ABUSE.MOM
THREAT REPORT

IP Threat Report
172.96.95.15

ABUSE.MOM — BEHAVE OR GET EXPOSED

Generated: 2026-05-22 02:44:31
First seen: 2026-03-21 06:00:05
Last seen: 2026-03-21 06:00:05
70

⛔ Verdict: BLOCK

This IP address has been classified as a source of malicious automated activity. Threat score: 70/100. Total malicious requests observed: 1.

DANGER_PATHREDIRECT_PROBEREFERER
01

Geolocation & Classification

IP Address
172.96.95.15
Type
Residential
Country
🇺🇸 United States
City
Chicago
ISP
Emeigh Investments LLC
Organization
Sprious LLC, Blazing SEO, LLC
Autonomous System
AS20001 Charter Communications Inc
Hit Count
1
02

Detection Signatures

SignatureDescriptionPointsSeverity
Danger medium hits: 4Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+40
Probe pattern 302->404 same pathBehavioral anomaly detected by automated analysis+20
Foreign referer seenReferer from unrelated external domain+10
Σ = 70
03

Observed Activity

Reconstructed HTTP requests from server access logs. Target domains redacted for security.

[redacted]
GET
/
200
Requests shown: 1 · HTTP 404: 0 · Dangerous patterns: 0

* Typical request patterns for detected signatures. Actual target domains are redacted.

04

Timeline

2026-03-21 06:00:05
First malicious request detected
IP entered monitoring from server access logs
During observation
Multiple detection signatures triggered
Danger medium hits: 4 (+40), Probe pattern 302->404 same path (+20), Foreign referer seen (+10)
2026-03-21 06:00:05
Last malicious request observed
Total score reached: 70/100
Next cycle
IP blocked — all subsequent requests denied (HTTP 403)
Added to blocklist automatically
05

Network Provider

Emeigh Investments LLC
AS20001 · 🇺🇸 United States
06

Recommendations

Actions taken & recommended

  • IP 172.96.95.15 is blocked at application level (HTTP 403)
  • Consider blocking at firewall level (iptables/CSF) to reduce server load
  • Report abuse to the network provider via their abuse contact
  • Ensure sensitive files (.env, .git, backups) are not accessible from the web

🔎 Directory Scan Defense

IP 172.96.95.15 is enumerating directories. Configure fail2ban apache-404 jail after 10+ 404 errors. Disable directory listings. Normalize all 404 responses.

08

Open Ports & Services

Network reconnaissance data from Shodan. Open ports may indicate running services, misconfigurations, or potential attack surfaces.

OPEN PORTS (2)
PortServiceRiskDescription
4444UnknownLowService on port 4444
8000UnknownLowService on port 8000
KNOWN VULNERABILITIES (CVE) (27)
CVE IDLink
CVE-2023-46846NVD →
CVE-2023-46724NVD →
CVE-2021-46784NVD →
CVE-2024-45802NVD →
CVE-2025-62168NVD →
CVE-2024-25111NVD →
CVE-2023-50269NVD →
CVE-2023-49286NVD →
CVE-2025-59362NVD →
CVE-2022-41318NVD →
CVE-2024-25617NVD →
CVE-2024-37894NVD →
CVE-2021-28651NVD →
CVE-2021-28652NVD →
CVE-2021-28662NVD →
CVE-2023-49285NVD →
CVE-2022-41317NVD →
CVE-2023-5824NVD →
CVE-2021-31808NVD →
CVE-2021-31806NVD →
CVE-2023-49288NVD →
CVE-2025-54574NVD →
CVE-2021-31807NVD →
CVE-2021-28116NVD →
CVE-2023-46728NVD →
+2 more

🔴 Security scanning identified 27 vulnerability entries on this host. This volume strongly suggests severely outdated software. Consult NVD advisories for details.

DETECTED TECHNOLOGIES
squid-cache:squid:4.14
Hostnames: host-172-96-95-15.static.sprious.com
PTR: host-172-96-95-15.static.sprious.com

Data source: Shodan InternetDB. Scanned independently of abuse.mom.

09

Blacklist Status (DNSBL)

This IP was checked against major DNS-based blacklists used by mail servers and firewalls worldwide.

✓ Clean
ix.dnsbl.manitu.net
✓ Clean
dnsbl.sorbs.net
✓ Clean
bl.spamcop.net
✓ Clean
dnsbl-1.uceprotect.net
✓ Clean
zen.spamhaus.org
✓ Clean
psbl.surriel.com
✓ Clean
b.barracudacentral.org
✓ Clean
truncate.gbudb.net

Checked: Spamhaus, SpamCop, Barracuda, SORBS, CBL, UCEProtect. Results may change over time.

10

Threat Analysis

172.96.95.15 has been assigned a threat score of 70/100 (High). The IP is rated as a high-level threat. Network administrators should implement blocking rules and monitor for any connections from this address.

The following attack categories were identified:

Path Enumeration

📊 Threat Analysis

Threat intelligence analysis has linked 172.96.95.15 to malicious activity originating from Chicago, United States, operating on the network of Emeigh Investments LLC. The address has been under observation since its initial detection. During its 1-day observation window, we recorded 1 hostile requests from this IP — roughly 1 per day on average. This residential IP is likely a compromised consumer device. Home routers and IoT equipment with default credentials are prime targets for botnet operators. Active path scanning has been detected — this IP probes for hundreds of common file and directory names. With 201 flagged addresses, United States represents a significant presence in our threat database. A threat score of 70/100 places this IP in the high-risk category. Blocking at the firewall level is recommended.

This IP is classified as residential, suggesting it may belong to a compromised home device, IoT botnet member, or an infected personal computer. Residential IPs involved in attacks often indicate malware infection without the owner's knowledge.

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12

Security Intelligence

💡 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

SSRF attacks trick servers into making requests to internal resources that should not be publicly accessible. This can expose cloud metadata endpoints, internal APIs, and private network services, potentially leading to full infrastructure compromise.

💡 Remote Code Execution (RCE)

RCE vulnerabilities allow attackers to execute arbitrary code on target servers. These critical flaws often arise from deserialization bugs, template injection, or file upload vulnerabilities, and represent the highest severity class of web application weaknesses.

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