Is IP address 185.242.232.237 dangerous?

185.242.232.237 presents moderate risk with a threat level of 5/10. While not critically dangerous, it has been associated with activity. Monitoring and conditional blocking is recommended.

Who owns or operates IP address 185.242.232.237?

IP address 185.242.232.237 is operated by Cloudie Limited (ASN 55933) and is geolocated to HK. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 185.242.232.237?

Blocking 185.242.232.237 is advisable for security-sensitive environments. With a threat level of 5/10, consider implementing conditional blocks or rate limiting.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 185.242.232.237?

Our threat assessment for 185.242.232.237 has a confidence score of 22%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

185.242.232.237

IPv4 Public

AS55933

Cloudie Limited

1 Reports

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Hong Kong Location

Cloudie Limited ASN 55933

1 Reports

Community Data Source

Medium Threat

Medium risk rating 5/10 for IP 185.242.232.237 based on 1 incidents.

Suspicious behavior markers present. 22% confidence level.

More threatening than 39% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 1

Web App Attack 1

Technical Details

Bad web bots ignore robots.txt, scrape content aggressively, and may probe for vulnerabilities.

Recommended Mitigations

Implement bot detection, rate limiting, and use services like Cloudflare Bot Management.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

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

First Observed 10. October 2026

Last Activity 10. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 1 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 55933) with generally good reputation. The ISP Cloudie Limited 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.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 5/10 Medium

Medium

Activity Frequency 2/10 Very Low

Confidence Score 22% Low Confidence

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
10. Oct 2026 New	Bad Web Bot Web App Attack	Community	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 185.242.232.237
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: HK
ASN: AS55933
ISP: Cloudie Limited

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: spk.laws.ms
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 10 Oct 2026
Last Reported: 10 Oct 2026, 14:40

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: AS55933

Organization: Cloudie Limited

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

2/10

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

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

10,081

Total Reports

296.5

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Cloudie Limited (AS55933), which manages 34 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 10,081 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

39 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 39% of all IPs in our database.

Below Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 846,291 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 6.3 -

Total Reports 1 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 85 IPs in ASN 55933

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 7.7 -

Total Reports 1 network avg: 124 --

Network Cloudie Limited has overall threat level 2/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 5,708 IPs in HK

Threat Level 5/10 country avg: 7.8 -

Total Reports 1 country avg: 28 --

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

Peak Day 10 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 5/10

Current Threat 5/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 1

Web App Attack 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 14:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

769,249 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 28,133 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

150,251 19.5%
02

Brazil BR

112,628 14.6%
03

India IN

89,552 11.6%
04

China CN

46,483 6%
05

SC SC

29,264 3.8%
06

Germany DE

18,763 2.4%
07

Pakistan PK

18,296 2.4%
08

Netherlands NL

18,207 2.4%
09

Argentina AR

16,592 2.2%
10

Colombia CO

15,300 2%

+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

47% Avg Confidence

17 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Medium Threat

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

JSON Report

Firewall Rules

iptables / netfilter

UFW (Ubuntu)

Windows Firewall

Cloudflare

nginx

Apache .htaccess

PDF Report

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