ABUSE.MOM
THREAT REPORT

IP Threat Report
97.115.83.191

ABUSE.MOM — BEHAVE OR GET EXPOSED

Generated: 2026-05-30 07:27:56
First seen: 2026-04-22 01:00:05
Last seen: 2026-04-22 01:00:05
70

⛔ Verdict: BLOCK

This IP address has been classified as a source of malicious automated activity. Threat score: 70/100. Total malicious requests observed: 1.

BURST
01

Geolocation & Classification

IP Address
97.115.83.191
Type
Residential
Country
🇺🇸 United States
City
Portland
ISP
CenturyLink
Organization
CenturyLink, Inc
Autonomous System
AS209 CenturyLink Communications, LLC
Hit Count
1
02

Detection Signatures

SignatureDescriptionPointsSeverity
Burst: 11 req / 2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst: 13 req / 10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Σ = 70
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

2026-04-22 01:00:05
First malicious request detected
IP entered monitoring from server access logs
During observation
Multiple detection signatures triggered
Burst: 11 req / 2s (+35), Burst: 13 req / 10s (+35)
2026-04-22 01:00:05
Last malicious request observed
Total score reached: 70/100
Next cycle
IP blocked — all subsequent requests denied (HTTP 403)
Added to blocklist automatically
05

Network Provider

CenturyLink
AS209 · 🇺🇸 United States
06

Recommendations

Actions taken & recommended

  • IP 97.115.83.191 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

🌊 Traffic Flood Defense

IP 97.115.83.191 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 (2)
PortServiceRiskDescription
1194UnknownLowService on port 1194
7547UnknownLowService on port 7547
Hostnames: 97-115-83-191.ptld.qwest.net
PTR: 97-115-83-191.ptld.qwest.net

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

09

Blacklist Status (DNSBL)

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

✓ Clean
ix.dnsbl.manitu.net
✓ Clean
dnsbl-1.uceprotect.net
✓ Clean
dnsbl.sorbs.net
✓ Clean
bl.spamcop.net
✓ Clean
zen.spamhaus.org
✓ Clean
b.barracudacentral.org
✓ Clean
truncate.gbudb.net
✓ Clean
psbl.surriel.com

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

10

Threat Analysis

97.115.83.191 has been assigned a threat score of 70/100 (High). This score indicates high threat severity. The IP has shown clear patterns of malicious behavior that warrant immediate defensive measures.

The following attack categories were identified:

Request Flooding

📊 Threat Analysis

IP address 97.115.83.191 has been traced to Portland, United States, operating on the network of CenturyLink. Our threat detection systems have flagged this address based on observed malicious behavior patterns. Over a period of 1 days, this IP generated 1 malicious requests, averaging approximately 1 requests per day. This is a residential IP address, suggesting a compromised home device such as a router, smart appliance, or infected workstation participating in a botnet. The IP is engaged in request flooding, sending traffic at rates designed to exhaust server capacity. Our records show 110 malicious IPs originating from United States, positioning it as a significant contributor to global threat activity. A threat score of 70/100 places this IP in the high-risk category. Blocking at the firewall level is recommended.

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.

11

Related Threats

🇺🇸 Top threats from United States

104.28.246.115 (350)104.28.246.113 (340)104.28.246.116 (340)104.28.235.58 (340)104.28.246.122 (340)View all →

🏢 Same network: AS209

65.131.248.233 (155)97.113.253.165 (135)75.164.176.107 (130)63.155.66.182 (120)65.128.118.216 (105)View all →
12

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.

💡 Content Delivery Network Risks

CDNs can inadvertently mask the true origin of malicious traffic, making attribution difficult. Attackers abuse CDN services to proxy their attacks, leverage cached content for amplification, and exploit misconfigurations in CDN-to-origin connections.

🔍 Check Any IP Address

Share this report: