Is IP address 168.172.142.9 dangerous?

Yes, 168.172.142.9 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 7/10. It has been reported 1 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 168.172.142.9?

IP address 168.172.142.9 is operated by TENET (The UNINET Project) (ASN 2018) and is geolocated to ZA. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 168.172.142.9?

Yes, blocking 168.172.142.9 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 7/10 and 1 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 168.172.142.9?

Our threat assessment for 168.172.142.9 has a confidence score of 2%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

168.172.142.9

IPv4 Public

AS2018

TENET (The UNINET Project)

1 Reports

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South Africa Location

TENET (The UNINET Project... ASN 2018

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

High Risk

IP 168.172.142.9 rated at threat level 7/10 based on 1 security reports.

Pattern analysis reveals concerning activity. Confidence: 2%.

More threatening than 69% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

WP Login Brute Force 1

High-Risk Network Association

This IP belongs to a network (ASN 2018) with elevated threat levels. The ISP TENET (The UNINET Project) hosts multiple reported malicious addresses, suggesting systemic security issues or permissive policies.

Network-wide patterns may indicate this is part of a larger malicious infrastructure.

Security Recommendations

Monitor closely and consider blocking. Escalation potential detected.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 7/10 High

High

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 1% Low Confidence

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
11. Jun 2026	WP Login Brute Force	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 168.172.142.9
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: ZA
ASN: AS2018
ISP: TENET (The UNINET Project)

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 11 Jun 2026
Last Reported: 11 Jun 2026, 21:50

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: AS2018

Organization: TENET-1

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

8/10

This network has a high threat level with significant malicious activity reported across multiple IPs.

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

Total Reports

1.5

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to TENET-1 (AS2018), which manages 2 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 3 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 8/10.

Network warning: This network has elevated threat levels. Exercise caution when interacting with IPs from this ASN.

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

69 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 69% of all IPs in our database.

Above Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 972,679 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 7/10 avg: 6.2 =

Total Reports 1 avg: 8 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 13 IPs in ASN 2018

Threat Level 7/10 network avg: 6.9 =

Total Reports 1 network avg: 5 --

Network TENET (The UNINET Project) has overall threat level 8/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 4,036 IPs in ZA

Threat Level 7/10 country avg: 6.1 +

Total Reports 1 country avg: 2 --

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

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Thursday 1 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

WP Login Brute Force 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 21:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

883,856 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 218,903 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

176,606 20%
02

Brazil BR

144,668 16.4%
03

India IN

93,838 10.6%
04

China CN

47,714 5.4%
05

SC SC

29,341 3.3%
06

Argentina AR

22,401 2.5%
07

Germany DE

19,900 2.3%
08

Pakistan PK

19,307 2.2%
09

Netherlands NL

18,771 2.1%
10

Colombia CO

17,614 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

12 Related IPs

6.9/10 Avg Threat

18% Avg Confidence

8 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

High Risk

Threat Categories

High-Risk Network Association

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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