Is IP address 192.99.42.5 dangerous?

Yes, 192.99.42.5 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 8/10. It has been reported 12 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 192.99.42.5?

IP address 192.99.42.5 is operated by OVH SAS (ASN 16276) and is geolocated to CA. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 192.99.42.5?

Yes, blocking 192.99.42.5 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 8/10 and 12 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 192.99.42.5?

Our threat assessment for 192.99.42.5 has a confidence score of 60%, based on 12 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

192.99.42.5

IPv4 Public

AS16276

OVH SAS

12 Reports

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Canada Location

OVH SAS ASN 16276

12 Reports

Mixed Data Source

Elevated Risk

Elevated threat level 8/10 for IP 192.99.42.5 from 12 reported incidents.

Behavioral profile indicates cyber threat activity with 60% confidence.

More threatening than 89% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Brute-Force 12

WP Login Brute Force 5

SSH 3

WP User Enumeration 1

Technical Details

Brute-force attacks systematically attempt password combinations against authentication systems.

Recommended Mitigations

Implement rate limiting, account lockout policies, multi-factor authentication, and fail2ban.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

Steady malicious activity over 2 weeks indicates persistent threat actor operations.

First Observed 15. September 2026

Last Activity 4. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 0 incidents

Datacenter Infrastructure

This IP is allocated from datacenter space operated by OVH SAS. Datacenter IPs used for attacks often indicate intentional malicious infrastructure.

Purpose-provisioned attack infrastructure may represent more sophisticated threat actors.

Security Recommendations

Enhanced monitoring recommended. Review logs for interactions with this IP.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 8/10 High

Critical

Activity Frequency 1/10 Very Low

Confidence Score 60% High Confidence

Confidence History

8. Sep 2026 - 4. Oct 2026

60% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
4. Oct 2026	Brute-Force	Community	75%
3. Oct 2026	WP Login Brute Force Brute-Force WP User Enumeration	Community x2	75%
3. Oct 2026	WP Login Brute Force Brute-Force	Community x2	75%
2. Oct 2026	WP Login Brute Force Brute-Force	Community	75%
2. Oct 2026	WP Login Brute Force Brute-Force	Community	75%
2. Oct 2026	WP Login Brute Force Brute-Force	Community	75%
18. Sep 2026	Brute-Force	Community	75%
15. Sep 2026	Brute-Force	Community	75%
15. Sep 2026	Brute-Force	Community	75%
8. Sep 2026	Brute-Force SSH	Honeypot	75%
8. Sep 2026	Brute-Force SSH	Honeypot	75%
8. Sep 2026	Brute-Force SSH	Honeypot x2	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 192.99.42.5
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class C

Geolocation

Country: CA
ASN: AS16276
ISP: OVH SAS

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: vps-568315c9.vps.ovh.ca
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 12
First Reported: 8 Sep 2026
Last Reported: 4 Oct 2026, 03:51

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: AS16276

Organization: OVH SAS

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

2/10

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

Network Statistics

1,385

Total IPs Monitored

33,679

Total Reports

24.3

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to OVH SAS (AS16276), which manages 1,385 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 33,679 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

89 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 89% of all IPs in our database.

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 858,170 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 8/10 avg: 6.3 +

Total Reports 12 avg: 9 +

Network Comparison

Compared against 4,753 IPs in ASN 16276

Threat Level 8/10 network avg: 6.8 +

Total Reports 12 network avg: 19 -

Network OVH SAS has overall threat level 2/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 6,988 IPs in CA

Threat Level 8/10 country avg: 6.9 +

Total Reports 12 country avg: 11 =

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

Peak Day 2 Oct 2026 3 reports

Daily Average 0.3 reports/day

Most Active Tuesday 5 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

Brute-Force 12

WP Login Brute Force 5

SSH 3

WP User Enumeration 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 13:00 with 3 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

779,879 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 37,915 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

152,334 19.5%
02

Brazil BR

113,394 14.5%
03

India IN

91,172 11.7%
04

China CN

47,016 6%
05

SC SC

29,274 3.8%
06

Germany DE

19,064 2.4%
07

Pakistan PK

18,682 2.4%
08

Netherlands NL

18,437 2.4%
09

Argentina AR

16,795 2.2%
10

Indonesia ID

15,536 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

9.6/10 Avg Threat

97% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Elevated Risk

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Behavioral Analysis

Datacenter Infrastructure

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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