Is IP address 198.12.58.52 dangerous?

198.12.58.52 presents moderate risk with a threat level of 6/10. While not critically dangerous, it has been associated with activity. Monitoring and conditional blocking is recommended.

Who owns or operates IP address 198.12.58.52?

IP address 198.12.58.52 is operated by ARLINK S.A. (ASN 28075) and is geolocated to AR. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 198.12.58.52?

Blocking 198.12.58.52 is advisable for security-sensitive environments. With a threat level of 6/10, consider implementing conditional blocks or rate limiting.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 198.12.58.52?

Our threat assessment for 198.12.58.52 has a confidence score of 42%, based on 3 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

198.12.58.52

IPv4 Public

AS28075

ARLINK S.A.

3 Reports

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Argentina Location

ARLINK S.A. ASN 28075

3 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Measured Risk

IP 198.12.58.52 threat rating: 6/10 from 3 observations.

Attention-worthy behavior detected. Confidence: 42%.

More threatening than 59% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 3

WP Content Scraping 3

Technical Details

Bad web bots ignore robots.txt, scrape content aggressively, and may probe for vulnerabilities.

Recommended Mitigations

Implement bot detection, rate limiting, and use services like Cloudflare Bot Management.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

Steady malicious activity over 1 days indicates persistent threat actor operations.

First Observed 16. October 2026

Last Activity 17. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 3 incidents

High-Risk Network Association

This IP belongs to a network (ASN 28075) with elevated threat levels. The ISP ARLINK S.A. 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

Standard security protocols sufficient. Monitor but no immediate blocking required.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 6/10 Medium

High

Activity Frequency 3/10 Low

Confidence Score 42% Medium Confidence

Confidence History

16. Oct 2026 - 17. Oct 2026

42% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
17. Oct 2026 New	Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping	Honeypot	75%
16. Oct 2026	Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping	Honeypot	75%
16. Oct 2026	Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 198.12.58.52
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class C

Geolocation

Country: AR
ASN: AS28075
ISP: ARLINK S.A.

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 3
First Reported: 17 Oct 2026
Last Reported: 17 Oct 2026, 17:51

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: AS28075

Organization: ARLINK S.A.

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

9/10

This network has a high threat level with significant malicious activity reported across multiple IPs.

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

Total Reports

5.5

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to ARLINK S.A. (AS28075), which manages 2 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 11 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 9/10.

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

59 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 59% of all IPs in our database.

Above Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 983,519 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 6/10 avg: 6.2 =

Total Reports 3 avg: 8 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 168 IPs in ASN 28075

Threat Level 6/10 network avg: 5.1 +

Total Reports 3 network avg: 1 ++

Network ARLINK S.A. has overall threat level 9/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 23,161 IPs in AR

Threat Level 6/10 country avg: 5.2 +

Total Reports 3 country avg: 2 ++

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

Peak Day 16 Oct 2026 2 reports

Daily Average 0.1 reports/day

Most Active Friday 2 reports

Evolution of threat level over time based on reported categories and frequency.

Initial Threat 4/10

Current Threat 4/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 3

WP Content Scraping 3

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 11:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

896,870 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 219,672 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

178,444 19.9%
02

Brazil BR

150,115 16.7%
03

India IN

94,084 10.5%
04

China CN

47,743 5.3%
05

SC SC

29,341 3.3%
06

Argentina AR THIS IP

23,288 2.6%
07

Germany DE

19,944 2.2%
08

Pakistan PK

19,341 2.2%
09

Netherlands NL

18,788 2.1%
10

Colombia CO

17,927 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

5.4/10 Avg Threat

29% Avg Confidence

2 High Threat

Measured Risk

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

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

PDF Report

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