ABUSE.MOM
THREAT REPORT

IP Threat Report
20.111.62.157

ABUSE.MOM — BEHAVE OR GET EXPOSED

Generated: 2026-05-30 08:18:53
First seen: 2026-02-17 17:25:07
Last seen: 2026-02-24 18:00:05
280

⛔ Verdict: BLOCK

This IP address has been classified as a source of malicious automated activity. Threat score: 280/100. Total malicious requests observed: 108.

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Geolocation & Classification

IP Address
20.111.62.157
Type
Hosting
Country
🇫🇷 France
City
Paris
ISP
Microsoft Corporation
Organization
Microsoft Azure Cloud (francecentral)
Autonomous System
AS8075 Microsoft Corporation
Hit Count
108
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Detection Signatures

SignatureDescriptionPointsSeverity
UA suspicious (short/empty)Behavioral anomaly detected by automated analysis+15
Danger strong hits: 1High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+25
Danger medium hits: 1Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+10
Danger strong hits: 4High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger medium hits: 69Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 51 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 92 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 2High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+50
Danger medium hits: 46Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
404 ratio 40-60%Majority of requests returned 404 — enumeration+15
Probe pattern 302->404 same pathBehavioral anomaly detected by automated analysis+20
Burst: 44 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 46 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Imported from old blocklistBehavioral anomaly detected by automated analysis+0
Danger medium hits: 65Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 49 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 75 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 41 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 38 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 43 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 91 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 33 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 40 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger medium hits: 56Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 46 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 58 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 6High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Burst: 87 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 50 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 86 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 42 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 47 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger medium hits: 84Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 82 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger medium hits: 2Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+20
Burst: 48 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 8High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Burst: 54 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 116 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 39 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 37 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 52 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 32High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger medium hits: 368Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 166 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 36 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 111 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger medium hits: 6Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 8 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger medium hits: 4Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+40
Burst: 59 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 65 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 63 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger medium hits: 28Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 41 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 62 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 66 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 3High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+75
Burst: 6 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 9 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger medium hits: 8Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 12 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 12 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger medium hits: 10Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 15 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 13 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 10 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 10 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger medium hits: 15Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 14 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 20 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 15 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger medium hits: 54Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 42 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 12High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger medium hits: 81Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 50 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 14High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger strong hits: 9High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Burst: 45 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 106 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 64High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger medium hits: 553Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 49 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 21High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Burst: 54 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 81 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 28 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 27 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger medium hits: 22Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 33 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Σ = 4065
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Observed Activity

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

[redacted]
GET
/
200
[redacted]
GET
/page
200
Requests shown: 2 · HTTP 404: 0 · Dangerous patterns: 0

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

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Timeline

2026-02-17 17:25:07
First malicious request detected
IP entered monitoring from server access logs
During observation
Multiple detection signatures triggered
UA suspicious (short/empty) (+15), Danger strong hits: 1 (+25), Danger medium hits: 1 (+10)
2026-02-24 18:00:05
Last malicious request observed
Total score reached: 280/100
Next cycle
IP blocked — all subsequent requests denied (HTTP 403)
Added to blocklist automatically
05

Network Provider

Microsoft Corporation
AS8075 · 🇫🇷 France
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Recommendations

Actions taken & recommended

  • IP 20.111.62.157 is blocked at application level (HTTP 403)
  • Consider blocking at firewall level (iptables/CSF) to reduce server load
  • Other malicious IPs detected in the same /24 subnet — consider blocking 20.111.62.0/24
  • Report abuse to the network provider via their abuse contact
  • Ensure sensitive files (.env, .git, backups) are not accessible from the web

🤖 User-Agent Anomaly Defense

IP 20.111.62.157 shows suspicious UA behavior. Block empty User-Agent requests. Implement JavaScript-based bot detection for sensitive endpoints.

🌊 Traffic Flood Defense

IP 20.111.62.157 is generating excessive traffic. Limit connections per source IP. Enable geographic blocking if traffic from this region is unexpected.

🔎 Directory Scan Defense

IP 20.111.62.157 is enumerating directories. Configure fail2ban apache-404 jail after 10+ 404 errors. Disable directory listings. Normalize all 404 responses.

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Neighbors in 20.111.62.0/24

Other blocked IPs from the same /24 subnet — indicates systematic abuse from this network range.

09

Blacklist Status (DNSBL)

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

✓ Clean
Spamhaus ZEN

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

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Threat Analysis

20.111.62.157 has been assigned a threat score of 280/100 (Critical). With this rating, the IP falls into the critical severity bracket — among the most dangerous addresses in our monitoring database.

The following attack categories were identified:

User-Agent AnomalyRequest FloodingPath Enumeration

📊 Threat Analysis

Our monitoring infrastructure has identified 20.111.62.157, geolocated to Paris, France, operating on the network of Microsoft Corporation, as a source of suspicious network activity. Over a period of 7 days, this IP generated 108 malicious requests, averaging approximately 15.4 requests per day. 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. France currently accounts for 114 blocked IPs in our database, making it a significant source of malicious traffic. With a threat score of 280/100, this IP is among the most dangerous addresses in our database. Immediate and complete blocking is strongly recommended.

This IP belongs to a hosting or data center provider. Malicious traffic from hosting infrastructure often originates from compromised VPS instances, rented servers used for scanning campaigns, or abused free-tier cloud accounts. Hosting providers typically respond to abuse reports within 24-72 hours.

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Security Intelligence

💡 HTTP Header Analysis for Threat Detection

Examining HTTP headers beyond User-Agent reveals attack tools and automated scripts. Missing standard headers, unusual ordering, non-standard values, and inconsistencies with claimed client identity all serve as reliable detection signals.

💡 Tor Exit Node Detection

Tor exit nodes are publicly listed but constantly rotating. While Tor serves essential privacy functions for journalists and activists, it is also used to anonymize attacks. Effective security policies differentiate between blocking and monitoring Tor traffic.

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