Is IP address 38.52.118.2 dangerous?

38.52.118.2 presents moderate risk with a threat level of 6/10. While not critically dangerous, it has been associated with activity. Monitoring and conditional blocking is recommended.

Who owns or operates IP address 38.52.118.2?

IP address 38.52.118.2 is operated by WAYCOM, S.R.L. (ASN 272980) and is geolocated to DO. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 38.52.118.2?

Blocking 38.52.118.2 is advisable for security-sensitive environments. With a threat level of 6/10, consider implementing conditional blocks or rate limiting.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 38.52.118.2?

Our threat assessment for 38.52.118.2 has a confidence score of 40%, based on 3 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

38.52.118.2

IPv4 Public

AS272980

WAYCOM, S.R.L.

3 Reports

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Dominican Republic Location

WAYCOM, S.R.L. ASN 272980

3 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Moderate Risk

IP 38.52.118.2 presents moderate risk (6/10) with 3 security reports.

Some concerning behavior detected. Confidence: 40%.

More threatening than 61% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 3

WP Content Scraping 3

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 4 days indicates persistent threat actor operations.

First Observed 15. October 2026

Last Activity 19. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 3 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 272980) with generally good reputation. The ISP WAYCOM, S.R.L. maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Standard monitoring recommended. Apply conditional access controls as needed.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 6/10 Medium

High

Activity Frequency 1/10 Very Low

Confidence Score 40% Medium Confidence

Confidence History

15. Oct 2026 - 19. Oct 2026

40% Current

Stable Trend

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

Basic Information

IP Address: 38.52.118.2
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: DO
ASN: AS272980
ISP: WAYCOM, S.R.L.

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 3
First Reported: 15 Oct 2026
Last Reported: 19 Oct 2026, 07:25

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

61 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 61% of all IPs in our database.

Above Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 1,106,564 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 6/10 avg: 6.1 =

Total Reports 3 avg: 8 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 8 IPs in ASN 272980

Threat Level 6/10 network avg: 5.5 =

Total Reports 3 network avg: 1 ++

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 3,506 IPs in DO

Threat Level 6/10 country avg: 5.3 =

Total Reports 3 country avg: 1 ++

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

Peak Day 15 Oct 2026 1 reports

Daily Average 0.1 reports/day

Most Active Monday 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 3

WP Content Scraping 3

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 07:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

1,008,694 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 29,776 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

Brazil BR

197,015 19.5%
02

United States US

188,357 18.7%
03

India IN

95,267 9.4%
04

China CN

47,960 4.8%
05

Argentina AR

31,501 3.1%
06

SC SC

29,345 2.9%
07

Mexico MX

20,701 2.1%
08

Russia RU

20,522 2%
09

Germany DE

20,449 2%
10

Colombia CO

20,384 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

7 Related IPs

5.4/10 Avg Threat

19% Avg Confidence

1 High Threat

Moderate 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

JSON Report

Firewall Rules

iptables / netfilter

UFW (Ubuntu)

Windows Firewall

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nginx

Apache .htaccess

PDF Report

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