Is IP address 204.8.96.158 dangerous?

Yes, 204.8.96.158 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 8/10. It has been reported 4 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 204.8.96.158?

IP address 204.8.96.158 is operated by Quintex Alliance Consulting (ASN 62744) and is geolocated to US. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 204.8.96.158?

Yes, blocking 204.8.96.158 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 8/10 and 4 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 204.8.96.158?

Our threat assessment for 204.8.96.158 has a confidence score of 38%, based on 4 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

204.8.96.158

IPv4 Public Tor Exit Node

AS62744

Quintex Alliance Consulting

4 Reports

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United States Location

Quintex Alliance Consulti... ASN 62744

4 Reports

Mixed Data Source

Elevated Risk

Elevated threat level 8/10 for IP 204.8.96.158 from 4 reported incidents.

Behavioral profile indicates cyber threat activity with 38% confidence.

More threatening than 88% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Brute-Force 2

Hacking 1

WP User Enumeration 1

WP Login Brute Force 1

Web App Attack 1

Technical Details

Brute-force attacks systematically attempt password combinations against authentication systems.

Recommended Mitigations

Implement rate limiting, account lockout policies, multi-factor authentication, and fail2ban.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

Steady malicious activity over 4 days indicates persistent threat actor operations.

First Observed 30. September 2026

Last Activity 4. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 2 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 62744) with generally good reputation. The ISP Quintex Alliance Consulting maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Enhanced monitoring recommended. Review logs for interactions with this IP.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 8/10 High

Critical

Activity Frequency 1/10 Very Low

Confidence Score 36% Medium Confidence

Confidence History

16. Aug 2026 - 4. Oct 2026

38% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
4. Oct 2026	Hacking	Community	75%
3. Oct 2026	WP User Enumeration	Community	75%
30. Sep 2026	WP Login Brute Force Brute-Force	Community	75%
16. Aug 2026	Brute-Force Web App Attack	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 204.8.96.158
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: Tor Exit Node
Network Class: Class C

Geolocation

Country: US
ASN: AS62744
ISP: Quintex Alliance Consulting

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: tor69.quintex.com
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 4
First Reported: 16 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 4 Oct 2026, 09:20

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

88 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 88% of all IPs in our database.

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 831,747 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 8/10 avg: 6.3 +

Total Reports 4 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 94 IPs in ASN 62744

Threat Level 8/10 network avg: 6.9 +

Total Reports 4 network avg: 3 ++

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 147,903 IPs in US

Threat Level 8/10 country avg: 6.8 +

Total Reports 4 country avg: 18 --

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

Peak Day 30 Sep 2026 1 reports

Daily Average 0.1 reports/day

Most Active Sunday 2 reports

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

Initial Threat 6/10

Current Threat 5/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

Brute-Force 2

Web App Attack 1

WP Login Brute Force 1

WP User Enumeration 1

Hacking 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 09:00 with 2 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

756,109 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 28,868 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US THIS IP

147,903 19.6%
02

Brazil BR

111,781 14.8%
03

India IN

87,067 11.5%
04

China CN

46,034 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,252 3.9%
06

Germany DE

18,332 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL

17,954 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

17,776 2.4%
09

Argentina AR

16,264 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

8.2/10 Avg Threat

45% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Elevated Risk

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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