Is IP address 204.186.242.203 dangerous?

204.186.242.203 presents moderate risk with a threat level of 6/10. While not critically dangerous, it has been associated with activity. Monitoring and conditional blocking is recommended.

Who owns or operates IP address 204.186.242.203?

IP address 204.186.242.203 is operated by PenTeleData Inc. (ASN 3737) and is geolocated to US. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 204.186.242.203?

Blocking 204.186.242.203 is advisable for security-sensitive environments. With a threat level of 6/10, consider implementing conditional blocks or rate limiting.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 204.186.242.203?

Our threat assessment for 204.186.242.203 has a confidence score of 27%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

204.186.242.203

IPv4 Public

AS3737

PenTeleData Inc.

1 Reports

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United States Location

PenTeleData Inc. ASN 3737

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Moderate Risk

IP 204.186.242.203 presents moderate risk (6/10) with 1 security reports.

Some concerning behavior detected. Confidence: 27%.

More threatening than 64% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Fraud VoIP 1

Technical Details

VoIP fraud exploits phone systems to make unauthorized calls, often to premium rate numbers for financial gain.

Recommended Mitigations

Implement call authentication, monitor call patterns, and restrict international/premium rate dialing.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

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

First Observed 5. November 2026

Last Activity 5. November 2026

Recent (7 days) 1 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 3737) with generally good reputation. The ISP PenTeleData Inc. maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Standard monitoring recommended. Apply conditional access controls as needed.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 6/10 Medium

High

Activity Frequency 2/10 Very Low

Confidence Score 27% Medium Confidence

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
5. Nov 2026 New	Fraud VoIP	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 204.186.242.203
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class C

Geolocation

Country: US
ASN: AS3737
ISP: PenTeleData Inc.

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: 204.186.242.203.res-olt.leh.ptd.net
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 5 Nov 2026
Last Reported: 5 Nov 2026, 17:45

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: AS3737

Organization: PenTeleData Inc.

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

2/10

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

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

Total Reports

1.3

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to PenTeleData Inc. (AS3737), which manages 4 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 5 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

64 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 64% of all IPs in our database.

Above Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 1,328,387 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 6/10 avg: 6.0 =

Total Reports 1 avg: 7 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 35 IPs in ASN 3737

Threat Level 6/10 network avg: 6.0 =

Total Reports 1 network avg: 1 -

Network PenTeleData Inc. has overall threat level 2/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 207,443 IPs in US

Threat Level 6/10 country avg: 6.6 =

Total Reports 1 country avg: 16 --

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

Peak Day 5 Nov 2026 1 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Thursday 1 reports

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

Initial Threat 5/10

Current Threat 5/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

Fraud VoIP 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 17:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

1,210,895 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 32,734 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

Brazil BR

261,161 21.6%
02

United States US THIS IP

207,443 17.1%
03

India IN

103,522 8.5%
04

China CN

51,009 4.2%
05

Argentina AR

42,423 3.5%
06

SC SC

29,448 2.4%
07

Mexico MX

27,930 2.3%
08

Russia RU

27,003 2.2%
09

Germany DE

24,438 2%
10

Colombia CO

24,273 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

5.8/10 Avg Threat

22% Avg Confidence

6 High Threat

Elevated risk: Multiple related IPs are flagged

Moderate Risk

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

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