Is IP address 87.196.97.222 dangerous?

87.196.97.222 presents moderate risk with a threat level of 5/10. While not critically dangerous, it has been associated with activity. Monitoring and conditional blocking is recommended.

Who owns or operates IP address 87.196.97.222?

IP address 87.196.97.222 is operated by Nos Comunicacoes, S.A. (ASN 2860) and is geolocated to PT. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 87.196.97.222?

Blocking 87.196.97.222 is advisable for security-sensitive environments. With a threat level of 5/10, consider implementing conditional blocks or rate limiting.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 87.196.97.222?

Our threat assessment for 87.196.97.222 has a confidence score of 16%, based on 2 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

87.196.97.222

IPv4 Public

AS2860

Nos Comunicacoes, S.A.

2 Reports

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Portugal Location

Nos Comunicacoes, S.A. ASN 2860

2 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Cautionary Risk

IP 87.196.97.222 rated 5/10 from 2 security events.

Mixed behavior profile detected. Confidence: 16%.

More threatening than 37% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 2

WP Content Scraping 2

Technical Details

Bad web bots ignore robots.txt, scrape content aggressively, and may probe for vulnerabilities.

Recommended Mitigations

Implement bot detection, rate limiting, and use services like Cloudflare Bot Management.

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 2860) with generally good reputation. The ISP Nos Comunicacoes, S.A. maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Apply balanced security measures based on risk tolerance.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 5/10 Medium

Medium

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 13% Low Confidence

Confidence History

26. Aug 2026 - 27. Aug 2026

16% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
27. Aug 2026	Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping	Honeypot	75%
26. Aug 2026	Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 87.196.97.222
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: PT
ASN: AS2860
ISP: Nos Comunicacoes, S.A.

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: 87-196-97-222.net.novis.pt
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 2
First Reported: 26 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 27 Aug 2026, 05:58

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: AS2860

Organization: Nos Comunicacoes, S.A.

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

1/10

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

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

387

Total Reports

25.8

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Nos Comunicacoes, S.A. (AS2860), which manages 15 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 387 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 1/10.

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

37 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 37% of all IPs in our database.

Below Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 836,489 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 6.3 -

Total Reports 2 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 1,059 IPs in ASN 2860

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 5.3 =

Total Reports 2 network avg: 2 =

Network Nos Comunicacoes, S.A. has overall threat level 1/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 4,014 IPs in PT

Threat Level 5/10 country avg: 5.8 =

Total Reports 2 country avg: 7 --

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

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Wednesday 1 reports

Evolution of threat level over time based on reported categories and frequency.

Initial Threat 4/10

Current Threat 4/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 2

WP Content Scraping 2

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 05:00 with 2 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

760,439 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 30,852 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

148,833 19.6%
02

Brazil BR

111,994 14.7%
03

India IN

87,994 11.6%
04

China CN

46,195 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,254 3.8%
06

Germany DE

18,513 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL

18,065 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

17,975 2.4%
09

Argentina AR

16,312 2.1%
10

Colombia CO

15,185 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

8.5/10 Avg Threat

40% Avg Confidence

19 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Cautionary Risk

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

JSON Report

Firewall Rules

iptables / netfilter

UFW (Ubuntu)

Windows Firewall

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nginx

Apache .htaccess

PDF Report

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