Identicon of IP address 38.98.168.51

38.98.168.51

IP Risk Score: 87 / 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: 38.98.168.51
Country: United States flag United States (US)
Region Name: Illinois (IL)
City: Chicago
ISP: Cogent Communications
Organization: Iroute, Inc
Threat level: 87 / 100
Conf. level: 100 / 100
Properties
ASN: AS174
AS Name: Cogent Communications, LLC
Timezone: America/Chicago
Status: Critical

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

The IP exhibits strong indicators of automated behavior, including a malformed user-agent and lack of JavaScript support. The access pattern suggests potential probing activity, particularly targeting a subnet. The absence of RDNS further raises concerns about the legitimacy of the traffic.

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Botnet Node
JavaScript Support
⚠️ No
User-Agent Samples
  • Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/136.0.0.0 Safari/537.36

IP Location

Region: Illinois, United States

City: Chicago

Local time: 2026-06-22 08:18:43