Is IP address 168.243.238.243 dangerous?

168.243.238.243 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 168.243.238.243?

IP address 168.243.238.243 is operated by ICOMSA S.A. de C.V. (ASN 16592) and is geolocated to SV. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 168.243.238.243?

Blocking 168.243.238.243 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 168.243.238.243?

Our threat assessment for 168.243.238.243 has a confidence score of 13%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

168.243.238.243

IPv4 Public

AS16592

ICOMSA S.A. de C.V.

1 Reports

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El Salvador Location

ICOMSA S.A. de C.V. ASN 16592

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Cautionary Risk

IP 168.243.238.243 rated 5/10 from 1 security events.

Mixed behavior profile detected. Confidence: 13%.

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 16592) with generally good reputation. The ISP ICOMSA S.A. de C.V. maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Apply balanced security measures based on risk tolerance.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 5/10 Medium

Medium

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 12% Low Confidence

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

Basic Information

IP Address: 168.243.238.243
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: SV
ASN: AS16592
ISP: ICOMSA S.A. de C.V.

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: ip.static.168-243-238-243.intercom.com.sv
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 28 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 28 Aug 2026, 00:28

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 808,163 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 6.3 -

Total Reports 1 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 10 IPs in ASN 16592

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 5.9 -

Total Reports 1 network avg: 1 -

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 529 IPs in SV

Threat Level 5/10 country avg: 5.4 =

Total Reports 1 country avg: 2 -

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

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Friday 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 00:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

734,915 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 27,869 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

143,640 19.5%
02

Brazil BR

110,793 15.1%
03

India IN

82,417 11.2%
04

China CN

44,837 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,236 4%
06

Germany DE

17,540 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL

17,507 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

16,709 2.3%
09

Argentina AR

16,194 2.2%
10

Colombia CO

15,137 2.1%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

9 Related IPs

6/10 Avg Threat

19% Avg Confidence

2 High Threat

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Recommended Mitigations

Reputable Network

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Basic Information

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DNS Information

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Hourly Activity

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