Is IP address 196.43.101.198 dangerous?

Yes, 196.43.101.198 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 7/10. It has been reported 1 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 196.43.101.198?

IP address 196.43.101.198 is operated by Utande Internet Services (Pvt) Ltd (ASN 37183) and is geolocated to ZW. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 196.43.101.198?

Yes, blocking 196.43.101.198 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 7/10 and 1 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 196.43.101.198?

Our threat assessment for 196.43.101.198 has a confidence score of 30%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

196.43.101.198

IPv4 Public

AS37183

Utande Internet Services (Pvt) Ltd

1 Reports

Zimbabwe Location

Utande Internet Services ... ASN 37183

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

High Risk

IP 196.43.101.198 rated at threat level 7/10 based on 1 security reports.

Pattern analysis reveals concerning activity. Confidence: 30%.

More threatening than 73% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Hacking 1

Technical Details

General hacking activity includes various intrusion attempts, exploitation of vulnerabilities, and unauthorized access attempts.

Recommended Mitigations

Keep systems patched, implement intrusion detection, and follow security best practices.

High-Risk Network Association

This IP belongs to a network (ASN 37183) with elevated threat levels. The ISP Utande Internet Services (Pvt) Ltd 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

Monitor closely and consider blocking. Escalation potential detected.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 7/10 High

High

Activity Frequency 2/10 Very Low

Confidence Score 21% Low Confidence

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
13. Jun 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 196.43.101.198
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class C

Geolocation

Country: ZW
ASN: AS37183
ISP: Utande Internet Services (Pvt) Ltd

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: ip-net-196-43-101-198.africaonline.co.zw
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 13 Jun 2026
Last Reported: 13 Jun 2026, 04:37

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

73 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 73% of all IPs in our database.

Above Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 638,893 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 7/10 avg: 5.7 +

Total Reports 1 avg: 10 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 3 IPs in ASN 37183

Threat Level 7/10 network avg: 9.0 -

Total Reports 1 network avg: 20 --

Network Utande Internet Services (Pvt) Ltd has overall threat level 9/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 493 IPs in ZW

Threat Level 7/10 country avg: 6.3 =

Total Reports 1 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 Saturday 1 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

Hacking 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 04:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

549,205 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 85,399 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

111,087 20.2%
02

Brazil BR

100,572 18.3%
03

India IN

59,440 10.8%
04

China CN

39,355 7.2%
05

Colombia CO

14,098 2.6%
06

Argentina AR

14,083 2.6%
07

Germany DE

12,452 2.3%
08

Pakistan PK

10,682 1.9%
09

Russia RU

10,462 1.9%
10

Indonesia ID

9,939 1.8%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

2 Related IPs

10/10 Avg Threat

83% Avg Confidence

2 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

High Risk

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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