Is IP address 118.196.116.42 dangerous?

118.196.116.42 has no reported malicious activity in our database and is not currently considered dangerous. However, security best practices should always be maintained.

Who owns or operates IP address 118.196.116.42?

IP address 118.196.116.42 is operated by China Telecom Group (ASN 4811) and is geolocated to CN. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 118.196.116.42?

Blocking 118.196.116.42 is not necessary based on available data. This IP has no reported malicious activity.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 118.196.116.42?

Our threat assessment for 118.196.116.42 has a confidence score of 30%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

118.196.116.42

IPv4 Public

AS4811

China Telecom Group

1 Reports

China Location

China Telecom Group ASN 4811

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Clean Record

IP 118.196.116.42 maintains uncompromised reputation with zero reports.

No threat indicators. Continuous monitoring active.

Threat Categories

Hacking 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.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

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

First Observed 16. May 2026

Last Activity 16. May 2026

Recent (7 days) 0 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 4811) with generally good reputation. The ISP China Telecom Group maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

No special scrutiny required.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 0/10 No Threat

Low

Activity Frequency 2/10 Very Low

Confidence Score 26% Medium Confidence

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
16. May 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 118.196.116.42
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: CN
ASN: AS4811
ISP: China Telecom Group

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 16 May 2026
Last Reported: 16 May 2026, 09:59

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: AS4811

Organization: China Telecom Group

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

2/10

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

Network Statistics

499

Total IPs Monitored

7,881

Total Reports

15.8

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to China Telecom Group (AS4811), which manages 499 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 7,881 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

0 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 0% of all IPs in our database.

Low Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 155,659 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 0/10 avg: 4.8 --

Total Reports 1 avg: 27 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 520 IPs in ASN 4811

Threat Level 0/10 network avg: 7.0 --

Total Reports 1 network avg: 16 --

Network China Telecom Group has overall threat level 2/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 23,683 IPs in CN

Threat Level 0/10 country avg: 3.1 --

Total Reports 1 country avg: 6 --

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

Peak Day 16 May 2026 1 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Saturday 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

Hacking 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 09:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

146,933 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 20,647 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

33,045 22.5%
02

China CN THIS IP

23,667 16.1%
03

India IN

15,969 10.9%
04

Brazil BR

7,297 5%
05

Germany DE

6,208 4.2%
06

Singapore SG

5,784 3.9%
07

Indonesia ID

4,063 2.8%
08

Netherlands NL

3,813 2.6%
09

Russia RU

3,727 2.5%
10

United Kingdom GB

3,718 2.5%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

9.7/10 Avg Threat

97% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Clean Record

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Behavioral Analysis

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

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