Elevated Risk
Elevated threat level 8/10 for IP 197.234.198.42 from 5 reported incidents.
Behavioral profile indicates cyber threat activity with 41% confidence.
More threatening than 89% of monitored IPs
IP Address
197.234.198.42
IPv4
Public
ZA
Threat Intelligence Analysis
Automated assessment based on aggregated, anonymized threat data
Above Average Risk
South Africa
Location
BitCo
ASN 37358
5
Reports
Honeypot
Data Source
Threat Categories
SSH
4
Hacking
4
Brute-Force
1
Technical Details
SSH attacks attempt to gain server access through password guessing or exploitation of SSH vulnerabilities.
Recommended Mitigations
Use key-based authentication, change default ports, implement fail2ban, and disable root login.
Reputable Network
This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 37358) with generally good reputation. The ISP BitCo 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.
Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.
Reputation Summary
Threat Level
8/10
High
Critical
Activity Frequency
0/10
Inactive
Confidence Score
41%
Medium Confidence
Confidence History
10. Sep 2026 - 14. Sep 2026
41%
Current
Stable
Trend
Security Reports (5)
| Date | Categories | Source | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brute-Force SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| Hacking | Honeypot | 75% | |
| Hacking SSH | Honeypot x2 | 75% | |
| Hacking SSH | Honeypot x2 | 75% | |
| Hacking SSH | Honeypot x2 | 75% |
Technical Details
Basic Information
- IP Address
- 197.234.198.42
- IP Version
- IPv4
- Network Type
- Public
- Tor Network
- No
- Network Class
- Class C
Geolocation
- Country
-
ZA
- ASN
- AS37358
- ISP
- BitCo
DNS Information
- Reverse DNS
- 42-198-234-197.bitcointernet.co.za
- PTR Record
- Yes
- Connection Type
- Dynamic
Statistics
- Total Reports
- 5
- First Reported
- 10 Sep 2026
- Last Reported
- 14 Sep 2026, 13:00
Comparative Analysis
How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database
89
%
Global Threat Ranking
This IP is more threatening than 89% of all IPs in our database.
High Threat PercentileGlobal Comparison
Compared against 909,740 reported IPs worldwide
Threat Level
8/10
avg: 6.3
+
Total Reports
5
avg: 9
-
Network Comparison
Compared against 2 IPs in ASN 37358
Threat Level
8/10
network avg: 6.0
+
Total Reports
5
network avg: 3
++
Geographic Comparison
Compared against 4,020 IPs in ZA
Threat Level
8/10
country avg: 6.1
+
Total Reports
5
country avg: 2
++
Activity Trends
Daily report activity over the last 30 days showing patterns and peaks.
Peak Day
0 reports
Daily Average
0
reports/day
Most Active
Thursday
4 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
Hacking
4
SSH
4
Brute-Force
1
Activity patterns showing when this IP is most active during the day and week.
Hourly Activity
Peak activity at 10:00 with 2 reports
Weekly Activity
Geographic Threat Distribution
828,176 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 158,270 Logs
FEED
Top Threat Sources
-
01
United States164,767 19.9% -
02
Brazil124,586 15%
-
03
India93,590 11.3%
-
04
China47,572 5.7%
-
05
SC29,335 3.5%
-
06
Germany19,624 2.4%
-
07
Pakistan19,247 2.3%
-
08
Netherlands18,715 2.3%
-
09
Argentina18,692 2.3%
-
10
Colombia16,067 1.9%
+40 more countries
THREAT LEVEL
LOW
MED
HIGH
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