Is IP address 5.78.198.42 dangerous?

Yes, 5.78.198.42 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 7/10. It has been reported 1 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 5.78.198.42?

IP address 5.78.198.42 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 5.78.198.42?

Yes, blocking 5.78.198.42 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 7/10 and 1 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 5.78.198.42?

Our threat assessment for 5.78.198.42 has a confidence score of 30%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

5.78.198.42

IPv4 Public

AS212317

Hetzner Online GmbH

1 Reports

United States Location

Hetzner Online GmbH ASN 212317

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Substantial Risk

Threat level 7/10 for 5.78.198.42 based on 1 documented incidents.

Consistent suspicious behavior patterns. 30% confidence rating.

More threatening than 62% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Exploited Host 1

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.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

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

First Observed 24. May 2026

Last Activity 24. May 2026

Recent (7 days) 0 incidents

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

Configure firewall rules and intrusion detection alerts.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 7/10 High

High

Activity Frequency 2/10 Very Low

Confidence Score 26% Medium Confidence

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
24. May 2026	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 5.78.198.42
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.42.198.78.5.clients.your-server.de
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 24 May 2026
Last Reported: 24 May 2026, 23:54

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

62 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 62% of all IPs in our database.

Above Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 199,461 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 7/10 avg: 5.3 +

Total Reports 1 avg: 23 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 27 IPs in ASN 212317

Threat Level 7/10 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 7/10 country avg: 5.9 +

Total Reports 1 country avg: 41 --

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

Peak Day 24 May 2026 1 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Sunday 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

Exploited Host 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 23:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

187,137 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 19,005 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US THIS IP

38,445 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

7,141 3.8%
06

Singapore SG

6,476 3.5%
07

Indonesia ID

5,538 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

4.6/10 Avg Threat

45% Avg Confidence

11 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Substantial Risk

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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