The host at this IP address is obviously operated by cybercriminals. It is running a malware botnet controller which is being used to control infected computers (bots) around the globe using a trojan horse.
Malware botnet controller located at 143.244.178.247 on port 8081 TCP:
$ telnet 143.244.178.247 8081
Trying 143.244.178.247…
Connected to 143.244.178.247.
Escape character is ‘^]’
Referencing malware samples (MD5 hash):
f043ed31e9ad6373c844f4a9095f071d — AV detection: 46 / 69 (66.67%)
fd1a3e7b61372fc7cf489a5707269697 — AV detection: 32 / 65 (49.23%)