Identicon of IP address 168.232.98.212

168.232.98.212

IP Risk Score: 71 / 100

This IP is considered high risk and shows signs of malicious behavior. Strong indicators point to automated scanning or suspicious access attempts. This assessment is backed by strong and consistent detection signals. The combined indicators suggest a high overall security risk. Defensive measures such as rate limiting or blocking are recommended.

What is this IP address?
IP Address: 168.232.98.212
Country: Argentina flag Argentina (AR)
Region Name: Buenos Aires F.D. (C)
City: Buenos Aires
ISP: Cooperativa Electrica De Monte Ltda
Organization: Cooperativa Electrica De Monte Ltda
Threat level: 71 / 100
Conf. level: 100 / 100
Properties
ASN: AS52387
AS Name: COOPERATIVA ELECTRICA DE MONTE LTDA
Timezone: America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires
Reverse DNS: adsl-dynamic-212-98-232-168.coopmonte.com.ar
Status: Critical

Observed Client Profile
  • OS: Linux (100%)
  • Device Type: Desktop (100%)
  • Browser Family: Chrome (100%)
  • Rendering Engine: Gecko (100%)
Behavioral Indicators

The IP shows signs of potential automated behavior, including a lack of JavaScript support and a user-agent that may be spoofed. The access pattern is limited, but the combination of these factors raises concerns about possible scraping or probing activity.

The supernet (168.232.0.0/16), which this IP belongs to, exhibits behavior consistent with automated scraping, characterized by repetitive low-interaction visits and a variety of user agents that suggest potential stealthy coordination. While many IPs show legitimate DNS resolution, the presence of a few with mismatched forward DNS raises concerns about possible misuse of the infrastructure.

JavaScript Support
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User-Agent Samples
  • Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux i686) AppleWebKit/531.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/58.0.803.0 Safari/531.1

IP Location

Region: Buenos Aires F.D., Argentina

City: Buenos Aires

Local time: 2026-06-23 11:34:56