Is IP address 8.163.48.98 dangerous?

Yes, 8.163.48.98 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 8.163.48.98?

IP address 8.163.48.98 is operated by Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. (ASN 37963) and is geolocated to CN. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 8.163.48.98?

Yes, blocking 8.163.48.98 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 8.163.48.98?

Our threat assessment for 8.163.48.98 has a confidence score of 24%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

8.163.48.98

IPv4 Public

AS37963

Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd.

1 Reports

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China Location

Hangzhou Alibaba Advertis... ASN 37963

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Significant Threat

IP 8.163.48.98 identified as significant threat (7/10) from 1 events.

Multiple malicious indicators detected. Confidence level: 24%.

More threatening than 79% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

SSH 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.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

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

First Observed 18. September 2026

Last Activity 18. September 2026

Recent (7 days) 0 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 37963) with generally good reputation. The ISP Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Implement rate limiting or temporary blocking measures.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 7/10 High

High

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 22% Low Confidence

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
18. Sep 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 8.163.48.98
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: CN
ASN: AS37963
ISP: Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd.

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 18 Sep 2026
Last Reported: 18 Sep 2026, 20:12

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: AS37963

Organization: Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd.

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

3/10

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

Network Statistics

616

Total IPs Monitored

5,895

Total Reports

9.6

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. (AS37963), which manages 616 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 5,895 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

79 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 79% of all IPs in our database.

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 832,880 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 7/10 avg: 6.3 =

Total Reports 1 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 1,778 IPs in ASN 37963

Threat Level 7/10 network avg: 7.4 =

Total Reports 1 network avg: 6 --

Network Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. has overall threat level 3/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 46,075 IPs in CN

Threat Level 7/10 country avg: 7.4 =

Total Reports 1 country avg: 5 --

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

Peak Day 18 Sep 2026 1 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Friday 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

SSH 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 20:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

757,178 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 30,135 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

148,195 19.6%
02

Brazil BR

111,856 14.8%
03

India IN

87,184 11.5%
04

China CN THIS IP

46,075 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,252 3.9%
06

Germany DE

18,398 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL

17,986 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

17,819 2.4%
09

Argentina AR

16,267 2.1%
10

Colombia CO

15,170 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

84% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Significant Threat

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

Top Threat Sources

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