEDIUM VOLUME
This analysis discusses a large-scale domain name system (DNS) probing operation that targets open resolvers globally. An actor operating from the China Education and Research Network is conducting these probes, sending queries with encoded IP addresses to identify and measure responses from open DNS resolvers. The probes utilize selective wildcard responses, returning random IP addresses that inadvertently trigger amplification by Palo Alto's Cortex Xpanse product, polluting passive DNS data sources. This amplification hinders analysis of malicious activity and imposes resource burdens on networks worldwide.
Indicators of Compromise (17)
All URL domain hostname
TYPEINDICATORDESCRIPTIONCREATED
URL https://research.openresolve.rs/ 2024-06-06
domain afusdnfysbsf.com 2024-06-06
domain attacker.fit 2024-06-06
domain bai1du.com 2024-06-06
domain nameserver.fit 2024-06-06
domain prey.fit 2024-06-06
domain savme.xyz 2024-06-06
domain secdns.site 2024-06-06
domain victim.fit 2024-06-06
hostname 202404111-40-ans-timeout.l-time.secshow.net 2024-06-06
hostname 202404111-40-query-timeout.l-time.secshow.net 2024-06-06
hostname bailiwick.secshow.net 2024-06-06
hostname f.sechow.online 2024-06-06
hostname main.research.openresolve.rs 2024-06-06
hostname query-maxttl.l-httl.secshow.net 2024-06-06
hostname research.openresolve.rs 2024-06-06
hostname test.l.secshow.net 2024-06-06