Is IP address 197.242.67.185 dangerous?

Yes, 197.242.67.185 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 197.242.67.185?

IP address 197.242.67.185 is operated by xneelo (ASN 37153) and is geolocated to ZA. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 197.242.67.185?

Yes, blocking 197.242.67.185 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 197.242.67.185?

Our threat assessment for 197.242.67.185 has a confidence score of 6%, based on 3 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

197.242.67.185

IPv4 Public

AS37153

xneelo

3 Reports

ZA Location

xneelo ASN 37153

3 Reports

Community Data Source

Elevated Risk

Elevated threat level 8/10 for IP 197.242.67.185 from 3 reported incidents.

Behavioral profile indicates cyber threat activity with 6% confidence.

More threatening than 77% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Hacking 2

WP XML-RPC Brute Force 2

DDoS Attack 2

WP Cron Abuse 2

Technical Details

General hacking activity includes various intrusion attempts, exploitation of vulnerabilities, and unauthorized access attempts.

Recommended Mitigations

Keep systems patched, implement intrusion detection, and follow security best practices.

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 37153) with generally good reputation. The ISP xneelo 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 4% Low Confidence

Confidence History

29. Jan 2026 - 14. Feb 2026

6% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
14. Feb 2026	WP XML-RPC Brute Force Hacking	Community	75%
14. Feb 2026	WP Cron Abuse DDoS Attack	Community	75%
29. Jan 2026	WP Cron Abuse DDoS Attack WP XML-RPC Brute Force +1	Community x2	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 197.242.67.185
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class C

Geolocation

Country: ZA
ASN: AS37153
ISP: xneelo

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: dedi781.jnb3.host-h.net
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 3
First Reported: 29 Jan 2026
Last Reported: 14 Feb 2026, 11:25

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: AS37153

Organization: xneelo

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

3/10

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

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

Total Reports

2.9

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to xneelo (AS37153), which manages 14 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 40 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 3/10.

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

77 %

Global Threat Ranking

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

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 312,384 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 8/10 avg: 6.0 +

Total Reports 3 avg: 18 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 22 IPs in ASN 37153

Threat Level 8/10 network avg: 4.7 ++

Total Reports 3 network avg: 4 -

Network xneelo has overall threat level 3/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 1,305 IPs in ZA

Threat Level 8/10 country avg: 5.8 +

Total Reports 3 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 Saturday 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

WP Cron Abuse 2

DDoS Attack 2

WP XML-RPC Brute Force 2

Hacking 2

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 02:00 with 1 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

4.5/10 Avg Threat

39% Avg Confidence

9 High Threat

Elevated risk: Multiple related IPs are flagged