Lookup intelligence for IP address 172.238.172.176: evaluated as Known Public Infrastructure (Akamai Global CDN). Reverse DNS pointer: 172-238-172-176.ip.linodeusercontent.com. Provider: Akamai Technologies, Inc..

IP address 172.238.172.176 is classified as Known Public Infrastructure (Akamai Global CDN) in the IsMyBot security surveillance network.

Is 172.238.172.176 safe to browse?

Security status for 172.238.172.176: Known Public Infrastructure (Akamai Global CDN).

Security Report for IP:

172.238.172.176

Q: Is 172.238.172.176 a bot?

Based on recorded web security telemetry, 172.238.172.176 is evaluated as: Known Public Infrastructure (Akamai Global CDN).

Q: 172.238.172.176 whois

Host 172.238.172.176 resolves to reverse DNS pointer: 172-238-172-176.ip.linodeusercontent.com. ISP: Akamai Technologies, Inc..

Q: 172.238.172.176 abuse report

Abuse records for 172.238.172.176 indicate no active malicious incidents in the current surveillance window.

Q: Who owns 172.238.172.176?

172.238.172.176 is associated with provider Akamai Technologies, Inc. (United States) and reverse DNS 172-238-172-176.ip.linodeusercontent.com.

Known Public Infrastructure (Akamai Global CDN)

🔬 Automation Forensics & Network Classification

🏛️ Public Infrastructure

🤖 How This IP Accessed The Site

DNS / Anycast Resolver (Akamai Global CDN)

Authoritative public Anycast infrastructure address. Not an interactive browser or active web scraper.

🌐 Network Connection Type (BGP ASN)

Public Anycast Infrastructure

AS63949 • Akamai Technologies, Inc.

🔍 Technical Signals & Evidence

Authoritative Anycast Resolver
No Interactive Browser Traffic

🏛️ Verified Public Infrastructure: Akamai Global CDN (Akamai Technologies)

This IP address is an official recursive Anycast DNS resolver. DNS resolvers do not browse, crawl, or scrape websites. Any historical abuse reports associated with this IP in threat databases are the result of malicious actors spoofing HTTP proxy headers (e.g. X-Forwarded-For: 172.238.172.176) to disguise automated traffic.

IP Address (Exact)	172.238.172.176
Reverse DNS (PTR)	172-238-172-176.ip.linodeusercontent.com
City & Region / State	Chicago, Illinois (IL)
Country / Nation	🇺🇸 United States (US)
Network Type / Usage	🏛️ Public Anycast Infrastructure (Akamai Global CDN) Authoritative public Anycast DNS or CDN node.
ISP / Organization	Akamai Technologies, Inc.
Autonomous System (BGP)	AS63949 • Akamai Technologies, Inc.
Evaluation Verdict	Known Public Infrastructure (Akamai Global CDN)
First Detected	2026-10-09 10:19:07
Last Incident Recorded	2026-10-09 10:19:07

Identified Attack Patterns & Honeypot Incidents

[✔] No malicious web scraping or abusive activity records found for this IP address in our real-time honeypot sensors.

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Frequently Asked Questions & Host Intelligence

172.238.172.176 Full reputation profile and security audit for IP address 172.238.172.176: evaluated as Known Public Infrastructure (Akamai Global CDN). Reverse DNS: 172-238-172-176.ip.linodeusercontent.com • ISP: Akamai Technologies, Inc..

Is 172.238.172.176 a bot? 172.238.172.176 is currently evaluated as: Known Public Infrastructure (Akamai Global CDN).

172.238.172.176 whois & host details Reverse DNS (PTR): 172-238-172-176.ip.linodeusercontent.com • ISP: Akamai Technologies, Inc..

172.238.172.176 abuse report Zero malicious abuse complaints or active scraping incidents recorded in this monitoring cycle.

Who owns 172.238.172.176? 172.238.172.176 is allocated to Akamai Technologies, Inc. in United States.

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