Public Mosaic C2 indicators
confirmed host

42.193.169.176

VShellcommand-and-control server · :8084

On AS45090.

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

Relations

Network context

SharedValueOther hosts
NetworkAS45090 · Shenzhen Tencent Computer Systems Com…538 other hosts · 493 listed

Hosts near this one, for context only.

Summary

First seen by the scanner2026-09-19
In this archive since2026-09-19
Evidence1 recovered configuration · 3 files served
Look up elsewhereVirusTotal · Shodan · Censys
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Observation history

Listed on 42 of the 63 days since this archive began recording, 2026-08-29 UTC.

  1. listed
  2. :8084

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
  • 2026-09-19 – 2026-10-30 (42 days)

42.193.169.176:8084 · VShell

Last confirmed (today)

first seen2026-09-19 15:57 UTC
serviceip-port · tcp
networkAS45090 · Shenzhen Tencent Computer Systems Com…
confidence100 / 100

VShell configuration

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

c2 host42.193.169.176 · same as this host
c2 port8084

Samples served · 3 files

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

All 3 files are configured to connect to this address on :8084.

Every file here was served on :8084.

FileConfirmedFile last seen
639d8b7d3c3cfac4030e30833a80c979ac1341d077a5cec6030bbeb736bea291analysed
38b96743b579cf63084a6b1c66772c3774b67a6ae365179294682de1300d6957analysed
7ed20f3a72c10f36851cde0d2e461a273b16c8b3c50cb91dbeb098e9e9c9b5cdanalysed

All 3 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.

Deploy

Suricata rules and hunt queries for this address’s 1 listed listener.

Suricata rules

Each query searches the last 30 days of your logs for connections to these listeners and for the 3 files this address served. Queries hold only addresses, ports and file hashes.

Microsoft Defender XDR (KQL)
DeviceNetworkEvents
| where Timestamp > ago(30d)
| where (RemoteIP == "42.193.169.176" and RemotePort in (8084))
DeviceFileEvents
| where Timestamp > ago(30d)
| where SHA256 in ("38b96743b579cf63084a6b1c66772c3774b67a6ae365179294682de1300d6957", "639d8b7d3c3cfac4030e30833a80c979ac1341d077a5cec6030bbeb736bea291", "7ed20f3a72c10f36851cde0d2e461a273b16c8b3c50cb91dbeb098e9e9c9b5cd")
Microsoft Sentinel (KQL)
CommonSecurityLog
| where TimeGenerated > ago(30d)
| where (DestinationIP == "42.193.169.176" and DestinationPort in (8084))
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="42.193.169.176" (All_Traffic.dest_port=8084)))
    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="38b96743b579cf63084a6b1c66772c3774b67a6ae365179294682de1300d6957" OR Filesystem.file_hash="639d8b7d3c3cfac4030e30833a80c979ac1341d077a5cec6030bbeb736bea291" OR Filesystem.file_hash="7ed20f3a72c10f36851cde0d2e461a273b16c8b3c50cb91dbeb098e9e9c9b5cd")
    by Filesystem.dest Filesystem.file_path Filesystem.file_hash
Elastic (EQL)
network where
  (destination.ip == "42.193.169.176" and destination.port in (8084))
file where file.hash.sha256 in ("38b96743b579cf63084a6b1c66772c3774b67a6ae365179294682de1300d6957", "639d8b7d3c3cfac4030e30833a80c979ac1341d077a5cec6030bbeb736bea291", "7ed20f3a72c10f36851cde0d2e461a273b16c8b3c50cb91dbeb098e9e9c9b5cd")

Cite this record

Plain text, for a ticket or a report
Address 42.193.169.176 Family VShell (command-and-control server) Ports :8084 Status listed (feed checked 2026-10-30 20:07 UTC) First seen 2026-09-19 Last confirmed 2026-10-30 Record https://publicmosaic.com/ip/42.193.169.176 Source Public Mosaic, TLP:CLEAR