Is IP address 198.235.24.236 dangerous?

Yes, 198.235.24.236 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 8/10. It has been reported 230 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 198.235.24.236?

IP address 198.235.24.236 is operated by GOOGLE-CLOUD-PLATFORM (ASN 396982) and is geolocated to US. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 198.235.24.236?

Yes, blocking 198.235.24.236 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 8/10 and 230 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 198.235.24.236?

Our threat assessment for 198.235.24.236 has a confidence score of 75%, based on 230 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

198.235.24.236

IPv4 Public

AS396982

GOOGLE-CLOUD-PLATFORM

230 Reports

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US Location

GOOGLE-CLOUD-PLATFORM ASN 396982

230 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Notable Threat

IP 198.235.24.236 is a high-risk address operating from Google Cloud Platform infrastructure in the United States, with a threat level rating of 10 out of 10 and 156 total abuse reports submitted through automated honeypot sensors between September 2025 and May 2026. The dominant threat activity associated with this IP centers on general hacking intrusion attempts, representing the overwhelming majority of recent reports, while isolated incidents of VoIP fraud and web application probing were also documented. With an activity frequency rated at 4 out of 10 and an 82 percent confidence score, this address demonstrates persistent malicious behavior that warrants immediate blocking by network defenders.

More threatening than 89% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Hacking 29

Port Scan 1

WP XML-RPC Brute Force 1

IoT Targeted 1

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.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

Steady malicious activity over 4 weeks indicates persistent threat actor operations.

First Observed 8. September 2026

Last Activity 7. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 4 incidents

Cloud Infrastructure

This IP operates from Google Cloud Platform cloud infrastructure. Cloud-hosted threats can be provisioned and abandoned quickly, affecting attribution.

Cloud-hosted malicious activity often indicates automated or scalable attack infrastructure.

Security Recommendations

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 8/10 High

Critical

Activity Frequency 5/10 Moderate

Confidence Score 75% High Confidence

Confidence History

23. Aug 2026 - 7. Oct 2026

75% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
7. Oct 2026 New	Hacking	Honeypot	75%
7. Oct 2026 New	Hacking	Honeypot	75%
4. Oct 2026	Port Scan Hacking WP XML-RPC Brute Force	Honeypot	75%
4. Oct 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%
28. Sep 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%
28. Sep 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%
28. Sep 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%
27. Sep 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%
27. Sep 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%
26. Sep 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%
24. Sep 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%
21. Sep 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%
20. Sep 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%
16. Sep 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%
16. Sep 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%
15. Sep 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%
15. Sep 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%
11. Sep 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%
9. Sep 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%
8. Sep 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%
6. Sep 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%
6. Sep 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%
5. Sep 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%
4. Sep 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%
31. Aug 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%
30. Aug 2026	IoT Targeted	Honeypot	75%
29. Aug 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%
25. Aug 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%
23. Aug 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%
23. Aug 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 198.235.24.236
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class C

Geolocation

Country: US
ASN: AS396982
ISP: GOOGLE-CLOUD-PLATFORM

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 230
First Reported: 12 Sep 2025
Last Reported: 7 Oct 2026, 09:41

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: AS396982

Organization: Google LLC

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

2/10

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

Network Statistics

4,147

Total IPs Monitored

193,206

Total Reports

46.6

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Google LLC (AS396982), which manages 4,147 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 193,206 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

89 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 89% of all IPs in our database.

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 832,561 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 8/10 avg: 6.3 +

Total Reports 230 avg: 9 ++

Network Comparison

Compared against 46,372 IPs in ASN 396982

Threat Level 8/10 network avg: 6.5 +

Total Reports 230 network avg: 10 ++

Network GOOGLE-CLOUD-PLATFORM has overall threat level 2/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 148,132 IPs in US

Threat Level 8/10 country avg: 6.8 +

Total Reports 230 country avg: 18 ++

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

Peak Day 28 Sep 2026 3 reports

Daily Average 0.7 reports/day

Most Active Sunday 57 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

Hacking 224

IoT Targeted 3

Exploited Host 2

Web App Attack 2

Port Scan 2

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 01:00 with 21 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

756,872 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 29,621 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US THIS IP

148,132 19.6%
02

Brazil BR

111,841 14.8%
03

India IN

87,172 11.5%
04

China CN

46,061 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,252 3.9%
06

Germany DE

18,367 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL

17,978 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

17,804 2.4%
09

Argentina AR

16,266 2.1%
10

Colombia CO

15,169 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

8.7/10 Avg Threat

100% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Notable Threat

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Behavioral Analysis

Cloud Infrastructure

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

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Apache .htaccess

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