IP Threat Report
20.52.217.208

🔎 Directory Scan Defense

IP 20.52.217.208 is enumerating directories. Configure fail2ban apache-404 jail after 10+ 404 errors. Disable directory listings. Normalize all 404 responses.

🌊 Traffic Flood Defense

IP 20.52.217.208 is generating excessive traffic. Limit connections per source IP. Enable geographic blocking if traffic from this region is unexpected.

🤖 User-Agent Anomaly Defense

IP 20.52.217.208 shows suspicious UA behavior. Block empty User-Agent requests. Implement JavaScript-based bot detection for sensitive endpoints.

20.52.217.208 has been assigned a threat score of 280/100 (Critical). This places it in the critical threat category. Immediate blocking is strongly advised across all network perimeters.

📊 Threat Analysis

Threat intelligence analysis has linked 20.52.217.208 to malicious activity originating from Frankfurt am Main, Germany, operating on the network of Microsoft Corporation. The address has been under observation since its initial detection. During its 8-day observation window, we recorded 5,341 hostile requests from this IP — roughly 667.6 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 combination of 3 distinct attack vectors indicates a sophisticated, multi-pronged threat actor deploying automated tools that probe multiple attack surfaces simultaneously. Germany currently accounts for 103 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.