Is IP address 173.81.97.181 dangerous?

Yes, 173.81.97.181 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 173.81.97.181?

IP address 173.81.97.181 is operated by SUDDENLINK-COMMUNICATIONS (ASN 19108) and is geolocated to US. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 173.81.97.181?

Yes, blocking 173.81.97.181 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 173.81.97.181?

Our threat assessment for 173.81.97.181 has a confidence score of 19%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

173.81.97.181

IPv4 Public

AS19108

SUDDENLINK-COMMUNICATIONS

1 Reports

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US Location

SUDDENLINK-COMMUNICATIONS ASN 19108

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Substantial Risk

Threat level 7/10 for 173.81.97.181 based on 1 documented incidents.

Consistent suspicious behavior patterns. 19% confidence rating.

More threatening than 77% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Hacking 1

Technical Details

General hacking activity includes various intrusion attempts, exploitation of vulnerabilities, and unauthorized access attempts.

Recommended Mitigations

Keep systems patched, implement intrusion detection, and follow security best practices.

Moderate Network Risk

The network hosting this IP (ASN 19108, operated by SUDDENLINK-COMMUNICATIONS) shows moderate threat indicators. Some concerning activity has been detected from neighboring addresses.

Consider the network context when assessing this individual IP.

Security Recommendations

Configure firewall rules and intrusion detection alerts.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 7/10 High

High

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 0% Unverified

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
24. Jan 2026	Hacking	Honeypot x2	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 173.81.97.181
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: US
ASN: AS19108
ISP: SUDDENLINK-COMMUNICATIONS

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 24 Jan 2026
Last Reported: 25 Jan 2026, 07:38

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: AS19108

Organization: Optimum

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

4/10

This network has low threat indicators with minimal suspicious activity.

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

456

Total Reports

25.3

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Optimum (AS19108), which manages 18 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 456 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

77 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 77% of all IPs in our database.

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 832,725 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 7/10 avg: 6.3 =

Total Reports 1 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 87 IPs in ASN 19108

Threat Level 7/10 network avg: 6.3 =

Total Reports 1 network avg: 7 --

Network SUDDENLINK-COMMUNICATIONS has overall threat level 4/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 148,159 IPs in US

Threat Level 7/10 country avg: 6.8 =

Total Reports 1 country avg: 18 --

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

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Saturday 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

Hacking 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 18:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

757,033 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 30,009 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US THIS IP

148,162 19.6%
02

Brazil BR

111,851 14.8%
03

India IN

87,178 11.5%
04

China CN

46,071 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,252 3.9%
06

Germany DE

18,388 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL

17,984 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

17,811 2.4%
09

Argentina AR

16,266 2.1%
10

Colombia CO

15,169 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

6.8/10 Avg Threat

28% Avg Confidence

13 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Substantial Risk

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

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

Top Threat Sources

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