Is IP address 198.44.38.196 dangerous?

198.44.38.196 presents moderate risk with a threat level of 5/10. While not critically dangerous, it has been associated with activity. Monitoring and conditional blocking is recommended.

Who owns or operates IP address 198.44.38.196?

IP address 198.44.38.196 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 198.44.38.196?

Blocking 198.44.38.196 is advisable for security-sensitive environments. With a threat level of 5/10, consider implementing conditional blocks or rate limiting.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 198.44.38.196?

Our threat assessment for 198.44.38.196 has a confidence score of 44%, based on 4 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

198.44.38.196

IPv4 Public

AS36352

HostPapa

4 Reports

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United States Location

HostPapa ASN 36352

4 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Medium Threat

Medium risk rating 5/10 for IP 198.44.38.196 based on 4 incidents.

Suspicious behavior markers present. 44% confidence level.

More threatening than 40% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Email Spam 4

Technical Details

Email spam involves mass distribution of unwanted emails, often for advertising, phishing, or malware delivery.

Recommended Mitigations

Implement SPF, DKIM, DMARC, and use reputable email filtering services.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Declining

Activity has decreased recently, suggesting remediation or threat actor migration.

First Observed 9. September 2026

Last Activity 25. September 2026

Recent (7 days) 0 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

Monitor traffic patterns. Review logs periodically for escalation.

Continue monitoring the positive trend.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 5/10 Medium

Medium

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 44% Medium Confidence

Confidence History

9. Sep 2026 - 25. Sep 2026

44% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
25. Sep 2026	Email Spam	Honeypot	75%
9. Sep 2026	Email Spam	Honeypot	75%
9. Sep 2026	Email Spam	Honeypot x3	75%
9. Sep 2026	Email Spam	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 198.44.38.196
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class C

Geolocation

Country: US
ASN: AS36352
ISP: HostPapa

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: mail.china-zxt.com
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 4
First Reported: 9 Sep 2026
Last Reported: 25 Sep 2026, 11:00

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

40 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 40% of all IPs in our database.

Below Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 832,391 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 6.3 -

Total Reports 4 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 1,024 IPs in ASN 36352

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 7.7 -

Total Reports 4 network avg: 122 --

Network HostPapa has overall threat level 2/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 148,093 IPs in US

Threat Level 5/10 country avg: 6.8 -

Total Reports 4 country avg: 18 --

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

Peak Day 9 Sep 2026 3 reports

Daily Average 0.1 reports/day

Most Active Wednesday 3 reports

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

Initial Threat 3/10

Current Threat 3/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

Email Spam 4

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

756,711 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 29,326 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US THIS IP

148,093 19.6%
02

Brazil BR

111,821 14.8%
03

India IN

87,156 11.5%
04

China CN

46,051 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,252 3.9%
06

Germany DE

18,360 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL

17,975 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

17,801 2.4%
09

Argentina AR

16,265 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

9.4/10 Avg Threat

94% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Medium Threat

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

iptables / netfilter

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Windows Firewall

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nginx

Apache .htaccess

PDF Report

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