Is IP address 196.203.143.42 dangerous?

Yes, 196.203.143.42 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 10/10. It has been reported 3 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 196.203.143.42?

IP address 196.203.143.42 is operated by IDDQD-AS (ASN 2609) and is geolocated to TN. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 196.203.143.42?

Yes, blocking 196.203.143.42 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 10/10 and 3 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 196.203.143.42?

Our threat assessment for 196.203.143.42 has a confidence score of 47%, based on 3 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

196.203.143.42

IPv4 Public

AS2609

IDDQD-AS

3 Reports

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Tunisia Location

IDDQD-AS ASN 2609

3 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Extreme Threat

IP 196.203.143.42 classified at threat level 10/10 with 3 documented attacks.

Advanced threat indicators confirmed with 47% certainty.

More threatening than 98% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Exploited Host 3

Hacking 2

Technical Details

This IP belongs to a compromised system being used as an attack platform without the owner's knowledge.

Recommended Mitigations

Block the IP and consider notifying the hosting provider or system owner about the compromise.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

Steady malicious activity over 6 days indicates persistent threat actor operations.

First Observed 29. October 2026

Last Activity 4. November 2026

Recent (7 days) 3 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 2609) with generally good reputation. The ISP IDDQD-AS maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Proactive blocking essential. Significant operational risk detected.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 10/10 Critical

Critical

Activity Frequency 5/10 Moderate

Confidence Score 47% Medium Confidence

Confidence History

29. Oct 2026 - 4. Nov 2026

47% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
4. Nov 2026 New	Hacking Exploited Host	Honeypot x2	75%
29. Oct 2026	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%
29. Oct 2026	Exploited Host Hacking	Honeypot x2	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 196.203.143.42
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class C

Geolocation

Country: TN
ASN: AS2609
ISP: IDDQD-AS

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: None
PTR Record: No
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 3
First Reported: 29 Oct 2026
Last Reported: 4 Nov 2026, 16:59

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: AS2609

Organization: TN-BB-AS Tunisia BackBone AS

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

1/10

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

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

110

Total Reports

4.4

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to TN-BB-AS Tunisia BackBone AS (AS2609), which manages 25 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 110 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 1/10.

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

98 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 98% of all IPs in our database.

Top 10% Most Dangerous

Global Comparison

Compared against 1,321,192 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 10/10 avg: 6.0 ++

Total Reports 3 avg: 7 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 80 IPs in ASN 2609

Threat Level 10/10 network avg: 6.9 +

Total Reports 3 network avg: 3 =

Network IDDQD-AS has overall threat level 1/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 1,958 IPs in TN

Threat Level 10/10 country avg: 5.9 ++

Total Reports 3 country avg: 2 +

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

Peak Day 29 Oct 2026 2 reports

Daily Average 0.1 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

Exploited Host 3

Hacking 2

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 20:00 with 2 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

1,204,144 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 35,481 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

Brazil BR

260,866 21.7%
02

United States US

205,627 17.1%
03

India IN

103,351 8.6%
04

China CN

50,583 4.2%
05

Argentina AR

42,371 3.5%
06

SC SC

29,435 2.4%
07

Mexico MX

27,871 2.3%
08

Russia RU

26,921 2.2%
09

Colombia CO

24,256 2%
10

Germany DE

24,139 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

8.5/10 Avg Threat

34% Avg Confidence

19 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Extreme Threat

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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