Is IP address 88.220.178.96 dangerous?

88.220.178.96 presents moderate risk with a threat level of 6/10. While not critically dangerous, it has been associated with activity. Monitoring and conditional blocking is recommended.

Who owns or operates IP address 88.220.178.96?

IP address 88.220.178.96 is operated by Exatel S.A. (ASN 20804) and is geolocated to PL. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 88.220.178.96?

Blocking 88.220.178.96 is advisable for security-sensitive environments. With a threat level of 6/10, consider implementing conditional blocks or rate limiting.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 88.220.178.96?

Our threat assessment for 88.220.178.96 has a confidence score of 23%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

88.220.178.96

IPv4 Public

AS20804

Exatel S.A.

1 Reports

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Poland Location

Exatel S.A. ASN 20804

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Medium Threat

Medium risk rating 6/10 for IP 88.220.178.96 based on 1 incidents.

Suspicious behavior markers present. 23% confidence level.

More threatening than 55% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Fraud VoIP 1

Technical Details

VoIP fraud exploits phone systems to make unauthorized calls, often to premium rate numbers for financial gain.

Recommended Mitigations

Implement call authentication, monitor call patterns, and restrict international/premium rate dialing.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

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

First Observed 25. October 2026

Last Activity 25. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 0 incidents

High-Risk Network Association

This IP belongs to a network (ASN 20804) with elevated threat levels. The ISP Exatel S.A. hosts multiple reported malicious addresses, suggesting systemic security issues or permissive policies.

Network-wide patterns may indicate this is part of a larger malicious infrastructure.

Security Recommendations

Monitor traffic patterns. Review logs periodically for escalation.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 6/10 Medium

High

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 23% Low Confidence

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
25. Oct 2026	Fraud VoIP	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 88.220.178.96
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: PL
ASN: AS20804
ISP: Exatel S.A.

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: ip-178-96.ip4.strowgernet.pl
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 27 Oct 2026
Last Reported: 25 Oct 2026, 11:29

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: AS20804

Organization: Exatel S.A.

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

7/10

This network shows moderate threat levels with some malicious activity patterns.

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

Total Reports

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Exatel S.A. (AS20804), which manages 1 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 1 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 7/10.

Network warning: This network has elevated threat levels. Exercise caution when interacting with IPs from this ASN.

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

55 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 55% of all IPs in our database.

Above Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 1,325,021 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 6/10 avg: 6.0 =

Total Reports 1 avg: 7 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 23 IPs in ASN 20804

Threat Level 6/10 network avg: 5.9 =

Total Reports 1 network avg: 2 -

Network Exatel S.A. has overall threat level 7/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 17,847 IPs in PL

Threat Level 6/10 country avg: 5.8 =

Total Reports 1 country avg: 3 --

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

Peak Day 25 Oct 2026 1 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Sunday 1 reports

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

Initial Threat 5/10

Current Threat 5/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

Fraud VoIP 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 11:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

1,207,726 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 35,473 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

Brazil BR

260,985 21.6%
02

United States US

206,492 17.1%
03

India IN

103,458 8.6%
04

China CN

50,804 4.2%
05

Argentina AR

42,393 3.5%
06

SC SC

29,445 2.4%
07

Mexico MX

27,901 2.3%
08

Russia RU

26,960 2.2%
09

Germany DE

24,303 2%
10

Colombia CO

24,263 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

6/10 Avg Threat

27% Avg Confidence

4 High Threat

Medium Threat

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Behavioral Analysis

High-Risk Network Association

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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