Is IP address 197.157.99.160 dangerous?

197.157.99.160 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 197.157.99.160?

IP address 197.157.99.160 is operated by Cable & Wireless (Seychelles) Ltd (ASN 36958) and is geolocated to SC. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 197.157.99.160?

Blocking 197.157.99.160 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 197.157.99.160?

Our threat assessment for 197.157.99.160 has a confidence score of 13%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

197.157.99.160

IPv4 Public

AS36958

Cable & Wireless (Seychelles) Ltd

1 Reports

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Seychelles Location

Cable & Wireless (Seychel... ASN 36958

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Intermediate Threat

Threat level 5/10 for 197.157.99.160 from 1 reports.

Concerning behaviors alongside normal activity. 13% confidence.

More threatening than 17% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 1

WP Content Scraping 1

Technical Details

Bad web bots ignore robots.txt, scrape content aggressively, and may probe for vulnerabilities.

Recommended Mitigations

Implement bot detection, rate limiting, and use services like Cloudflare Bot Management.

High-Risk Network Association

This IP belongs to a network (ASN 36958) with elevated threat levels. The ISP Cable & Wireless (Seychelles) 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 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 10% Low Confidence

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
29. Aug 2026	Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 197.157.99.160
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class C

Geolocation

Country: SC
ASN: AS36958
ISP: Cable & Wireless (Seychelles) Ltd

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 29 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 29 Aug 2026, 05:47

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: AS36958

Organization: Cable & Wireless (Seychelles)

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

8/10

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

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

Total Reports

44.5

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Cable & Wireless (Seychelles) (AS36958), which manages 2 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 89 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 8/10.

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

17 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 17% of all IPs in our database.

Low Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 842,090 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 6.3 -

Total Reports 1 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 10 IPs in ASN 36958

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 6.0 -

Total Reports 1 network avg: 13 --

Network Cable & Wireless (Seychelles) Ltd has overall threat level 8/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 29,257 IPs in SC

Threat Level 5/10 country avg: 5.1 =

Total Reports 1 country avg: 3 --

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 4/10

Current Threat 4/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 1

WP Content Scraping 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 05:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

765,271 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 30,369 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

149,624 19.6%
02

Brazil BR

112,310 14.7%
03

India IN

88,897 11.6%
04

China CN

46,341 6.1%
05

SC SC THIS IP

29,257 3.8%
06

Germany DE

18,678 2.4%
07

Pakistan PK

18,147 2.4%
08

Netherlands NL

18,147 2.4%
09

Argentina AR

16,437 2.1%
10

Colombia CO

15,232 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

9 Related IPs

6.1/10 Avg Threat

15% Avg Confidence

2 High Threat

Intermediate 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

JSON Report

Firewall Rules

iptables / netfilter

UFW (Ubuntu)

Windows Firewall

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nginx

Apache .htaccess

PDF Report

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