128.31.0.39 - suspicious URL scan, 23 Aug 2026
MalwareAnalyzer by Cyble scanned 128.31.0.39 and returned a suspicious verdict (score 46). The page resolved to 128.31.0.39 on Massachusetts Institute of Technology in US. 1 domain and 1 IP were contacted. 2 malware samples communicate with this URL (Ulise). This is a point-in-time observation from 23 Aug 2026; the page may have changed since.
Scan result
- Verdict: suspicious (score 46) · Confidence 52%
- Scanned URL:
http://128.31.0.39:9131/tor/status-vote/current/consensus - Domain: 128.31.0.39 · IP: 128.31.0.39 · AS3 · US
- HTTP status: 200 · text/plain
- Scan tier: fast · observed 2026-08-23 07:27:30 UTC
Malware communicating with this URL (2)
These samples were observed contacting or being served from 128.31.0.39. Each links to its full analysis.
- Ulise - contacted ·
e59da8f9150f12c7277d98b60641d2ff· first seen 2026-08-23 - Ulise - contacted ·
dc17571c5a9ee51c03be555e38d40448· first seen 2026-08-22
Antivirus & YARA (1 of 48 engines)
- YARA: MalwareAnalyser community pack [yara]: TL_UPX_Packed (page content)
These signatures matched text in the page. Pages that quote or document malware can match them, so on their own they do not make a page malicious.
Why this verdict
- Antivirus/YARA detection in page content: TL_UPX_Packed
- Served over plaintext HTTP
Contacted infrastructure
- 128.31.0.39 - AS3 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (United States)
Observed indicators
- 128.31.0.39
- 128.31.0.39
- http://128.31.0.39:9131/tor/status-vote/current/consensus
Other scans of 128.31.0.39 (2)
This host has been scanned before. Each scan is a separate observation, so a verdict here does not carry over to the others.
- 23 Aug 2026 - unknown
- 22 Aug 2026 - unknown
Questions about 128.31.0.39
- Is 128.31.0.39 safe?
- No. MalwareAnalyzer scanned 128.31.0.39 on 23 Aug 2026 and returned a suspicious verdict with a score of 46 out of 100. Treat it as hostile until it is re-checked.
- What malware is associated with 128.31.0.39?
- 2 analysed samples communicate with this URL, including Ulise.
- How was 128.31.0.39 checked?
- A static pass resolved DNS, captured TLS and headers and followed the redirect chain, and where the fast tier allows, a headless browser rendered the page and recorded every request. Egress is SSRF-locked. Signatures that matched only page text are weighted far below one that matched a served file, because a page documenting malware matches the same rules.
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