Is IP address 159.112.4.242 dangerous?

159.112.4.242 presents moderate risk with a threat level of 5/10. While not critically dangerous, it has been associated with activity. Monitoring and conditional blocking is recommended.

Who owns or operates IP address 159.112.4.242?

IP address 159.112.4.242 is operated by TDS TELECOM (ASN 4181) and is geolocated to US. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 159.112.4.242?

Blocking 159.112.4.242 is advisable for security-sensitive environments. With a threat level of 5/10, consider implementing conditional blocks or rate limiting.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 159.112.4.242?

Our threat assessment for 159.112.4.242 has a confidence score of 13%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

159.112.4.242

IPv4 Public

AS4181

TDS TELECOM

1 Reports

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United States Location

TDS TELECOM ASN 4181

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Intermediate Threat

Threat level 5/10 for 159.112.4.242 from 1 reports.

Concerning behaviors alongside normal activity. 13% confidence.

More threatening than 18% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 1

WP Content Scraping 1

Technical Details

Bad web bots ignore robots.txt, scrape content aggressively, and may probe for vulnerabilities.

Recommended Mitigations

Implement bot detection, rate limiting, and use services like Cloudflare Bot Management.

Moderate Network Risk

The network hosting this IP (ASN 4181, operated by TDS TELECOM) shows moderate threat indicators. Some concerning activity has been detected from neighboring addresses.

Consider the network context when assessing this individual IP.

Security Recommendations

Monitor for behavior pattern changes indicating escalation.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 5/10 Medium

Medium

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 13% Low Confidence

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
29. Aug 2026	Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 159.112.4.242
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: US
ASN: AS4181
ISP: TDS TELECOM

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: h159-112-4-242.cntral.broadband.dynamic.tds.net
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 29 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 29 Aug 2026, 13:32

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: AS4181

Organization: TDS TELECOM

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

4/10

This network has low threat indicators with minimal suspicious activity.

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

Total Reports

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to TDS TELECOM (AS4181), which manages 2 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 2 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 4/10.

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

18 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 18% of all IPs in our database.

Low Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 805,760 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 6.3 -

Total Reports 1 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 33 IPs in ASN 4181

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 6.5 -

Total Reports 1 network avg: 17 --

Network TDS TELECOM has overall threat level 4/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 143,123 IPs in US

Threat Level 5/10 country avg: 6.8 -

Total Reports 1 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 Saturday 1 reports

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

Initial Threat 4/10

Current Threat 4/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 1

WP Content Scraping 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 13:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

732,819 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 29,270 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US THIS IP

143,123 19.5%
02

Brazil BR

110,701 15.1%
03

India IN

82,074 11.2%
04

China CN

44,710 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,233 4%
06

Netherlands NL

17,445 2.4%
07

Germany DE

17,430 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

16,597 2.3%
09

Argentina AR

16,187 2.2%
10

Colombia CO

15,132 2.1%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

6.5/10 Avg Threat

26% Avg Confidence

7 High Threat

Elevated risk: Multiple related IPs are flagged

Intermediate Threat

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

Top Threat Sources

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