165.49.138.161 reported for spam, and brute force attacks


3 websites attacked, discovered , last activity .
1 brute force attacks, last activity .
There were requests from the address that the service marked as spam, but the address is not currently blacklisted.


Status

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Anti-SpamNot in listAug 09, 2026 23:05:20Get Anti-Spam Plugin or API
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Type of attacksSpam, BruteForce

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Details

Network165.49.136.0/22parent network: 165.49.0.0/16
Network Spam Rate–
DNS name-
AS number37564
Org nameWirulink Pty Ltd
LocationDurbanville, Western Cape, South Africa
IP Geolocationlat: -33.8333; lon: 18.65
Address-
Phone-
Websiteafrinic.net
AS spam rate2.28%
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165.49.136.0/22 spam active IP addresses

#Address (DNS name)DetectedLast seenAttacked sites
1165.49.138.171Sep 20, 2026 15:00:15Sep 24, 2026 22:02:163
2165.49.138.161Feb 18, 2026 12:22:17Aug 10, 2026 04:05:203

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