The host at this IP address is obviously operated by cybercriminals. It is running a malware botnet controller which is being used to control infected computers (bots) around the globe using a trojan horse.
Malware botnet controller located at 20.98.18.253 on port 2222 TCP:
$ telnet 20.98.18.253 2222
Trying 20.98.18.253…
Connected to 20.98.18.253.
Escape character is ‘^]’
$ dig +short resereved.nerdpol.ovh
20.98.18.253
Referencing malware samples (MD5 hash):
784307274334e2f6a527d66d258ebf4d — AV detection: 21 / 68 (30.88%)