Is IP address 190.12.42.198 dangerous?

Yes, 190.12.42.198 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 10/10. It has been reported 10 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 190.12.42.198?

IP address 190.12.42.198 is operated by PUNTONET S.A. (ASN 22724) and is geolocated to EC. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 190.12.42.198?

Yes, blocking 190.12.42.198 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 10/10 and 10 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 190.12.42.198?

Our threat assessment for 190.12.42.198 has a confidence score of 48%, based on 10 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

190.12.42.198

IPv4 Public

AS22724

PUNTONET S.A.

10 Reports

EC Location

PUNTONET S.A. ASN 22724

10 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Critical Alert

Security alert: 190.12.42.198 rated 10/10 based on 10 verified incidents.

Threat profile indicates sustained malicious activity with 48% confidence rating.

More threatening than 87% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Exploited Host 10

Hacking 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.

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 22724) with generally good reputation. The ISP PUNTONET S.A. 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 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 47% Medium Confidence

Confidence History

29. Sep 2025 - 6. Apr 2026

48% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
6. Apr 2026	Hacking Exploited Host	Honeypot x2	75%
25. Jan 2026	Exploited Host	Honeypot x3	75%
30. Sep 2025	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%
30. Sep 2025	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%
30. Sep 2025	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%
30. Sep 2025	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%
29. Sep 2025	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%
29. Sep 2025	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%
29. Sep 2025	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%
29. Sep 2025	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 190.12.42.198
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: EC
ASN: AS22724
ISP: PUNTONET S.A.

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: corp-190-12-42-198.uio.puntonet.ec
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 10
First Reported: 29 Sep 2025
Last Reported: 6 Apr 2026, 09:29

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: AS22724

Organization: PUNTONET S.A.

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

1/10

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

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

145

Total Reports

24.2

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to PUNTONET S.A. (AS22724), which manages 6 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 145 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 1/10.

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

87 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 87% of all IPs in our database.

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 200,109 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 10/10 avg: 5.3 ++

Total Reports 10 avg: 23 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 9 IPs in ASN 22724

Threat Level 10/10 network avg: 6.4 ++

Total Reports 10 network avg: 20 --

Network PUNTONET S.A. has overall threat level 1/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 118 IPs in EC

Threat Level 10/10 country avg: 5.1 ++

Total Reports 10 country avg: 12 -

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

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Monday 5 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 10

Hacking 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 05:00 with 4 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

187,720 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 18,948 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

38,493 20.5%
02

India IN

29,262 15.6%
03

China CN

26,047 13.9%
04

Brazil BR

10,264 5.5%
05

Germany DE

7,151 3.8%
06

Singapore SG

6,479 3.5%
07

Indonesia ID

5,561 3%
08

Russia RU

4,712 2.5%
09

Pakistan PK

4,710 2.5%
10

Netherlands NL

4,363 2.3%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

8 Related IPs

6/10 Avg Threat

43% Avg Confidence

5 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

JSON Report

Firewall Rules

iptables / netfilter

UFW (Ubuntu)

Windows Firewall

Cloudflare

nginx

Apache .htaccess

PDF Report

Analyzed high-risk IP addresses

reportedIP

Parkstraße 19, 80339 München

Consultation

+49-89-215505888

Report a IP

[email protected]