← Alert queue

198.235.24.8

Sensor
hp-use-01
Source
cowrie
Status
triaged
Event time
Received

Verdict

S1scanningConfidence 90%Escalate: no

Reasoning

The session involved a client version identified as ZGrab, which is typically used for scanning and fingerprinting SSH services. There were no login attempts or commands executed, indicating this was likely background noise.

Recommended action

Monitor for further activity from this IP address, but no immediate action is required.

Routing

Primary model
gpt-4o-mini
Final model
gpt-4o-mini
Escalated to strong model
no
Prompt version
triage-v4
Input tokens
1,571
Output tokens
102
Cost
$0.000297
Latency
999 ms
Verdict at
2026-09-12 18:49:05Z

  1. No tool calls were made.

Raw session JSON
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    {
      "url": null,
      "uuid": "28d6f35e-aed5-11f1-a29a-0242ac120002",
      "input": null,
      "dst_ip": "172.18.0.2",
      "sensor": "hp-use-01",
      "shasum": null,
      "src_ip": "198.235.24.8",
      "eventid": "cowrie.session.connect",
      "message": "New connection: 198.235.24.8:61122 (172.18.0.2:2222) [session: 77cedefda83d]",
      "outfile": null,
      "session": "77cedefda83d",
      "version": null,
      "dst_port": 2222,
      "password": null,
      "protocol": "ssh",
      "src_port": 61122,
      "username": null,
      "timestamp": "2026-09-12T18:38:56.932957Z",
      "duration_ms": null
    },
    {
      "url": null,
      "uuid": "28d6f35e-aed5-11f1-a29a-0242ac120002",
      "input": null,
      "dst_ip": "172.18.0.2",
      "sensor": "hp-use-01",
      "shasum": null,
      "src_ip": "198.235.24.8",
      "eventid": "cowrie.client.version",
      "message": "Remote SSH version: SSH-2.0-ZGrab ZGrab SSH Survey",
      "outfile": null,
      "session": "77cedefda83d",
      "version": "SSH-2.0-ZGrab ZGrab SSH Survey",
      "dst_port": 2222,
      "password": null,
      "protocol": "ssh",
      "src_port": 61122,
      "username": null,
      "timestamp": "2026-09-12T18:38:57.779124Z",
      "duration_ms": null
    },
    {
      "url": null,
      "uuid": "28d6f35e-aed5-11f1-a29a-0242ac120002",
      "encCS": [
        "aes128-ctr",
        "aes192-ctr",
        "aes256-ctr",
        "arcfour256",
        "arcfour128",
        "aes128-gcm@openssh.com",
        "aes256-gcm@openssh.com",
        "chacha20-poly1305@openssh.com",
        "aes128-cbc",
        "3des-cbc",
        "blowfish-cbc",
        "cast128-cbc",
        "aes192-cbc",
        "aes256-cbc",
        "arcfour",
        "rijndael-cbc@lysator.liu.se"
      ],
      "hassh": "dd9bcf093c355da7000132131cb36fd0",
      "input": null,
      "macCS": [
        "hmac-md5-etm@openssh.com",
        "hmac-sha1-etm@openssh.com",
        "umac-64-etm@openssh.com",
        "umac-128-etm@openssh.com",
        "hmac-sha2-256-etm@openssh.com",
        "hmac-sha2-512-etm@openssh.com",
        "hmac-ripemd160-etm@openssh.com",
        "hmac-sha1-96-etm@openssh.com",
        "hmac-md5-96-etm@openssh.com",
        "hmac-md5",
        "hmac-sha1",
        "umac-64@openssh.com",
        "umac-128@openssh.com",
        "hmac-sha2-256",
        "hmac-sha2-512",
        "hmac-ripemd160",
        "hmac-ripemd160@openssh.com",
        "hmac-sha1-96",
        "hmac-md5-96"
      ],
      "compCS": [
        "none",
        "zlib@openssh.com",
        "zlib"
      ],
      "dst_ip": "172.18.0.2",
      "langCS": [
        ""
      ],
      "sensor": "hp-use-01",
      "shasum": null,
      "src_ip": "198.235.24.8",
      "eventid": "cowrie.client.kex",
      "kexAlgs": [
        "diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha256",
        "diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha1",
        "diffie-hellman-group14-sha1",
        "diffie-hellman-group1-sha1"
      ],
      "keyAlgs": [
        "ecdsa-sha2-nistp256-cert-v01@openssh.com",
        "ecdsa-sha2-nistp384-cert-v01@openssh.com",
        "ecdsa-sha2-nistp521-cert-v01@openssh.com",
        "ecdsa-sha2-nistp256",
        "ecdsa-sha2-nistp384",
        "ecdsa-sha2-nistp521",
        "ssh-ed25519-cert-v01@openssh.com",
        "ssh-rsa-cert-v01@openssh.com",
        "ssh-dss-cert-v01@openssh.com",
        "ssh-rsa-cert-v00@openssh.com",
        "ssh-dss-cert-v00@openssh.com",
        "ssh-ed25519",
        "ssh-rsa",
        "ssh-dss"
      ],
      "message": "SSH client hassh fingerprint: dd9bcf093c355da7000132131cb36fd0",
      "outfile": null,
      "session": "77cedefda83d",
      "version": null,
      "dst_port": 2222,
      "password": null,
      "protocol": "ssh",
      "src_port": 61122,
      "username": null,
      "timestamp": "2026-09-12T18:38:58.952048Z",
      "duration_ms": null,
      "hasshAlgorithms": "diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha256,diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha1,diffie-hellman-group14-sha1,diffie-hellman-group1-sha1;aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr,arcfour256,arcfour128,aes128-gcm@openssh.com,aes256-gcm@openssh.com,chacha20-poly1305@openssh.com,aes128-cbc,3des-cbc,blowfish-cbc,cast128-cbc,aes192-cbc,aes256-cbc,arcfour,rijndael-cbc@lysator.liu.se;hmac-md5-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha1-etm@openssh.com,umac-64-etm@openssh.com,umac-128-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-256-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-512-etm@openssh.com,hmac-ripemd160-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha1-96-etm@openssh.com,hmac-md5-96-etm@openssh.com,hmac-md5,hmac-sha1,umac-64@openssh.com,umac-128@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-256,hmac-sha2-512,hmac-ripemd160,hmac-ripemd160@openssh.com,hmac-sha1-96,hmac-md5-96;none,zlib@openssh.com,zlib"
    },
    {
      "url": null,
      "uuid": "28d6f35e-aed5-11f1-a29a-0242ac120002",
      "input": null,
      "dst_ip": "172.18.0.2",
      "sensor": "hp-use-01",
      "shasum": null,
      "src_ip": "198.235.24.8",
      "eventid": "cowrie.session.closed",
      "message": "Connection lost after 3213 milliseconds",
      "outfile": null,
      "session": "77cedefda83d",
      "version": null,
      "dst_port": 2222,
      "password": null,
      "protocol": "ssh",
      "src_port": 61122,
      "username": null,
      "timestamp": "2026-09-12T18:39:00.145945Z",
      "duration_ms": 3213
    }
  ],
  "sensor": "hp-use-01",
  "source": "cowrie",
  "src_ip": "198.235.24.8",
  "session_id": "77cedefda83d"
}