Is IP address 178.16.55.231 dangerous?

Yes, 178.16.55.231 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 10/10. It has been reported 6 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 178.16.55.231?

IP address 178.16.55.231 is operated by Omegatech LTD (ASN 202412) and is geolocated to US. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 178.16.55.231?

Yes, blocking 178.16.55.231 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 10/10 and 6 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 178.16.55.231?

Our threat assessment for 178.16.55.231 has a confidence score of 57%, based on 6 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

178.16.55.231

IPv4 Public

AS202412

Omegatech LTD

6 Reports

United States Location

Omegatech LTD ASN 202412

6 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Critical Alert

Security alert: 178.16.55.231 rated 10/10 based on 6 verified incidents.

Threat profile indicates sustained malicious activity with 57% confidence rating.

More threatening than 91% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Exploited Host 6

Technical Details

This IP belongs to a compromised system being used as an attack platform without the owner's knowledge.

Recommended Mitigations

Block the IP and consider notifying the hosting provider or system owner about the compromise.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

Steady malicious activity over 3 days indicates persistent threat actor operations.

First Observed 1. August 2026

Last Activity 4. August 2026

Recent (7 days) 6 incidents

Moderate Network Risk

The network hosting this IP (ASN 202412, operated by Omegatech LTD) shows moderate threat indicators. Some concerning activity has been detected from neighboring addresses.

Consider the network context when assessing this individual IP.

Security Recommendations

Implement immediate countermeasures. Well-resourced threat actor identified.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 10/10 Critical

Critical

Activity Frequency 5/10 Moderate

Confidence Score 57% High Confidence

Confidence History

1. Aug 2026 - 4. Aug 2026

57% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
4. Aug 2026	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%
3. Aug 2026	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%
3. Aug 2026	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%
2. Aug 2026	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%
2. Aug 2026	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%
1. Aug 2026	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 178.16.55.231
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: US
ASN: AS202412
ISP: Omegatech LTD

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 6
First Reported: 1 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 4 Aug 2026, 08:33

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: AS202412

Organization: Omegatech LTD

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

6/10

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

Network Statistics

148

Total IPs Monitored

27,689

Total Reports

187.1

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Omegatech LTD (AS202412), which manages 148 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 27,689 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 6/10.

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

91 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 91% of all IPs in our database.

Top 10% Most Dangerous

Global Comparison

Compared against 312,141 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 10/10 avg: 6.0 ++

Total Reports 6 avg: 18 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 235 IPs in ASN 202412

Threat Level 10/10 network avg: 6.6 ++

Total Reports 6 network avg: 144 --

Network Omegatech LTD has overall threat level 6/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 65,788 IPs in US

Threat Level 10/10 country avg: 6.5 ++

Total Reports 6 country avg: 31 --

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

Peak Day 2 Aug 2026 2 reports

Daily Average 0.2 reports/day

Most Active Sunday 2 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

Exploited Host 6

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 06:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

292,711 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 17,660 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US THIS IP

65,787 22.5%
02

India IN

49,120 16.8%
03

China CN

35,633 12.2%
04

Brazil BR

15,556 5.3%
05

Germany DE

10,500 3.6%
06

Pakistan PK

8,479 2.9%
07

Indonesia ID

8,404 2.9%
08

Singapore SG

8,312 2.8%
09

Russia RU

6,394 2.2%
10

Netherlands NL

6,295 2.2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

8.2/10 Avg Threat

93% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged