20.194.97.74
Case file
First seen on 2026-09-28T22:11:58Z, most recently active on 2026-09-30T16:24:31Z.
Recorded 636 attack-shaped requests across 3 separate days.
Its traffic fuzzed a short, random filename looking for a forgotten script that responds; it also checked for a known-vulnerable or backdoored WordPress plugin path; it also requested a filename commonly used by web shells left behind by a previous compromise.
Seen from 1 of our sensors: nl4-web.
Scored into the "Scanner" level, carrying the badges Regular, Toolkit.
Routed via AS8075 (Microsoft Corporation), an ASN we classify as cloud.
Publicly listed on this board, but not currently blocked on any of our hosts.
Enrichment
| rDNS | none |
|---|---|
| ASN | AS8075 — Microsoft Corporation |
| ASN type | cloud |
| Country | South Korea (KR) |
| Flags | none observed |
Timeline
- 2026-09-2831
- 2026-09-29188
- 2026-09-30417
Evidence (newest first, up to 50)
| Time (UTC) | Vantage | Site | Class | Status | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29T16:47:46Z – 2026-09-29T16:47:48Z ×5 | nl4-web | zmey.eu | 5 × fuzzed a short, random filename looking for a forgotten script that responds | 404 | 20.194.97.74 - - [29/Sep/2026:19:47:48 +0300] "GET /pudym.php HTTP/1.1" 404 16 "-" "-" (5 distinct paths) |
| 2026-09-29T16:47:45Z | nl4-web | zmey.eu | checked for a known-vulnerable or backdoored WordPress plugin path | 404 | 20.194.97.74 - - [29/Sep/2026:19:47:45 +0300] "GET /wp-content/plugins/hellopress/wp_filemanager.php HTTP/1.1" 404 236 "-" "-" |
| 2026-09-29T03:06:30Z – 2026-09-29T03:06:31Z ×5 | nl4-web | zmey.eu | 5 × fuzzed a short, random filename looking for a forgotten script that responds | 404 | 20.194.97.74 - - [29/Sep/2026:06:06:31 +0300] "GET /pudym.php HTTP/1.1" 404 16 "-" "-" (5 distinct paths) |
| 2026-09-29T03:06:29Z | nl4-web | zmey.eu | checked for a known-vulnerable or backdoored WordPress plugin path | 404 | 20.194.97.74 - - [29/Sep/2026:06:06:29 +0300] "GET /wp-content/plugins/hellopress/wp_filemanager.php HTTP/1.1" 404 236 "-" "-" |
| 2026-09-30T16:24:15Z – 2026-09-30T16:24:31Z ×36 | nl4-web | techauthors.eu | 36 × fuzzed a short, random filename looking for a forgotten script that responds | 404 | 20.194.97.74 - - [30/Sep/2026:19:24:31 +0300] "GET /cjhnp.php HTTP/1.1" 404 16 "-" "-" (36 distinct paths) |
| 2026-09-30T16:24:15Z | nl4-web | techauthors.eu | requested a filename commonly used by web shells left behind by a previous compromise | 404 | 20.194.97.74 - - [30/Sep/2026:19:24:15 +0300] "GET /zwso.php HTTP/1.1" 404 16 "-" "-" |
| 2026-09-30T16:24:14Z | nl4-web | techauthors.eu | fuzzed a short, random filename looking for a forgotten script that responds | 404 | 20.194.97.74 - - [30/Sep/2026:19:24:14 +0300] "GET /curldect.php HTTP/1.1" 404 16 "-" "-" |
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