Is IP address 54.38.157.20 dangerous?

Yes, 54.38.157.20 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 10/10. It has been reported 32 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 54.38.157.20?

IP address 54.38.157.20 is operated by OVH SAS (ASN 16276) and is geolocated to DE. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 54.38.157.20?

Yes, blocking 54.38.157.20 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 10/10 and 32 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 54.38.157.20?

Our threat assessment for 54.38.157.20 has a confidence score of 98%, based on 32 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

54.38.157.20

IPv4 Public

AS16276

OVH SAS

32 Reports

DE Location

OVH SAS ASN 16276

32 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Extreme Threat

IP 54.38.157.20 classified at threat level 10/10 with 32 documented attacks.

Advanced threat indicators confirmed with 98% certainty.

More threatening than 100% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

SSH 27

Hacking 18

Exploited Host 5

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.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Recent Spike

Significant activity increase over past 7 days indicates renewed threat actor interest or system compromise.

First Observed 14. May 2026

Last Activity 27. May 2026

Recent (7 days) 0 incidents

Datacenter Infrastructure

This IP is allocated from datacenter space operated by OVH SAS. Datacenter IPs used for attacks often indicate intentional malicious infrastructure.

Purpose-provisioned attack infrastructure may represent more sophisticated threat actors.

Security Recommendations

Proactive blocking essential. Significant operational risk detected.

Immediate monitoring recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 10/10 Critical

Critical

Activity Frequency 7/10 High

Confidence Score 94% Verified

Confidence History

21. Mar 2026 - 27. May 2026

98% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
27. May 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
26. May 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
26. May 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
21. May 2026	Hacking SSH	Honeypot x2	75%
21. May 2026	SSH Hacking	Honeypot x2	75%
21. May 2026	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%
21. May 2026	SSH Hacking	Honeypot x2	75%
21. May 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
21. May 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
16. May 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
14. May 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
24. Apr 2026	Hacking SSH	Honeypot x2	75%
24. Apr 2026	Hacking SSH	Honeypot x2	75%
24. Apr 2026	SSH Hacking	Honeypot x2	75%
24. Apr 2026	Exploited Host Hacking SSH	Honeypot x3	75%
24. Apr 2026	SSH Hacking	Honeypot x2	75%
24. Apr 2026	SSH Hacking	Honeypot x2	75%
24. Apr 2026	Hacking SSH	Honeypot x2	75%
24. Apr 2026	Hacking SSH	Honeypot x2	75%
24. Apr 2026	Hacking SSH	Honeypot x2	75%
24. Apr 2026	SSH Hacking	Honeypot x2	75%
24. Apr 2026	Hacking Exploited Host SSH	Honeypot x3	75%
24. Apr 2026	SSH Hacking	Honeypot x2	75%
22. Mar 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
21. Mar 2026	SSH Hacking	Honeypot x2	75%
21. Mar 2026	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%
21. Mar 2026	SSH Hacking	Honeypot x2	75%
21. Mar 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
21. Mar 2026	SSH Hacking	Honeypot x2	75%
21. Mar 2026	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 54.38.157.20
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: DE
ASN: AS16276
ISP: OVH SAS

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: vps-bb0d5be5.vps.ovh.net
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 32
First Reported: 19 Mar 2026
Last Reported: 27 May 2026, 04:22

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: AS16276

Organization: OVH SAS

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

2/10

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

Network Statistics

1,385

Total IPs Monitored

33,679

Total Reports

24.3

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to OVH SAS (AS16276), which manages 1,385 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 33,679 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

100 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 100% of all IPs in our database.

Top 10% Most Dangerous

Global Comparison

Compared against 199,338 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 10/10 avg: 5.3 ++

Total Reports 32 avg: 23 +

Network Comparison

Compared against 1,792 IPs in ASN 16276

Threat Level 10/10 network avg: 5.2 ++

Total Reports 32 network avg: 21 +

Network OVH SAS has overall threat level 2/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 7,139 IPs in DE

Threat Level 10/10 country avg: 5.8 ++

Total Reports 32 country avg: 61 -

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

Peak Day 21 May 2026 6 reports

Daily Average 0.4 reports/day

Most Active Friday 12 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 29

Hacking 19

Exploited Host 5

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 14:00 with 6 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

187,017 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 18,967 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

38,426 20.5%
02

India IN

28,977 15.5%
03

China CN

26,016 13.9%
04

Brazil BR

10,249 5.5%
05

Germany DE THIS IP

7,139 3.8%
06

Singapore SG

6,475 3.5%
07

Indonesia ID

5,533 3%
08

Russia RU

4,701 2.5%
09

Pakistan PK

4,647 2.5%
10

Netherlands NL

4,355 2.3%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

8.9/10 Avg Threat

100% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Extreme Threat

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Behavioral Analysis

Datacenter Infrastructure

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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