Is IP address 178.16.54.96 dangerous?

178.16.54.96 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 178.16.54.96?

IP address 178.16.54.96 is operated by Railnet LLC (ASN 214943) and is geolocated to NL. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 178.16.54.96?

Blocking 178.16.54.96 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 178.16.54.96?

Our threat assessment for 178.16.54.96 has a confidence score of 14%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

178.16.54.96

IPv4 Public

AS214943

Railnet LLC

1 Reports

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NL Location

Railnet LLC ASN 214943

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Measured Risk

IP 178.16.54.96 threat rating: 4/10 from 1 observations.

Attention-worthy behavior detected. Confidence: 14%.

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.

Moderate Network Risk

The network hosting this IP (ASN 214943, operated by Railnet LLC) shows moderate threat indicators. Some concerning activity has been detected from neighboring addresses.

Consider the network context when assessing this individual IP.

Security Recommendations

Standard security protocols sufficient. Monitor but no immediate blocking required.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 4/10 Low

Medium

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 0% Unverified

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
25. Jan 2026	Email Spam	Honeypot x30	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 178.16.54.96
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: NL
ASN: AS214943
ISP: Railnet LLC

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 25 Jan 2026
Last Reported: 26 Jan 2026, 03:33

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: AS214943

Organization: Railnet LLC

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

5/10

This network has low threat indicators with minimal suspicious activity.

Network Statistics

212

Total IPs Monitored

45,786

Total Reports

216

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Railnet LLC (AS214943), which manages 212 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 45,786 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 5/10.

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

1 %

Global Threat Ranking

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

Low Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 805,008 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 4/10 avg: 6.3 -

Total Reports 1 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 212 IPs in ASN 214943

Threat Level 4/10 network avg: 8.5 --

Total Reports 1 network avg: 265 --

Network Railnet LLC has overall threat level 5/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 17,433 IPs in NL

Threat Level 4/10 country avg: 6.3 -

Total Reports 1 country avg: 30 --

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

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Sunday 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

732,085 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 28,971 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

143,009 19.5%
02

Brazil BR

110,658 15.1%
03

India IN

81,919 11.2%
04

China CN

44,673 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,232 4%
06

Netherlands NL THIS IP

17,433 2.4%
07

Germany DE

17,387 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

16,546 2.3%
09

Argentina AR

16,182 2.2%
10

Colombia CO

15,128 2.1%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

7.5/10 Avg Threat

49% Avg Confidence

17 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Measured 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

JSON Report

Firewall Rules

iptables / netfilter

UFW (Ubuntu)

Windows Firewall

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nginx

Apache .htaccess

PDF Report

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