Is IP address 178.194.37.196 dangerous?

Yes, 178.194.37.196 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 178.194.37.196?

IP address 178.194.37.196 is operated by Bluewin (ASN 3303) and is geolocated to CH. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 178.194.37.196?

Yes, blocking 178.194.37.196 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 178.194.37.196?

Our threat assessment for 178.194.37.196 has a confidence score of 28%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

178.194.37.196

IPv4 Public

AS3303

Bluewin

1 Reports

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Switzerland Location

Bluewin ASN 3303

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Elevated Risk

Elevated threat level 7/10 for IP 178.194.37.196 from 1 reported incidents.

Behavioral profile indicates cyber threat activity with 28% confidence.

More threatening than 87% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

IoT Targeted 1

Technical Details

IoT-targeted attacks exploit weak security in smart devices, cameras, routers, and other connected devices.

Recommended Mitigations

Segment IoT networks, update device firmware, change default credentials, and disable UPnP.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

Steady malicious activity over less than a day indicates persistent threat actor operations.

First Observed 31. October 2026

Last Activity 31. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 1 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 3303) with generally good reputation. The ISP Bluewin maintains standard security practices.

The malicious activity may represent an isolated compromised system rather than systematic abuse.

Security Recommendations

Enhanced monitoring recommended. Review logs for interactions with this IP.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 7/10 High

High

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 28% Medium Confidence

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
31. Oct 2026	IoT Targeted	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 178.194.37.196
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: CH
ASN: AS3303
ISP: Bluewin

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: 196.37.194.178.dynamic.cust.swisscom.net
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 31 Oct 2026
Last Reported: 31 Oct 2026, 22:03

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: AS3303

Organization: Bluewin

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

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Bluewin (AS3303), which manages 12 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 24 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

87 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 87% of all IPs in our database.

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 1,318,709 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 7/10 avg: 6.0 +

Total Reports 1 avg: 7 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 129 IPs in ASN 3303

Threat Level 7/10 network avg: 6.4 =

Total Reports 1 network avg: 2 -

Network Bluewin has overall threat level 1/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 2,034 IPs in CH

Threat Level 7/10 country avg: 6.8 =

Total Reports 1 country avg: 16 --

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

Peak Day 31 Oct 2026 1 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

IoT Targeted 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 22:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

1,201,932 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 30,576 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

Brazil BR

260,768 21.7%
02

United States US

205,083 17.1%
03

India IN

103,250 8.6%
04

China CN

50,491 4.2%
05

Argentina AR

42,351 3.5%
06

SC SC

29,432 2.4%
07

Mexico MX

27,833 2.3%
08

Russia RU

26,872 2.2%
09

Colombia CO

24,248 2%
10

Germany DE

24,025 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

7.7/10 Avg Threat

29% Avg Confidence

14 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Elevated Risk

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Behavioral Analysis

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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