Is IP address 198.12.69.94 dangerous?

198.12.69.94 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 198.12.69.94?

IP address 198.12.69.94 is operated by HostPapa (ASN 36352) and is geolocated to US. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 198.12.69.94?

Blocking 198.12.69.94 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 198.12.69.94?

Our threat assessment for 198.12.69.94 has a confidence score of 25%, based on 2 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

198.12.69.94

IPv4 Public

AS36352

HostPapa

2 Reports

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United States Location

HostPapa ASN 36352

2 Reports

Mixed Data Source

Cautionary Risk

IP 198.12.69.94 rated 6/10 from 2 security events.

Mixed behavior profile detected. Confidence: 25%.

More threatening than 64% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Blog Spam 2

Phishing 1

Web Spam 1

Web App Attack 1

WP Contact Form Spam 1

WP Redirect Hijacking 1

Technical Details

Blog spam floods comment sections with promotional content and links for SEO manipulation or malware distribution.

Recommended Mitigations

Enable comment moderation, use anti-spam plugins, and implement CAPTCHA on comment forms.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

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

First Observed 21. October 2026

Last Activity 21. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 1 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 36352) with generally good reputation. The ISP HostPapa maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Apply balanced security measures based on risk tolerance.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 6/10 Medium

High

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 25% Low Confidence

Confidence History

2. Aug 2026 - 21. Oct 2026

25% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
21. Oct 2026	Blog Spam	Community	75%
2. Aug 2026	Phishing Web Spam Blog Spam +3	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 198.12.69.94
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class C

Geolocation

Country: US
ASN: AS36352
ISP: HostPapa

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: kozey.spywardraft.uk
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 2
First Reported: 2 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 21 Oct 2026, 17:35

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: AS36352

Organization: HostPapa

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

2/10

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

Network Statistics

357

Total IPs Monitored

90,635

Total Reports

253.9

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to HostPapa (AS36352), which manages 357 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 90,635 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 2/10.

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

64 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 64% of all IPs in our database.

Above Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 1,252,086 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 6/10 avg: 6.0 =

Total Reports 2 avg: 7 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 1,105 IPs in ASN 36352

Threat Level 6/10 network avg: 7.6 -

Total Reports 2 network avg: 126 --

Network HostPapa has overall threat level 2/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 193,483 IPs in US

Threat Level 6/10 country avg: 6.6 =

Total Reports 2 country avg: 16 --

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

Peak Day 21 Oct 2026 1 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Sunday 1 reports

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

Initial Threat 5/10

Current Threat 3/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

Blog Spam 2

Phishing 1

Web Spam 1

Web App Attack 1

WP Contact Form Spam 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 08:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

1,141,619 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 30,863 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

Brazil BR

257,143 22.5%
02

United States US THIS IP

193,483 16.9%
03

India IN

97,733 8.6%
04

China CN

48,509 4.2%
05

Argentina AR

41,550 3.6%
06

SC SC

29,358 2.6%
07

Mexico MX

27,026 2.4%
08

Russia RU

25,819 2.3%
09

Colombia CO

23,895 2.1%
10

Germany DE

21,328 1.9%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

9.5/10 Avg Threat

94% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Cautionary Risk

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

Top Threat Sources

JSON Report

Firewall Rules

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