Is IP address 156.196.42.240 dangerous?

Yes, 156.196.42.240 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 8/10. It has been reported 8 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 156.196.42.240?

IP address 156.196.42.240 is operated by IDDQD-AS (ASN 8452) and is geolocated to EG. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 156.196.42.240?

Yes, blocking 156.196.42.240 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 8/10 and 8 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 156.196.42.240?

Our threat assessment for 156.196.42.240 has a confidence score of 76%, based on 8 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

156.196.42.240

IPv4 Public

AS8452

IDDQD-AS

8 Reports

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Egypt Location

IDDQD-AS ASN 8452

8 Reports

Mixed Data Source

Substantial Risk

Threat level 8/10 for 156.196.42.240 based on 8 documented incidents.

Consistent suspicious behavior patterns. 76% confidence rating.

More threatening than 90% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Brute-Force 7

Web App Attack 6

WP Login Brute Force 1

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.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Recent Spike

Significant activity increase over past 7 days indicates renewed threat actor interest or system compromise.

First Observed 8. September 2026

Last Activity 13. September 2026

Recent (7 days) 0 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 8452) with generally good reputation. The ISP IDDQD-AS maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Configure firewall rules and intrusion detection alerts.

Immediate monitoring recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 8/10 High

Critical

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 75% High Confidence

Confidence History

8. Sep 2026 - 13. Sep 2026

76% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
13. Sep 2026	WP Login Brute Force	Honeypot	75%
13. Sep 2026	Brute-Force Web App Attack	Honeypot	75%
13. Sep 2026	Brute-Force Web App Attack	Honeypot	75%
13. Sep 2026	Brute-Force Web App Attack	Honeypot	75%
9. Sep 2026	Brute-Force Web App Attack	Honeypot	75%
9. Sep 2026	Brute-Force Web App Attack	Honeypot	75%
9. Sep 2026	Brute-Force Web App Attack	Honeypot	75%
8. Sep 2026	Brute-Force	Community	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 156.196.42.240
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: EG
ASN: AS8452
ISP: IDDQD-AS

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: None
PTR Record: No
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 8
First Reported: 8 Sep 2026
Last Reported: 13 Sep 2026, 09:34

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: AS8452

Organization: TE Data

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

2/10

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

Network Statistics

436

Total IPs Monitored

2,650

Total Reports

6.1

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to TE Data (AS8452), which manages 436 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 2,650 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 2/10.

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

90 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 90% of all IPs in our database.

Top 10% Most Dangerous

Global Comparison

Compared against 808,187 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 8/10 avg: 6.3 +

Total Reports 8 avg: 9 =

Network Comparison

Compared against 2,639 IPs in ASN 8452

Threat Level 8/10 network avg: 7.0 =

Total Reports 8 network avg: 3 ++

Network IDDQD-AS has overall threat level 2/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 3,680 IPs in EG

Threat Level 8/10 country avg: 6.9 +

Total Reports 8 country avg: 3 ++

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

Peak Day 13 Sep 2026 4 reports

Daily Average 0.3 reports/day

Most Active Sunday 4 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 7

Web App Attack 6

WP Login Brute Force 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 08:00 with 2 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

734,915 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 27,869 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

143,640 19.5%
02

Brazil BR

110,793 15.1%
03

India IN

82,417 11.2%
04

China CN

44,837 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,236 4%
06

Germany DE

17,540 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL

17,507 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

16,709 2.3%
09

Argentina AR

16,194 2.2%
10

Colombia CO

15,137 2.1%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

8.5/10 Avg Threat

80% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Substantial 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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