Is IP address 51.79.231.98 dangerous?

Yes, 51.79.231.98 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 7/10. It has been reported 1 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 51.79.231.98?

IP address 51.79.231.98 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 51.79.231.98?

Yes, blocking 51.79.231.98 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 7/10 and 1 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 51.79.231.98?

Our threat assessment for 51.79.231.98 has a confidence score of 20%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

51.79.231.98

IPv4 Public

AS16276

OVH SAS

1 Reports

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SG Location

OVH SAS ASN 16276

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Significant Threat

IP 51.79.231.98 identified as significant threat (7/10) from 1 events.

Multiple malicious indicators detected. Confidence level: 20%.

More threatening than 78% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Hacking 1

Technical Details

General hacking activity includes various intrusion attempts, exploitation of vulnerabilities, and unauthorized access attempts.

Recommended Mitigations

Keep systems patched, implement intrusion detection, and follow security best practices.

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

Implement rate limiting or temporary blocking measures.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 7/10 High

High

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 0% Unverified

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
18. Oct 2025	Hacking	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 51.79.231.98
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: ns5009325.ip-51-79-231.net
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 18 Oct 2025
Last Reported: 18 Oct 2025, 06:16

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

78 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 78% of all IPs in our database.

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 909,740 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 7/10 avg: 6.3 =

Total Reports 1 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 4,837 IPs in ASN 16276

Threat Level 7/10 network avg: 6.7 =

Total Reports 1 network avg: 19 --

Network OVH SAS has overall threat level 2/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 13,059 IPs in SG

Threat Level 7/10 country avg: 7.4 =

Total Reports 1 country avg: 9 --

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

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Saturday 1 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

Hacking 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 06:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

828,176 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 158,270 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

164,767 19.9%
02

Brazil BR

124,586 15%
03

India IN

93,590 11.3%
04

China CN

47,572 5.7%
05

SC SC

29,335 3.5%
06

Germany DE

19,624 2.4%
07

Pakistan PK

19,247 2.3%
08

Netherlands NL

18,715 2.3%
09

Argentina AR

18,692 2.3%
10

Colombia CO

16,067 1.9%

+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

97% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Significant Threat

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

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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