Is IP address 196.39.136.178 dangerous?

196.39.136.178 presents moderate risk with a threat level of 5/10. While not critically dangerous, it has been associated with activity. Monitoring and conditional blocking is recommended.

Who owns or operates IP address 196.39.136.178?

IP address 196.39.136.178 is operated by Dimension Data (ASN 20011) and is geolocated to ZA. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 196.39.136.178?

Blocking 196.39.136.178 is advisable for security-sensitive environments. With a threat level of 5/10, consider implementing conditional blocks or rate limiting.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 196.39.136.178?

Our threat assessment for 196.39.136.178 has a confidence score of 24%, based on 3 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

196.39.136.178

IPv4 Public

AS20011

Dimension Data

3 Reports

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South Africa Location

Dimension Data ASN 20011

3 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Intermediate Threat

Threat level 5/10 for 196.39.136.178 from 3 reports.

Concerning behaviors alongside normal activity. 24% confidence.

More threatening than 39% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Email Spam 3

Technical Details

Email spam involves mass distribution of unwanted emails, often for advertising, phishing, or malware delivery.

Recommended Mitigations

Implement SPF, DKIM, DMARC, and use reputable email filtering services.

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 20011) with generally good reputation. The ISP Dimension Data maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Monitor for behavior pattern changes indicating escalation.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 5/10 Medium

Medium

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 20% Low Confidence

Confidence History

3. Sep 2026 - 5. Sep 2026

24% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
5. Sep 2026	Email Spam	Honeypot	75%
4. Sep 2026	Email Spam	Honeypot	75%
3. Sep 2026	Email Spam	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 196.39.136.178
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class C

Geolocation

Country: ZA
ASN: AS20011
ISP: Dimension Data

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: 196-39-136-178.ftth.web.africa
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 3
First Reported: 3 Sep 2026
Last Reported: 5 Sep 2026, 23:00

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: AS20011

Organization: NTT-DATA-Inc

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

3/10

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

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

Total Reports

2.8

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to NTT-DATA-Inc (AS20011), which manages 8 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 22 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 3/10.

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

39 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 39% of all IPs in our database.

Below Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 837,776 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 6.3 -

Total Reports 3 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 274 IPs in ASN 20011

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 5.5 =

Total Reports 3 network avg: 2 ++

Network Dimension Data has overall threat level 3/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 3,726 IPs in ZA

Threat Level 5/10 country avg: 6.1 -

Total Reports 3 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 Thursday 1 reports

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

Initial Threat 3/10

Current Threat 3/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

Email Spam 3

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 17:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

761,420 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 30,396 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

149,019 19.6%
02

Brazil BR

112,085 14.7%
03

India IN

88,119 11.6%
04

China CN

46,236 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,255 3.8%
06

Germany DE

18,538 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL

18,093 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

18,015 2.4%
09

Argentina AR

16,331 2.1%
10

Colombia CO

15,196 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

7.7/10 Avg Threat

31% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Intermediate 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

Top Threat Sources

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