Is IP address 98.98.171.34 dangerous?

98.98.171.34 presents moderate risk with a threat level of 4/10. While not critically dangerous, it has been associated with activity. Monitoring and conditional blocking is recommended.

Who owns or operates IP address 98.98.171.34?

IP address 98.98.171.34 is operated by Zenlayer Inc (ASN 21859) and is geolocated to ES. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 98.98.171.34?

Blocking 98.98.171.34 is advisable for security-sensitive environments. With a threat level of 4/10, consider implementing conditional blocks or rate limiting.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 98.98.171.34?

Our threat assessment for 98.98.171.34 has a confidence score of 23%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

98.98.171.34

IPv4 Public

AS21859

Zenlayer Inc

1 Reports

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Spain Location

Zenlayer Inc ASN 21859

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Cautionary Risk

IP 98.98.171.34 rated 4/10 from 1 security events.

Mixed behavior profile detected. Confidence: 23%.

More threatening than 1% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Email Spam 1

Technical Details

Email spam involves mass distribution of unwanted emails, often for advertising, phishing, or malware delivery.

Recommended Mitigations

Implement SPF, DKIM, DMARC, and use reputable email filtering services.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

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

First Observed 29. October 2026

Last Activity 29. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 1 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 21859) with generally good reputation. The ISP Zenlayer Inc maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Apply balanced security measures based on risk tolerance.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 4/10 Low

Medium

Activity Frequency 2/10 Very Low

Confidence Score 23% Low Confidence

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
29. Oct 2026 New	Email Spam	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 98.98.171.34
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: ES
ASN: AS21859
ISP: Zenlayer Inc

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 29 Oct 2026
Last Reported: 29 Oct 2026, 14:00

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: AS21859

Organization: Zenlayer Inc

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

1/10

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

Network Statistics

269

Total IPs Monitored

4,372

Total Reports

16.3

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Zenlayer Inc (AS21859), which manages 269 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 4,372 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 1/10.

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

1 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 1% of all IPs in our database.

Low Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 1,294,786 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 4/10 avg: 6.0 -

Total Reports 1 avg: 7 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 572 IPs in ASN 21859

Threat Level 4/10 network avg: 7.9 -

Total Reports 1 network avg: 28 --

Network Zenlayer Inc has overall threat level 1/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 4,505 IPs in ES

Threat Level 4/10 country avg: 6.1 -

Total Reports 1 country avg: 4 --

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

Peak Day 29 Oct 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 3/10

Current Threat 3/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

Email Spam 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 14:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

1,180,298 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 26,652 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

Brazil BR

258,684 21.9%
02

United States US

200,419 17%
03

India IN

102,665 8.7%
04

China CN

49,733 4.2%
05

Argentina AR

41,961 3.6%
06

SC SC

29,413 2.5%
07

Mexico MX

27,471 2.3%
08

Russia RU

26,538 2.2%
09

Colombia CO

24,035 2%
10

Germany DE

23,016 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

10/10 Avg Threat

94% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Cautionary Risk

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

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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