ABUSE.MOM
THREAT REPORT

IP Threat Report
52.169.148.186

ABUSE.MOM — BEHAVE OR GET EXPOSED

Generated: 2026-05-30 09:04:11
First seen: 2026-02-17 17:25:09
Last seen: 2026-03-26 09:00:07
280

⛔ Verdict: BLOCK

This IP address has been classified as a source of malicious automated activity. Threat score: 280/100. Total malicious requests observed: 116.

UA_SUSDANGER_PATHBURSTIMPORTRATIO_404REDIRECT_PROBE
01

Geolocation & Classification

IP Address
52.169.148.186
Type
Hosting
Country
🇮🇪 Ireland
City
Dublin
ISP
Microsoft Corporation
Organization
Microsoft Azure Cloud (northeurope)
Autonomous System
AS8075 Microsoft Corporation
Hit Count
116
02

Detection Signatures

SignatureDescriptionPointsSeverity
UA suspicious (short/empty)Behavioral anomaly detected by automated analysis+15
Danger strong hits: 75High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger medium hits: 376Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 40 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 134 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Imported from old blocklistBehavioral anomaly detected by automated analysis+0
Danger strong hits: 66High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger medium hits: 336Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 42 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 137 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 47 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 157 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger medium hits: 334Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 35 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 116 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 33High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger medium hits: 160Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 44 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 139 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 45 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 145 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 39 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 124 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 22High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
404 ratio 40-60%Majority of requests returned 404 — enumeration+15
Probe pattern 302->404 same pathBehavioral anomaly detected by automated analysis+20
Burst: 48 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 149 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 20High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger medium hits: 142Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 57 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 142 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 27High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger medium hits: 144Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 53 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 166 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 18High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Burst: 46 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 36High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger medium hits: 204Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 49 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 175 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger medium hits: 201Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 160 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger medium hits: 134Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 43 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 127 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 141 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 52 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 187 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 159 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 30High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger medium hits: 213Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 41 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger medium hits: 211Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 133 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 12High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger medium hits: 255Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Danger strong hits: 6High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger medium hits: 170Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 132 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 50 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 167 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 9High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Burst: 193 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 51 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 182 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger medium hits: 154Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 153 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 172 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 24High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger medium hits: 206Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Danger medium hits: 102Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 156 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 15High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger medium hits: 104Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 54 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 34High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger medium hits: 233Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 197 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger medium hits: 227Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 15 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 53 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 40High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger medium hits: 267Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 198 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 196 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 44High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger medium hits: 351Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 55 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 88High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger medium hits: 526Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Danger medium hits: 349Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 184 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 191 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 63High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger medium hits: 324Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Danger strong hits: 3High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+75
Danger medium hits: 15Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 26 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 26 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger medium hits: 93Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Danger medium hits: 254Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 200 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 56 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger medium hits: 127Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
404 ratio >= 60%Majority of requests returned 404 — enumeration+25
Burst: 128 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 188 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger medium hits: 168Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 183 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger medium hits: 166Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 168 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 1High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+25
Danger medium hits: 1Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+10
Danger medium hits: 238Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Danger strong hits: 16High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger strong hits: 32High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger medium hits: 476Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 109 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 2High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+50
Danger medium hits: 2Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+20
Danger medium hits: 234Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Danger strong hits: 21High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger medium hits: 190Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 194 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger medium hits: 369Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 58 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger strong hits: 14High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger medium hits: 248Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Danger strong hits: 28High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+100
Danger medium hits: 372Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Danger medium hits: 246Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Danger medium hits: 226Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 114 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger medium hits: 228Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 146 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 131 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 148 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 192 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger medium hits: 224Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 189 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger medium hits: 218Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Danger medium hits: 6Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 9 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 195 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Danger medium hits: 192Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+60
Burst: 38 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 122 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 144 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 165 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Σ = 7850
03

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 17:25:09
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: 75 (+100), Danger medium hits: 376 (+60)
2026-03-26 09:00:07
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 · 🇮🇪 Ireland
06

Recommendations

Actions taken & recommended

  • IP 52.169.148.186 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

🤖 User-Agent Anomaly Defense

IP 52.169.148.186 shows suspicious UA behavior. Block empty User-Agent requests. Implement JavaScript-based bot detection for sensitive endpoints.

🌊 Flood / DDoS Mitigation

Implement limit_req_zone in nginx. Deploy CDN with DDoS protection. Configure SYN cookies and connection tracking to throttle 52.169.148.186.

🔎 Path Enumeration Protection

Block scanning from 52.169.148.186: rate-limit 404 responses per IP, deploy a honeypot 404 page, ensure no backup files are web-accessible.

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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.

10

Threat Analysis

52.169.148.186 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:

User-Agent AnomalyRequest FloodingPath Enumeration

📊 Threat Analysis

IP address 52.169.148.186 has been traced to Dublin, Ireland, operating on the network of Microsoft Corporation. Our threat detection systems have flagged this address based on observed malicious behavior patterns. Our sensors captured 116 malicious requests from this address across a 36-day span, reflecting a sustained attack cadence of ~3.2 requests per day. 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. With 3 different attack patterns detected, this IP exhibits behavior characteristic of advanced automated scanning frameworks. With 15 flagged addresses, Ireland represents a notable presence in our threat database. At 280/100, this is an extremely high-risk address. All traffic should be considered hostile.

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

💡 TLS Fingerprinting (JA3/JA4)

TLS fingerprinting creates unique identifiers based on how clients negotiate encrypted connections. The JA3 and JA4 methods generate hashes from TLS ClientHello parameters, enabling identification of specific tools and malware regardless of IP address changes.

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