Is IP address 197.232.115.208 dangerous?

Yes, 197.232.115.208 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 7/10. It has been reported 2 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 197.232.115.208?

IP address 197.232.115.208 is operated by JTL (ASN 36866) and is geolocated to KE. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 197.232.115.208?

Yes, blocking 197.232.115.208 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 7/10 and 2 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 197.232.115.208?

Our threat assessment for 197.232.115.208 has a confidence score of 25%, based on 2 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

197.232.115.208

IPv4 Public

AS36866

JTL

2 Reports

KE Location

JTL ASN 36866

2 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Significant Threat

IP 197.232.115.208 identified as significant threat (7/10) from 2 events.

Multiple malicious indicators detected. Confidence level: 25%.

More threatening than 48% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Exploited Host 2

Technical Details

This IP belongs to a compromised system being used as an attack platform without the owner's knowledge.

Recommended Mitigations

Block the IP and consider notifying the hosting provider or system owner about the compromise.

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 36866) with generally good reputation. The ISP JTL 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 25% Low Confidence

Confidence History

27. Jan 2026

25% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
27. Jan 2026	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%
27. Jan 2026	Exploited Host	Honeypot x43	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 197.232.115.208
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class C

Geolocation

Country: KE
ASN: AS36866
ISP: JTL

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: mail.kmet.co.ke
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 2
First Reported: 27 Jan 2026
Last Reported: 27 Jan 2026, 19:48

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: AS36866

Organization: JTL

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

2/10

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

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

Total Reports

8.2

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to JTL (AS36866), which manages 9 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 74 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 2/10.

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

48 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 48% of all IPs in our database.

Below Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 312,417 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 7/10 avg: 6.0 +

Total Reports 2 avg: 18 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 21 IPs in ASN 36866

Threat Level 7/10 network avg: 6.3 =

Total Reports 2 network avg: 9 --

Network JTL has overall threat level 2/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 737 IPs in KE

Threat Level 7/10 country avg: 6.4 =

Total Reports 2 country avg: 6 --

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

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Tuesday 2 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

Exploited Host 2

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 06:00 with 2 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

292,711 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 17,660 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

65,787 22.5%
02

India IN

49,120 16.8%
03

China CN

35,633 12.2%
04

Brazil BR

15,556 5.3%
05

Germany DE

10,500 3.6%
06

Pakistan PK

8,479 2.9%
07

Indonesia ID

8,404 2.9%
08

Singapore SG

8,312 2.8%
09

Russia RU

6,394 2.2%
10

Netherlands NL

6,295 2.2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

6.3/10 Avg Threat

45% Avg Confidence

12 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged