IP Threat Report
172.202.88.38

🔎 Directory Scan Defense

IP 172.202.88.38 is enumerating directories. Configure fail2ban apache-404 jail after 10+ 404 errors. Disable directory listings. Normalize all 404 responses.

🌊 Traffic Flood Defense

IP 172.202.88.38 is generating excessive traffic. Limit connections per source IP. Enable geographic blocking if traffic from this region is unexpected.

🤖 Bot Detection

Address UA spoofing from 172.202.88.38: maintain blocklist of known malicious UA strings, require consistent UA across sessions, implement TLS fingerprinting.

172.202.88.38 has been assigned a threat score of 280/100 (Critical). A score this high marks a critical threat actor. This address has demonstrated persistent, aggressive malicious behavior across multiple detection vectors.

📊 Threat Analysis

Threat intelligence analysis has linked 172.202.88.38 to malicious activity originating from Des Moines, United States, operating on the network of Microsoft. The address has been under observation since its initial detection. During its 3-day observation window, we recorded 970 hostile requests from this IP — roughly 323.3 per day on average. The IP is classified as hosting/datacenter infrastructure, commonly associated with rented servers used for automated attack campaigns, botnet command-and-control, or vulnerability scanning at scale. The diversity of 3 separate attack methods suggests a comprehensive attack toolkit — likely an automated scanner that tests for vulnerabilities across multiple categories. Our records show 36,212 malicious IPs originating from United States, positioning it as a major contributor to global threat activity. A score of 280/100 places this address in the top tier of severity. Block and investigate any historical connections.