Is IP address 188.163.99.203 dangerous?

188.163.99.203 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 188.163.99.203?

IP address 188.163.99.203 is operated by Kyivstar PJSC (ASN 15895) and is geolocated to UA. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 188.163.99.203?

Blocking 188.163.99.203 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 188.163.99.203?

Our threat assessment for 188.163.99.203 has a confidence score of 33%, based on 2 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

188.163.99.203

IPv4 Public

AS15895

Kyivstar PJSC

2 Reports

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Ukraine Location

Kyivstar PJSC ASN 15895

2 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Measured Risk

IP 188.163.99.203 threat rating: 5/10 from 2 observations.

Attention-worthy behavior detected. Confidence: 33%.

More threatening than 42% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 2

WP Content Scraping 2

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 1 days indicates persistent threat actor operations.

First Observed 16. October 2026

Last Activity 17. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 2 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 15895) with generally good reputation. The ISP Kyivstar PJSC maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Standard security protocols sufficient. Monitor but no immediate blocking required.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 5/10 Medium

Medium

Activity Frequency 2/10 Very Low

Confidence Score 33% Medium Confidence

Confidence History

16. Oct 2026 - 17. Oct 2026

33% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
17. Oct 2026 New	Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping	Honeypot	75%
16. Oct 2026	Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 188.163.99.203
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: UA
ASN: AS15895
ISP: Kyivstar PJSC

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: 188-163-99-203.broadband.kyivstar.net
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 2
First Reported: 18 Oct 2026
Last Reported: 17 Oct 2026, 19:37

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: AS15895

Organization: Kyivstar PJSC

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

0/10

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

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

Total Reports

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Kyivstar PJSC (AS15895), which manages 15 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 45 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 0/10.

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

42 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 42% of all IPs in our database.

Below Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 996,915 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 6.2 -

Total Reports 2 avg: 8 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 811 IPs in ASN 15895

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 5.2 =

Total Reports 2 network avg: 1 ++

Network Kyivstar PJSC has overall threat level 0/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 9,653 IPs in UA

Threat Level 5/10 country avg: 5.8 =

Total Reports 2 country avg: 14 --

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

Peak Day 16 Oct 2026 1 reports

Daily Average 0.1 reports/day

Most Active Friday 1 reports

Evolution of threat level over time based on reported categories and frequency.

Initial Threat 4/10

Current Threat 4/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 2

WP Content Scraping 2

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 13:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

908,923 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 220,243 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

179,983 19.8%
02

Brazil BR

155,100 17.1%
03

India IN

94,317 10.4%
04

China CN

47,765 5.3%
05

SC SC

29,341 3.2%
06

Argentina AR

24,174 2.7%
07

Germany DE

20,007 2.2%
08

Pakistan PK

19,380 2.1%
09

Netherlands NL

18,809 2.1%
10

Colombia CO

18,154 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

6/10 Avg Threat

37% Avg Confidence

2 High Threat

Measured Risk

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

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