Is IP address 38.9.221.255 dangerous?

38.9.221.255 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 38.9.221.255?

IP address 38.9.221.255 is operated by SOMOS NETWORKS COLOMBIA S.A.S. BIC (ASN 271957) and is geolocated to CO. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 38.9.221.255?

Blocking 38.9.221.255 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 38.9.221.255?

Our threat assessment for 38.9.221.255 has a confidence score of 25%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

38.9.221.255

IPv4 Public

AS271957

SOMOS NETWORKS COLOMBIA S.A.S. BIC

1 Reports

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Colombia Location

SOMOS NETWORKS COLOMBIA S... ASN 271957

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Medium Threat

Medium risk rating 5/10 for IP 38.9.221.255 based on 1 incidents.

Suspicious behavior markers present. 25% confidence level.

More threatening than 39% 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 271957) with generally good reputation. The ISP SOMOS NETWORKS COLOMBIA S.A.S. BIC maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Monitor traffic patterns. Review logs periodically for escalation.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 5/10 Medium

Medium

Activity Frequency 2/10 Very Low

Confidence Score 25% Low Confidence

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

Basic Information

IP Address: 38.9.221.255
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: CO
ASN: AS271957
ISP: SOMOS NETWORKS COLOMBIA S.A.S. BIC

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 11 Oct 2026
Last Reported: 11 Oct 2026, 01:36

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

39 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 39% of all IPs in our database.

Below Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 848,463 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 6.3 -

Total Reports 1 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 402 IPs in ASN 271957

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 5.1 =

Total Reports 1 network avg: 1 -

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 15,324 IPs in CO

Threat Level 5/10 country avg: 5.2 =

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 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 01:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

771,144 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 27,973 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

150,595 19.5%
02

Brazil BR

112,789 14.6%
03

India IN

89,731 11.6%
04

China CN

46,539 6%
05

SC SC

29,265 3.8%
06

Germany DE

18,823 2.4%
07

Pakistan PK

18,352 2.4%
08

Netherlands NL

18,248 2.4%
09

Argentina AR

16,657 2.2%
10

Colombia CO THIS IP

15,328 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

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5.9/10 Avg Threat

20% Avg Confidence

1 High Threat

Medium Threat

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

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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