ABUSE.MOM
THREAT REPORT

IP Threat Report
49.248.192.204

ABUSE.MOM — BEHAVE OR GET EXPOSED

Generated: 2026-05-30 06:03:59
First seen: 2026-02-17 17:25:05
Last seen: 2026-02-19 21:00:05
313

⛔ Verdict: BLOCK

This IP address has been classified as a source of malicious automated activity. Threat score: 313/100. Total malicious requests observed: 116.

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Geolocation & Classification

IP Address
49.248.192.204
Type
Residential
Country
🇮🇳 India
City
Mumbai
ISP
Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd
Organization
Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd
Autonomous System
AS17762 Tata Teleservices Maharashtra Ltd
Hit Count
116
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Detection Signatures

SignatureDescriptionPointsSeverity
UA suspicious (short/empty)Behavioral anomaly detected by automated analysis+15
UA changed for same IPMultiple User-Agents — bot rotation technique+25
Danger strong hits: 72High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger medium hits: 12Medium-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: 104 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 104 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
POST requests presentBehavioral anomaly detected by automated analysis+8
Danger strong hits: 144High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger medium hits: 24Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
404 ratio >= 60%Majority of requests returned 404 — enumeration+25
Danger strong hits: 142High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Foreign referer seenReferer from unrelated external domain+10
Danger strong hits: 108High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger medium hits: 18Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Imported from old blocklistBehavioral anomaly detected by automated analysis+0
Danger strong hits: 32High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger medium hits: 40Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 132 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 132 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 34High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger medium hits: 48Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 150 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 150 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger medium hits: 46Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 135 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 135 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 149 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 149 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger medium hits: 45Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 143 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 143 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 145 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 145 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 68High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger medium hits: 96Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Danger strong hits: 33High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger medium hits: 47Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 146 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 146 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 148 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 148 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 147 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 147 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 16High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger medium hits: 21Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 64 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 64 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 17High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Burst: 75 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 75 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger medium hits: 44Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 134 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 134 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 29High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger medium hits: 35Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 116 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 116 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 141 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 141 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 30High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger medium hits: 43Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 140 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 140 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 19High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Burst: 77 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 77 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 31High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger medium hits: 41Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 137 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 137 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 9High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger medium hits: 11Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 39 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 39 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 144 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 144 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 48High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger medium hits: 14Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 151 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 151 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 6High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Burst: 20 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 20 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 43High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger medium hits: 7Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Danger medium hits: 9Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 99 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 99 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 41High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger medium hits: 10Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 121 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 121 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 21High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Burst: 80 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 80 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 54High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger medium hits: 16Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Danger strong hits: 50High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger strong hits: 59High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Burst: 157 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 157 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 56High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger strong hits: 24High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger medium hits: 5Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+50
Burst: 47 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 47 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 44High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger medium hits: 15Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 123 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 123 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 55High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger medium hits: 13Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 138 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 138 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 49High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Burst: 127 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 127 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 47High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Burst: 128 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 128 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 37High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Burst: 117 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 117 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 120 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 120 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 51High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger strong hits: 42High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger strong hits: 62High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger medium hits: 19Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 179 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 179 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 65High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Burst: 164 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 164 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 73High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Burst: 200 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 200 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 58High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger medium hits: 17Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 167 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 167 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 61High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Burst: 194 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 194 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 57High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger strong hits: 39High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Burst: 112 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 112 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 158 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 158 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 60High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Burst: 156 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 156 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger medium hits: 20Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 175 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 175 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 177 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 177 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 100 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 100 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 81High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger medium hits: 4Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+40
Σ = 8888
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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

2026-02-17 17:25:05
First malicious request detected
IP entered monitoring from server access logs
During observation
Multiple detection signatures triggered
UA suspicious (short/empty) (+15), UA changed for same IP (+25), Danger strong hits: 72 (+100)
2026-02-19 21:00:05
Last malicious request observed
Total score reached: 313/100
Next cycle
IP blocked — all subsequent requests denied (HTTP 403)
Added to blocklist automatically
05

Network Provider

Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd
AS17762 · 🇮🇳 India
06

Recommendations

Actions taken & recommended

  • IP 49.248.192.204 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

🤖 Bot Detection

Address UA spoofing from 49.248.192.204: maintain blocklist of known malicious UA strings, require consistent UA across sessions, implement TLS fingerprinting.

🔎 Directory Scan Defense

IP 49.248.192.204 is enumerating directories. Configure fail2ban apache-404 jail after 10+ 404 errors. Disable directory listings. Normalize all 404 responses.

🌊 Traffic Flood Defense

IP 49.248.192.204 is generating excessive traffic. Limit connections per source IP. Enable geographic blocking if traffic from this region is unexpected.

08

Open Ports & Services

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

OPEN PORTS (3)
PortServiceRiskDescription
111UnknownLowService on port 111
8080HTTP-AltLowHTTP alternative port — often used for admin panels or proxies
8822UnknownLowService on port 8822
KNOWN VULNERABILITIES (CVE) (12)
CVE IDLink
CVE-2023-38408NVD →
CVE-2025-26465NVD →
CVE-2016-20012NVD →
CVE-2023-48795NVD →
CVE-2021-36368NVD →
CVE-2025-32728NVD →
CVE-2008-3844NVD →
CVE-2024-6387NVD →
CVE-2007-2768NVD →
CVE-2021-41617NVD →
CVE-2023-51385NVD →
CVE-2023-51767NVD →

🔴 Security scanning identified 12 vulnerability entries on this host. This volume strongly suggests severely outdated software. Consult NVD advisories for details.

DETECTED TECHNOLOGIES
openbsd:openssh:8.7
Hostnames: stmum.tatatelebusiness.com
PTR: stmum.tatatelebusiness.com

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

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Blacklist Status (DNSBL)

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

⛔ LISTED
Spamhaus ZEN

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

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Threat Analysis

49.248.192.204 has been assigned a threat score of 313/100 (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 AnomalyPath EnumerationRequest Flooding

📊 Threat Analysis

Our monitoring infrastructure has identified 49.248.192.204, geolocated to Mumbai, India, operating on the network of Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd, as a source of suspicious network activity. During its 2-day observation window, we recorded 116 hostile requests from this IP — roughly 58 per day on average. The address is classified as residential, meaning it likely belongs to an end-user ISP connection. Malicious activity from residential IPs typically indicates device compromise or botnet membership. With 3 different attack patterns detected, this IP exhibits behavior characteristic of advanced automated scanning frameworks. India currently accounts for 101 blocked IPs in our database, making it a significant source of malicious traffic. At 313/100, this is an extremely high-risk address. All traffic should be considered hostile.

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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Security Intelligence

💡 User-Agent Analysis Techniques

Analyzing User-Agent strings reveals automated tools masquerading as legitimate browsers. Inconsistencies between claimed browser capabilities and actual behavior, impossible version combinations, and known scanner signatures help identify malicious clients.

💡 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.

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