Is IP address 108.174.197.3 dangerous?

108.174.197.3 presents moderate risk with a threat level of 6/10. While not critically dangerous, it has been associated with activity. Monitoring and conditional blocking is recommended.

Who owns or operates IP address 108.174.197.3?

IP address 108.174.197.3 is operated by Hostwinds LLC. (ASN 54290) and is geolocated to US. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 108.174.197.3?

Blocking 108.174.197.3 is advisable for security-sensitive environments. With a threat level of 6/10, consider implementing conditional blocks or rate limiting.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 108.174.197.3?

Our threat assessment for 108.174.197.3 has a confidence score of 11%, based on 2 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

108.174.197.3

IPv4 Public

AS54290

Hostwinds LLC.

2 Reports

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United States Location

Hostwinds LLC. ASN 54290

2 Reports

Community Data Source

Moderate Risk

IP 108.174.197.3 presents moderate risk (6/10) with 2 security reports.

Some concerning behavior detected. Confidence: 11%.

More threatening than 41% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Brute-Force 2

Technical Details

Brute-force attacks systematically attempt password combinations against authentication systems.

Recommended Mitigations

Implement rate limiting, account lockout policies, multi-factor authentication, and fail2ban.

Moderate Network Risk

The network hosting this IP (ASN 54290, operated by Hostwinds LLC.) shows moderate threat indicators. Some concerning activity has been detected from neighboring addresses.

Consider the network context when assessing this individual IP.

Security Recommendations

Standard monitoring recommended. Apply conditional access controls as needed.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 6/10 Medium

High

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 7% Low Confidence

Confidence History

5. Sep 2026 - 6. Sep 2026

11% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
6. Sep 2026	Brute-Force	Community	75%
5. Sep 2026	Brute-Force	Community	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 108.174.197.3
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: US
ASN: AS54290
ISP: Hostwinds LLC.

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: hwsrv-1337454.hostwindsdns.com
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 2
First Reported: 5 Sep 2026
Last Reported: 6 Sep 2026, 08:06

Network Reputation

Analysis of the entire network (ASN) that this IP address belongs to, providing context about the hosting provider and network-wide threat patterns.

Network Identity

ASN: AS54290

Organization: Hostwinds LLC.

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

5/10

This network has low threat indicators with minimal suspicious activity.

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

Total Reports

1.5

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Hostwinds LLC. (AS54290), which manages 2 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 3 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 5/10.

Network notice: This network shows some suspicious activity patterns. Monitor interactions with IPs from this ASN.

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

41 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 41% of all IPs in our database.

Below Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 831,747 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 6/10 avg: 6.3 =

Total Reports 2 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 74 IPs in ASN 54290

Threat Level 6/10 network avg: 5.2 +

Total Reports 2 network avg: 2 =

Network Hostwinds LLC. has overall threat level 5/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 147,903 IPs in US

Threat Level 6/10 country avg: 6.8 =

Total Reports 2 country avg: 18 --

Daily report activity over the last 30 days showing patterns and peaks.

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Sunday 1 reports

Evolution of threat level over time based on reported categories and frequency.

Initial Threat 6/10

Current Threat 6/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

Brute-Force 2

Activity patterns showing when this IP is most active during the day and week.

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 08:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

756,109 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 28,868 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US THIS IP

147,903 19.6%
02

Brazil BR

111,781 14.8%
03

India IN

87,067 11.5%
04

China CN

46,034 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,252 3.9%
06

Germany DE

18,332 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL

17,954 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

17,776 2.4%
09

Argentina AR

16,264 2.2%
10

Colombia CO

15,169 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

IPs from the same Autonomous System (AS) network provider.

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4.2/10 Avg Threat

24% Avg Confidence

1 High Threat

Moderate Risk

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Moderate Network Risk

Security Recommendations

Basic Information

Geolocation

DNS Information

Statistics

Network Reputation

Network Identity

Network Threat Assessment

Network Statistics

Network Context

Global Threat Ranking

Top Threat Categories

Hourly Activity

Weekly Activity

FEED

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