Is IP address 198.244.176.135 dangerous?

Yes, 198.244.176.135 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 7/10. It has been reported 10 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 198.244.176.135?

IP address 198.244.176.135 is operated by OVH SAS (ASN 16276) and is geolocated to GB. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 198.244.176.135?

Yes, blocking 198.244.176.135 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 7/10 and 10 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 198.244.176.135?

Our threat assessment for 198.244.176.135 has a confidence score of 44%, based on 10 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

198.244.176.135

IPv4 Public

AS16276

OVH SAS

10 Reports

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United Kingdom Location

OVH SAS ASN 16276

10 Reports

Community Data Source

Substantial Risk

Threat level 7/10 for 198.244.176.135 based on 10 documented incidents.

Consistent suspicious behavior patterns. 44% confidence rating.

More threatening than 88% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

WP Version Scanning 10

WP Plugin Scanning 10

WP Config Exposure 10

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

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

First Observed 16. October 2026

Last Activity 26. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 5 incidents

Datacenter Infrastructure

This IP is allocated from datacenter space operated by OVH SAS. Datacenter IPs used for attacks often indicate intentional malicious infrastructure.

Purpose-provisioned attack infrastructure may represent more sophisticated threat actors.

Security Recommendations

Configure firewall rules and intrusion detection alerts.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 7/10 High

High

Activity Frequency 4/10 Low

Confidence Score 44% Medium Confidence

Confidence History

16. Oct 2026 - 26. Oct 2026

44% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
26. Oct 2026 New	WP Plugin Scanning WP Version Scanning WP Config Exposure	Community	75%
25. Oct 2026	WP Plugin Scanning WP Version Scanning WP Config Exposure	Community	75%
25. Oct 2026	WP Plugin Scanning WP Version Scanning WP Config Exposure	Community	75%
25. Oct 2026	WP Plugin Scanning WP Version Scanning WP Config Exposure	Community	75%
24. Oct 2026	WP Plugin Scanning WP Version Scanning WP Config Exposure	Community x2	75%
19. Oct 2026	WP Plugin Scanning WP Version Scanning WP Config Exposure	Community	75%
18. Oct 2026	WP Plugin Scanning WP Version Scanning WP Config Exposure	Community	75%
17. Oct 2026	WP Plugin Scanning WP Version Scanning WP Config Exposure	Community	75%
16. Oct 2026	WP Plugin Scanning WP Version Scanning WP Config Exposure	Community	75%
16. Oct 2026	WP Plugin Scanning WP Version Scanning WP Config Exposure	Community	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 198.244.176.135
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class C

Geolocation

Country: GB
ASN: AS16276
ISP: OVH SAS

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: ns3199539.ip-198-244-176.eu
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 10
First Reported: 18 Oct 2026
Last Reported: 26 Oct 2026, 01:36

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: AS16276

Organization: OVH SAS

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

2/10

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

Network Statistics

1,385

Total IPs Monitored

33,679

Total Reports

24.3

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to OVH SAS (AS16276), which manages 1,385 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 33,679 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

88 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 88% of all IPs in our database.

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 1,265,091 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 7/10 avg: 6.0 +

Total Reports 10 avg: 7 +

Network Comparison

Compared against 5,068 IPs in ASN 16276

Threat Level 7/10 network avg: 6.7 =

Total Reports 10 network avg: 19 -

Network OVH SAS has overall threat level 2/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 19,173 IPs in GB

Threat Level 7/10 country avg: 6.6 =

Total Reports 10 country avg: 12 =

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

Peak Day 25 Oct 2026 3 reports

Daily Average 0.3 reports/day

Most Active Sunday 4 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 Plugin Scanning 10

WP Version Scanning 10

WP Config Exposure 10

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 07:00 with 2 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

1,152,420 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 31,257 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

Brazil BR

257,590 22.4%
02

United States US

195,577 17%
03

India IN

99,483 8.6%
04

China CN

48,822 4.2%
05

Argentina AR

41,671 3.6%
06

SC SC

29,369 2.5%
07

Mexico MX

27,126 2.4%
08

Russia RU

25,990 2.3%
09

Colombia CO

23,937 2.1%
10

Germany DE

21,717 1.9%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

9.8/10 Avg Threat

95% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Substantial Risk

Threat Categories

Behavioral Analysis

Datacenter 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

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UFW (Ubuntu)

Windows Firewall

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PDF Report

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