WordPress wlwmanifest.xml Scanner for 2026-08-04

Last Updated: 00:00 UTC

Bulk scanning for /wp-includes/wlwmanifest.xml, the Windows Live Writer manifest present on default WordPress installs. Hitting many hosts in sequence is the fingerprinting stage of a WordPress-targeted campaign that enumerates installs before launching plugin/theme exploits.

MITRE ATT&CK

Tactic: Reconnaissance (TA0043)
Technique: T1595.002 — Active Scanning: Vulnerability Scanning

Observed URIs

Attackers by Country

United States of America: 9United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: 3Hong Kong: 2France: 1Belgium: 1Czechia: 1
United States of America952.9%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland317.6%
Hong Kong211.8%
France15.9%
Belgium15.9%
Czechia15.9%

IP Address : ASN : City/Provider

  • 143.244.57.88 : AS60068 datacamp limited : Paris

  • 34.127.106.139 : AS396982 google : The Dalles

  • 34.13.176.190 : ASNone : United States of America

  • 34.134.48.51 : AS15169 google llc : Council Bluffs

  • 34.148.166.98 : AS15169 google llc : North Charleston

  • 34.178.101.117 : AS15169 google llc : United States of America

  • 34.26.230.148 : ASNone : United States of America

  • 34.6.34.27 : ASNone : United States of America

  • 34.7.182.161 : ASNone : United States of America

  • 35.195.164.246 : AS396982 google : Brussels

  • 35.225.70.39 : AS396982 google : Council Bluffs

  • 45.154.98.134 : AS210558 1337 services gmbh : Hong Kong

  • 45.154.98.52 : AS210558 1337 services gmbh : Hong Kong

  • 79.127.129.231 : AS9080 ipex ltd. : Trebechovice pod Orebem

  • 85.204.70.106 : ASNone : London

  • 85.204.70.118 : ASNone : London

  • 85.204.70.94 : ASNone : London

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