Is IP address 189.11.242.81 dangerous?

189.11.242.81 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 189.11.242.81?

IP address 189.11.242.81 is operated by V tal (ASN 8167) and is geolocated to BR. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 189.11.242.81?

Blocking 189.11.242.81 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 189.11.242.81?

Our threat assessment for 189.11.242.81 has a confidence score of 11%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

189.11.242.81

IPv4 Public

AS8167

V tal

1 Reports

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Brazil Location

V tal ASN 8167

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Medium Threat

Medium risk rating 5/10 for IP 189.11.242.81 based on 1 incidents.

Suspicious behavior markers present. 11% confidence level.

More threatening than 4% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 1

WP Content Scraping 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.

Moderate Network Risk

The network hosting this IP (ASN 8167, operated by V tal) shows moderate threat indicators. Some concerning activity has been detected from neighboring addresses.

Consider the network context when assessing this individual IP.

Security Recommendations

Monitor traffic patterns. Review logs periodically for escalation.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 5/10 Medium

Medium

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 10% Low Confidence

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
21. Aug 2026	Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 189.11.242.81
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: BR
ASN: AS8167
ISP: V tal

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: 189-11-242-81.user3p.v-tal.net.br
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 21 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 21 Aug 2026, 18:24

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: AS8167

Organization: V tal

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

5/10

This network has low threat indicators with minimal suspicious activity.

Network Statistics

130

Total IPs Monitored

257

Total Reports

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to V tal (AS8167), which manages 130 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 257 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 5/10.

Network notice: This network shows some suspicious activity patterns. Monitor interactions with IPs from this ASN.

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

4 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 4% of all IPs in our database.

Low Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 806,359 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 6.3 -

Total Reports 1 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 2,747 IPs in ASN 8167

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 5.3 =

Total Reports 1 network avg: 1 -

Network V tal has overall threat level 5/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 110,734 IPs in BR

Threat Level 5/10 country avg: 5.4 =

Total Reports 1 country avg: 3 --

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

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 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 1

WP Content Scraping 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 18:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

733,286 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 28,708 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

143,209 19.5%
02

Brazil BR THIS IP

110,734 15.1%
03

India IN

82,112 11.2%
04

China CN

44,742 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,233 4%
06

Germany DE

17,479 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL

17,464 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

16,633 2.3%
09

Argentina AR

16,189 2.2%
10

Colombia CO

15,132 2.1%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

8.7/10 Avg Threat

58% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Medium Threat

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Moderate Network Risk

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

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Windows Firewall

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Apache .htaccess

PDF Report

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