Critical Alert
Security alert: 178.16.55.244 rated 10/10 based on 52 verified incidents.
Threat profile indicates sustained malicious activity with 71% confidence rating.
More threatening than 93% of monitored IPs
IP Address
178.16.55.244
IPv4
Public
DE
Threat Intelligence Analysis
Automated assessment based on aggregated, anonymized threat data
Top 10% High Threat
DE
Location
dus.net GmbH
ASN 40999
52
Reports
Honeypot
Data Source
Threat Categories
Exploited Host
30
Technical Details
This IP belongs to a compromised system being used as an attack platform without the owner's knowledge.
Recommended Mitigations
Block the IP and consider notifying the hosting provider or system owner about the compromise.
Reputable Network
This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 40999) with generally good reputation. The ISP dus.net GmbH maintains standard security practices.
The malicious activity may represent an isolated compromised system rather than systematic abuse.
Security Recommendations
Implement immediate countermeasures. Well-resourced threat actor identified.
Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.
Reputation Summary
Threat Level
10/10
Critical
Critical
Activity Frequency
0/10
Inactive
Confidence Score
59%
High Confidence
Confidence History
13. Nov 2025
71%
Current
Stable
Trend
Security Reports (30)
| Date | Categories | Source | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exploited Host | Honeypot | 75% | |
| Exploited Host | Honeypot | 75% | |
| Exploited Host | Honeypot | 75% | |
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| Exploited Host | Honeypot | 75% | |
| Exploited Host | Honeypot | 75% | |
| Exploited Host | Honeypot | 75% | |
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Technical Details
Basic Information
- IP Address
- 178.16.55.244
- IP Version
- IPv4
- Network Type
- Public
- Tor Network
- No
- Network Class
- Class B
Geolocation
- Country
-
DE
- ASN
- AS40999
- ISP
- dus.net GmbH
DNS Information
- Reverse DNS
- 178-16-55-244.virtualine.org
- PTR Record
- Yes
- Connection Type
- Dynamic
Statistics
- Total Reports
- 52
- First Reported
- 13 Nov 2025
- Last Reported
- 13 Nov 2025, 10:45
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
AS40999
dus.net GmbH
DE
Network Threat Assessment
2/10
This network appears to be relatively clean with very low threat indicators.
Network Statistics
26
Total IPs Monitored
5,563
Total Reports
214
Reports per IP
Network Context
This IP address belongs to dus.net GmbH (AS40999), which manages 26 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 5,563 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
93
%
Global Threat Ranking
This IP is more threatening than 93% of all IPs in our database.
Top 10% Most DangerousGlobal Comparison
Compared against 199,563 reported IPs worldwide
Threat Level
10/10
avg: 5.3
++
Total Reports
52
avg: 23
++
Network Comparison
Compared against 26 IPs in ASN 40999
Threat Level
10/10
network avg: 8.6
+
Total Reports
52
network avg: 217
--
Network dus.net GmbH has overall threat level 2/10
Geographic Comparison
Compared against 7,143 IPs in DE
Threat Level
10/10
country avg: 5.8
++
Total Reports
52
country avg: 61
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Activity Trends
Daily report activity over the last 30 days showing patterns and peaks.
Peak Day
0 reports
Daily Average
0
reports/day
Most Active
Thursday
52 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
Exploited Host
52
Activity patterns showing when this IP is most active during the day and week.
Hourly Activity
Peak activity at 09:00 with 15 reports
Weekly Activity
Geographic Threat Distribution
187,269 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 19,041 Logs
FEED
Top Threat Sources
-
01
United States38,456 20.5% -
02
India29,090 15.5% -
03
China26,026 13.9% -
04
Brazil10,256 5.5% -
05
Germany7,143 3.8%
-
06
Singapore6,476 3.5% -
07
Indonesia5,543 3% -
08
Russia4,703 2.5% -
09
Pakistan4,670 2.5% -
10
Netherlands4,357 2.3%
+40 more countries
THREAT LEVEL
LOW
MED
HIGH
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Avg Threat
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Avg Confidence
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High Threat
High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged
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10/10
Confidence
92%
Reports
86
Location
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10/10
Confidence
71%
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Confidence
71%
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Location
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DE
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10/10
Confidence
71%
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Confidence
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Location
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DE
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Reports
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Location
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Confidence
62%
Reports
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Location
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5/10
Confidence
60%
Reports
170
Location
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DE
178.16.53.148
10/10
Confidence
60%
Reports
102
Location
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DE
178.16.54.6
10/10
Confidence
59%
Reports
2,601
Location
DE
DE
178.16.53.34
10/10
Confidence
56%
Reports
52
Location
DE
DE
178.16.53.46
5/10
Confidence
55%
Reports
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Location
DE
DE
178.16.53.74
5/10
Confidence
51%
Reports
12
Location
DE
DE
178.16.52.192
7/10
Confidence
50%
Reports
178
Location
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DE
178.16.52.107
7/10
Confidence
46%
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Location
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Confidence
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Location
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6.9/10
Avg Threat
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Avg Confidence
14
High Threat
High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged
178.16.55.239
10/10
Confidence
92%
Reports
86
Location
DE
DE
178.16.55.142
8/10
Confidence
89%
Reports
9
Location
US
US
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10/10
Confidence
79%
Reports
25
Location
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US
178.16.55.232
10/10
Confidence
71%
Reports
348
Location
DE
DE
178.16.55.220
10/10
Confidence
71%
Reports
58
Location
DE
DE
178.16.55.240
10/10
Confidence
71%
Reports
57
Location
DE
DE
178.16.55.225
10/10
Confidence
71%
Reports
24
Location
DE
DE
178.16.55.224
8/10
Confidence
69%
Reports
9
Location
US
US
178.16.55.82
8/10
Confidence
63%
Reports
10
Location
US
US
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8/10
Confidence
63%
Reports
7
Location
US
US
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8/10
Confidence
51%
Reports
5
Location
US
US
178.16.55.94
6/10
Confidence
31%
Reports
2
Location
US
US
178.16.55.177
0/10
Confidence
30%
Reports
4
Location
US
US
178.16.55.60
7/10
Confidence
30%
Reports
1
Location
US
US
178.16.55.161
7/10
Confidence
29%
Reports
1
Location
US
US
178.16.55.11
0/10
Confidence
27%
Reports
1
Location
US
US
178.16.55.84
0/10
Confidence
27%
Reports
1
Location
US
US
178.16.55.167
7/10
Confidence
25%
Reports
2
Location
US
US
178.16.55.105
4/10
Confidence
25%
Reports
2
Location
US
US
178.16.55.21
6/10
Confidence
23%
Reports
1
Location
US
US
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100%
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Confidence
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10/10
Confidence
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Confidence
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10/10
Confidence
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10/10
Confidence
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Confidence
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Confidence
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Confidence
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Location
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10/10
Confidence
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Location
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