Is IP address 197.245.72.92 dangerous?

Yes, 197.245.72.92 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 197.245.72.92?

IP address 197.245.72.92 is operated by Vox Telecom Ltd (ASN 11845) and is geolocated to ZA. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 197.245.72.92?

Yes, blocking 197.245.72.92 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 197.245.72.92?

Our threat assessment for 197.245.72.92 has a confidence score of 24%, based on 2 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

197.245.72.92

IPv4 Public

AS11845

Vox Telecom Ltd

2 Reports

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South Africa Location

Vox Telecom Ltd ASN 11845

2 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Notable Threat

IP 197.245.72.92 rated 7/10 from 2 verified reports.

Multiple security incidents attributed to this IP. Confidence: 24%.

More threatening than 80% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Brute-Force 2

Web App Attack 2

Technical Details

Brute-force attacks systematically attempt password combinations against authentication systems.

Recommended Mitigations

Implement rate limiting, account lockout policies, multi-factor authentication, and fail2ban.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

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

First Observed 2. September 2026

Last Activity 2. September 2026

Recent (7 days) 0 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 11845) with generally good reputation. The ISP Vox Telecom Ltd maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Implement appropriate security controls.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 7/10 High

High

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 23% Low Confidence

Confidence History

2. Sep 2026

24% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
2. Sep 2026	Brute-Force Web App Attack	Honeypot	75%
2. Sep 2026	Brute-Force Web App Attack	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 197.245.72.92
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class C

Geolocation

Country: ZA
ASN: AS11845
ISP: Vox Telecom Ltd

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: dsl-197-245-72-92.voxdsl.co.za
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 2
First Reported: 2 Sep 2026
Last Reported: 2 Sep 2026, 11:13

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: AS11845

Organization: Vox-Telecom

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

3.9

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Vox-Telecom (AS11845), which manages 7 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 27 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

80 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 80% of all IPs in our database.

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 809,514 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 7/10 avg: 6.3 =

Total Reports 2 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 129 IPs in ASN 11845

Threat Level 7/10 network avg: 5.7 +

Total Reports 2 network avg: 2 =

Network Vox Telecom Ltd has overall threat level 1/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 3,580 IPs in ZA

Threat Level 7/10 country avg: 6.0 +

Total Reports 2 country avg: 2 -

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

Peak Day 2 Sep 2026 2 reports

Daily Average 0.1 reports/day

Most Active Wednesday 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

Brute-Force 2

Web App Attack 2

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 11:00 with 2 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

736,040 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 29,482 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

143,858 19.5%
02

Brazil BR

110,828 15.1%
03

India IN

82,708 11.2%
04

China CN

44,898 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,240 4%
06

Germany DE

17,594 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL

17,534 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

16,759 2.3%
09

Argentina AR

16,196 2.2%
10

Colombia CO

15,139 2.1%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

6.9/10 Avg Threat

42% Avg Confidence

11 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Notable Threat

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

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

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