Is IP address 165.16.185.3 dangerous?

Yes, 165.16.185.3 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 8/10. It has been reported 7 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 165.16.185.3?

IP address 165.16.185.3 is operated by South African Digital Villages (ASN 37049) and is geolocated to ZA. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 165.16.185.3?

Yes, blocking 165.16.185.3 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 8/10 and 7 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 165.16.185.3?

Our threat assessment for 165.16.185.3 has a confidence score of 24%, based on 7 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

165.16.185.3

IPv4 Public

AS37049

South African Digital Villages

7 Reports

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South Africa Location

South African Digital Vil... ASN 37049

7 Reports

Mixed Data Source

High Risk

IP 165.16.185.3 rated at threat level 8/10 based on 7 security reports.

Pattern analysis reveals concerning activity. Confidence: 24%.

More threatening than 88% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Brute-Force 6

Web App Attack 1

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: Consistent Activity

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

First Observed 29. September 2026

Last Activity 29. September 2026

Recent (7 days) 1 incidents

Moderate Network Risk

The network hosting this IP (ASN 37049, operated by South African Digital Villages) 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 closely and consider blocking. Escalation potential detected.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 8/10 High

Critical

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 24% Low Confidence

Confidence History

18. May 2026 - 29. Sep 2026

24% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
29. Sep 2026	Brute-Force Web App Attack	Community	75%
30. Aug 2026	WP Login Brute Force	Honeypot	75%
11. Aug 2026	Brute-Force	Community	75%
31. May 2026	Brute-Force	Community	75%
22. May 2026	Brute-Force	Community	75%
19. May 2026	Brute-Force	Community	75%
18. May 2026	Brute-Force	Community	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 165.16.185.3
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: ZA
ASN: AS37049
ISP: South African Digital Villages

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 7
First Reported: 18 May 2026
Last Reported: 29 Sep 2026, 22:47

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: AS37049

Organization: South African Digital Villages

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 South African Digital Villages (AS37049), 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

88 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 88% of all IPs in our database.

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 808,381 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 8/10 avg: 6.3 +

Total Reports 7 avg: 9 -

Network Comparison

Compared against 85 IPs in ASN 37049

Threat Level 8/10 network avg: 5.5 +

Total Reports 7 network avg: 2 ++

Network South African Digital Villages has overall threat level 4/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 3,577 IPs in ZA

Threat Level 8/10 country avg: 6.0 +

Total Reports 7 country avg: 2 ++

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

Peak Day 29 Sep 2026 1 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Tuesday 3 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 6

WP Login Brute Force 1

Web App Attack 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 22:00 with 3 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

735,151 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 27,714 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

143,697 19.5%
02

Brazil BR

110,800 15.1%
03

India IN

82,491 11.2%
04

China CN

44,839 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,237 4%
06

Germany DE

17,547 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL

17,509 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

16,721 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

6.3/10 Avg Threat

27% Avg Confidence

6 High Threat

Elevated risk: Multiple related IPs are flagged

High Risk

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Behavioral Analysis

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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