Is IP address 185.194.178.16 dangerous?

Yes, 185.194.178.16 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 10/10. It has been reported 6 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 185.194.178.16?

IP address 185.194.178.16 is operated by velia.net Internetdienste GmbH (ASN 29066) and is geolocated to FR. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 185.194.178.16?

Yes, blocking 185.194.178.16 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 10/10 and 6 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 185.194.178.16?

Our threat assessment for 185.194.178.16 has a confidence score of 40%, based on 6 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

185.194.178.16

IPv4 Public

AS29066

velia.net Internetdienste GmbH

6 Reports

FR Location

velia.net Internetdienste... ASN 29066

6 Reports

Mixed Data Source

Critical Alert

Security alert: 185.194.178.16 rated 10/10 based on 6 verified incidents.

Threat profile indicates sustained malicious activity with 40% confidence rating.

More threatening than 84% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Hacking 2

WP Config Exposure 2

DDoS Attack 1

WP Cron Abuse 1

WP Login Brute Force 1

WP Admin 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.

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 29066) with generally good reputation. The ISP velia.net Internetdienste GmbH maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Implement immediate countermeasures. Well-resourced threat actor identified.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 10/10 Critical

Critical

Activity Frequency 8/10 High

Confidence Score 17% Low Confidence

Confidence History

1. Dec 2025 - 7. Feb 2026

40% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
7. Feb 2026	Hacking WP Config Exposure	Community	75%
7. Feb 2026	WP Cron Abuse DDoS Attack Hacking +1	Community x4	75%
1. Dec 2025	WP Login Brute Force WP Admin Brute Force	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 185.194.178.16
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: FR
ASN: AS29066
ISP: velia.net Internetdienste GmbH

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: None
PTR Record: No
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 6
First Reported: 1 Dec 2025
Last Reported: 7 Feb 2026, 07:20

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: AS29066

Organization: velia.net Internetdienste GmbH

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

2/10

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

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

839

Total Reports

9.9

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to velia.net Internetdienste GmbH (AS29066), which manages 85 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 839 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

84 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 84% of all IPs in our database.

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 199,369 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 10/10 avg: 5.3 ++

Total Reports 6 avg: 23 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 117 IPs in ASN 29066

Threat Level 10/10 network avg: 6.8 +

Total Reports 6 network avg: 5 =

Network velia.net Internetdienste GmbH has overall threat level 2/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 4,067 IPs in FR

Threat Level 10/10 country avg: 5.8 ++

Total Reports 6 country avg: 31 --

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

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Saturday 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

Hacking 2

WP Config Exposure 2

WP Login Brute Force 1

WP Admin Brute Force 1

WP Cron Abuse 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 06:00 with 1 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

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

6.5/10 Avg Threat

56% Avg Confidence

14 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Critical Alert

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

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