Report for IP: 38.242.143.173

Threat LevelMEDIUM47/1001 rule type
1 incident on record · active attack detected · last seen 20d ago
PTR vmi2995914.contaboserver.net
Org / ASN Contabo GmbH
Country 🇫🇷 France
City Lauterbourg, Grand Est
Timezone Europe/Paris

Attack Analysis

🇫🇷 France · Lauterbourg · 51167 · Cogent Communications
Slow SSH Preauth Scan
This IP repeatedly connected to SSH, collected the server banner and host key, then disconnected before authenticating — multiple times over 30 minutes. This slow scan pattern maps SSH versions and keys while staying below rate-limit thresholds. It is used exclusively by botnet scanners preparing for brute-force attacks.

Reports (1)

Date Severity Description
12 Jul 2026 - 01:04 high SSH: Slow preauth scan — 5+ disconnects in 30 min