20.164.136.197

Blocked Script Kiddie

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: 34/100each request counts half as much after 30 days
Worst level: Scanner
Attack-shaped requests: 18all time
Active days: 1UTC days
First seen: 29 Sep 2026
Last seen: 29 Sep 2026 13:14
Servers hit: 1
Targets: 1site
Times blocked: 1by the evidence rules

First seen on 29 Sep 2026 13:14 UTC, most recently active on 29 Sep 2026 13:14 UTC.

Recorded 18 attack-shaped requests across 1 separate day.

Its traffic requested a .env file, hoping to find API keys or database credentials (12 requests); it also probed for an exposed .git directory to download the site's source history and config (3); it also requested the .git directory itself, hoping it is exposed and browsable (3).

Seen by our web sensor, against 4emx.com.

Scored into the "Script Kiddie" level now; the highest it has reached is "Scanner".

Its busiest hour on record began 29 Sep 2026 13:00 UTC, with 18 requests.

Routed via AS8075 (Microsoft Corporation), a cloud network.

Surfaces: web-app. Attack types: hunting for secrets. Seen by: web.

Activity, last 90 days

Active on 1 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
29 Sep 2026	18

At least 18 requests a minute at its peak (29 Sep 2026 13:14 UTC; identical requests in the same second are stored once).
Methods: GET 15.
The servers we watch answered: 404 11, 403 7 (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
29 Sep 2026
13:14	4emx.com	requested a .env file, hoping to find API keys or database credentials	`GET /.env.local`	browser claim	web
13:14	4emx.com	requested the .git directory itself, hoping it is exposed and browsable	`/.git`	none	web
13:14	4emx.com	requested a .env file, hoping to find API keys or database credentials	`GET /.env.backup`	browser claim	web
13:14	4emx.com	probed for an exposed .git directory to download the site's source history and config	`GET /.git/HEAD`	browser claim	web
13:14	4emx.com	requested a .env file, hoping to find API keys or database credentials	`GET /.env.dev`	browser claim	web
13:14	4emx.com	requested the .git directory itself, hoping it is exposed and browsable	`/.git`	none	web
13:14	4emx.com	6× requested a .env file, hoping to find API keys or database credentials (6 distinct paths)	`GET /.env.save`	browser claim	web
13:14	4emx.com	requested a .env file, hoping to find API keys or database credentials	`GET /.env`	browser claim	web
13:14	4emx.com	probed for an exposed .git directory to download the site's source history and config	`GET /.git/index`	browser claim	web
13:14	4emx.com	requested the .git directory itself, hoping it is exposed and browsable	`/.git`	none	web
13:14	4emx.com	probed for an exposed .git directory to download the site's source history and config	`GET /.git/config`	browser claim	web
13:14	4emx.com	2× requested a .env file, hoping to find API keys or database credentials (2 distinct paths)	`GET /.env.txt`	browser claim	web

Network

ASN: AS8075 Microsoft Corporation
Network type: cloud
Reverse DNS: none
Country: South Africa ZA
Flags: none observed
Abuse contact: found in the registry
Checked: 17 Oct 2026

Elsewhere: GreyNoise, Shodan, AbuseIPDB.

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