Is IP address 79.137.73.138 dangerous?

Yes, 79.137.73.138 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 8/10. It has been reported 6 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 79.137.73.138?

IP address 79.137.73.138 is operated by OVH SAS (ASN 16276) and is geolocated to FR. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 79.137.73.138?

Yes, blocking 79.137.73.138 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 8/10 and 6 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 79.137.73.138?

Our threat assessment for 79.137.73.138 has a confidence score of 42%, based on 6 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

79.137.73.138

IPv4 Public

AS16276

OVH SAS

6 Reports

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France Location

OVH SAS ASN 16276

6 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

High Risk

IP 79.137.73.138 rated at threat level 8/10 based on 6 security reports.

Pattern analysis reveals concerning activity. Confidence: 42%.

More threatening than 90% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

SSH 6

Brute-Force 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.

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

Monitor closely and consider blocking. Escalation potential detected.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 8/10 High

Critical

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 41% Medium Confidence

Confidence History

17. Sep 2026

42% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
17. Sep 2026	SSH	Honeypot x2	75%
17. Sep 2026	Brute-Force SSH	Honeypot	75%
17. Sep 2026	Brute-Force SSH	Honeypot	75%
17. Sep 2026	Brute-Force SSH	Honeypot	75%
17. Sep 2026	Brute-Force SSH	Honeypot	75%
17. Sep 2026	Brute-Force SSH	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 79.137.73.138
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: FR
ASN: AS16276
ISP: OVH SAS

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: vps-e8190379.vps.ovh.net
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 6
First Reported: 17 Sep 2026
Last Reported: 17 Sep 2026, 19:18

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

90 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 90% of all IPs in our database.

Top 10% Most Dangerous

Global Comparison

Compared against 1,079,728 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 8/10 avg: 6.1 +

Total Reports 6 avg: 8 -

Network Comparison

Compared against 4,882 IPs in ASN 16276

Threat Level 8/10 network avg: 6.7 +

Total Reports 6 network avg: 19 --

Network OVH SAS has overall threat level 2/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 15,844 IPs in FR

Threat Level 8/10 country avg: 6.6 +

Total Reports 6 country avg: 20 --

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

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Thursday 6 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 6

Brute-Force 5

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 07:00 with 3 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

984,363 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 29,037 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

187,128 19%
02

Brazil BR

186,179 18.9%
03

India IN

94,976 9.6%
04

China CN

47,924 4.9%
05

Argentina AR

29,585 3%
06

SC SC

29,344 3%
07

Germany DE

20,357 2.1%
08

Colombia CO

19,899 2%
09

Mexico MX

19,718 2%
10

Pakistan PK

19,533 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

9.8/10 Avg Threat

96% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

High Risk

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

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