Is IP address 197.185.130.180 dangerous?

Yes, 197.185.130.180 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 8/10. It has been reported 1 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 197.185.130.180?

IP address 197.185.130.180 is operated by RAIN GROUP HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD (ASN 37105) and is geolocated to ZA. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 197.185.130.180?

Yes, blocking 197.185.130.180 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 8/10 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 197.185.130.180?

Our threat assessment for 197.185.130.180 has a confidence score of 26%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

197.185.130.180

IPv4 Public

AS37105

RAIN GROUP HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD

1 Reports

Is this your IP address? If the cause is fixed, you can request removal. Free of charge, usually decided within 48 hours. Request delisting

South Africa Location

RAIN GROUP HOLDINGS (PTY)... ASN 37105

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Elevated Risk

Elevated threat level 8/10 for IP 197.185.130.180 from 1 reported incidents.

Behavioral profile indicates cyber threat activity with 26% confidence.

More threatening than 91% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

SQL Injection 1

Web App Attack 1

Technical Details

SQL injection attempts aim to manipulate database queries through unsanitized user input to extract or modify data.

Recommended Mitigations

Use parameterized queries, input validation, prepared statements, and database access controls.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

Steady malicious activity over less than a day indicates persistent threat actor operations.

First Observed 17. October 2026

Last Activity 17. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 0 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 37105) with generally good reputation. The ISP RAIN GROUP HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Enhanced monitoring recommended. Review logs for interactions with this IP.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 8/10 High

Critical

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 26% Medium Confidence

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
17. Oct 2026	SQL Injection Web App Attack	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 197.185.130.180
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class C

Geolocation

Country: ZA
ASN: AS37105
ISP: RAIN GROUP HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: rain-197-185-130-180.rain.network
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 20 Oct 2026
Last Reported: 17 Oct 2026, 13:28

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: AS37105

Organization: RAIN-GROUP-HOLDINGS

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

1/10

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

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

Total Reports

2.6

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to RAIN-GROUP-HOLDINGS (AS37105), which manages 5 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 13 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

91 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 91% of all IPs in our database.

Top 10% Most Dangerous

Global Comparison

Compared against 1,270,522 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 8/10 avg: 6.0 +

Total Reports 1 avg: 7 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 395 IPs in ASN 37105

Threat Level 8/10 network avg: 5.8 +

Total Reports 1 network avg: 1 -

Network RAIN GROUP HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD has overall threat level 1/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 4,476 IPs in ZA

Threat Level 8/10 country avg: 6.1 +

Total Reports 1 country avg: 2 --

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

Peak Day 17 Oct 2026 1 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 7/10

Current Threat 7/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

SQL Injection 1

Web App Attack 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 13:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

1,157,785 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 31,157 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

Brazil BR

257,823 22.3%
02

United States US

196,445 17%
03

India IN

100,349 8.7%
04

China CN

48,942 4.2%
05

Argentina AR

41,700 3.6%
06

SC SC

29,371 2.5%
07

Mexico MX

27,176 2.3%
08

Russia RU

26,061 2.3%
09

Colombia CO

23,948 2.1%
10

Germany DE

21,942 1.9%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

8.7/10 Avg Threat

32% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Elevated Risk

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Behavioral Analysis

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

JSON Report

Firewall Rules

iptables / netfilter

UFW (Ubuntu)

Windows Firewall

Cloudflare

nginx

Apache .htaccess

PDF Report

Analyzed high-risk IP addresses