Is IP address 191.96.196.10 dangerous?

Yes, 191.96.196.10 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 8/10. It has been reported 5 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 191.96.196.10?

IP address 191.96.196.10 is operated by PureVoltage Hosting Inc. (ASN 26548) and is geolocated to US. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 191.96.196.10?

Yes, blocking 191.96.196.10 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 8/10 and 5 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 191.96.196.10?

Our threat assessment for 191.96.196.10 has a confidence score of 59%, based on 5 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

191.96.196.10

IPv4 Public

AS26548

PureVoltage Hosting Inc.

5 Reports

United States Location

PureVoltage Hosting Inc. ASN 26548

5 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Substantial Risk

Threat level 8/10 for 191.96.196.10 based on 5 documented incidents.

Consistent suspicious behavior patterns. 59% confidence rating.

More threatening than 88% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

SSH 5

Technical Details

SSH attacks attempt to gain server access through password guessing or exploitation of SSH vulnerabilities.

Recommended Mitigations

Use key-based authentication, change default ports, implement fail2ban, and disable root login.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

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

First Observed 7. September 2026

Last Activity 17. September 2026

Recent (7 days) 2 incidents

Moderate Network Risk

The network hosting this IP (ASN 26548, operated by PureVoltage Hosting Inc.) shows moderate threat indicators. Some concerning activity has been detected from neighboring addresses.

Consider the network context when assessing this individual IP.

Security Recommendations

Configure firewall rules and intrusion detection alerts.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 8/10 High

Critical

Activity Frequency 3/10 Low

Confidence Score 55% High Confidence

Confidence History

7. Sep 2026 - 17. Sep 2026

59% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
17. Sep 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
15. Sep 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
10. Sep 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
9. Sep 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
7. Sep 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 191.96.196.10
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: US
ASN: AS26548
ISP: PureVoltage Hosting Inc.

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: wnmsh.store
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 5
First Reported: 7 Sep 2026
Last Reported: 17 Sep 2026, 06:55

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: AS26548

Organization: PureVoltage Hosting Inc.

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

6/10

This network shows moderate threat levels with some malicious activity patterns.

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

199

Total Reports

5.5

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to PureVoltage Hosting Inc. (AS26548), which manages 36 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 199 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 6/10.

Network warning: This network has elevated threat levels. Exercise caution when interacting with IPs from this ASN.

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

88 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 88% of all IPs in our database.

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 767,859 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 8/10 avg: 5.8 +

Total Reports 5 avg: 9 -

Network Comparison

Compared against 504 IPs in ASN 26548

Threat Level 8/10 network avg: 6.5 +

Total Reports 5 network avg: 1 ++

Network PureVoltage Hosting Inc. has overall threat level 6/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 134,984 IPs in US

Threat Level 8/10 country avg: 6.3 +

Total Reports 5 country avg: 19 --

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

Peak Day 7 Sep 2026 1 reports

Daily Average 0.2 reports/day

Most Active Thursday 2 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

SSH 5

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 06:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

698,370 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 23,162 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US THIS IP

134,954 19.3%
02

Brazil BR

109,430 15.7%
03

India IN

75,806 10.9%
04

China CN

43,125 6.2%
05

SC SC

29,184 4.2%
06

Netherlands NL

16,474 2.4%
07

Argentina AR

16,068 2.3%
08

Germany DE

15,825 2.3%
09

Pakistan PK

15,214 2.2%
10

Colombia CO

15,077 2.2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

8.9/10 Avg Threat

64% Avg Confidence

19 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Substantial Risk

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Behavioral Analysis

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

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