confirmed host

IP address 185.243.41.216

VShellcommand-and-control server · :8887, :8886

On AS61414.

listed last confirmed feed checked TLP:CLEAR Suricata rules Show in the live feed

Relations

Not a pivot:

  • salt qwe123qwe
  • vkey qwe123qwe

A value marked shared recurs in configurations across more than three unrelated networks. It is not evidence of a single operator.

Summary

First seen by the scanner2026-09-28
Rolemalware distribution host — observed serving samples
Ports2 · 2 listed
Evidence2 recovered configurations · 8 files served
Look up elsewhereVirusTotal · Shodan · Censys

Ports

This address answered on 2 ports. First seen and last confirmed dates are per row, by UTC day.

PortFirst seenLast confirmedStatusConfiguration
:8887listedconfig 1
:8886listedconfig 2

Observation history

Listed on 33 of the 63 days since this archive began recording, 2026-08-29 UTC.

  1. listed
  2. :8887 and 1 more

2026-08-292026-10-30

  • first seen to last confirmed

A marked day is a UTC day the feed listed this address. The feed keeps a listener for up to 90 days after its last confirmation, so a listed day is not a confirmation. A listener no longer in the feed is drawn to its last confirmation.

Listed days as dates
  • 2026-09-28 – 2026-10-30 (33 days)

Evidence

Each certificate, configuration and file appears once, with the listeners that carried it.

VShell configurations

Settings recovered from a captured sample whose configuration names this address. They describe the sample, not a live reading of this address.

2 configurations on 2 listeners. Common to both:

c2 host185.243.41.216 · same as this host

Where they differ:

Configurationc2 port
Config 1 · :88878887
Config 2 · :88868886

Listeners

Each listener below shows its status and what sets it apart. Dates are in Ports; certificates, configurations and files in Evidence. Common to both listeners:

serviceip-port · tcp
rolemalware distribution host — observed serving samples
networkAS61414 · EDGENAP
confidence98 / 100

185.243.41.216:8887 · VShell

listed · config 1

185.243.41.216:8886 · VShell

listed · config 2

Samples served · 8 files

Files this address was seen serving, each identified by running or analysing it. A widely distributed file can reach unrelated hosts.

These files are configured to connect to this address: 4 files on :8886, 4 files on :8887. A file naming two ports counts under each.

Clustering values from these files’ configurations. A value marked shared recurs in configurations across more than three unrelated networks. It is not evidence of a single operator.

vkey = salt · sharedqwe123qwe · 2 files

6 of the 8 files are VShell loaders whose configuration was read from the file. A VShell loader’s only configuration is the address and port it calls. The listener key (vkey) and the salt arrive from the listener when the loader connects, so only sandbox runs that reached a live listener show them.

Browse recurring values: vkey · salt

Deploy

Suricata rules and hunt queries for this address’s 2 listed listeners.

Suricata rules

Each query searches the last 30 days of your logs for connections to these listeners and for the 8 files this address served. Queries hold only addresses, ports and file hashes.

Microsoft Defender XDR (KQL)
DeviceNetworkEvents
| where Timestamp > ago(30d)
| where (RemoteIP == "185.243.41.216" and RemotePort in (8886, 8887))
DeviceFileEvents
| where Timestamp > ago(30d)
| where SHA256 in ("00609cdb0c12a425a9327cd220f3fa51e1cf2728ecbfb4723df72d6f60110572", "240eff081c6c5a45348ebec6a8fa9cf12fe8183d40e99a3953d657340b46c8af", "39893a47ffab2a6b26660d01c922780734467a741a1ecf7e67313a5c1bc91273", "505de5227392cf182430ba906f6413515bd4619c406d7be9aa2e8f1a0902398a", "6c95d902632299289eb092f3aac8d49e2f56631cb5d04e3afb8c0dc31a0b71ef", "74b475b9d7b12d6be2f121e29ac0b24a6e8d3c026fd343a9c4045f63c43af760", "e6b428c06b9cf98df5752bc31c7724f142f987f68d74e6824d365fcdf8d220fb", "f8678192afa3430878aaa73445f760a24a1d8a34fd40b4fc0726780c940eb5de")
Microsoft Sentinel (KQL)
CommonSecurityLog
| where TimeGenerated > ago(30d)
| where (DestinationIP == "185.243.41.216" and DestinationPort in (8886, 8887))
Splunk (SPL, CIM data models)
| tstats summariesonly=false count min(_time) as first_time max(_time) as last_time
    from datamodel=Network_Traffic where earliest=-30d
    ((All_Traffic.dest_ip="185.243.41.216" (All_Traffic.dest_port=8886 OR All_Traffic.dest_port=8887)))
    by All_Traffic.src_ip All_Traffic.dest_ip All_Traffic.dest_port
| tstats summariesonly=false count min(_time) as first_time max(_time) as last_time
    from datamodel=Endpoint.Filesystem where earliest=-30d
    (Filesystem.file_hash="00609cdb0c12a425a9327cd220f3fa51e1cf2728ecbfb4723df72d6f60110572" OR Filesystem.file_hash="240eff081c6c5a45348ebec6a8fa9cf12fe8183d40e99a3953d657340b46c8af" OR Filesystem.file_hash="39893a47ffab2a6b26660d01c922780734467a741a1ecf7e67313a5c1bc91273" OR Filesystem.file_hash="505de5227392cf182430ba906f6413515bd4619c406d7be9aa2e8f1a0902398a" OR Filesystem.file_hash="6c95d902632299289eb092f3aac8d49e2f56631cb5d04e3afb8c0dc31a0b71ef" OR Filesystem.file_hash="74b475b9d7b12d6be2f121e29ac0b24a6e8d3c026fd343a9c4045f63c43af760" OR Filesystem.file_hash="e6b428c06b9cf98df5752bc31c7724f142f987f68d74e6824d365fcdf8d220fb" OR Filesystem.file_hash="f8678192afa3430878aaa73445f760a24a1d8a34fd40b4fc0726780c940eb5de")
    by Filesystem.dest Filesystem.file_path Filesystem.file_hash
Elastic (EQL)
network where
  (destination.ip == "185.243.41.216" and destination.port in (8886, 8887))
file where file.hash.sha256 in ("00609cdb0c12a425a9327cd220f3fa51e1cf2728ecbfb4723df72d6f60110572", "240eff081c6c5a45348ebec6a8fa9cf12fe8183d40e99a3953d657340b46c8af", "39893a47ffab2a6b26660d01c922780734467a741a1ecf7e67313a5c1bc91273", "505de5227392cf182430ba906f6413515bd4619c406d7be9aa2e8f1a0902398a", "6c95d902632299289eb092f3aac8d49e2f56631cb5d04e3afb8c0dc31a0b71ef", "74b475b9d7b12d6be2f121e29ac0b24a6e8d3c026fd343a9c4045f63c43af760", "e6b428c06b9cf98df5752bc31c7724f142f987f68d74e6824d365fcdf8d220fb", "f8678192afa3430878aaa73445f760a24a1d8a34fd40b4fc0726780c940eb5de")

Cite this record

Plain text, for a ticket or a report
Address 185.243.41.216 Family VShell (command-and-control server) Role malware distribution host Ports :8886, :8887 Status listed (feed checked 2026-10-30 20:07 UTC) First seen 2026-09-28 Last confirmed 2026-10-30 Record https://publicmosaic.com/ip/185.243.41.216 Source Public Mosaic, TLP:CLEAR