Is IP address 138.118.205.123 dangerous?

138.118.205.123 presents moderate risk with a threat level of 5/10. While not critically dangerous, it has been associated with activity. Monitoring and conditional blocking is recommended.

Who owns or operates IP address 138.118.205.123?

IP address 138.118.205.123 is operated by STARTEC PROVEDOR DE INTERNET LTDA (ASN 264263) and is geolocated to BR. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 138.118.205.123?

Blocking 138.118.205.123 is advisable for security-sensitive environments. With a threat level of 5/10, consider implementing conditional blocks or rate limiting.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 138.118.205.123?

Our threat assessment for 138.118.205.123 has a confidence score of 13%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

138.118.205.123

IPv4 Public

AS264263

STARTEC PROVEDOR DE INTERNET LTDA

1 Reports

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Brazil Location

STARTEC PROVEDOR DE INTER... ASN 264263

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Medium Threat

Medium risk rating 5/10 for IP 138.118.205.123 based on 1 incidents.

Suspicious behavior markers present. 13% confidence level.

More threatening than 18% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 1

WP Content Scraping 1

Technical Details

Bad web bots ignore robots.txt, scrape content aggressively, and may probe for vulnerabilities.

Recommended Mitigations

Implement bot detection, rate limiting, and use services like Cloudflare Bot Management.

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 264263) with generally good reputation. The ISP STARTEC PROVEDOR DE INTERNET LTDA maintains standard security practices.

The malicious activity may represent an isolated compromised system rather than systematic abuse.

Security Recommendations

Monitor traffic patterns. Review logs periodically for escalation.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 5/10 Medium

Medium

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 10% Low Confidence

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
27. Aug 2026	Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 138.118.205.123
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: BR
ASN: AS264263
ISP: STARTEC PROVEDOR DE INTERNET LTDA

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: 123.205.118.138.ip.startectelecom.net
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 27 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 27 Aug 2026, 23:23

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

18 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 18% of all IPs in our database.

Low Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 831,968 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 6.3 -

Total Reports 1 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 17 IPs in ASN 264263

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 5.9 -

Total Reports 1 network avg: 1 -

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 111,800 IPs in BR

Threat Level 5/10 country avg: 5.4 =

Total Reports 1 country avg: 3 --

Daily report activity over the last 30 days showing patterns and peaks.

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Thursday 1 reports

Evolution of threat level over time based on reported categories and frequency.

Initial Threat 4/10

Current Threat 4/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 1

WP Content Scraping 1

Activity patterns showing when this IP is most active during the day and week.

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 23:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

756,312 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 29,026 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

147,954 19.6%
02

Brazil BR THIS IP

111,800 14.8%
03

India IN

87,103 11.5%
04

China CN

46,037 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,252 3.9%
06

Germany DE

18,344 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL

17,967 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

17,783 2.4%
09

Argentina AR

16,265 2.2%
10

Colombia CO

15,169 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

IPs from the same Autonomous System (AS) network provider.

16 Related IPs

5.9/10 Avg Threat

15% Avg Confidence

3 High Threat

Medium Threat

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Reputable Network

Security Recommendations

Basic Information

Geolocation

DNS Information

Statistics

Global Threat Ranking

Top Threat Categories

Hourly Activity

Weekly Activity

FEED

Top Threat Sources

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