Is IP address 196.30.65.18 dangerous?

Yes, 196.30.65.18 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 7/10. It has been reported 5 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 196.30.65.18?

IP address 196.30.65.18 is operated by MTN SA (ASN 16637) and is geolocated to ZA. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 196.30.65.18?

Yes, blocking 196.30.65.18 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 7/10 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 196.30.65.18?

Our threat assessment for 196.30.65.18 has a confidence score of 27%, based on 5 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

196.30.65.18

IPv4 Public

AS16637

MTN SA

5 Reports

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South Africa Location

MTN SA ASN 16637

5 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Significant Threat

IP 196.30.65.18 identified as significant threat (7/10) from 5 events.

Multiple malicious indicators detected. Confidence level: 27%.

More threatening than 82% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Fraud VoIP 5

Technical Details

VoIP fraud exploits phone systems to make unauthorized calls, often to premium rate numbers for financial gain.

Recommended Mitigations

Implement call authentication, monitor call patterns, and restrict international/premium rate dialing.

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 16637) with generally good reputation. The ISP MTN SA maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Implement rate limiting or temporary blocking measures.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 7/10 High

High

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 27% Medium Confidence

Confidence History

27. Aug 2026 - 28. Aug 2026

27% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
28. Aug 2026	Fraud VoIP	Honeypot	75%
28. Aug 2026	Fraud VoIP	Honeypot	75%
28. Aug 2026	Fraud VoIP	Honeypot	75%
28. Aug 2026	Fraud VoIP	Honeypot	75%
27. Aug 2026	Fraud VoIP	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 196.30.65.18
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class C

Geolocation

Country: ZA
ASN: AS16637
ISP: MTN SA

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 5
First Reported: 27 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 28 Aug 2026, 14:59

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: AS16637

Organization: MTN Business Solutions

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

1/10

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

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

174

Total Reports

10.9

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to MTN Business Solutions (AS16637), which manages 16 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 174 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

82 %

Global Threat Ranking

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

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 808,212 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 7/10 avg: 6.3 =

Total Reports 5 avg: 9 -

Network Comparison

Compared against 76 IPs in ASN 16637

Threat Level 7/10 network avg: 6.2 =

Total Reports 5 network avg: 4 +

Network MTN SA has overall threat level 1/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 3,577 IPs in ZA

Threat Level 7/10 country avg: 6.0 +

Total Reports 5 country avg: 2 ++

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

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Friday 4 reports

Evolution of threat level over time based on reported categories and frequency.

Initial Threat 5/10

Current Threat 5/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

Fraud VoIP 5

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 03:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

734,921 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 27,830 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

143,640 19.5%
02

Brazil BR

110,793 15.1%
03

India IN

82,419 11.2%
04

China CN

44,837 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,236 4%
06

Germany DE

17,540 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL

17,507 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

16,711 2.3%
09

Argentina AR

16,194 2.2%
10

Colombia CO

15,137 2.1%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

6.6/10 Avg Threat

35% Avg Confidence

8 High Threat

Elevated risk: Multiple related IPs are flagged

Significant Threat

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

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

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