Is IP address 5.78.198.174 dangerous?

5.78.198.174 has no reported malicious activity in our database and is not currently considered dangerous. However, security best practices should always be maintained.

Who owns or operates IP address 5.78.198.174?

IP address 5.78.198.174 is operated by Hetzner Online GmbH (ASN 212317) and is geolocated to US. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 5.78.198.174?

Blocking 5.78.198.174 is not necessary based on available data. This IP has no reported malicious activity.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 5.78.198.174?

Our threat assessment for 5.78.198.174 has a confidence score of 30%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

5.78.198.174

IPv4 Public

AS212317

Hetzner Online GmbH

1 Reports

US Location

Hetzner Online GmbH ASN 212317

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

No Threats

No security incidents recorded for IP 5.78.198.174. Clean reputation.

No malicious patterns identified. Consistent with legitimate use.

Threat Categories

Hacking 1

Technical Details

General hacking activity includes various intrusion attempts, exploitation of vulnerabilities, and unauthorized access attempts.

Recommended Mitigations

Keep systems patched, implement intrusion detection, and follow security best practices.

Datacenter Infrastructure

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

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

Security Recommendations

Can be treated as trustworthy. Normal security practices apply.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 0/10 No Threat

Low

Activity Frequency 2/10 Very Low

Confidence Score 21% Low Confidence

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
20. Mar 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 5.78.198.174
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: US
ASN: AS212317
ISP: Hetzner Online GmbH

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: static.174.198.78.5.clients.your-server.de
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 20 Mar 2026
Last Reported: 20 Mar 2026, 14:06

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: AS212317

Organization: Hetzner Online GmbH

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

2/10

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

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

901

Total Reports

56.3

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Hetzner Online GmbH (AS212317), which manages 16 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 901 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

0 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 0% of all IPs in our database.

Low Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 199,465 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 0/10 avg: 5.3 --

Total Reports 1 avg: 23 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 27 IPs in ASN 212317

Threat Level 0/10 network avg: 4.7 --

Total Reports 1 network avg: 34 --

Network Hetzner Online GmbH has overall threat level 2/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 38,446 IPs in US

Threat Level 0/10 country avg: 5.9 --

Total Reports 1 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 1 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

Hacking 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 14:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

187,140 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 19,043 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US THIS IP

38,446 20.5%
02

India IN

29,023 15.5%
03

China CN

26,021 13.9%
04

Brazil BR

10,256 5.5%
05

Germany DE

7,142 3.8%
06

Singapore SG

6,476 3.5%
07

Indonesia ID

5,539 3%
08

Russia RU

4,703 2.5%
09

Pakistan PK

4,654 2.5%
10

Netherlands NL

4,356 2.3%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

5/10 Avg Threat

45% Avg Confidence

12 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

No Threats

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

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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