Is IP address 98.97.79.9 dangerous?

98.97.79.9 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 98.97.79.9?

IP address 98.97.79.9 is operated by Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (ASN 14593) and is geolocated to NG. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 98.97.79.9?

Blocking 98.97.79.9 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 98.97.79.9?

Our threat assessment for 98.97.79.9 has a confidence score of 20%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

98.97.79.9

IPv4 Public

AS14593

Space Exploration Technologies Corporation

1 Reports

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Nigeria Location

Space Exploration Technol... ASN 14593

1 Reports

Community Data Source

Moderate Risk

IP 98.97.79.9 presents moderate risk (5/10) with 1 security reports.

Some concerning behavior detected. Confidence: 20%.

More threatening than 23% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

WP User Enumeration 1

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

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

First Observed 30. October 2026

Last Activity 30. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 0 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 14593) with generally good reputation. The ISP Space Exploration Technologies Corporation 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 5/10 Medium

Medium

Activity Frequency 2/10 Very Low

Confidence Score 12% Low Confidence

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
30. Oct 2026	WP User Enumeration	Community	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 98.97.79.9
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: NG
ASN: AS14593
ISP: Space Exploration Technologies Corporation

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: customer.lgosnga1.isp.starlink.com
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 30 Oct 2026
Last Reported: 30 Oct 2026, 02:25

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: AS14593

Organization: Space Exploration Technologies Corporation

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

2/10

This network appears to be relatively clean with very low threat indicators.

Network Statistics

152

Total IPs Monitored

288

Total Reports

1.9

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (AS14593), which manages 152 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 288 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 2/10.

Network status: This network appears to be well-maintained with low threat indicators.

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

23 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 23% of all IPs in our database.

Low Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 1,352,091 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 6.0 -

Total Reports 1 avg: 7 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 11,879 IPs in ASN 14593

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 5.8 =

Total Reports 1 network avg: 1 -

Network Space Exploration Technologies Corporation has overall threat level 2/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 2,580 IPs in NG

Threat Level 5/10 country avg: 6.5 -

Total Reports 1 country avg: 4 --

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

Peak Day 30 Oct 2026 1 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Friday 1 reports

Evolution of threat level over time based on reported categories and frequency.

Initial Threat 5/10

Current Threat 5/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

WP User Enumeration 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 02:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

1,232,363 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 20,563 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

Brazil BR

261,723 21.2%
02

United States US

213,624 17.3%
03

India IN

104,161 8.5%
04

China CN

52,537 4.3%
05

Argentina AR

42,607 3.5%
06

SC SC

29,487 2.4%
07

Mexico MX

28,150 2.3%
08

Russia RU

27,412 2.2%
09

Germany DE

25,867 2.1%
10

Colombia CO

24,360 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

9.3/10 Avg Threat

56% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Moderate Risk

Threat Categories

Behavioral Analysis

Reputable Network

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

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