Is IP address 199.165.159.17 dangerous?

Yes, 199.165.159.17 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 10/10. It has been reported 7 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 199.165.159.17?

IP address 199.165.159.17 is operated by The Shadowserver Foundation, Inc. (ASN 22168) and is geolocated to US. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 199.165.159.17?

Yes, blocking 199.165.159.17 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 10/10 and 7 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 199.165.159.17?

Our threat assessment for 199.165.159.17 has a confidence score of 63%, based on 7 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

199.165.159.17

IPv4 Public

AS22168

The Shadowserver Foundation, Inc.

7 Reports

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United States Location

The Shadowserver Foundati... ASN 22168

7 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Extreme Threat

IP 199.165.159.17 classified at threat level 10/10 with 7 documented attacks.

Advanced threat indicators confirmed with 63% certainty.

More threatening than 98% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Hacking 7

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 1 days indicates persistent threat actor operations.

First Observed 6. October 2026

Last Activity 7. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 7 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 22168) with generally good reputation. The ISP The Shadowserver Foundation, Inc. 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.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 10/10 Critical

Critical

Activity Frequency 8/10 High

Confidence Score 63% High Confidence

Confidence History

6. Oct 2026 - 7. Oct 2026

63% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
7. Oct 2026 New	Hacking	Honeypot	75%
7. Oct 2026 New	Hacking	Honeypot	75%
7. Oct 2026 New	Hacking	Honeypot	75%
7. Oct 2026 New	Hacking	Honeypot	75%
6. Oct 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%
6. Oct 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%
6. Oct 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 199.165.159.17
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class C

Geolocation

Country: US
ASN: AS22168
ISP: The Shadowserver Foundation, Inc.

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: scan-92-0.shadowserver.io
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 7
First Reported: 6 Oct 2026
Last Reported: 7 Oct 2026, 16:53

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

98 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 98% of all IPs in our database.

Top 10% Most Dangerous

Global Comparison

Compared against 832,725 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 10/10 avg: 6.3 ++

Total Reports 7 avg: 9 -

Network Comparison

Compared against 7 IPs in ASN 22168

Threat Level 10/10 network avg: 10.0 =

Total Reports 7 network avg: 7 =

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 148,159 IPs in US

Threat Level 10/10 country avg: 6.8 +

Total Reports 7 country avg: 18 --

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

Peak Day 7 Oct 2026 4 reports

Daily Average 0.2 reports/day

Most Active Wednesday 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

Hacking 7

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 16:00 with 3 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

756,884 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 29,742 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US THIS IP

148,134 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

18,369 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL

17,978 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

17,806 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.

6 Related IPs

10/10 Avg Threat

65% Avg Confidence

6 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Extreme Threat

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Behavioral Analysis

Reputable Network

Security Recommendations

Basic Information

Geolocation

DNS Information

Statistics

Global Threat Ranking

Top Threat Categories

Hourly Activity

Weekly Activity

FEED

Top Threat Sources

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