Is IP address 85.215.252.198 dangerous?

85.215.252.198 presents moderate risk with a threat level of 6/10. While not critically dangerous, it has been associated with activity. Monitoring and conditional blocking is recommended.

Who owns or operates IP address 85.215.252.198?

IP address 85.215.252.198 is operated by IONOS SE (ASN 8560) and is geolocated to DE. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 85.215.252.198?

Blocking 85.215.252.198 is advisable for security-sensitive environments. With a threat level of 6/10, consider implementing conditional blocks or rate limiting.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 85.215.252.198?

Our threat assessment for 85.215.252.198 has a confidence score of 24%, based on 2 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

85.215.252.198

IPv4 Public

AS8560

IONOS SE

2 Reports

DE Location

IONOS SE ASN 8560

2 Reports

Community Data Source

Intermediate Threat

Threat level 6/10 for 85.215.252.198 from 2 reports.

Concerning behaviors alongside normal activity. 24% confidence.

More threatening than 43% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

DDoS Attack 1

Hacking 1

WP Cron Abuse 1

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.

Moderate Network Risk

The network hosting this IP (ASN 8560, operated by IONOS SE) shows moderate threat indicators. Some concerning activity has been detected from neighboring addresses.

Consider the network context when assessing this individual IP.

Security Recommendations

Monitor for behavior pattern changes indicating escalation.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 6/10 Medium

High

Activity Frequency 4/10 Low

Confidence Score 4% Low Confidence

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
22. Feb 2026	WP Cron Abuse DDoS Attack Hacking	Community x2	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 85.215.252.198
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: DE
ASN: AS8560
ISP: IONOS SE

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 2
First Reported: 22 Feb 2026
Last Reported: 22 Feb 2026, 22:18

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: AS8560

Organization: IONOS SE

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

5/10

This network has low threat indicators with minimal suspicious activity.

Network Statistics

464

Total IPs Monitored

29,122

Total Reports

62.8

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to IONOS SE (AS8560), which manages 464 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 29,122 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 5/10.

Network notice: This network shows some suspicious activity patterns. Monitor interactions with IPs from this ASN.

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

43 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 43% of all IPs in our database.

Below Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 291,332 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 6/10 avg: 5.9 =

Total Reports 2 avg: 18 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 731 IPs in ASN 8560

Threat Level 6/10 network avg: 6.3 =

Total Reports 2 network avg: 85 --

Network IONOS SE has overall threat level 5/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 9,813 IPs in DE

Threat Level 6/10 country avg: 6.4 =

Total Reports 2 country avg: 50 --

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

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Sunday 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

WP Cron Abuse 1

DDoS Attack 1

Hacking 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 22:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

273,343 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 17,552 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

61,476 22.5%
02

India IN

45,222 16.5%
03

China CN

34,036 12.5%
04

Brazil BR

14,651 5.4%
05

Germany DE THIS IP

9,813 3.6%
06

Singapore SG

7,933 2.9%
07

Indonesia ID

7,831 2.9%
08

Pakistan PK

7,757 2.8%
09

Russia RU

6,142 2.2%
10

Netherlands NL

5,877 2.2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

8.8/10 Avg Threat

100% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Intermediate Threat

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Moderate Network Risk

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

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nginx

Apache .htaccess

PDF Report

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