Is IP address 190.196.253.72 dangerous?

Yes, 190.196.253.72 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 7/10. It has been reported 1 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 190.196.253.72?

IP address 190.196.253.72 is operated by MEGALINK S.R.L. (ASN 266702) and is geolocated to AR. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 190.196.253.72?

Yes, blocking 190.196.253.72 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 7/10 and 1 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 190.196.253.72?

Our threat assessment for 190.196.253.72 has a confidence score of 26%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

190.196.253.72

IPv4 Public

AS266702

MEGALINK S.R.L.

1 Reports

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Argentina Location

MEGALINK S.R.L. ASN 266702

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Elevated Risk

Elevated threat level 7/10 for IP 190.196.253.72 from 1 reported incidents.

Behavioral profile indicates cyber threat activity with 26% confidence.

More threatening than 82% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Web App Attack 1

Technical Details

Web application attacks target vulnerabilities like XSS, CSRF, file inclusion, and other OWASP Top 10 issues.

Recommended Mitigations

Deploy web application firewalls, keep applications updated, and conduct regular security audits.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

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

First Observed 2. October 2026

Last Activity 2. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 0 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 266702) with generally good reputation. The ISP MEGALINK S.R.L. 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 7/10 High

High

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 26% Medium Confidence

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
2. Oct 2026	Web App Attack	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 190.196.253.72
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: AR
ASN: AS266702
ISP: MEGALINK S.R.L.

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: 72-nred253.megalink.com.ar
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 2 Oct 2026
Last Reported: 2 Oct 2026, 15:01

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: AS266702

Organization: MEGALINK S.R.L.

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

2/10

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

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

Total Reports

1.6

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to MEGALINK S.R.L. (AS266702), which manages 11 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 18 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

82 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 82% of all IPs in our database.

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 850,862 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 7/10 avg: 6.3 =

Total Reports 1 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 30 IPs in ASN 266702

Threat Level 7/10 network avg: 6.7 =

Total Reports 1 network avg: 1 -

Network MEGALINK S.R.L. has overall threat level 2/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 16,718 IPs in AR

Threat Level 7/10 country avg: 5.2 +

Total Reports 1 country avg: 2 -

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

Peak Day 2 Oct 2026 1 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 6/10

Current Threat 6/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

Web App Attack 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 15:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

773,341 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 28,219 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

150,996 19.5%
02

Brazil BR

112,937 14.6%
03

India IN

90,032 11.6%
04

China CN

46,619 6%
05

SC SC

29,267 3.8%
06

Germany DE

18,870 2.4%
07

Pakistan PK

18,425 2.4%
08

Netherlands NL

18,305 2.4%
09

Argentina AR THIS IP

16,721 2.2%
10

Colombia CO

15,366 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

6.4/10 Avg Threat

10% Avg Confidence

13 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Elevated 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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