Is IP address 178.239.198.28 dangerous?

Yes, 178.239.198.28 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 7/10. It has been reported 6 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 178.239.198.28?

IP address 178.239.198.28 is operated by UK Dedicated Servers Limited (ASN 42831) and is geolocated to GB. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 178.239.198.28?

Yes, blocking 178.239.198.28 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 7/10 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 178.239.198.28?

Our threat assessment for 178.239.198.28 has a confidence score of 36%, based on 6 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

178.239.198.28

IPv4 Public

AS42831

UK Dedicated Servers Limited

6 Reports

GB Location

UK Dedicated Servers Limi... ASN 42831

6 Reports

Community Data Source

Notable Threat

IP 178.239.198.28 rated 7/10 from 6 verified reports.

Multiple security incidents attributed to this IP. Confidence: 36%.

More threatening than 66% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

DDoS Attack 2

Brute-Force 2

WP Login Brute Force 2

WP Cron Abuse 2

Technical Details

DDoS indicators suggest this IP has participated in volumetric attacks designed to overwhelm target infrastructure.

Recommended Mitigations

Use DDoS protection services, implement rate limiting, and configure traffic analysis to identify attack patterns.

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 42831) with generally good reputation. The ISP UK Dedicated Servers Limited maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Implement appropriate security controls.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 7/10 High

High

Activity Frequency 8/10 High

Confidence Score 7% Low Confidence

Confidence History

28. Feb 2026

36% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
28. Feb 2026	WP Cron Abuse DDoS Attack WP Login Brute Force +1	Community x3	75%
28. Feb 2026	WP Login Brute Force Brute-Force	Community	75%
28. Feb 2026	WP Cron Abuse DDoS Attack	Community x2	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 178.239.198.28
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: GB
ASN: AS42831
ISP: UK Dedicated Servers Limited

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 6
First Reported: 28 Feb 2026
Last Reported: 28 Feb 2026, 10:51

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: AS42831

Organization: UK Dedicated Servers Limited

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

3/10

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

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

454

Total Reports

4.7

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to UK Dedicated Servers Limited (AS42831), which manages 97 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 454 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 3/10.

✅ 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

66 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 66% of all IPs in our database.

Above Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 154,126 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 7/10 avg: 4.8 +

Total Reports 6 avg: 28 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 262 IPs in ASN 42831

Threat Level 7/10 network avg: 4.8 +

Total Reports 6 network avg: 3 ++

Network UK Dedicated Servers Limited has overall threat level 3/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 3,679 IPs in GB

Threat Level 7/10 country avg: 5.2 +

Total Reports 6 country avg: 29 --

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

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Saturday 3 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 Cron Abuse 2

DDoS Attack 2

WP Login Brute Force 2

Brute-Force 2

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 07:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

145,499 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 18,469 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

32,802 22.5%
02

China CN

23,513 16.2%
03

India IN

15,797 10.9%
04

Brazil BR

7,046 4.8%
05

Germany DE

6,144 4.2%
06

Singapore SG

5,766 4%
07

Indonesia ID

4,038 2.8%
08

Netherlands NL

3,761 2.6%
09

Russia RU

3,704 2.5%
10

United Kingdom GB THIS IP

3,679 2.5%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

9.4/10 Avg Threat

82% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Notable Threat

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

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UFW (Ubuntu)

Windows Firewall

Cloudflare

nginx

Apache .htaccess

PDF Report

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