ABUSE.MOM
THREAT REPORT

IP Threat Report
23.102.123.231

ABUSE.MOM — BEHAVE OR GET EXPOSED

Generated: 2026-07-26 05:09:56
First seen: 2026-07-19 19:17:38
Last seen: 2026-07-26 04:07:23
280

⛔ Verdict: BLOCK

This IP address has been classified as a source of malicious automated activity. Threat score: 280/100. Total malicious requests observed: 16406.

BURSTDANGER_PATHRATIO_404REDIRECT_PROBEUA_SUS
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Geolocation & Classification

IP Address
23.102.123.231
Type
Hosting
Country
🇺🇸 United States
City
Boydton
ISP
Microsoft Corporation
Organization
Microsoft Azure Cloud (eastus2)
Autonomous System
AS8075 Microsoft Corporation
Hit Count
16406
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Detection Signatures

SignatureDescriptionPointsSeverity
404 ratio 40-60%Majority of requests returned 404 — enumeration+15
Burst 10/2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst 11/2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst 12/2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst 13/2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst 16/2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst 17/2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst 18/10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst 18/2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst 19/2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst 20/2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst 21/2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst 22/2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst 23/2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst 24/2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst 25/2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst 29/10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst 31/10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst 32/10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst 33/10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst 36/10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst 38/10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst 44/10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst 45/10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst 52/10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst 56/10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst 58/10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst 60/10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst 63/10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst 65/10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst 67/10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst 68/10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst 70/10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst 71/10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst 72/10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst 73/10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst 74/10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst 75/10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst 76/10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst 77/10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst 78/10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst 80/10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst 82/10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst 83/10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst 84/10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst 86/10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst 87/10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst 90/10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger medium hits: 1Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+10
Danger medium hits: 101Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Danger medium hits: 104Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Danger medium hits: 14Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Danger medium hits: 149Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Danger medium hits: 150Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Danger medium hits: 151Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Danger medium hits: 153Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Danger medium hits: 196Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Danger medium hits: 199Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Danger medium hits: 2Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+20
Danger medium hits: 20Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Danger medium hits: 248Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Danger medium hits: 294Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Danger medium hits: 296Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Danger medium hits: 297Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Danger medium hits: 392Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Danger medium hits: 52Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Danger medium hits: 54Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Danger medium hits: 78Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Danger medium hits: 98Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Danger strong hits: 1High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+25
Danger strong hits: 10High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger strong hits: 12High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger strong hits: 16High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger strong hits: 18High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger strong hits: 2High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+50
Danger strong hits: 3High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+75
Danger strong hits: 4High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger strong hits: 6High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger strong hits: 8High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Probe 302→404Behavioral anomaly detected by automated analysis+20
UA suspiciousBehavioral anomaly detected by automated analysis+15
Σ = 3715
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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.

04

Timeline

2026-07-19 19:17:38
First malicious request detected
IP entered monitoring from server access logs
During observation
Multiple detection signatures triggered
404 ratio 40-60% (+15), Burst 10/2s (+35), Burst 11/2s (+35)
2026-07-26 04:07:23
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 · 🇺🇸 United States
06

Recommendations

Actions taken & recommended

  • IP 23.102.123.231 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 23.102.123.231 is enumerating directories. Configure fail2ban apache-404 jail after 10+ 404 errors. Disable directory listings. Normalize all 404 responses.

🌊 Traffic Flood Defense

IP 23.102.123.231 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 23.102.123.231: maintain blocklist of known malicious UA strings, require consistent UA across sessions, implement TLS fingerprinting.

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Blacklist Status (DNSBL)

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

✓ Clean
bl.spamcop.net
✓ Clean
bl.blocklist.de
✓ Clean
b.barracudacentral.org

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

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Threat Analysis

23.102.123.231 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.

The following attack categories were identified:

Path EnumerationRequest FloodingUser-Agent Anomaly

📊 Threat Analysis

Threat intelligence analysis has linked 23.102.123.231 to malicious activity originating from Boydton, United States, operating on the network of Microsoft Corporation. The address has been under observation since its initial detection. During its 6-day observation window, we recorded 16,406 hostile requests from this IP — roughly 2734.3 per day on average. Classified as a hosting IP, this address likely runs on a rented server or cloud instance. Attackers prefer datacenter IPs for their high bandwidth and disposable nature. The diversity of 3 separate attack methods suggests a comprehensive attack toolkit — likely an automated scanner that tests for vulnerabilities across multiple categories. With 107 flagged addresses, United States represents a significant presence in our threat database. A score of 280/100 places this address in the top tier of severity. Block and investigate any historical connections.

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

💡 DDoS Mitigation Approaches

Distributed denial of service attacks overwhelm infrastructure with traffic volume. Effective mitigation combines always-on traffic scrubbing, anycast network distribution, rate limiting, and the ability to quickly scale absorption capacity during attacks.

💡 Prototype Pollution Attacks

Prototype pollution manipulates JavaScript object prototypes to inject properties that affect all objects in an application. This can lead to denial of service, property injection, and in some cases remote code execution in Node.js applications.

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