Is IP address 87.98.242.205 dangerous?

Yes, 87.98.242.205 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 8/10. It has been reported 5 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 87.98.242.205?

IP address 87.98.242.205 is operated by OVH SAS (ASN 16276) and is geolocated to DE. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 87.98.242.205?

Yes, blocking 87.98.242.205 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 8/10 and 5 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 87.98.242.205?

Our threat assessment for 87.98.242.205 has a confidence score of 49%, based on 5 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

87.98.242.205

IPv4 Public

AS16276

OVH SAS

5 Reports

Germany Location

OVH SAS ASN 16276

5 Reports

Mixed Data Source

High Risk

IP 87.98.242.205 rated at threat level 8/10 based on 5 security reports.

Pattern analysis reveals concerning activity. Confidence: 49%.

More threatening than 80% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Brute-Force 5

Hacking 1

WP Login Brute Force 1

Technical Details

Brute-force attacks systematically attempt password combinations against authentication systems.

Recommended Mitigations

Implement rate limiting, account lockout policies, multi-factor authentication, and fail2ban.

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 5/10 Moderate

Confidence Score 20% Low Confidence

Confidence History

20. May 2026 - 22. May 2026

49% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
22. May 2026	Brute-Force	Community	75%
21. May 2026	Brute-Force	Community	75%
21. May 2026	Brute-Force	Community	75%
20. May 2026	Hacking Brute-Force WP Login Brute Force	Honeypot	75%
20. May 2026	Brute-Force	Community	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 87.98.242.205
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: DE
ASN: AS16276
ISP: OVH SAS

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: gestion.madanet.mg
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 5
First Reported: 20 May 2026
Last Reported: 22 May 2026, 11:58

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: 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

80 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 80% of all IPs in our database.

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 312,311 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 8/10 avg: 6.0 +

Total Reports 5 avg: 18 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 2,578 IPs in ASN 16276

Threat Level 8/10 network avg: 6.1 +

Total Reports 5 network avg: 22 --

Network OVH SAS has overall threat level 2/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 10,500 IPs in DE

Threat Level 8/10 country avg: 6.4 +

Total Reports 5 country avg: 48 --

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

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Wednesday 2 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

Brute-Force 5

Hacking 1

WP Login Brute Force 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 11:00 with 2 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

292,711 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 17,660 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

65,787 22.5%
02

India IN

49,120 16.8%
03

China CN

35,633 12.2%
04

Brazil BR

15,556 5.3%
05

Germany DE THIS IP

10,500 3.6%
06

Pakistan PK

8,479 2.9%
07

Indonesia ID

8,404 2.9%
08

Singapore SG

8,312 2.8%
09

Russia RU

6,394 2.2%
10

Netherlands NL

6,295 2.2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

9.1/10 Avg Threat

100% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged