Is IP address 41.198.164.145 dangerous?

Yes, 41.198.164.145 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 7/10. It has been reported 7 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 41.198.164.145?

IP address 41.198.164.145 is operated by Echotel Pty Ltd (ASN 327693) and is geolocated to ZA. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 41.198.164.145?

Yes, blocking 41.198.164.145 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 7/10 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 41.198.164.145?

Our threat assessment for 41.198.164.145 has a confidence score of 82%, based on 7 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

41.198.164.145

IPv4 Public

AS327693

Echotel Pty Ltd

7 Reports

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South Africa Location

Echotel Pty Ltd ASN 327693

7 Reports

Mixed Data Source

Elevated Risk

Elevated threat level 7/10 for IP 41.198.164.145 from 7 reported incidents.

Behavioral profile indicates cyber threat activity with 82% confidence.

More threatening than 85% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Brute-Force 6

Web App Attack 5

Bad Web Bot 1

WP Content Scraping 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: Recent Spike

Significant activity increase over past 7 days indicates renewed threat actor interest or system compromise.

First Observed 27. September 2026

Last Activity 29. September 2026

Recent (7 days) 6 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 327693) with generally good reputation. The ISP Echotel Pty Ltd 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.

Immediate monitoring recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 7/10 High

High

Activity Frequency 8/10 High

Confidence Score 82% Verified

Confidence History

29. Aug 2026 - 29. Sep 2026

82% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
29. Sep 2026 New	Brute-Force Web App Attack	Honeypot	75%
29. Sep 2026	Brute-Force Web App Attack	Honeypot	75%
29. Sep 2026	Brute-Force Web App Attack	Honeypot	75%
29. Sep 2026	Brute-Force Web App Attack	Honeypot	75%
29. Sep 2026	Brute-Force Web App Attack	Honeypot	75%
27. Sep 2026	Brute-Force	Community	75%
29. Aug 2026	Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 41.198.164.145
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: ZA
ASN: AS327693
ISP: Echotel Pty Ltd

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 7
First Reported: 29 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 29 Sep 2026, 20:08

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: AS327693

Organization: ECHO-SP

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

2.3

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to ECHO-SP (AS327693), which manages 4 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 9 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

85 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 85% of all IPs in our database.

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 806,127 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 7/10 avg: 6.3 =

Total Reports 7 avg: 9 -

Network Comparison

Compared against 32 IPs in ASN 327693

Threat Level 7/10 network avg: 5.8 +

Total Reports 7 network avg: 2 ++

Network Echotel Pty Ltd has overall threat level 2/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 3,574 IPs in ZA

Threat Level 7/10 country avg: 6.0 +

Total Reports 7 country avg: 2 ++

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

Peak Day 29 Sep 2026 5 reports

Daily Average 0.2 reports/day

Most Active Tuesday 5 reports

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

Initial Threat 4/10

Current Threat 5/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

Brute-Force 6

Web App Attack 5

Bad Web Bot 1

WP Content Scraping 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 19:00 with 4 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

733,074 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 29,096 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

143,172 19.5%
02

Brazil BR

110,717 15.1%
03

India IN

82,100 11.2%
04

China CN

44,720 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,233 4%
06

Germany DE

17,462 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL

17,449 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

16,617 2.3%
09

Argentina AR

16,188 2.2%
10

Colombia CO

15,132 2.1%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

6.1/10 Avg Threat

24% Avg Confidence

6 High Threat

Elevated risk: Multiple related IPs are flagged

Elevated 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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