Is IP address 170.231.38.1 dangerous?

170.231.38.1 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 170.231.38.1?

IP address 170.231.38.1 is operated by COOPERATIVA ELECTRICA Y DE SERVICIOS PUBLICOS LUJANENSE LIMITADA (ASN 27851) and is geolocated to AR. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 170.231.38.1?

Blocking 170.231.38.1 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 170.231.38.1?

Our threat assessment for 170.231.38.1 has a confidence score of 18%, based on 2 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

170.231.38.1

IPv4 Public

AS27851

COOPERATIVA ELECTRICA Y DE SERVICIOS PUBLICOS L...

2 Reports

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Argentina Location

COOPERATIVA ELECTRICA Y D... ASN 27851

2 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Cautionary Risk

IP 170.231.38.1 rated 5/10 from 2 security events.

Mixed behavior profile detected. Confidence: 18%.

More threatening than 38% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 2

WP Content Scraping 2

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 27851) with generally good reputation. The ISP COOPERATIVA ELECTRICA Y DE SERVICIOS PUBLICOS LUJANENSE LIMITADA 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 13% Low Confidence

Confidence History

29. Aug 2026

18% Current

Stable Trend

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

Basic Information

IP Address: 170.231.38.1
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: AR
ASN: AS27851
ISP: COOPERATIVA ELECTRICA Y DE SERVICIOS PUBLICOS LUJANENSE LIMITADA

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: 1.38.231.170.ppp.lujan-bue.coopenet.net.ar
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 2
First Reported: 29 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 29 Aug 2026, 13:26

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

38 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 38% of all IPs in our database.

Below Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 840,673 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 6.3 -

Total Reports 2 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 15 IPs in ASN 27851

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 5.1 =

Total Reports 2 network avg: 1 +

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 16,408 IPs in AR

Threat Level 5/10 country avg: 5.2 =

Total Reports 2 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 Saturday 2 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 2

WP Content Scraping 2

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 09:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

763,949 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 30,345 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

149,381 19.6%
02

Brazil BR

112,220 14.7%
03

India IN

88,652 11.6%
04

China CN

46,311 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,255 3.8%
06

Germany DE

18,610 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL

18,129 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

18,093 2.4%
09

Argentina AR THIS IP

16,408 2.1%
10

Colombia CO

15,223 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

Cautionary Risk

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Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Reputable Network

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Basic Information

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DNS Information

Statistics

Global Threat Ranking

Top Threat Categories

Hourly Activity

Weekly Activity

FEED

Top Threat Sources

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