Is IP address 197.186.3.42 dangerous?

Yes, 197.186.3.42 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 8/10. It has been reported 3 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 197.186.3.42?

IP address 197.186.3.42 is operated by Airtel Tanzania (ASN 37133) and is geolocated to TZ. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 197.186.3.42?

Yes, blocking 197.186.3.42 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 8/10 and 3 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 197.186.3.42?

Our threat assessment for 197.186.3.42 has a confidence score of 48%, based on 3 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

197.186.3.42

IPv4 Public

AS37133

Airtel Tanzania

3 Reports

Tanzania Location

Airtel Tanzania ASN 37133

3 Reports

Mixed Data Source

Elevated Risk

Elevated threat level 8/10 for IP 197.186.3.42 from 3 reported incidents.

Behavioral profile indicates cyber threat activity with 48% confidence.

More threatening than 79% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

WP Login Brute Force 2

Brute-Force 2

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

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

First Observed 7. August 2026

Last Activity 7. August 2026

Recent (7 days) 3 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 37133) with generally good reputation. The ISP Airtel Tanzania 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 6/10 Moderate

Confidence Score 48% Medium Confidence

Confidence History

7. Aug 2026

48% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
7. Aug 2026 New	WP Login Brute Force	Honeypot	75%
7. Aug 2026 New	WP Login Brute Force Brute-Force	Community	75%
7. Aug 2026 New	Brute-Force	Community	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 197.186.3.42
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class C

Geolocation

Country: TZ
ASN: AS37133
ISP: Airtel Tanzania

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: 42-3-186-197.r.airtel.co.tz
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 3
First Reported: 7 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 7 Aug 2026, 20:21

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: AS37133

Organization: airtel-tz-as

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

1.3

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to airtel-tz-as (AS37133), which manages 6 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 8 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

79 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 79% of all IPs in our database.

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 314,488 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 8/10 avg: 6.0 +

Total Reports 3 avg: 18 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 145 IPs in ASN 37133

Threat Level 8/10 network avg: 6.0 +

Total Reports 3 network avg: 2 ++

Network Airtel Tanzania has overall threat level 1/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 497 IPs in TZ

Threat Level 8/10 country avg: 5.5 +

Total Reports 3 country avg: 3 =

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

Peak Day 7 Aug 2026 3 reports

Daily Average 0.1 reports/day

Most Active Friday 3 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

Brute-Force 2

WP Login Brute Force 2

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 20:00 with 2 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

294,946 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 17,854 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

66,257 22.5%
02

India IN

49,525 16.8%
03

China CN

35,866 12.2%
04

Brazil BR

15,663 5.3%
05

Germany DE

10,569 3.6%
06

Pakistan PK

8,560 2.9%
07

Indonesia ID

8,470 2.9%
08

Singapore SG

8,350 2.8%
09

Russia RU

6,417 2.2%
10

Netherlands NL

6,333 2.1%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

7.3/10 Avg Threat

54% Avg Confidence

19 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Elevated Risk

Threat Categories

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