Is IP address 198.38.84.160 dangerous?

Yes, 198.38.84.160 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 10/10. It has been reported 9 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 198.38.84.160?

IP address 198.38.84.160 is operated by WHG Hosting Services Ltd (ASN 199404) and is geolocated to IN. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 198.38.84.160?

Yes, blocking 198.38.84.160 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 10/10 and 9 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 198.38.84.160?

Our threat assessment for 198.38.84.160 has a confidence score of 74%, based on 9 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

198.38.84.160

IPv4 Public

AS199404

WHG Hosting Services Ltd

9 Reports

India Location

WHG Hosting Services Ltd ASN 199404

9 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Extreme Threat

IP 198.38.84.160 classified at threat level 10/10 with 9 documented attacks.

Advanced threat indicators confirmed with 74% certainty.

More threatening than 94% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Exploited Host 9

Technical Details

This IP belongs to a compromised system being used as an attack platform without the owner's knowledge.

Recommended Mitigations

Block the IP and consider notifying the hosting provider or system owner about the compromise.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Recent Spike

Significant activity increase over past 7 days indicates renewed threat actor interest or system compromise.

First Observed 22. July 2026

Last Activity 27. July 2026

Recent (7 days) 0 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 199404) with generally good reputation. The ISP WHG Hosting Services Ltd maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Proactive blocking essential. Significant operational risk detected.

Immediate monitoring recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 10/10 Critical

Critical

Activity Frequency 8/10 High

Confidence Score 68% High Confidence

Confidence History

22. Jul 2026 - 27. Jul 2026

74% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
27. Jul 2026	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%
27. Jul 2026	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%
27. Jul 2026	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%
23. Jul 2026	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%
23. Jul 2026	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%
23. Jul 2026	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%
23. Jul 2026	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%
22. Jul 2026	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%
22. Jul 2026	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 198.38.84.160
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class C

Geolocation

Country: IN
ASN: AS199404
ISP: WHG Hosting Services Ltd

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: 562727-floating.com
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 9
First Reported: 22 Jul 2026
Last Reported: 27 Jul 2026, 13:23

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: AS199404

Organization: WHG Hosting Services Ltd

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

3/10

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

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

172

Total Reports

17.2

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to WHG Hosting Services Ltd (AS199404), which manages 10 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 172 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 3/10.

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

94 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 94% of all IPs in our database.

Top 10% Most Dangerous

Global Comparison

Compared against 312,317 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 10/10 avg: 6.0 ++

Total Reports 9 avg: 18 -

Network Comparison

Compared against 45 IPs in ASN 199404

Threat Level 10/10 network avg: 8.0 +

Total Reports 9 network avg: 9 =

Network WHG Hosting Services Ltd has overall threat level 3/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 49,141 IPs in IN

Threat Level 10/10 country avg: 5.9 ++

Total Reports 9 country avg: 4 ++

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

Peak Day 23 Jul 2026 4 reports

Daily Average 0.3 reports/day

Most Active Thursday 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

Exploited Host 9

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 13:00 with 2 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 THIS IP

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

8.7/10 Avg Threat

77% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged