RT-AC66U B1 Hacked - Suspicious Entries in iptables

[jenny5353]

My router was recently hacked and I was locked out. I've done several factory resets, 2 hard factory resets, put the router and rescue mode and flashed the latest beta firmware about 8 times. Could anyone please tell me if the following entries are supposed to be in iptables? I've flushed the rules and then if I re-flash the firmware they just come right back.

-A OUTPUT_DNS -m string --hex-string "|10706f697579747975696f706b6a666e6603636f6d00|" --algo bm --to 65535 --icase -j logdrop_dns
-A OUTPUT_DNS -m string --hex-string "|0d72666a656a6e666a6e65666a6503636f6d00|" --algo bm --to 65535 --icase -j logdrop_dns
-A OUTPUT_DNS -m string --hex-string "|1131306166646d617361787373736171726b03636f6d00|" --algo bm --to 65535 --icase -j logdrop_dns
-A OUTPUT_DNS -m string --hex-string "|0f376d667364666173646d6b676d726b03636f6d00|" --algo bm --to 65535 --icase -j logdrop_dns
-A OUTPUT_DNS -m string --hex-string "|0d386d617361787373736171726b03636f6d00|" --algo bm --to 65535 --icase -j logdrop_dns
-A OUTPUT_DNS -m string --hex-string "|0f3966646d617361787373736171726b03636f6d00|" --algo bm --to 65535 --icase -j logdrop_dns
-A OUTPUT_DNS -m string --hex-string "|1265666274686d6f6975796b6d6b6a6b6a677403636f6d00|" --algo bm --to 65535 --icase -j logdrop_dns
-A OUTPUT_DNS -m string --hex-string "|086861636b7563647403636f6d00|" --algo bm --to 65535 --icase -j logdrop_dns
-A OUTPUT_DNS -m string --hex-string "|076c696e77756469056633333232036e657400|" --algo bm --to 65535 --icase -j logdrop_dns
-A OUTPUT_DNS -m string --hex-string "|0f6c6b6a68676664736174727975696f03636f6d00|" --algo bm --to 65535 --icase -j logdrop_dns
-A OUTPUT_DNS -m string --hex-string "|0b6d6e627663787a7a7a313203636f6d00|" --algo bm --to 65535 --icase -j logdrop_dns
-A OUTPUT_DNS -m string --hex-string "|077131313133333303746f7000|" --algo bm --to 65535 --icase -j logdrop_dns
-A OUTPUT_DNS -m string --hex-string "|057371353230056633333232036e657400|" --algo bm --to 65535 --icase -j logdrop_dns
-A OUTPUT_DNS -m string --hex-string "|077563746b6f6e6503636f6d00|" --algo bm --to 65535 --icase -j logdrop_dns
-A OUTPUT_DNS -m string --hex-string "|0e7a786376626d6e6e666a6a66777103636f6d00|" --algo bm --to 65535 --icase -j logdrop_dns
-A OUTPUT_DNS -m string --hex-string "|0a65756d6d6167766e627003636f6d00|" --algo bm --to 65535 --icase -j logdrop_dns
-A OUTPUT_IP -d 193.201.224.0/24 -j logdrop_ip
-A OUTPUT_IP -d 51.15.120.245/32 -j logdrop_ip
-A OUTPUT_IP -d 45.33.73.134/32 -j logdrop_ip
-A OUTPUT_IP -d 190.115.18.28/32 -j logdrop_ip
-A OUTPUT_IP -d 51.159.52.250/32 -j logdrop_ip
-A OUTPUT_IP -d 190.115.18.86/32 -j logdrop_ip
-A PControls -j DROP
-A SECURITY -p tcp -m tcp --tcp-flags FIN,SYN,RST,ACK SYN -m limit --limit 1/sec -j RETURN
-A SECURITY -p tcp -m tcp --tcp-flags FIN,SYN,RST,ACK SYN -j DROP
-A SECURITY -p tcp -m tcp --tcp-flags FIN,SYN,RST,ACK RST -m limit --limit 1/sec -j RETURN
-A SECURITY -p tcp -m tcp --tcp-flags FIN,SYN,RST,ACK RST -j DROP
-A SECURITY -p icmp -m icmp --icmp-type 8 -m limit --limit 1/sec -j RETURN
-A SECURITY -p icmp -m icmp --icmp-type 8 -j DROP
-A SECURITY -j RETURN

I tried converting the hex strings to text, but I get nonsense domains back. I looked up one of the 'domains' and it wasn't registered to anyone, but had one DNS record.

Now if I try to connect it to my WAN no web pages will load . . .

 

[ColinTaylor]

Those iptables entries are normal. Asus added them in 2019 to block some specific threats that were circulating.

 

[jenny5353]

Thank you for confirming!