Is IP address 197.231.178.176 dangerous?

Yes, 197.231.178.176 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 197.231.178.176?

IP address 197.231.178.176 is operated by Frontier Optical Networks Ltd (ASN 37305) and is geolocated to KE. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 197.231.178.176?

Yes, blocking 197.231.178.176 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 197.231.178.176?

Our threat assessment for 197.231.178.176 has a confidence score of 18%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

197.231.178.176

IPv4 Public

AS37305

Frontier Optical Networks Ltd

1 Reports

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Kenya Location

Frontier Optical Networks... ASN 37305

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Significant Threat

IP 197.231.178.176 identified as significant threat (7/10) from 1 events.

Multiple malicious indicators detected. Confidence level: 18%.

More threatening than 77% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

WP Login Brute Force 1

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 37305) with generally good reputation. The ISP Frontier Optical Networks Ltd maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Implement rate limiting or temporary blocking measures.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 7/10 High

High

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 12% Low Confidence

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
31. Aug 2026	WP Login Brute Force	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 197.231.178.176
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class C

Geolocation

Country: KE
ASN: AS37305
ISP: Frontier Optical Networks Ltd

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 31 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 31 Aug 2026, 13:38

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

77 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 77% of all IPs in our database.

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 848,126 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 7/10 avg: 6.3 =

Total Reports 1 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 16 IPs in ASN 37305

Threat Level 7/10 network avg: 7.0 =

Total Reports 1 network avg: 3 --

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 1,939 IPs in KE

Threat Level 7/10 country avg: 6.3 =

Total Reports 1 country avg: 4 --

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

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Monday 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

WP Login Brute Force 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

770,857 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 27,875 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

150,554 19.5%
02

Brazil BR

112,750 14.6%
03

India IN

89,728 11.6%
04

China CN

46,531 6%
05

SC SC

29,265 3.8%
06

Germany DE

18,811 2.4%
07

Pakistan PK

18,347 2.4%
08

Netherlands NL

18,245 2.4%
09

Argentina AR

16,643 2.2%
10

Colombia CO

15,321 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

15 Related IPs

7/10 Avg Threat

21% Avg Confidence

8 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Significant Threat

Threat Categories

Reputable Network

Security Recommendations

Basic Information

Geolocation

DNS Information

Statistics

Global Threat Ranking

Top Threat Categories

Hourly Activity

Weekly Activity

FEED

Top Threat Sources

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