Is IP address 5.135.42.194 dangerous?

Yes, 5.135.42.194 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 8/10. It has been reported 13 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 5.135.42.194?

IP address 5.135.42.194 is operated by OVH SAS (ASN 16276) and is geolocated to FR. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 5.135.42.194?

Yes, blocking 5.135.42.194 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 8/10 and 13 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 5.135.42.194?

Our threat assessment for 5.135.42.194 has a confidence score of 19%, based on 13 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

5.135.42.194

IPv4 Public

AS16276

OVH SAS

13 Reports

FR Location

OVH SAS ASN 16276

13 Reports

Mixed Data Source

Elevated Risk

Elevated threat level 8/10 for IP 5.135.42.194 from 13 reported incidents.

Behavioral profile indicates cyber threat activity with 19% confidence.

More threatening than 77% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Brute-Force 12

WP Login Brute Force 12

Port Scan 1

Hacking 1

Web App Attack 1

WP User Enumeration 1

Technical Details

Brute-force attacks systematically attempt password combinations against authentication systems.

Recommended Mitigations

Implement rate limiting, account lockout policies, multi-factor authentication, and fail2ban.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

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

First Observed 3. July 2026

Last Activity 3. July 2026

Recent (7 days) 0 incidents

Datacenter Infrastructure

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

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

Security Recommendations

Enhanced monitoring recommended. Review logs for interactions with this IP.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 8/10 High

Critical

Activity Frequency 8/10 High

Confidence Score 18% Low Confidence

Confidence History

6. Nov 2025 - 3. Jul 2026

19% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
3. Jul 2026	Hacking Web App Attack WP User Enumeration +1	Honeypot x25	75%
7. Nov 2025	WP Login Brute Force Brute-Force	Community	75%
7. Nov 2025	WP Login Brute Force Brute-Force	Community	75%
7. Nov 2025	WP Login Brute Force Brute-Force	Community	75%
7. Nov 2025	WP Login Brute Force Brute-Force	Community	75%
7. Nov 2025	WP Login Brute Force Brute-Force	Community	75%
7. Nov 2025	WP Login Brute Force Brute-Force	Community	75%
6. Nov 2025	WP Login Brute Force Brute-Force	Community	75%
6. Nov 2025	WP Login Brute Force Brute-Force	Community	75%
6. Nov 2025	WP Login Brute Force Brute-Force	Community	75%
6. Nov 2025	WP Login Brute Force Brute-Force	Community	75%
6. Nov 2025	WP Login Brute Force Brute-Force	Community	75%
6. Nov 2025	WP Login Brute Force Brute-Force	Community	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 5.135.42.194
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: FR
ASN: AS16276
ISP: OVH SAS

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: gwc.cluster131.hosting.ovh.net
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 13
First Reported: 6 Nov 2025
Last Reported: 3 Jul 2026, 00:41

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: AS16276

Organization: OVH SAS

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

2/10

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

Network Statistics

1,385

Total IPs Monitored

33,679

Total Reports

24.3

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to OVH SAS (AS16276), which manages 1,385 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 33,679 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

77 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 77% of all IPs in our database.

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 291,500 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 8/10 avg: 5.9 +

Total Reports 13 avg: 18 -

Network Comparison

Compared against 2,476 IPs in ASN 16276

Threat Level 8/10 network avg: 6.0 +

Total Reports 13 network avg: 22 -

Network OVH SAS has overall threat level 2/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 5,813 IPs in FR

Threat Level 8/10 country avg: 6.4 +

Total Reports 13 country avg: 30 --

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

Peak Day 3 Jul 2026 1 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Friday 7 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 Login Brute Force 12

Brute-Force 12

Hacking 1

Web App Attack 1

WP User Enumeration 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 02:00 with 3 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

273,493 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 17,172 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

61,512 22.5%
02

India IN

45,249 16.5%
03

China CN

34,047 12.4%
04

Brazil BR

14,653 5.4%
05

Germany DE

9,818 3.6%
06

Singapore SG

7,936 2.9%
07

Indonesia ID

7,832 2.9%
08

Pakistan PK

7,761 2.8%
09

Russia RU

6,145 2.2%
10

Netherlands NL

5,886 2.2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

9.1/10 Avg Threat

100% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Elevated 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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