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ThreatFox: Kimwolf IOCs

ioc-hunt HIGH ThreatFox
CommonSecurityLogDeviceNetworkEvents
apk-kimwolfiocthreatfox
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Retrieved: 2026-07-08T11:00:00Z · Confidence: high

Hunt Hypothesis

This hunt detects adversary activity consistent with the Kimwolf campaign by identifying network connections and file artifacts matching ten specific Indicators of Compromise (IOCs). Proactively hunting for these signatures in Azure Sentinel is critical to rapidly identify early-stage intrusions before they escalate into full-scale data exfiltration or lateral movement incidents.

IOC Summary

Malware Family: Kimwolf Total IOCs: 10 IOC Types: ip:port

TypeValueThreat TypeFirst SeenConfidence
ip:port104[.]248[.]81[.]151:25001botnet_cc2026-07-08100%
ip:port159[.]223[.]221[.]16:25001botnet_cc2026-07-08100%
ip:port178[.]62[.]249[.]180:25001botnet_cc2026-07-08100%
ip:port164[.]92[.]144[.]85:25001botnet_cc2026-07-08100%
ip:port104[.]248[.]193[.]244:25001botnet_cc2026-07-08100%
ip:port68[.]183[.]8[.]203:25001botnet_cc2026-07-08100%
ip:port159[.]223[.]14[.]22:25001botnet_cc2026-07-08100%
ip:port209[.]38[.]33[.]235:25001botnet_cc2026-07-08100%
ip:port188[.]166[.]114[.]27:25001botnet_cc2026-07-08100%
ip:port178[.]62[.]232[.]134:25001botnet_cc2026-07-08100%

KQL: Ip Hunt

// Hunt for network connections to known malicious IPs
// Source: ThreatFox - Kimwolf
let malicious_ips = dynamic(["68.183.8.203", "159.223.221.16", "104.248.193.244", "159.223.14.22", "178.62.232.134", "164.92.144.85", "178.62.249.180", "209.38.33.235", "104.248.81.151", "188.166.114.27"]);
CommonSecurityLog
| where DestinationIP in (malicious_ips) or SourceIP in (malicious_ips)
| project TimeGenerated, SourceIP, DestinationIP, DestinationPort, DeviceAction, Activity
| order by TimeGenerated desc

KQL: Ip Hunt Device

// Hunt in Defender for Endpoint network events
let malicious_ips = dynamic(["68.183.8.203", "159.223.221.16", "104.248.193.244", "159.223.14.22", "178.62.232.134", "164.92.144.85", "178.62.249.180", "209.38.33.235", "104.248.81.151", "188.166.114.27"]);
DeviceNetworkEvents
| where RemoteIP in (malicious_ips)
| project Timestamp, DeviceName, RemoteIP, RemotePort, InitiatingProcessFileName, ActionType
| order by Timestamp desc

Required Data Sources

Sentinel TableNotes
CommonSecurityLogEnsure this data connector is enabled
DeviceNetworkEventsEnsure this data connector is enabled

References

False Positive Guidance

Here are 5 specific false positive scenarios for the ThreatFox: Kimwolf IOCs detection rule in an enterprise environment, along with suggested filters or exclusions:

Original source: https://threatfox.abuse.ch/browse/malware/apk.kimwolf/