Is IP address 38.162.225.227 dangerous?

38.162.225.227 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 38.162.225.227?

IP address 38.162.225.227 is operated by Purple Cow Internet Inc (ASN 397545) and is geolocated to CA. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 38.162.225.227?

Blocking 38.162.225.227 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 38.162.225.227?

Our threat assessment for 38.162.225.227 has a confidence score of 23%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

38.162.225.227

IPv4 Public

AS397545

Purple Cow Internet Inc

1 Reports

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Canada Location

Purple Cow Internet Inc ASN 397545

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Measured Risk

IP 38.162.225.227 threat rating: 5/10 from 1 observations.

Attention-worthy behavior detected. Confidence: 23%.

More threatening than 24% 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.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

Steady malicious activity over less than a day indicates persistent threat actor operations.

First Observed 18. October 2026

Last Activity 18. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 0 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 397545) with generally good reputation. The ISP Purple Cow Internet Inc maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Standard security protocols sufficient. Monitor but no immediate blocking required.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 5/10 Medium

Medium

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 20% Low Confidence

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
18. Oct 2026	Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 38.162.225.227
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: CA
ASN: AS397545
ISP: Purple Cow Internet Inc

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 23 Oct 2026
Last Reported: 18 Oct 2026, 13:20

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

24 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 24% of all IPs in our database.

Low Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 1,313,359 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 6.0 -

Total Reports 1 avg: 7 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 6 IPs in ASN 397545

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 6.0 -

Total Reports 1 network avg: 2 --

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 8,439 IPs in CA

Threat Level 5/10 country avg: 6.8 -

Total Reports 1 country avg: 10 --

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

Peak Day 18 Oct 2026 1 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Sunday 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 13:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

1,196,956 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 24,825 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

Brazil BR

260,687 21.8%
02

United States US

203,779 17%
03

India IN

103,056 8.6%
04

China CN

50,258 4.2%
05

Argentina AR

42,332 3.5%
06

SC SC

29,423 2.5%
07

Mexico MX

27,809 2.3%
08

Russia RU

26,825 2.2%
09

Colombia CO

24,237 2%
10

Germany DE

23,703 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

5 Related IPs

6.2/10 Avg Threat

24% Avg Confidence

1 High Threat

Measured Risk

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Behavioral Analysis

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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