Is IP address 38.242.146.40 dangerous?

Yes, 38.242.146.40 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 8/10. It has been reported 12 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 38.242.146.40?

IP address 38.242.146.40 is operated by Contabo GmbH (ASN 51167) and is geolocated to FR. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 38.242.146.40?

Yes, blocking 38.242.146.40 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 8/10 and 12 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 38.242.146.40?

Our threat assessment for 38.242.146.40 has a confidence score of 97%, based on 12 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

38.242.146.40

IPv4 Public

AS51167

Contabo GmbH

12 Reports

FR Location

Contabo GmbH ASN 51167

12 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Elevated Risk

Elevated threat level 8/10 for IP 38.242.146.40 from 12 reported incidents.

Behavioral profile indicates cyber threat activity with 97% confidence.

More threatening than 78% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

SSH 12

Technical Details

SSH attacks attempt to gain server access through password guessing or exploitation of SSH vulnerabilities.

Recommended Mitigations

Use key-based authentication, change default ports, implement fail2ban, and disable root login.

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 51167) with generally good reputation. The ISP Contabo GmbH maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Enhanced monitoring recommended. Review logs for interactions with this IP.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 8/10 High

Critical

Activity Frequency 8/10 High

Confidence Score 70% High Confidence

Confidence History

22. Feb 2026 - 24. Feb 2026

97% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
24. Feb 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
24. Feb 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
24. Feb 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
24. Feb 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
23. Feb 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
23. Feb 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
23. Feb 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
23. Feb 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
23. Feb 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
23. Feb 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
23. Feb 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
22. Feb 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 38.242.146.40
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: FR
ASN: AS51167
ISP: Contabo GmbH

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: vmi2785312.contaboserver.net
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 12
First Reported: 22 Feb 2026
Last Reported: 24 Feb 2026, 08:30

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: AS51167

Organization: Contabo GmbH

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

2/10

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

Network Statistics

778

Total IPs Monitored

28,942

Total Reports

37.2

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Contabo GmbH (AS51167), which manages 778 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 28,942 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

78 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 78% of all IPs in our database.

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 153,955 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 8/10 avg: 4.8 ++

Total Reports 12 avg: 28 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 993 IPs in ASN 51167

Threat Level 8/10 network avg: 4.5 ++

Total Reports 12 network avg: 29 --

Network Contabo GmbH has overall threat level 2/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 3,493 IPs in FR

Threat Level 8/10 country avg: 5.5 +

Total Reports 12 country avg: 32 --

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

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Monday 7 reports

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

Initial Threat 6/10

Current Threat 6/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

SSH 12

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 08:00 with 2 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

145,363 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 18,947 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

32,793 22.6%
02

China CN

23,511 16.2%
03

India IN

15,734 10.8%
04

Brazil BR

7,030 4.8%
05

Germany DE

6,143 4.2%
06

Singapore SG

5,764 4%
07

Indonesia ID

4,031 2.8%
08

Netherlands NL

3,758 2.6%
09

Russia RU

3,704 2.5%
10

United Kingdom GB

3,678 2.5%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

8.8/10 Avg Threat

97% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Elevated Risk

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

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

JSON Report

Firewall Rules

iptables / netfilter

UFW (Ubuntu)

Windows Firewall

Cloudflare

nginx

Apache .htaccess

PDF Report

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