Is IP address 5.181.124.62 dangerous?

Yes, 5.181.124.62 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 10/10. It has been reported 11 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 5.181.124.62?

IP address 5.181.124.62 is operated by UK Dedicated Servers Limited (ASN 42831) and is geolocated to GB. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 5.181.124.62?

Yes, blocking 5.181.124.62 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 10/10 and 11 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 5.181.124.62?

Our threat assessment for 5.181.124.62 has a confidence score of 1%, based on 11 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

5.181.124.62

IPv4 Public

AS42831

UK Dedicated Servers Limited

11 Reports

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GB Location

UK Dedicated Servers Limi... ASN 42831

11 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Critical Alert

Security alert: 5.181.124.62 rated 10/10 based on 11 verified incidents.

Threat profile indicates sustained malicious activity with 1% confidence rating.

More threatening than 91% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

SSH 10

Hacking 2

Exploited Host 1

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.

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 42831) with generally good reputation. The ISP UK Dedicated Servers Limited maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Implement immediate countermeasures. Well-resourced threat actor identified.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 10/10 Critical

Critical

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 1% Low Confidence

Confidence History

7. Mar 2026 - 25. Mar 2026

1% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
25. Mar 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
21. Mar 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
12. Mar 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
10. Mar 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
10. Mar 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
10. Mar 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
9. Mar 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
7. Mar 2026	SSH Hacking	Honeypot x2	75%
7. Mar 2026	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%
7. Mar 2026	SSH Hacking	Honeypot x2	75%
7. Mar 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 5.181.124.62
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: GB
ASN: AS42831
ISP: UK Dedicated Servers Limited

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 11
First Reported: 7 Mar 2026
Last Reported: 25 Mar 2026, 03:51

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: AS42831

Organization: UK Dedicated Servers Limited

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

3/10

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

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

454

Total Reports

4.7

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to UK Dedicated Servers Limited (AS42831), which manages 97 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 454 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 3/10.

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

91 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 91% of all IPs in our database.

Top 10% Most Dangerous

Global Comparison

Compared against 808,212 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 10/10 avg: 6.3 ++

Total Reports 11 avg: 9 +

Network Comparison

Compared against 332 IPs in ASN 42831

Threat Level 10/10 network avg: 6.1 ++

Total Reports 11 network avg: 3 ++

Network UK Dedicated Servers Limited has overall threat level 3/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 10,325 IPs in GB

Threat Level 10/10 country avg: 7.1 +

Total Reports 11 country avg: 18 -

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

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Saturday 5 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 10

Hacking 2

Exploited Host 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 06:00 with 3 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

734,921 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 27,830 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

143,640 19.5%
02

Brazil BR

110,793 15.1%
03

India IN

82,419 11.2%
04

China CN

44,837 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,236 4%
06

Germany DE

17,540 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL

17,507 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

16,711 2.3%
09

Argentina AR

16,194 2.2%
10

Colombia CO

15,137 2.1%

+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

31% Avg Confidence

19 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Critical Alert

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

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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