Is IP address 98.142.251.103 dangerous?

98.142.251.103 presents moderate risk with a threat level of 4/10. While not critically dangerous, it has been associated with activity. Monitoring and conditional blocking is recommended.

Who owns or operates IP address 98.142.251.103?

IP address 98.142.251.103 is operated by HZ Hosting Ltd (ASN 202015) and is geolocated to US. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 98.142.251.103?

Blocking 98.142.251.103 is advisable for security-sensitive environments. With a threat level of 4/10, consider implementing conditional blocks or rate limiting.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 98.142.251.103?

Our threat assessment for 98.142.251.103 has a confidence score of 23%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

98.142.251.103

IPv4 Public

AS202015

HZ Hosting Ltd

1 Reports

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United States Location

HZ Hosting Ltd ASN 202015

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Measured Risk

IP 98.142.251.103 threat rating: 4/10 from 1 observations.

Attention-worthy behavior detected. Confidence: 23%.

More threatening than 1% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Email Spam 1

Technical Details

Email spam involves mass distribution of unwanted emails, often for advertising, phishing, or malware delivery.

Recommended Mitigations

Implement SPF, DKIM, DMARC, and use reputable email filtering services.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

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

First Observed 9. September 2026

Last Activity 9. September 2026

Recent (7 days) 0 incidents

Moderate Network Risk

The network hosting this IP (ASN 202015, operated by HZ Hosting Ltd) shows moderate threat indicators. Some concerning activity has been detected from neighboring addresses.

Consider the network context when assessing this individual IP.

Security Recommendations

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

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 4/10 Low

Medium

Activity Frequency 4/10 Low

Confidence Score 13% Low Confidence

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
9. Sep 2026	Email Spam	Honeypot x2	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 98.142.251.103
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: US
ASN: AS202015
ISP: HZ Hosting Ltd

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: sheet0.spreadsheetstoresnow.site
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 9 Sep 2026
Last Reported: 9 Sep 2026, 17:00

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: AS202015

Organization: HZ Hosting Ltd

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

5/10

This network has low threat indicators with minimal suspicious activity.

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

868

Total Reports

217

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to HZ Hosting Ltd (AS202015), which manages 4 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 868 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 5/10.

Network notice: This network shows some suspicious activity patterns. Monitor interactions with IPs from this ASN.

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

1 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 1% of all IPs in our database.

Low Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 832,725 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 4/10 avg: 6.3 -

Total Reports 1 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 35 IPs in ASN 202015

Threat Level 4/10 network avg: 4.9 -

Total Reports 1 network avg: 2 -

Network HZ Hosting Ltd has overall threat level 5/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 148,159 IPs in US

Threat Level 4/10 country avg: 6.8 -

Total Reports 1 country avg: 18 --

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

Peak Day 9 Sep 2026 1 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 3/10

Current Threat 3/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

Email Spam 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 17:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

757,021 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 29,915 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US THIS IP

148,159 19.6%
02

Brazil BR

111,851 14.8%
03

India IN

87,178 11.5%
04

China CN

46,071 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,252 3.9%
06

Germany DE

18,386 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL

17,983 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

17,811 2.4%
09

Argentina AR

16,266 2.1%
10

Colombia CO

15,169 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

4.3/10 Avg Threat

23% Avg Confidence

3 High Threat

Measured Risk

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Behavioral Analysis

Moderate Network Risk

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

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iptables / netfilter

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Apache .htaccess

PDF Report

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