196.196.169.79 is blacklisted, reported for spam, and brute force attacks
4 brute force attacks, last activity .
Status
| Service | Status | Updated | Next steps |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-Spam | Blacklisted | Sep 28, 2026 20:30:40 | Get Anti-Spam Plugin or API |
| SpamFireWall | Not in list | Sep 28, 2026 20:30:40 | |
| Security FireWall | Not in list | - | Get Security Plugin |
| Block Lists | Data loading | - | Sign Up for API, Files, DNSBL & Online Access |
| Type of attacks | Spam, BruteForce | ||
Abuse reports
| There are currently no abuse reports for this email/IP. Report Abuse activity |
Details
| Network | 196.196.168.0/22 |
|---|---|
| Network Spam Rate | 3% |
| DNS name | - |
| AS number | 37518 |
| Org name | FIBERGRID |
| Location | Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium |
| IP Geolocation | lat: 50.8534; lon: 4.347 |
| Address | - |
| Phone | - |
| Website | afrinic.net |
| AS spam rate | 5.9% |
| Websites hosted on 196.196.169.79 | Data loading |
Brute Force attacks log
| Date/time (GMT) | IP | Nickname | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2026 03:22:52 | 196.196.169.79 | peterm***** | invalid_username |
| Sep 27, 2026 10:59:12 | 196.196.169.79 | alexandr***** | invalid_username |
| Sep 25, 2026 22:33:05 | 196.196.169.79 | connorw***** | invalid_username |
196.196.168.0/22 spam active IP addresses
| # | Address (DNS name) | Detected | Last seen | Attacked sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 196.196.169.172 | Mar 21, 2021 11:20:35 | Sep 29, 2026 08:11:46 | 431 |
| 2 | 196.196.169.213 | Apr 01, 2022 19:09:31 | Sep 29, 2026 07:42:24 | 61 |
| 3 | 196.196.169.179 | Mar 07, 2022 17:23:40 | Sep 29, 2026 07:30:13 | 67 |
| 4 | 196.196.169.59 | Mar 24, 2021 14:50:30 | Sep 29, 2026 05:06:25 | 24 |
| 5 | 196.196.169.16 | May 10, 2023 02:25:45 | Sep 29, 2026 04:09:45 | 40 |
| 6 | 196.196.169.131 | Feb 11, 2026 18:41:03 | Sep 29, 2026 02:36:57 | 51 |
| 7 | 196.196.169.79 | Sep 11, 2021 22:31:03 | Sep 29, 2026 01:30:40 | 253 |
| 8 | 196.196.169.247 | Apr 26, 2022 01:31:43 | Sep 29, 2026 01:23:26 | 490 |
| 9 | 196.196.169.22 | May 11, 2021 07:30:40 | Sep 28, 2026 17:15:07 | 75 |
| 10 | 196.196.169.20 | Jun 04, 2021 08:30:53 | Sep 27, 2026 13:05:13 | 80 |
196.196.169.79 spam and brute force activity on date
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What does "Blacklisted" mean?
It means the 196.196.169.79 is currently performing various types of spam and security attacks on websites.
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