Is IP address 159.198.40.109 dangerous?

159.198.40.109 presents moderate risk with a threat level of 6/10. While not critically dangerous, it has been associated with activity. Monitoring and conditional blocking is recommended.

Who owns or operates IP address 159.198.40.109?

IP address 159.198.40.109 is operated by NAMECHEAP-NET (ASN 22612) and is geolocated to US. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 159.198.40.109?

Blocking 159.198.40.109 is advisable for security-sensitive environments. With a threat level of 6/10, consider implementing conditional blocks or rate limiting.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 159.198.40.109?

Our threat assessment for 159.198.40.109 has a confidence score of 23%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

159.198.40.109

IPv4 Public

AS22612

NAMECHEAP-NET

1 Reports

US Location

NAMECHEAP-NET ASN 22612

1 Reports

Community Data Source

Measured Risk

IP 159.198.40.109 threat rating: 6/10 from 1 observations.

Attention-worthy behavior detected. Confidence: 23%.

More threatening than 35% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Hacking 1

WP XML-RPC Brute Force 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.

Moderate Network Risk

The network hosting this IP (ASN 22612, operated by NAMECHEAP-NET) shows moderate threat indicators. Some concerning activity has been detected from neighboring addresses.

Consider the network context when assessing this individual IP.

Security Recommendations

Standard security protocols sufficient. Monitor but no immediate blocking required.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 6/10 Medium

High

Activity Frequency 1/10 Very Low

Confidence Score 4% Low Confidence

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
21. Jan 2026	WP XML-RPC Brute Force Hacking	Community	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 159.198.40.109
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: US
ASN: AS22612
ISP: NAMECHEAP-NET

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: auer-acetonylacetone.vpsrdns.web-hosting.com
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 21 Jan 2026
Last Reported: 21 Jan 2026, 23:15

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: AS22612

Organization: Namecheap, Inc.

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

4/10

This network has low threat indicators with minimal suspicious activity.

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

504

Total Reports

6.5

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Namecheap, Inc. (AS22612), which manages 78 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 504 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 4/10.

Network notice: This network shows some suspicious activity patterns. Monitor interactions with IPs from this ASN.

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

35 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 35% of all IPs in our database.

Below Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 199,763 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 6/10 avg: 5.3 =

Total Reports 1 avg: 23 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 131 IPs in ASN 22612

Threat Level 6/10 network avg: 6.2 =

Total Reports 1 network avg: 5 --

Network NAMECHEAP-NET has overall threat level 4/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 38,480 IPs in US

Threat Level 6/10 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 Wednesday 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

WP XML-RPC Brute Force 1

Hacking 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

187,378 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 18,990 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US THIS IP

38,468 20.5%
02

India IN

29,138 15.6%
03

China CN

26,029 13.9%
04

Brazil BR

10,256 5.5%
05

Germany DE

7,144 3.8%
06

Singapore SG

6,476 3.5%
07

Indonesia ID

5,551 3%
08

Russia RU

4,703 2.5%
09

Pakistan PK

4,677 2.5%
10

Netherlands NL

4,358 2.3%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

7.8/10 Avg Threat

75% Avg Confidence

18 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Measured Risk

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Moderate Network Risk

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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