Is IP address 185.194.178.199 dangerous?

Yes, 185.194.178.199 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 8/10. It has been reported 7 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 185.194.178.199?

IP address 185.194.178.199 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 185.194.178.199?

Yes, blocking 185.194.178.199 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 8/10 and 7 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 185.194.178.199?

Our threat assessment for 185.194.178.199 has a confidence score of 55%, based on 7 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

185.194.178.199

IPv4 Public

AS29066

velia.net Internetdienste GmbH

7 Reports

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France Location

velia.net Internetdienste... ASN 29066

7 Reports

Mixed Data Source

Significant Threat

IP 185.194.178.199 identified as significant threat (8/10) from 7 events.

Multiple malicious indicators detected. Confidence level: 55%.

More threatening than 92% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

WP Login Brute Force 5

Brute-Force 4

WP Version Scanning 1

WP Plugin Scanning 1

WP Config Exposure 1

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Recent Spike

Significant activity increase over past 7 days indicates renewed threat actor interest or system compromise.

First Observed 19. October 2026

Last Activity 28. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 4 incidents

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

Implement rate limiting or temporary blocking measures.

Immediate monitoring recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 8/10 High

Critical

Activity Frequency 4/10 Low

Confidence Score 55% High Confidence

Confidence History

24. Aug 2026 - 28. Oct 2026

55% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
28. Oct 2026 New	Brute-Force	Community	75%
28. Oct 2026 New	WP Login Brute Force Brute-Force	Community	75%
25. Oct 2026	WP Plugin Scanning WP Version Scanning WP Config Exposure	Community	75%
25. Oct 2026	WP Login Brute Force Brute-Force	Community	75%
19. Oct 2026	WP Login Brute Force Brute-Force	Community	75%
25. Aug 2026	WP Login Brute Force	Honeypot	75%
24. Aug 2026	WP Login Brute Force	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 185.194.178.199
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: 7
First Reported: 24 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 28 Oct 2026, 20:12

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

92 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 92% of all IPs in our database.

Top 10% Most Dangerous

Global Comparison

Compared against 1,291,800 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 8/10 avg: 6.0 +

Total Reports 7 avg: 7 =

Network Comparison

Compared against 197 IPs in ASN 29066

Threat Level 8/10 network avg: 7.7 =

Total Reports 7 network avg: 25 --

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

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 17,507 IPs in FR

Threat Level 8/10 country avg: 6.5 +

Total Reports 7 country avg: 18 --

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

Peak Day 25 Oct 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

WP Login Brute Force 5

Brute-Force 4

WP Plugin Scanning 1

WP Version Scanning 1

WP Config Exposure 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 20:00 with 2 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

1,177,571 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 29,721 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

Brazil BR

258,618 22%
02

United States US

199,672 17%
03

India IN

102,524 8.7%
04

China CN

49,613 4.2%
05

Argentina AR

41,948 3.6%
06

SC SC

29,412 2.5%
07

Mexico MX

27,442 2.3%
08

Russia RU

26,502 2.3%
09

Colombia CO

24,027 2%
10

Germany DE

22,835 1.9%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

8.3/10 Avg Threat

73% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Significant Threat

Threat Categories

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

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