Is IP address 197.250.96.230 dangerous?

Yes, 197.250.96.230 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 197.250.96.230?

IP address 197.250.96.230 is operated by Vodacom Tanzania Ltd (ASN 36908) and is geolocated to TZ. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 197.250.96.230?

Yes, blocking 197.250.96.230 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 197.250.96.230?

Our threat assessment for 197.250.96.230 has a confidence score of 29%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

197.250.96.230

IPv4 Public

AS36908

Vodacom Tanzania Ltd

1 Reports

Tanzania Location

Vodacom Tanzania Ltd ASN 36908

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Elevated Risk

Elevated threat level 7/10 for IP 197.250.96.230 from 1 reported incidents.

Behavioral profile indicates cyber threat activity with 29% confidence.

More threatening than 49% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

WP Login Brute Force 1

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

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

First Observed 10. July 2026

Last Activity 10. July 2026

Recent (7 days) 0 incidents

High-Risk Network Association

This IP belongs to a network (ASN 36908) with elevated threat levels. The ISP Vodacom Tanzania Ltd hosts multiple reported malicious addresses, suggesting systemic security issues or permissive policies.

Network-wide patterns may indicate this is part of a larger malicious infrastructure.

Security Recommendations

Enhanced monitoring recommended. Review logs for interactions with this IP.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 7/10 High

High

Activity Frequency 2/10 Very Low

Confidence Score 25% Low Confidence

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
10. Jul 2026	WP Login Brute Force	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 197.250.96.230
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class C

Geolocation

Country: TZ
ASN: AS36908
ISP: Vodacom Tanzania Ltd

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 10 Jul 2026
Last Reported: 10 Jul 2026, 09:02

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: AS36908

Organization: VTL-ASN

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

7/10

This network shows moderate threat levels with some malicious activity patterns.

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

Total Reports

7.8

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to VTL-ASN (AS36908), which manages 4 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 31 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 7/10.

Network warning: This network has elevated threat levels. Exercise caution when interacting with IPs from this ASN.

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

49 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 49% of all IPs in our database.

Below Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 312,358 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 7/10 avg: 6.0 +

Total Reports 1 avg: 18 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 71 IPs in ASN 36908

Threat Level 7/10 network avg: 6.2 =

Total Reports 1 network avg: 3 --

Network Vodacom Tanzania Ltd has overall threat level 7/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 493 IPs in TZ

Threat Level 7/10 country avg: 5.5 +

Total Reports 1 country avg: 3 --

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

Peak Day 10 Jul 2026 1 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Friday 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 09:00 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

7.1/10 Avg Threat

37% Avg Confidence

19 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Elevated Risk

Threat Categories

Behavioral Analysis

High-Risk Network Association

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

Top Threat Sources

JSON Report

Firewall Rules

iptables / netfilter

UFW (Ubuntu)

Windows Firewall

Cloudflare

nginx

Apache .htaccess

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