Identicon of IP address 172.98.168.232

172.98.168.232

IP Risk Score: 84 / 100

This IP is considered potentially malicious and poses a serious security threat. Activity from this IP is consistent with active and malicious behavior. This assessment is backed by strong and consistent detection signals. The IP represents a severe and confirmed security risk. Immediate blocking or mitigation is strongly recommended.

What is this IP address?
IP Address: 172.98.168.232
Country: Germany flag Germany (DE)
Region Name: Hesse (HE)
City: Frankfurt am Main
ISP: Leaseweb Deutschland GmbH
Organization: BraveWay LLC
Threat level: 84 / 100
Conf. level: 100 / 100
Properties
ASN: AS28753
AS Name: Leaseweb Deutschland GmbH
Timezone: Europe/Berlin
Status: Critical
Hosting
Proxy

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

The IP address exhibits suspicious behavior, including the absence of JavaScript support and its association with a known hosting provider. The user-agent appears to be a standard browser UA, but the context suggests potential automation. The lack of RDNS further raises concerns about the legitimacy of the traffic.

The supernet (172.98.0.0/16), which this IP belongs to, exhibits suspicious behavior characterized by a high number of proxy IPs, repetitive low-interaction visits, and a significant presence of honeypot hits, indicating potential automated scraping or scanning activities. The use of identical user agents across multiple IPs further suggests coordinated automation, raising concerns about the legitimacy of the traffic.

JavaScript Support
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User-Agent Samples
  • Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/139.0.0.0 Safari/537.36

IP Location

Region: Hesse, Germany

City: Frankfurt am Main

Local time: 2026-06-26 00:23:44