Is IP address 196.43.101.161 dangerous?

Yes, 196.43.101.161 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 10/10. It has been reported 20 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 196.43.101.161?

IP address 196.43.101.161 is operated by UTANDE (ASN 37183) and is geolocated to ZW. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 196.43.101.161?

Yes, blocking 196.43.101.161 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 10/10 and 20 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 196.43.101.161?

Our threat assessment for 196.43.101.161 has a confidence score of 94%, based on 20 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

196.43.101.161

IPv4 Public

AS37183

UTANDE

20 Reports

ZW Location

UTANDE ASN 37183

20 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Extreme Threat

IP 196.43.101.161 classified at threat level 10/10 with 20 documented attacks.

Advanced threat indicators confirmed with 94% certainty.

More threatening than 99% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Exploited Host 20

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.

High-Risk Network Association

This IP belongs to a network (ASN 37183) with elevated threat levels. The ISP UTANDE hosts multiple reported malicious addresses, suggesting systemic security issues or permissive policies.

Network-wide patterns may indicate this is part of a larger malicious infrastructure.

Security Recommendations

Proactive blocking essential. Significant operational risk detected.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 10/10 Critical

Critical

Activity Frequency 1/10 Very Low

Confidence Score 59% High Confidence

Confidence History

28. Dec 2025 - 29. Dec 2025

94% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
29. Dec 2025	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%
29. Dec 2025	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%
29. Dec 2025	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%
29. Dec 2025	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%
29. Dec 2025	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%
29. Dec 2025	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%
29. Dec 2025	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%
29. Dec 2025	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%
29. Dec 2025	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%
28. Dec 2025	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%
28. Dec 2025	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%
28. Dec 2025	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%
28. Dec 2025	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%
28. Dec 2025	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%
28. Dec 2025	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%
28. Dec 2025	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%
28. Dec 2025	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%
28. Dec 2025	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%
28. Dec 2025	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%
28. Dec 2025	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 196.43.101.161
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class C

Geolocation

Country: ZW
ASN: AS37183
ISP: UTANDE

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: ip-net-196-43-101-161.africaonline.co.zw
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 20
First Reported: 28 Dec 2025
Last Reported: 29 Dec 2025, 02:51

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: AS37183

Organization: UTANDE

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

9/10

This network has a high threat level with significant malicious activity reported across multiple IPs.

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

Total Reports

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to UTANDE (AS37183), which manages 2 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 60 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 9/10.

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

99 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 99% of all IPs in our database.

Top 10% Most Dangerous

Global Comparison

Compared against 632,234 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 10/10 avg: 5.7 ++

Total Reports 20 avg: 10 ++

Network Comparison

Compared against 3 IPs in ASN 37183

Threat Level 10/10 network avg: 9.0 =

Total Reports 20 network avg: 20 =

Network UTANDE has overall threat level 9/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 493 IPs in ZW

Threat Level 10/10 country avg: 6.3 ++

Total Reports 20 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 Sunday 11 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 20

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 21:00 with 5 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

547,472 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 77,074 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

110,933 20.3%
02

Brazil BR

100,462 18.4%
03

India IN

59,327 10.8%
04

China CN

39,355 7.2%
05

Colombia CO

14,083 2.6%
06

Argentina AR

14,056 2.6%
07

Germany DE

12,445 2.3%
08

Pakistan PK

10,624 1.9%
09

Russia RU

10,421 1.9%
10

Indonesia ID

9,905 1.8%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

2 Related IPs

8.5/10 Avg Threat

51% Avg Confidence

2 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Extreme Threat

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

High-Risk Network Association

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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