Is IP address 198.55.98.45 dangerous?

Yes, 198.55.98.45 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 8/10. It has been reported 4 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 198.55.98.45?

IP address 198.55.98.45 is operated by Kprohost LLC (ASN 214940) and is geolocated to US. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 198.55.98.45?

Yes, blocking 198.55.98.45 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 8/10 and 4 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 198.55.98.45?

Our threat assessment for 198.55.98.45 has a confidence score of 30%, based on 4 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

198.55.98.45

IPv4 Public

AS214940

Kprohost LLC

4 Reports

US Location

Kprohost LLC ASN 214940

4 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Elevated Risk

Elevated threat level 8/10 for IP 198.55.98.45 from 4 reported incidents.

Behavioral profile indicates cyber threat activity with 30% confidence.

More threatening than 75% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

SSH 4

Technical Details

SSH attacks attempt to gain server access through password guessing or exploitation of SSH vulnerabilities.

Recommended Mitigations

Use key-based authentication, change default ports, implement fail2ban, and disable root login.

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 214940) with generally good reputation. The ISP Kprohost LLC maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Enhanced monitoring recommended. Review logs for interactions with this IP.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 8/10 High

Critical

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 30% Medium Confidence

Confidence History

12. Sep 2025 - 13. Sep 2025

30% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
13. Sep 2025	SSH	Honeypot	75%
13. Sep 2025	SSH	Honeypot	75%
12. Sep 2025	SSH	Honeypot	75%
12. Sep 2025	SSH	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 198.55.98.45
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class C

Geolocation

Country: US
ASN: AS214940
ISP: Kprohost LLC

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: unassigned.quadranet.com
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 4
First Reported: 12 Sep 2025
Last Reported: 13 Sep 2025, 01:50

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: AS214940

Organization: Kprohost LLC

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

3/10

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

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

21,766

Total Reports

256.1

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Kprohost LLC (AS214940), which manages 85 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 21,766 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

75 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 75% of all IPs in our database.

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 199,597 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 8/10 avg: 5.3 ++

Total Reports 4 avg: 23 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 105 IPs in ASN 214940

Threat Level 8/10 network avg: 6.8 +

Total Reports 4 network avg: 235 --

Network Kprohost LLC has overall threat level 3/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 38,457 IPs in US

Threat Level 8/10 country avg: 5.9 +

Total Reports 4 country avg: 41 --

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

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Friday 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

SSH 4

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 01:00 with 2 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

187,273 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 18,965 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US THIS IP

38,457 20.5%
02

India IN

29,090 15.5%
03

China CN

26,027 13.9%
04

Brazil BR

10,256 5.5%
05

Germany DE

7,143 3.8%
06

Singapore SG

6,476 3.5%
07

Indonesia ID

5,543 3%
08

Russia RU

4,703 2.5%
09

Pakistan PK

4,670 2.5%
10

Netherlands NL

4,357 2.3%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

9.7/10 Avg Threat

94% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Elevated 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

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