Is IP address 168.196.255.58 dangerous?

168.196.255.58 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 168.196.255.58?

IP address 168.196.255.58 is operated by Coop. de Servicios Publicos de Morteros Ltda. (ASN 27976) and is geolocated to AR. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 168.196.255.58?

Blocking 168.196.255.58 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 168.196.255.58?

Our threat assessment for 168.196.255.58 has a confidence score of 23%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

168.196.255.58

IPv4 Public

AS27976

Coop. de Servicios Publicos de Morteros Ltda.

1 Reports

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Argentina Location

Coop. de Servicios Public... ASN 27976

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Cautionary Risk

IP 168.196.255.58 rated 5/10 from 1 security events.

Mixed behavior profile detected. Confidence: 23%.

More threatening than 31% 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.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

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

First Observed 15. October 2026

Last Activity 15. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 1 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 27976) with generally good reputation. The ISP Coop. de Servicios Publicos de Morteros Ltda. maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Apply balanced security measures based on risk tolerance.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 5/10 Medium

Medium

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 23% Low Confidence

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
15. Oct 2026	Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 168.196.255.58
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: AR
ASN: AS27976
ISP: Coop. de Servicios Publicos de Morteros Ltda.

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: customer.168-196-255-58.coopmorteros.com.ar
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 16 Oct 2026
Last Reported: 15 Oct 2026, 22:42

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

31 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 31% of all IPs in our database.

Below Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 1,030,702 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 6.2 -

Total Reports 1 avg: 8 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 10 IPs in ASN 27976

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 5.1 =

Total Reports 1 network avg: 1 -

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 26,233 IPs in AR

Threat Level 5/10 country avg: 5.2 =

Total Reports 1 country avg: 2 -

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

Peak Day 15 Oct 2026 1 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 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 22:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

938,928 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 202,098 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

183,179 19.5%
02

Brazil BR

166,800 17.8%
03

India IN

94,507 10.1%
04

China CN

47,808 5.1%
05

SC SC

29,342 3.1%
06

Argentina AR THIS IP

26,233 2.8%
07

Germany DE

20,159 2.1%
08

Pakistan PK

19,450 2.1%
09

Netherlands NL

18,850 2%
10

Colombia CO

18,799 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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