Is IP address 199.96.166.19 dangerous?

199.96.166.19 shows low risk indicators with a threat level of 2/10. Limited suspicious activity has been reported. Standard security practices should be sufficient.

Who owns or operates IP address 199.96.166.19?

IP address 199.96.166.19 is operated by PureVoltage Hosting Inc. (ASN 26548) and is geolocated to US. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 199.96.166.19?

Blocking 199.96.166.19 is optional. With a low threat level of 2/10, standard monitoring may be sufficient. Block if your security policy requires it.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 199.96.166.19?

Our threat assessment for 199.96.166.19 has a confidence score of 14%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

199.96.166.19

IPv4 Public

AS26548

PureVoltage Hosting Inc.

1 Reports

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United States Location

PureVoltage Hosting Inc. ASN 26548

1 Reports

Community Data Source

Low Risk

IP 199.96.166.19 assessed at low threat level 2/10 with 1 reports.

Limited threat evidence. Confidence: 14%.

More threatening than 1% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Blog Spam 1

Technical Details

Blog spam floods comment sections with promotional content and links for SEO manipulation or malware distribution.

Recommended Mitigations

Enable comment moderation, use anti-spam plugins, and implement CAPTCHA on comment forms.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

Steady malicious activity over less than a day indicates persistent threat actor operations.

First Observed 5. October 2026

Last Activity 5. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 1 incidents

Moderate Network Risk

The network hosting this IP (ASN 26548, operated by PureVoltage Hosting Inc.) shows moderate threat indicators. Some concerning activity has been detected from neighboring addresses.

Consider the network context when assessing this individual IP.

Security Recommendations

Standard security practices sufficient. No blocking required.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 2/10 Very Low

Low

Activity Frequency 2/10 Very Low

Confidence Score 12% Low Confidence

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
5. Oct 2026	Blog Spam	Community	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 199.96.166.19
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class C

Geolocation

Country: US
ASN: AS26548
ISP: PureVoltage Hosting Inc.

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 5 Oct 2026
Last Reported: 5 Oct 2026, 21:53

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: AS26548

Organization: PureVoltage Hosting Inc.

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

6/10

This network shows moderate threat levels with some malicious activity patterns.

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

199

Total Reports

5.5

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to PureVoltage Hosting Inc. (AS26548), which manages 36 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 199 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 6/10.

Network warning: This network has elevated threat levels. Exercise caution when interacting with IPs from this ASN.

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

1 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 1% of all IPs in our database.

Low Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 831,747 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 2/10 avg: 6.3 --

Total Reports 1 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 623 IPs in ASN 26548

Threat Level 2/10 network avg: 6.6 --

Total Reports 1 network avg: 1 -

Network PureVoltage Hosting Inc. has overall threat level 6/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 147,903 IPs in US

Threat Level 2/10 country avg: 6.8 --

Total Reports 1 country avg: 18 --

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

Peak Day 5 Oct 2026 1 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Monday 1 reports

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

Initial Threat 2/10

Current Threat 2/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

Blog Spam 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 21:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

755,883 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 28,730 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US THIS IP

147,855 19.6%
02

Brazil BR

111,763 14.8%
03

India IN

87,027 11.5%
04

China CN

46,031 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,251 3.9%
06

Germany DE

18,325 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL

17,944 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

17,764 2.4%
09

Argentina AR

16,263 2.2%
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

7.1/10 Avg Threat

39% Avg Confidence

14 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Low Risk

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Behavioral Analysis

Moderate Network Risk

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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nginx

Apache .htaccess

PDF Report

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