Is IP address 151.243.3.198 dangerous?

151.243.3.198 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 151.243.3.198?

IP address 151.243.3.198 is operated by Hostkey B.v. (ASN 57043) and is geolocated to NL. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 151.243.3.198?

Blocking 151.243.3.198 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 151.243.3.198?

Our threat assessment for 151.243.3.198 has a confidence score of 23%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

151.243.3.198

IPv4 Public

AS57043

Hostkey B.v.

1 Reports

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The Netherlands Location

Hostkey B.v. ASN 57043

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Moderate Risk

IP 151.243.3.198 presents moderate risk (4/10) with 1 security reports.

Some concerning behavior detected. Confidence: 23%.

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.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

Steady malicious activity over less than a day indicates persistent threat actor operations.

First Observed 16. September 2026

Last Activity 16. September 2026

Recent (7 days) 0 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 57043) with generally good reputation. The ISP Hostkey B.v. maintains standard security practices.

The malicious activity may represent an isolated compromised system rather than systematic abuse.

Security Recommendations

Standard monitoring recommended. Apply conditional access controls as needed.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 4/10 Low

Medium

Activity Frequency 2/10 Very Low

Confidence Score 16% Low Confidence

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
16. Sep 2026	Email Spam	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 151.243.3.198
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: NL
ASN: AS57043
ISP: Hostkey B.v.

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: mx-003.leadput.com
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 16 Sep 2026
Last Reported: 16 Sep 2026, 07:29

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: AS57043

Organization: Hostkey B.v.

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

1/10

This network appears to be relatively clean with very low threat indicators.

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

Total Reports

3.5

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Hostkey B.v. (AS57043), which manages 24 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 83 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 1/10.

Network status: This network appears to be well-maintained with low threat indicators.

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 832,206 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 4/10 avg: 6.3 -

Total Reports 1 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 88 IPs in ASN 57043

Threat Level 4/10 network avg: 7.4 -

Total Reports 1 network avg: 3 --

Network Hostkey B.v. has overall threat level 1/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 17,968 IPs in NL

Threat Level 4/10 country avg: 6.3 -

Total Reports 1 country avg: 30 --

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

Peak Day 16 Sep 2026 1 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Wednesday 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 07:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

756,541 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 29,134 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

148,054 19.6%
02

Brazil BR

111,808 14.8%
03

India IN

87,138 11.5%
04

China CN

46,044 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,252 3.9%
06

Germany DE

18,353 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL THIS IP

17,968 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

17,792 2.4%
09

Argentina AR

16,265 2.1%
10

Colombia CO

15,169 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

8.4/10 Avg Threat

43% Avg Confidence

17 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Moderate Risk

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Behavioral Analysis

Reputable Network

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

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