Is IP address 216.146.3.9 dangerous?

Yes, 216.146.3.9 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 8/10. It has been reported 5 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 216.146.3.9?

IP address 216.146.3.9 is operated by GALAXYGATE, LLC (ASN 397031) and is geolocated to US. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 216.146.3.9?

Yes, blocking 216.146.3.9 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 8/10 and 5 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 216.146.3.9?

Our threat assessment for 216.146.3.9 has a confidence score of 49%, based on 5 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

216.146.3.9

IPv4 Public

AS397031

GALAXYGATE, LLC

5 Reports

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United States Location

GALAXYGATE, LLC ASN 397031

5 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Significant Threat

IP 216.146.3.9 identified as significant threat (8/10) from 5 events.

Multiple malicious indicators detected. Confidence level: 49%.

More threatening than 89% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

SSH 5

Technical Details

SSH attacks attempt to gain server access through password guessing or exploitation of SSH vulnerabilities.

Recommended Mitigations

Use key-based authentication, change default ports, implement fail2ban, and disable root login.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

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

First Observed 18. September 2026

Last Activity 22. September 2026

Recent (7 days) 0 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 397031) with generally good reputation. The ISP GALAXYGATE, LLC maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Implement rate limiting or temporary blocking measures.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 8/10 High

Critical

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 49% Medium Confidence

Confidence History

18. Sep 2026 - 22. Sep 2026

49% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
22. Sep 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
20. Sep 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
19. Sep 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
19. Sep 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
18. Sep 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 216.146.3.9
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class C

Geolocation

Country: US
ASN: AS397031
ISP: GALAXYGATE, LLC

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 5
First Reported: 18 Sep 2026
Last Reported: 22 Sep 2026, 00:12

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: AS397031

Organization: GALAXYGATE

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

0/10

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

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

Total Reports

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to GALAXYGATE (AS397031), which manages 1 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 8 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 0/10.

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

89 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 89% of all IPs in our database.

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 832,391 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 8/10 avg: 6.3 +

Total Reports 5 avg: 9 -

Network Comparison

Compared against 8 IPs in ASN 397031

Threat Level 8/10 network avg: 6.8 +

Total Reports 5 network avg: 4 +

Network GALAXYGATE, LLC has overall threat level 0/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 148,093 IPs in US

Threat Level 8/10 country avg: 6.8 +

Total Reports 5 country avg: 18 --

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

Peak Day 19 Sep 2026 2 reports

Daily Average 0.2 reports/day

Most Active Saturday 2 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

SSH 5

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 00:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

756,549 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 29,219 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US THIS IP

148,056 19.6%
02

Brazil BR

111,808 14.8%
03

India IN

87,140 11.5%
04

China CN

46,044 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,252 3.9%
06

Germany DE

18,353 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL

17,970 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

17,792 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.

7 Related IPs

6.6/10 Avg Threat

23% Avg Confidence

4 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Significant 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

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