Is IP address 178.239.198.34 dangerous?

Yes, 178.239.198.34 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 7/10. It has been reported 6 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 178.239.198.34?

IP address 178.239.198.34 is operated by UK Dedicated Servers Limited (ASN 42831) and is geolocated to GB. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 178.239.198.34?

Yes, blocking 178.239.198.34 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 7/10 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 178.239.198.34?

Our threat assessment for 178.239.198.34 has a confidence score of 23%, based on 6 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

178.239.198.34

IPv4 Public

AS42831

UK Dedicated Servers Limited

6 Reports

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GB Location

UK Dedicated Servers Limi... ASN 42831

6 Reports

Community Data Source

Elevated Risk

Elevated threat level 7/10 for IP 178.239.198.34 from 6 reported incidents.

Behavioral profile indicates cyber threat activity with 23% confidence.

More threatening than 80% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Brute-Force 6

WP Login Brute Force 2

DDoS Attack 1

WP Cron Abuse 1

Technical Details

Brute-force attacks systematically attempt password combinations against authentication systems.

Recommended Mitigations

Implement rate limiting, account lockout policies, multi-factor authentication, and fail2ban.

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 42831) with generally good reputation. The ISP UK Dedicated Servers Limited 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.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 7/10 High

High

Activity Frequency 2/10 Very Low

Confidence Score 1% Low Confidence

Confidence History

28. Feb 2026 - 9. Jun 2026

23% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
9. Jun 2026	Brute-Force	Community	75%
23. May 2026	Brute-Force	Community	75%
21. May 2026	Brute-Force	Community	75%
18. May 2026	Brute-Force	Community	75%
28. Feb 2026	WP Login Brute Force Brute-Force	Community	75%
28. Feb 2026	WP Cron Abuse DDoS Attack WP Login Brute Force +1	Community x3	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 178.239.198.34
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: GB
ASN: AS42831
ISP: UK Dedicated Servers Limited

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 6
First Reported: 28 Feb 2026
Last Reported: 9 Jun 2026, 21:36

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: AS42831

Organization: UK Dedicated Servers Limited

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

3/10

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

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

454

Total Reports

4.7

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to UK Dedicated Servers Limited (AS42831), which manages 97 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 454 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 3/10.

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

80 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 80% of all IPs in our database.

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 805,687 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 7/10 avg: 6.3 =

Total Reports 6 avg: 9 -

Network Comparison

Compared against 332 IPs in ASN 42831

Threat Level 7/10 network avg: 6.1 +

Total Reports 6 network avg: 3 ++

Network UK Dedicated Servers Limited has overall threat level 3/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 10,287 IPs in GB

Threat Level 7/10 country avg: 7.1 =

Total Reports 6 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 3 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

Brute-Force 6

WP Login Brute Force 2

WP Cron Abuse 1

DDoS Attack 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 12:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

732,570 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 29,254 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

143,098 19.5%
02

Brazil BR

110,689 15.1%
03

India IN

82,026 11.2%
04

China CN

44,688 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,232 4%
06

Netherlands NL

17,444 2.4%
07

Germany DE

17,413 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

16,575 2.3%
09

Argentina AR

16,184 2.2%
10

Colombia CO

15,130 2.1%

+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

32% Avg Confidence

19 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Elevated 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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