Is IP address 83.98.89.18 dangerous?

83.98.89.18 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 83.98.89.18?

IP address 83.98.89.18 is operated by Opnet Srl (ASN 198471) and is geolocated to IT. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 83.98.89.18?

Blocking 83.98.89.18 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 83.98.89.18?

Our threat assessment for 83.98.89.18 has a confidence score of 25%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

83.98.89.18

IPv4 Public

AS198471

Opnet Srl

1 Reports

Italy Location

Opnet Srl ASN 198471

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Measured Risk

IP 83.98.89.18 threat rating: 5/10 from 1 observations.

Attention-worthy behavior detected. Confidence: 25%.

More threatening than 9% 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 27. August 2026

Last Activity 27. August 2026

Recent (7 days) 0 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 198471) with generally good reputation. The ISP Opnet Srl 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 2/10 Very Low

Confidence Score 21% Low Confidence

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

Basic Information

IP Address: 83.98.89.18
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: IT
ASN: AS198471
ISP: Opnet Srl

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 27 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 27 Aug 2026, 07:03

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

9 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 9% of all IPs in our database.

Low Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 767,778 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 5.8 =

Total Reports 1 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 66 IPs in ASN 198471

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 5.5 =

Total Reports 1 network avg: 2 -

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 7,838 IPs in IT

Threat Level 5/10 country avg: 5.3 =

Total Reports 1 country avg: 3 --

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

Peak Day 27 Aug 2026 1 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 1

WP Content Scraping 1

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

698,367 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 22,995 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

134,954 19.3%
02

Brazil BR

109,430 15.7%
03

India IN

75,806 10.9%
04

China CN

43,125 6.2%
05

SC SC

29,184 4.2%
06

Netherlands NL

16,474 2.4%
07

Argentina AR

16,068 2.3%
08

Germany DE

15,824 2.3%
09

Pakistan PK

15,213 2.2%
10

Colombia CO

15,077 2.2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

6.5/10 Avg Threat

42% Avg Confidence

11 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

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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Firewall Rules

iptables / netfilter

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Windows Firewall

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Apache .htaccess

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