Is IP address 165.255.0.217 dangerous?

Yes, 165.255.0.217 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 8/10. It has been reported 6 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 165.255.0.217?

IP address 165.255.0.217 is operated by AFRIHOST SP (PTY) LTD (ASN 37611) and is geolocated to ZA. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 165.255.0.217?

Yes, blocking 165.255.0.217 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 8/10 and 6 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 165.255.0.217?

Our threat assessment for 165.255.0.217 has a confidence score of 52%, based on 6 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

165.255.0.217

IPv4 Public

AS37611

AFRIHOST SP (PTY) LTD

6 Reports

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South Africa Location

AFRIHOST SP (PTY) LTD ASN 37611

6 Reports

Mixed Data Source

Elevated Risk

Elevated threat level 8/10 for IP 165.255.0.217 from 6 reported incidents.

Behavioral profile indicates cyber threat activity with 52% confidence.

More threatening than 89% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Brute-Force 4

Web App Attack 2

WP Login Brute Force 2

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 2 days indicates persistent threat actor operations.

First Observed 23. September 2026

Last Activity 25. September 2026

Recent (7 days) 1 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 37611) with generally good reputation. The ISP AFRIHOST SP (PTY) LTD maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Enhanced monitoring recommended. Review logs for interactions with this IP.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 8/10 High

Critical

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 52% High Confidence

Confidence History

13. Aug 2026 - 25. Sep 2026

52% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
25. Sep 2026	Brute-Force Web App Attack	Community	75%
23. Sep 2026	Brute-Force	Community	75%
24. Aug 2026	Brute-Force Web App Attack	Honeypot	75%
23. Aug 2026	WP Login Brute Force	Honeypot	75%
14. Aug 2026	Brute-Force	Community	75%
13. Aug 2026	WP Login Brute Force	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 165.255.0.217
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: ZA
ASN: AS37611
ISP: AFRIHOST SP (PTY) LTD

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: 165-255-0-217.ip.ahisp.co.za
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 6
First Reported: 13 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 25 Sep 2026, 18:50

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: AS37611

Organization: AFRIHOST-SP

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

2/10

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

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

183

Total Reports

6.5

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to AFRIHOST-SP (AS37611), which manages 28 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 183 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

89 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 89% of all IPs in our database.

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 810,156 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 8/10 avg: 6.3 +

Total Reports 6 avg: 9 -

Network Comparison

Compared against 275 IPs in ASN 37611

Threat Level 8/10 network avg: 6.1 +

Total Reports 6 network avg: 2 ++

Network AFRIHOST SP (PTY) LTD has overall threat level 2/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 3,587 IPs in ZA

Threat Level 8/10 country avg: 6.0 +

Total Reports 6 country avg: 2 ++

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

Peak Day 23 Sep 2026 1 reports

Daily Average 0.1 reports/day

Most Active Friday 2 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 4

WP Login Brute Force 2

Web App Attack 2

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 00:00 with 2 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

736,701 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 31,796 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

143,980 19.5%
02

Brazil BR

110,878 15.1%
03

India IN

82,819 11.2%
04

China CN

44,936 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,241 4%
06

Germany DE

17,636 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL

17,549 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

16,800 2.3%
09

Argentina AR

16,197 2.2%
10

Colombia CO

15,142 2.1%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

8.7/10 Avg Threat

43% Avg Confidence

19 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Elevated 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

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