Is IP address 96.3.198.214 dangerous?

96.3.198.214 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 96.3.198.214?

IP address 96.3.198.214 is operated by Midcontinent Communications (ASN 11232) and is geolocated to US. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 96.3.198.214?

Blocking 96.3.198.214 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 96.3.198.214?

Our threat assessment for 96.3.198.214 has a confidence score of 13%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

96.3.198.214

IPv4 Public

AS11232

Midcontinent Communications

1 Reports

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United States Location

Midcontinent Communicatio... ASN 11232

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Measured Risk

IP 96.3.198.214 threat rating: 5/10 from 1 observations.

Attention-worthy behavior detected. Confidence: 13%.

More threatening than 13% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 1

WP Content Scraping 1

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 11232) with generally good reputation. The ISP Midcontinent Communications maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Standard security protocols sufficient. Monitor but no immediate blocking required.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 5/10 Medium

Medium

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 7% Low Confidence

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

Basic Information

IP Address: 96.3.198.214
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: US
ASN: AS11232
ISP: Midcontinent Communications

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: 96-3-198-214-dynamic.midco.net
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 29 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 29 Aug 2026, 08:26

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: AS11232

Organization: Midcontinent Communications

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

3/10

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

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

Total Reports

2.4

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Midcontinent Communications (AS11232), which manages 5 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 12 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

13 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 13% of all IPs in our database.

Low Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 1,078,254 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 6.1 -

Total Reports 1 avg: 8 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 26 IPs in ASN 11232

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 7.0 -

Total Reports 1 network avg: 2 -

Network Midcontinent Communications has overall threat level 3/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 186,949 IPs in US

Threat Level 5/10 country avg: 6.6 -

Total Reports 1 country avg: 17 --

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

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Saturday 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 1

WP Content Scraping 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 08:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

982,867 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 29,143 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US THIS IP

187,042 19%
02

Brazil BR

185,577 18.9%
03

India IN

94,935 9.7%
04

China CN

47,922 4.9%
05

Argentina AR

29,478 3%
06

SC SC

29,344 3%
07

Germany DE

20,348 2.1%
08

Colombia CO

19,872 2%
09

Mexico MX

19,661 2%
10

Pakistan PK

19,527 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

7.2/10 Avg Threat

14% Avg Confidence

14 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Measured 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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