Is IP address 116.198.242.237 dangerous?

116.198.242.237 presents moderate risk with a threat level of 4/10. While not critically dangerous, it has been associated with activity. Monitoring and conditional blocking is recommended.

Who owns or operates IP address 116.198.242.237?

IP address 116.198.242.237 is operated by CHINATELECOM Jiangsu Suqian IDC network (ASN 137699) and is geolocated to CN. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 116.198.242.237?

Blocking 116.198.242.237 is advisable for security-sensitive environments. With a threat level of 4/10, consider implementing conditional blocks or rate limiting.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 116.198.242.237?

Our threat assessment for 116.198.242.237 has a confidence score of 23%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

116.198.242.237

IPv4 Public

AS137699

CHINATELECOM Jiangsu Suqian IDC network

1 Reports

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China Location

CHINATELECOM Jiangsu Suqi... ASN 137699

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Intermediate Threat

Threat level 4/10 for 116.198.242.237 from 1 reports.

Concerning behaviors alongside normal activity. 23% confidence.

More threatening than 1% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Email Spam 1

Technical Details

Email spam involves mass distribution of unwanted emails, often for advertising, phishing, or malware delivery.

Recommended Mitigations

Implement SPF, DKIM, DMARC, and use reputable email filtering services.

High-Risk Network Association

This IP belongs to a network (ASN 137699) with elevated threat levels. The ISP CHINATELECOM Jiangsu Suqian IDC network hosts multiple reported malicious addresses, suggesting systemic security issues or permissive policies.

Network-wide patterns may indicate this is part of a larger malicious infrastructure.

Security Recommendations

Monitor for behavior pattern changes indicating escalation.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 4/10 Low

Medium

Activity Frequency 2/10 Very Low

Confidence Score 7% Low Confidence

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
20. Aug 2026	Email Spam	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 116.198.242.237
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: CN
ASN: AS137699
ISP: CHINATELECOM Jiangsu Suqian IDC network

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: mail.powerdekor.com.cn
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 20 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 20 Aug 2026, 22:00

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: AS137699

Organization: CHINATELECOM Jiangsu Suqian IDC network

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

10/10

This network has a high threat level with significant malicious activity reported across multiple IPs.

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

Total Reports

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to CHINATELECOM Jiangsu Suqian IDC network (AS137699), which manages 1 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 3 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 10/10.

Network warning: This network has elevated threat levels. Exercise caution when interacting with IPs from this ASN.

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

1 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 1% of all IPs in our database.

Low Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 845,413 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 4/10 avg: 6.3 -

Total Reports 1 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 6 IPs in ASN 137699

Threat Level 4/10 network avg: 8.7 --

Total Reports 1 network avg: 7 --

Network CHINATELECOM Jiangsu Suqian IDC network has overall threat level 10/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 46,453 IPs in CN

Threat Level 4/10 country avg: 7.4 -

Total Reports 1 country avg: 5 --

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

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Thursday 1 reports

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

Initial Threat 3/10

Current Threat 3/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

Email Spam 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 22:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

768,285 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 28,812 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

150,146 19.5%
02

Brazil BR

112,578 14.7%
03

India IN

89,298 11.6%
04

China CN THIS IP

46,453 6%
05

SC SC

29,263 3.8%
06

Germany DE

18,750 2.4%
07

Pakistan PK

18,245 2.4%
08

Netherlands NL

18,199 2.4%
09

Argentina AR

16,565 2.2%
10

Colombia CO

15,292 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

5 Related IPs

9.6/10 Avg Threat

19% Avg Confidence

5 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Intermediate Threat

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

High-Risk Network Association

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

Top Threat Sources

JSON Report

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iptables / netfilter

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