Is IP address 31.40.19.72 dangerous?

31.40.19.72 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 31.40.19.72?

IP address 31.40.19.72 is operated by Ketnet Telecom Ltd (ASN 197131) and is geolocated to UA. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 31.40.19.72?

Blocking 31.40.19.72 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 31.40.19.72?

Our threat assessment for 31.40.19.72 has a confidence score of 16%, based on 2 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

31.40.19.72

IPv4 Public

AS197131

Ketnet Telecom Ltd

2 Reports

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Ukraine Location

Ketnet Telecom Ltd ASN 197131

2 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Intermediate Threat

Threat level 5/10 for 31.40.19.72 from 2 reports.

Concerning behaviors alongside normal activity. 16% confidence.

More threatening than 36% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 2

WP Content Scraping 1

Port Scan 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.

High-Risk Network Association

This IP belongs to a network (ASN 197131) with elevated threat levels. The ISP Ketnet Telecom Ltd hosts multiple reported malicious addresses, suggesting systemic security issues or permissive policies.

Network-wide patterns may indicate this is part of a larger malicious infrastructure.

Security Recommendations

Monitor for behavior pattern changes indicating escalation.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 5/10 Medium

Medium

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 12% Low Confidence

Confidence History

21. Aug 2026 - 27. Aug 2026

16% Current

Stable Trend

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

Basic Information

IP Address: 31.40.19.72
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: UA
ASN: AS197131
ISP: Ketnet Telecom Ltd

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: None
PTR Record: No
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 2
First Reported: 21 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 27 Aug 2026, 08:10

Network Reputation

Analysis of the entire network (ASN) that this IP address belongs to, providing context about the hosting provider and network-wide threat patterns.

Network Identity

ASN: AS197131

Organization: Ketnet Telecom Ltd

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

7/10

This network shows moderate threat levels with some malicious activity patterns.

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

Total Reports

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Ketnet Telecom Ltd (AS197131), which manages 1 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 1 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 7/10.

Network warning: This network has elevated threat levels. Exercise caution when interacting with IPs from this ASN.

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

36 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 36% of all IPs in our database.

Below Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 851,804 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 6.3 -

Total Reports 2 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 7 IPs in ASN 197131

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 5.6 =

Total Reports 2 network avg: 1 ++

Network Ketnet Telecom Ltd has overall threat level 7/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 7,255 IPs in UA

Threat Level 5/10 country avg: 5.8 =

Total Reports 2 country avg: 18 --

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 2

Port Scan 1

WP Content Scraping 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 08:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

774,001 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 28,938 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

151,128 19.5%
02

Brazil BR

112,966 14.6%
03

India IN

90,137 11.6%
04

China CN

46,656 6%
05

SC SC

29,267 3.8%
06

Germany DE

18,884 2.4%
07

Pakistan PK

18,454 2.4%
08

Netherlands NL

18,314 2.4%
09

Argentina AR

16,733 2.2%
10

Indonesia ID

15,379 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

6 Related IPs

5.7/10 Avg Threat

13% Avg Confidence

2 High Threat

Elevated risk: Multiple related IPs are flagged

Intermediate Threat

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

High-Risk Network Association

Security Recommendations

Basic Information

Geolocation

DNS Information

Statistics

Network Reputation

Network Identity

Network Threat Assessment

Network Statistics

Network Context

Global Threat Ranking

Top Threat Categories

Hourly Activity

Weekly Activity

FEED

Top Threat Sources

JSON Report

Firewall Rules

iptables / netfilter

UFW (Ubuntu)

Windows Firewall

Cloudflare

nginx

Apache .htaccess

PDF Report

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