Is IP address 169.239.180.195 dangerous?

169.239.180.195 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 169.239.180.195?

IP address 169.239.180.195 is operated by Host Africa (Pty) Ltd (ASN 329184) and is geolocated to ZA. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 169.239.180.195?

Blocking 169.239.180.195 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 169.239.180.195?

Our threat assessment for 169.239.180.195 has a confidence score of 24%, based on 7 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

169.239.180.195

IPv4 Public

AS329184

Host Africa (Pty) Ltd

7 Reports

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South Africa Location

Host Africa (Pty) Ltd ASN 329184

7 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Medium Threat

Medium risk rating 5/10 for IP 169.239.180.195 based on 7 incidents.

Suspicious behavior markers present. 24% confidence level.

More threatening than 40% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Email Spam 7

Technical Details

Email spam involves mass distribution of unwanted emails, often for advertising, phishing, or malware delivery.

Recommended Mitigations

Implement SPF, DKIM, DMARC, and use reputable email filtering services.

High-Risk Network Association

This IP belongs to a network (ASN 329184) with elevated threat levels. The ISP Host Africa (Pty) Ltd 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 traffic patterns. Review logs periodically for escalation.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 5/10 Medium

Medium

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 23% Low Confidence

Confidence History

21. Aug 2026

24% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
21. Aug 2026	Email Spam	Honeypot	75%
21. Aug 2026	Email Spam	Honeypot	75%
21. Aug 2026	Email Spam	Honeypot	75%
21. Aug 2026	Email Spam	Honeypot	75%
21. Aug 2026	Email Spam	Honeypot	75%
21. Aug 2026	Email Spam	Honeypot	75%
21. Aug 2026	Email Spam	Honeypot x2	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 169.239.180.195
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: ZA
ASN: AS329184
ISP: Host Africa (Pty) Ltd

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 7
First Reported: 21 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 21 Aug 2026, 17:00

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: AS329184

Organization: Host-Africa-AS2

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

7/10

This network shows moderate threat levels with some malicious activity patterns.

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

Total Reports

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Host-Africa-AS2 (AS329184), which manages 2 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 4 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 7/10.

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

40 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 40% of all IPs in our database.

Below Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 806,355 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 6.3 -

Total Reports 7 avg: 9 -

Network Comparison

Compared against 34 IPs in ASN 329184

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 6.1 -

Total Reports 7 network avg: 5 ++

Network Host Africa (Pty) Ltd has overall threat level 7/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 3,575 IPs in ZA

Threat Level 5/10 country avg: 6.0 -

Total Reports 7 country avg: 2 ++

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

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Friday 7 reports

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

Initial Threat 3/10

Current Threat 3/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

Email Spam 7

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 01:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

733,286 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 28,708 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

143,209 19.5%
02

Brazil BR

110,734 15.1%
03

India IN

82,112 11.2%
04

China CN

44,742 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,233 4%
06

Germany DE

17,479 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL

17,464 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

16,633 2.3%
09

Argentina AR

16,189 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

6/10 Avg Threat

32% Avg Confidence

7 High Threat

Elevated risk: Multiple related IPs are flagged

Medium Threat

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

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

JSON Report

Firewall Rules

iptables / netfilter

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Windows Firewall

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nginx

Apache .htaccess

PDF Report

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