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 168.119.140.238 on port 8848 TCP:
$ telnet 168.119.140.238 8848
Trying 168.119.140.238…
Connected to 168.119.140.238.
Escape character is ‘^]’
$ nslookup 168.119.140.238
static.238.140.119.168.clients.your-server.de
Referencing malware samples (MD5 hash):
255ef27be4a6d1c47f6bb573cde7a01c — AV detection: 38 / 69 (55.07%)