198.98.53.213

Blocked Scanner Regular

Blocked since 17 Oct 2026 16:55 UTC, no end date. Our servers refuse it, web requests included, and it is in feed.txt.

Record

Score: 30/100each request counts half as much after 30 days
Worst level: Scanner
Attack-shaped requests: 24all time
Active days: 4UTC days
First seen: 30 Sep 2026
Last seen: 9 Oct 2026 00:24
Servers hit: 1
Targets: 4sites
Times blocked: 1by the evidence rules

First seen on 30 Sep 2026 07:46 UTC, most recently active on 9 Oct 2026 00:24 UTC.

Recorded 24 attack-shaped requests across 4 separate days.

Its traffic used a scripting or HTTP client library to probe a sensitive path directly, consistent with automated scanning rather than a browser visit (20 requests); it also probed UpdraftPlus's admin-ajax callback, a path used to fingerprint or exploit known UpdraftPlus vulnerabilities (4).

Seen by our web sensor, against 4 of the sites we watch: 4emx.com, dveli.com, recmydays.com and servbg.com.

Scored into the "Scanner" level, its highest so far. Badge: Regular.

Its busiest hour on record began 9 Oct 2026 00:00 UTC, with 6 requests.

Routed via AS53667 (FranTech Solutions), a home broadband network.

Surfaces: web-app. Attack types: known exploits, scanning tools. Seen by: web.

Activity, last 90 days

Active on 4 of the last 90 UTC days. Current block: 17 Oct 2026, with no end date.

Daily counts

Attack requests per UTC day, days with activity only
Day (UTC)	Requests
30 Sep 2026	6
1 Oct 2026	6
7 Oct 2026	6
9 Oct 2026	6

At least 6 requests a minute at its peak (9 Oct 2026 00:24 UTC; identical requests in the same second are stored once).
Methods: GET 24, POST 4.
The servers we watch answered: 404 28 (totals only, from our web servers).

Evidence

Newest first, the latest 50 stored requests grouped into runs. Times are UTC. The user agent is shown as its family only.

Evidence, newest first, grouped by UTC day
Time	Site	What happened	Request	User agent	Seen by
9 Oct 2026
00:24	4emx.com	5× used a scripting or HTTP client library to probe a sensitive path directly, consistent with automated scanning rather than a browser visit	`GET /wp-content/plugins/wp_dpzslfc/wp_dpzslfc.php`	python	web
00:24	4emx.com	probed UpdraftPlus's admin-ajax callback, a path used to fingerprint or exploit known UpdraftPlus vulnerabilities	`POST /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?`	python	web
00:24	4emx.com	made a request that matched no known pattern	`GET /administrator/components/com_jce/`	browser claim	web
7 Oct 2026
13:43	servbg.com	5× used a scripting or HTTP client library to probe a sensitive path directly, consistent with automated scanning rather than a browser visit	`GET /wp-content/plugins/wp_bmyvece/wp_bmyvece.php`	python	web
13:43	servbg.com	probed UpdraftPlus's admin-ajax callback, a path used to fingerprint or exploit known UpdraftPlus vulnerabilities	`POST /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?`	python	web
13:43	servbg.com	made a request that matched no known pattern	`GET /administrator/components/com_jce/`	browser claim	web
1 Oct 2026
17:00	recmydays.com	5× used a scripting or HTTP client library to probe a sensitive path directly, consistent with automated scanning rather than a browser visit	`GET /wp-content/plugins/wp_xxhrjng/wp_xxhrjng.php`	python	web
17:00	recmydays.com	probed UpdraftPlus's admin-ajax callback, a path used to fingerprint or exploit known UpdraftPlus vulnerabilities	`POST /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?`	python	web
17:00	recmydays.com	made a request that matched no known pattern	`GET /administrator/components/com_jce/`	browser claim	web
30 Sep 2026
07:46-07:47	dveli.com	5× used a scripting or HTTP client library to probe a sensitive path directly, consistent with automated scanning rather than a browser visit	`GET /wp-content/plugins/wp_moyvemc/wp_moyvemc.php`	python	web
07:46	dveli.com	probed UpdraftPlus's admin-ajax callback, a path used to fingerprint or exploit known UpdraftPlus vulnerabilities	`POST /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?`	python	web
07:46	dveli.com	made a request that matched no known pattern	`GET /administrator/components/com_jce/`	browser claim	web

Network

ASN: AS53667 FranTech Solutions
Network type: home broadband
Reverse DNS: none
Country: United States US
Flags: none observed
Abuse contact: found in the registry
Checked: 16 Oct 2026

Elsewhere: GreyNoise, Shodan, AbuseIPDB.

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