Which type of hacking attempt is this? Acessing inexistent shell file from inexistent URL Which type of hacking attempt is this? Acessing inexistent shell file from inexistent URL nginx nginx

Which type of hacking attempt is this? Acessing inexistent shell file from inexistent URL


It is an automatic scan made by scripts looking for web servers with bashdoor vulnerabilities.

You can, as a precaution, block all urls that contain words like shell. This type of scan is common and a webserver firewall can easily handle attack prevention.


This looks like a request from the Mozi Botnet, a botnet that searches for backdoor shells on IoT devices.