Is IP address 185.194.178.5 dangerous?

Yes, 185.194.178.5 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 185.194.178.5?

IP address 185.194.178.5 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 185.194.178.5?

Yes, blocking 185.194.178.5 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 185.194.178.5?

Our threat assessment for 185.194.178.5 has a confidence score of 42%, based on 7 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

185.194.178.5

IPv4 Public

AS29066

velia.net Internetdienste GmbH

7 Reports

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FR Location

velia.net Internetdienste... ASN 29066

7 Reports

Mixed Data Source

Elevated Risk

Elevated threat level 8/10 for IP 185.194.178.5 from 7 reported incidents.

Behavioral profile indicates cyber threat activity with 42% confidence.

More threatening than 92% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

WP Login Brute Force 3

Brute-Force 2

WP Version Scanning 2

WP Plugin Scanning 2

WP Config Exposure 2

Hacking 2

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

Steady malicious activity over 1 week indicates persistent threat actor operations.

First Observed 13. October 2026

Last Activity 26. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 3 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

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

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 8/10 High

Critical

Activity Frequency 3/10 Low

Confidence Score 42% Medium Confidence

Confidence History

1. Dec 2025 - 26. Oct 2026

42% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
26. 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%
24. Oct 2026	WP Plugin Scanning WP Version Scanning WP Config Exposure	Community	75%
13. Oct 2026	WP Login Brute Force Brute-Force	Community	75%
7. Feb 2026	Hacking	Community x3	75%
7. Feb 2026	Hacking	Community x2	75%
1. Dec 2025	WP Login Brute Force WP Admin Brute Force	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 185.194.178.5
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: 1 Dec 2025
Last Reported: 26 Oct 2026, 11:50

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 1,271,913 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: 23 --

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

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 17,353 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 13 Oct 2026 1 reports

Daily Average 0.1 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

WP Login Brute Force 3

Hacking 2

Brute-Force 2

WP Plugin Scanning 2

WP Version Scanning 2

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 17:00 with 2 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

1,159,365 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 31,153 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

Brazil BR

257,868 22.2%
02

United States US

196,769 17%
03

India IN

100,432 8.7%
04

China CN

48,986 4.2%
05

Argentina AR

41,711 3.6%
06

SC SC

29,376 2.5%
07

Mexico MX

27,189 2.3%
08

Russia RU

26,082 2.2%
09

Colombia CO

23,952 2.1%
10

Germany DE

21,978 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

71% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Elevated Risk

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

Top Threat Sources

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