Is IP address 185.238.231.248 dangerous?

Yes, 185.238.231.248 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 8/10. It has been reported 4 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 185.238.231.248?

IP address 185.238.231.248 is operated by F.n.s. Holdings Limited (ASN 206092) and is geolocated to US. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 185.238.231.248?

Yes, blocking 185.238.231.248 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 8/10 and 4 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 185.238.231.248?

Our threat assessment for 185.238.231.248 has a confidence score of 54%, based on 4 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

185.238.231.248

IPv4 Public

AS206092

F.n.s. Holdings Limited

4 Reports

United States Location

F.n.s. Holdings Limited ASN 206092

4 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

High Risk

IP 185.238.231.248 rated at threat level 8/10 based on 4 security reports.

Pattern analysis reveals concerning activity. Confidence: 54%.

More threatening than 80% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Fraud VoIP 4

Hacking 2

Technical Details

VoIP fraud exploits phone systems to make unauthorized calls, often to premium rate numbers for financial gain.

Recommended Mitigations

Implement call authentication, monitor call patterns, and restrict international/premium rate dialing.

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 206092) with generally good reputation. The ISP F.n.s. Holdings Limited maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Monitor closely and consider blocking. Escalation potential detected.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 8/10 High

Critical

Activity Frequency 8/10 High

Confidence Score 39% Medium Confidence

Confidence History

20. Jun 2026 - 21. Jun 2026

54% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
21. Jun 2026	Fraud VoIP	Honeypot	75%
20. Jun 2026	Fraud VoIP Hacking	Honeypot x2	75%
20. Jun 2026	Fraud VoIP Hacking	Honeypot x2	75%
20. Jun 2026	Fraud VoIP	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 185.238.231.248
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: US
ASN: AS206092
ISP: F.n.s. Holdings Limited

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 4
First Reported: 20 Jun 2026
Last Reported: 21 Jun 2026, 01:09

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: AS206092

Organization: F.n.s. Holdings Limited

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

3/10

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

Network Statistics

1,090

Total IPs Monitored

5,304

Total Reports

4.9

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to F.n.s. Holdings Limited (AS206092), which manages 1,090 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 5,304 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

80 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 80% of all IPs in our database.

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 291,742 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 8/10 avg: 5.9 +

Total Reports 4 avg: 18 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 4,087 IPs in ASN 206092

Threat Level 8/10 network avg: 6.7 +

Total Reports 4 network avg: 6 -

Network F.n.s. Holdings Limited has overall threat level 3/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 61,579 IPs in US

Threat Level 8/10 country avg: 6.4 +

Total Reports 4 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 3 reports

Evolution of threat level over time based on reported categories and frequency.

Initial Threat 5/10

Current Threat 5/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

Fraud VoIP 4

Hacking 2

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 22:00 with 2 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

273,750 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 16,818 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US THIS IP

61,579 22.5%
02

India IN

45,313 16.6%
03

China CN

34,061 12.4%
04

Brazil BR

14,656 5.4%
05

Germany DE

9,822 3.6%
06

Singapore SG

7,937 2.9%
07

Indonesia ID

7,839 2.9%
08

Pakistan PK

7,771 2.8%
09

Russia RU

6,150 2.2%
10

Netherlands NL

5,895 2.2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

9.5/10 Avg Threat

100% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

High Risk

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

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