Is 131.188.40.189 safe?

The scan of 131.188.40.189 on 24 Aug 2026 reached no verdict either way (score 6). Too little was captured to judge it, which is an unknown rather than a pass.

What malware is associated with 131.188.40.189?

5 analysed samples communicate with this URL, including Ulise.

How was 131.188.40.189 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.

131.188.40.189 - URL scan, 24 Aug 2026

MalwareAnalyzer by Cyble scanned 131.188.40.189 and returned a unknown verdict (score 6). The page resolved to 131.188.40.189 on Friedrich-Alexander-Universitaet Erlangen-Nuernberg in DE. 1 domain and 1 IP were contacted. 5 malware samples communicate with this URL (Ulise). This is a point-in-time observation from 24 Aug 2026; the page may have changed since.

Scan result

Verdict: unknown (score 6) · Confidence 9%
Scanned URL: http://131.188.40.189/tor/status-vote/current/consensus
Domain: 131.188.40.189 · IP: 131.188.40.189 · AS680 · DE
HTTP status: 200 · text/plain
Scan tier: fast · observed 2026-08-24 05:12:14 UTC

Malware communicating with this URL (5)

These samples were observed contacting or being served from 131.188.40.189. Each links to its full analysis.

Ulise - contacted · 873f7b14dd1c11f5fc3d34d951b2f6c7 · first seen 2026-08-24
Ulise - contacted · 5599812c846bf630def0c094526678ea · first seen 2026-08-23
Ulise - contacted · dc17571c5a9ee51c03be555e38d40448 · first seen 2026-08-22
Ulise - contacted · 650fea17d9b35bac50bffb51e47882dd · first seen 2026-08-22
Ulise - contacted · ecd9c5ba7f3ad3bca0be6a7ef4b64eb6 · first seen 2026-08-20

Antivirus & YARA (0 of 48 engines)

No engine flagged this page's content.

Why this verdict

Served over plaintext HTTP

Contacted infrastructure

131.188.40.189 - AS680 Friedrich-Alexander-Universitaet Erlangen-Nuernberg (Germany)

Observed indicators

131.188.40.189
131.188.40.189
http://131.188.40.189/tor/status-vote/current/consensus

Other scans of 131.188.40.189 (4)

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
22 Aug 2026 - unknown
20 Aug 2026 - unknown

Questions about 131.188.40.189

Is 131.188.40.189 safe?: The scan of 131.188.40.189 on 24 Aug 2026 reached no verdict either way (score 6). Too little was captured to judge it, which is an unknown rather than a pass.
What malware is associated with 131.188.40.189?: 5 analysed samples communicate with this URL, including Ulise.
How was 131.188.40.189 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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