Is IP address 178.16.159.188 dangerous?

178.16.159.188 presents moderate risk with a threat level of 4/10. While not critically dangerous, it has been associated with activity. Monitoring and conditional blocking is recommended.

Who owns or operates IP address 178.16.159.188?

IP address 178.16.159.188 is operated by OBIT Ltd. (ASN 8492) and is geolocated to RU. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 178.16.159.188?

Blocking 178.16.159.188 is advisable for security-sensitive environments. With a threat level of 4/10, consider implementing conditional blocks or rate limiting.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 178.16.159.188?

Our threat assessment for 178.16.159.188 has a confidence score of 23%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

178.16.159.188

IPv4 Public

AS8492

OBIT Ltd.

1 Reports

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Russia Location

OBIT Ltd. ASN 8492

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Cautionary Risk

IP 178.16.159.188 rated 4/10 from 1 security events.

Mixed behavior profile detected. Confidence: 23%.

More threatening than 1% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Email Spam 1

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.

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 8492) with generally good reputation. The ISP OBIT Ltd. 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.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 4/10 Low

Medium

Activity Frequency 2/10 Very Low

Confidence Score 6% Low Confidence

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
2. Sep 2026	Email Spam	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 178.16.159.188
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: RU
ASN: AS8492
ISP: OBIT Ltd.

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: mail.teko.biz
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 2 Sep 2026
Last Reported: 2 Sep 2026, 19:00

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: AS8492

Organization: OBIT Ltd.

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

1/10

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

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

Total Reports

10.9

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to OBIT Ltd. (AS8492), which manages 9 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 98 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 1/10.

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

1 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 1% of all IPs in our database.

Low Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 1,197,588 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 4/10 avg: 6.0 -

Total Reports 1 avg: 7 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 14 IPs in ASN 8492

Threat Level 4/10 network avg: 7.9 -

Total Reports 1 network avg: 8 --

Network OBIT Ltd. has overall threat level 1/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 23,994 IPs in RU

Threat Level 4/10 country avg: 5.9 -

Total Reports 1 country avg: 6 --

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

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Wednesday 1 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 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 19:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

1,092,301 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 32,557 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

Brazil BR

237,059 21.7%
02

United States US

190,849 17.5%
03

India IN

95,840 8.8%
04

China CN

48,126 4.4%
05

Argentina AR

38,225 3.5%
06

SC SC

29,348 2.7%
07

Mexico MX

24,807 2.3%
08

Russia RU THIS IP

23,994 2.2%
09

Colombia CO

22,629 2.1%
10

Germany DE

20,883 1.9%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

13 Related IPs

8.2/10 Avg Threat

15% Avg Confidence

13 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Cautionary Risk

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

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

Top Threat Sources

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