Is IP address 185.194.178.103 dangerous?

185.194.178.103 presents moderate risk with a threat level of 6/10. While not critically dangerous, it has been associated with activity. Monitoring and conditional blocking is recommended.

Who owns or operates IP address 185.194.178.103?

IP address 185.194.178.103 is operated by velia.net Internetdienste GmbH (ASN 29066) and is geolocated to FR. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 185.194.178.103?

Blocking 185.194.178.103 is advisable for security-sensitive environments. With a threat level of 6/10, consider implementing conditional blocks or rate limiting.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 185.194.178.103?

Our threat assessment for 185.194.178.103 has a confidence score of 23%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

185.194.178.103

IPv4 Public

AS29066

velia.net Internetdienste GmbH

1 Reports

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France Location

velia.net Internetdienste... ASN 29066

1 Reports

Community Data Source

Medium Threat

Medium risk rating 6/10 for IP 185.194.178.103 based on 1 incidents.

Suspicious behavior markers present. 23% confidence level.

More threatening than 46% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Brute-Force 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 29066) with generally good reputation. The ISP velia.net Internetdienste GmbH maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Monitor traffic patterns. Review logs periodically for escalation.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 6/10 Medium

High

Activity Frequency 2/10 Very Low

Confidence Score 0% Unverified

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
28. May 2026	Brute-Force	Community	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 185.194.178.103
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: FR
ASN: AS29066
ISP: velia.net Internetdienste GmbH

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 28 May 2026
Last Reported: 28 May 2026, 12:46

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: AS29066

Organization: velia.net Internetdienste GmbH

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

2/10

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

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

839

Total Reports

9.9

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to velia.net Internetdienste GmbH (AS29066), which manages 85 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 839 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 2/10.

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

46 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 46% of all IPs in our database.

Below Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 851,328 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 6/10 avg: 6.3 =

Total Reports 1 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 190 IPs in ASN 29066

Threat Level 6/10 network avg: 7.7 -

Total Reports 1 network avg: 13 --

Network velia.net Internetdienste GmbH has overall threat level 2/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 12,576 IPs in FR

Threat Level 6/10 country avg: 6.7 =

Total Reports 1 country avg: 22 --

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

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Thursday 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

Brute-Force 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

773,761 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 28,509 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

151,092 19.5%
02

Brazil BR

112,956 14.6%
03

India IN

90,094 11.6%
04

China CN

46,644 6%
05

SC SC

29,267 3.8%
06

Germany DE

18,877 2.4%
07

Pakistan PK

18,451 2.4%
08

Netherlands NL

18,309 2.4%
09

Argentina AR

16,729 2.2%
10

Indonesia ID

15,375 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

8.6/10 Avg Threat

43% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Medium Threat

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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