Is IP address 51.79.156.98 dangerous?

Yes, 51.79.156.98 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 8/10. It has been reported 3 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 51.79.156.98?

IP address 51.79.156.98 is operated by OVH SAS (ASN 16276) and is geolocated to SG. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 51.79.156.98?

Yes, blocking 51.79.156.98 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 8/10 and 3 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 51.79.156.98?

Our threat assessment for 51.79.156.98 has a confidence score of 40%, based on 3 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

51.79.156.98

IPv4 Public

AS16276

OVH SAS

3 Reports

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Singapore Location

OVH SAS ASN 16276

3 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Elevated Risk

Elevated threat level 8/10 for IP 51.79.156.98 from 3 reported incidents.

Behavioral profile indicates cyber threat activity with 40% confidence.

More threatening than 91% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

IoT Targeted 2

Fraud VoIP 1

Technical Details

IoT-targeted attacks exploit weak security in smart devices, cameras, routers, and other connected devices.

Recommended Mitigations

Segment IoT networks, update device firmware, change default credentials, and disable UPnP.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

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

First Observed 23. October 2026

Last Activity 23. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 1 incidents

Datacenter Infrastructure

This IP is allocated from datacenter space operated by OVH SAS. Datacenter IPs used for attacks often indicate intentional malicious infrastructure.

Purpose-provisioned attack infrastructure may represent more sophisticated threat actors.

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 2/10 Very Low

Confidence Score 40% Medium Confidence

Confidence History

13. Aug 2026 - 23. Oct 2026

40% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
23. Oct 2026 New	Fraud VoIP	Honeypot	75%
25. Aug 2026	IoT Targeted	Honeypot	75%
13. Aug 2026	IoT Targeted	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 51.79.156.98
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: SG
ASN: AS16276
ISP: OVH SAS

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: vps-e9bb03e7.vps.ovh.ca
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 3
First Reported: 13 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 23 Oct 2026, 13:35

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: AS16276

Organization: OVH SAS

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

2/10

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

Network Statistics

1,385

Total IPs Monitored

33,679

Total Reports

24.3

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to OVH SAS (AS16276), which manages 1,385 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 33,679 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

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 1,161,191 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 8/10 avg: 6.1 +

Total Reports 3 avg: 7 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 4,899 IPs in ASN 16276

Threat Level 8/10 network avg: 6.7 +

Total Reports 3 network avg: 20 --

Network OVH SAS has overall threat level 2/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 13,624 IPs in SG

Threat Level 8/10 country avg: 7.3 =

Total Reports 3 country avg: 9 --

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

Peak Day 23 Oct 2026 1 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Tuesday 1 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

IoT Targeted 2

Fraud VoIP 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 03:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

1,059,264 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 31,945 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

Brazil BR

221,309 20.9%
02

United States US

190,026 17.9%
03

India IN

95,541 9%
04

China CN

48,070 4.5%
05

Argentina AR

35,737 3.4%
06

SC SC

29,346 2.8%
07

Mexico MX

23,335 2.2%
08

Russia RU

22,550 2.1%
09

Colombia CO

21,858 2.1%
10

Germany DE

20,762 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

9.7/10 Avg Threat

96% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Elevated Risk

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Behavioral Analysis

Datacenter Infrastructure

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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