AVrecon Malware-Infected Routers Exploited as Residential Proxies by SocksEscort

    Date: 03/24/2026

    Severity: High

    Summary

    AVrecon malware has been used to compromise routers and IoT devices across more than 160 countries, enabling threat actors to convert infected systems into residential proxies. These compromised devices were sold through the SocksEscort service, which facilitated access to hundreds of thousands of infected endpoints since 2020. A coordinated international law enforcement operation has since disrupted the service, aiming to curb the large-scale abuse of compromised devices for proxy-based cybercriminal activity.

    Indicators of Compromise (IOC) List

    URLs/Domains

    advstat.cc

    meterstrack.cc

    startsun.cc

    backdump.cc

    netjunk.cc

    zeroback2.cc

    critlan.cc

    plxz.cc

    zeroback3.cc

    zeroback4.cc

    atable.cc

    cleandone.cc

    evrc.space

    lups.cc

    dzero.cc

    r0ck.online

    regul.cc

    fpride.cc

    vdem.cc

    utcp.cc

    zerophone.cc

    zeroback.cc

    zorc.cc

    lumi/config.php

    lumi/test.php

    lumi/ping.php

    lumi/track.php

    lumi/pride.php

    IP Address

    188.138.125.163

    176.120.22.67

    185.163.204.198

    62.138.0.10

    85.25.100.30

    62.138.14.209

    91.245.255.112

    62.138.0.211

    175.110.114.65

    188.116.22.153

    213.202.230.95

    38.180.91.47

    176.120.22.67

    77.246.106.198

    45.137.213.88

    91.215.85.178

    37.77.150.19

    185.162.128.133

    37.77.150.77

    5.149.254.109

    5.149.250.54

    79.141.160.92

    5.149.250.171

    212.118.38.30

    Hash

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    8ad3f40fd8fcf2c7ee04d1219017cfe3

    bd24f43084b33f13a835f661bf48b5e2

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    bd4a12d4de4e42c4d9246aa92ddb86b8

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    b1a32a442cdb34901f1f7ffbe47749f0

    9752ac893640a027bea5a6df48ceb396

    b5ad7f7e10f5d0401a2ad6b737724ff6

    Gurucul Threat Detection and Incident Response (TDIR) Queries for Detection

    Detection Query 1 :

    domainname like "advstat.cc" or siteurl like "advstat.cc" or url like "advstat.cc" or domainname like "startsun.cc" or siteurl like "startsun.cc" or url like "startsun.cc" or domainname like "utcp.cc" or siteurl like "utcp.cc" or url like "utcp.cc" or domainname like "zeroback4.cc" or siteurl like "zeroback4.cc" or url like "zeroback4.cc" or domainname like "zeroback2.cc" or siteurl like "zeroback2.cc" or url like "zeroback2.cc" or domainname like "atable.cc" or siteurl like "atable.cc" or url like "atable.cc" or domainname like "regul.cc" or siteurl like "regul.cc" or url like "regul.cc" or domainname like "zeroback.cc" or siteurl like "zeroback.cc" or url like "zeroback.cc" or domainname like "plxz.cc" or siteurl like "plxz.cc" or url like "plxz.cc" or domainname like "fpride.cc" or siteurl like "fpride.cc" or url like "fpride.cc" or domainname like "backdump.cc" or siteurl like "backdump.cc" or url like "backdump.cc" or domainname like "dzero.cc" or siteurl like "dzero.cc" or url like "dzero.cc" or domainname like "zorc.cc" or siteurl like "zorc.cc" or url like "zorc.cc" or domainname like "zerophone.cc" or siteurl like "zerophone.cc" or url like "zerophone.cc" or domainname like "zeroback3.cc" or siteurl like "zeroback3.cc" or url like "zeroback3.cc" or domainname like "meterstrack.cc" or siteurl like "meterstrack.cc" or url like "meterstrack.cc" or domainname like "critlan.cc" or siteurl like "critlan.cc" or url like "critlan.cc" or domainname like "vdem.cc" or siteurl like "vdem.cc" or url like "vdem.cc" or domainname like "cleandone.cc" or siteurl like "cleandone.cc" or url like "cleandone.cc" or domainname like "netjunk.cc" or siteurl like "netjunk.cc" or url like "netjunk.cc" or domainname like "lups.cc" or siteurl like "lups.cc" or url like "lups.cc" or domainname like "evrc.space" or siteurl like "evrc.space" or url like "evrc.space" or domainname like "r0ck.online" or siteurl like "r0ck.online" or url like "r0ck.online" or domainname like "lumi/config.php" or siteurl like "lumi/config.php" or url like "lumi/config.php" or domainname like "lumi/test.php" or siteurl like "lumi/test.php" or url like "lumi/test.php" or domainname like "lumi/ping.php" or siteurl like "lumi/ping.php" or url like "lumi/ping.php" or domainname like "lumi/track.php" or siteurl like "lumi/track.php" or url like "lumi/track.php" or domainname like "lumi/pride.php" or siteurl like "lumi/pride.php" or url like "lumi/pride.php"

    Detection Query 2 :

    dstipaddress IN ("176.120.22.67","188.116.22.153","37.77.150.77","185.162.128.133","37.77.150.19","45.137.213.88","79.141.160.92","62.138.0.10","5.149.254.109","188.138.125.163","175.110.114.65","5.149.250.54","85.25.100.30","213.202.230.95","5.149.250.171","62.138.14.209","185.163.204.198","91.245.255.112","38.180.91.47","77.246.106.198","62.138.0.211","212.118.38.30","91.215.85.178") or srcipaddress IN ("176.120.22.67","188.116.22.153","37.77.150.77","185.162.128.133","37.77.150.19","45.137.213.88","79.141.160.92","62.138.0.10","5.149.254.109","188.138.125.163","175.110.114.65","5.149.250.54","85.25.100.30","213.202.230.95","5.149.250.171","62.138.14.209","185.163.204.198","91.245.255.112","38.180.91.47","77.246.106.198","62.138.0.211","212.118.38.30","91.215.85.178")

    Detection Query 3 :

    md5hash IN ("f81b9fceea2056ba2c3f261b56f577b1","8dcaf0e2a0baf54e65f46689b2a845ef","3ed1a6d57f00c1643cc85e049c82d1b4","8fc84a03b66ceccd394c6a754bb513a6","0c5e43e51d3c2a00f4ac1b517891872d","006cc428088ea3766c094b421bf8e77f","007fe05132e429ff57393163354f4c90","5f6f52fd4ece5918ee7979036a49bca3","232fdd85e07f74ea232cadafdb095d31","6e9540f68507580a3f495e9ff58dbd4e","3f83790a150a6bf71b908289fd230014","7fe57eca60841291cdd8ef1bb5c27de9","4651d6a90d24cf57c83a76ab160abf85","9f2df912212f67adcb64dbae8bfa2ca9","53f02fdf9c375c1837a31edf68694380","444138b1d805808a06c4b908c7b73d96","0a4e197044ad59116f0a1c2776125065","48374bfb610280c48086817cfb2bb310","48ef5c2a62d1ae95ea37d165e8a1be26","fb9d610a2b535dde194c05c099f0b307","4943e8c2a29ad616ec12cd7a507c612c","5aed40bccde5a7646c6fea17f7dd2083","4a884070ea340d89756be6575676ce85","4d63235fdd3e0ace207d8fdbe19d63e0","53437d28fdf92c09821f56140c67aaca","a3e31f70b7a6abf3de15ca6646d16bfe","6501a2d2ed60b85b1080ac9edaf39b70","efb8b73d59a805e1fd9ebf0d3540b0e8","06d491b70f369b2672fce5a7b59a5c93","bf0183b2d18341c47576ba8e0d36fdff","126b1c224e8635d9571f9d769d7b55e2","22c5849855878f331d7bbf07e7ec7e41","1c8c17ef978bd4f03db672c0b2d51d00","f74c8bd1701746cce8b4bad819cdd148","1f970f5eb9cbef8dba11e2aed72373ba","f774fcbf889a8a629004f31e8b962b63","2a646682ee7f0f853605c78bb9126ed5","ffaa0890eb9a38307477157c02f63583","327c1ca93321705027e0bf47658b5f53","32f1f238da09f1ebc1385317d50e94b4","3bfc273e5592825443ded9c28f50cd5d","6501a2d2ed60b85b1080ac9edaf39b70","d5d63db439bb1dba080ab27555b03a2a","667ae41f4a6201071b8cc3f88e3e02c7","de86b12800919ce8b213b51354d28ab8","6a389a89a6da7433210d9a52fc72589c","ef7f3f7cb4f3f1a90a2028d44c4fe702","6a6619b4b9a53233ca0a56606c484f9a","f0d1852065c498c3bdaec3de8e6cd626","6ec7063f03f95499b6c1821f90bda7e6","f143b44d3b8d835c09bf2c346d90ec22","70c2317f40de5b28f42d640488910140","f3cf4a369e5fb451db250c31776ba84e","74e5514cdd3ef6f703483700f04b5812","c32ac3f6cba0772de7737da60f9170c0","7d4c60c77a7d74cc3d9af4dabbecdbb8","c53397dc47ddc38a8c6daa3a02116518","8a978017496adb02eb368f3b28bc4ccd","bb5e9faa666e6d96eb95e358524213b6","8ad3f40fd8fcf2c7ee04d1219017cfe3","bd24f43084b33f13a835f661bf48b5e2","bd4a12d4de4e42c4d9246aa92ddb86b8","920534d235204ced7ad2c76c1af7b3f8","9dfba3b92850a74135925e524e7b4748","963354b60552af16408cf4d82a827832","b1a32a442cdb34901f1f7ffbe47749f0","9752ac893640a027bea5a6df48ceb396","b5ad7f7e10f5d0401a2ad6b737724ff6")

    Reference:    

    https://www.ic3.gov/CSA/2026/260312.pdf  


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