197.221.254.17 reported for spam, and brute force attacks


4 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

ServiceStatusUpdatedNext steps
Anti-SpamNot in listAug 20, 2026 20:58:43Get Anti-Spam Plugin or API
SpamFireWall Not in listAug 20, 2026 20:58:43
Security FireWall  Not in list-Get Security Plugin
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Type of attacks Spam, BruteForce

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Details

Network 197.221.254.0/24 parent network: 197.221.240.0/20
Network Spam Rate 1%
DNS name 16.17.telone.co.zw
AS number 37204
Org name Telone PVT Ltd
Location Harare, Harare, Zimbabwe
IP Geolocation lat: -17.8394; lon: 31.0543
Address -
Phone -
Website orange.com
AS spam rate 1.43%
Websites hosted on 197.221.254.17 Data loading

spam attacks, abuse log

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Brute Force attacks log

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197.221.254.0/24 spam active IP addresses

# Address (DNS name) Detected Last seen Attacked sites
1 197.221.254.62 (16.62.telone.co.zw) Sep 25, 2022 05:10:57 Jun 21, 2026 10:23:12 6
2 197.221.254.255 Sep 29, 2021 08:31:16 Apr 24, 2025 12:09:22 14
3 197.221.254.82 (16.82.telone.co.zw) Jun 08, 2020 22:27:06 Oct 28, 2026 16:16:45 9
4 197.221.254.119 (16.119.telone.co.zw) Feb 15, 2020 09:14:09 Aug 06, 2026 17:07:08 3
5 197.221.254.17 (16.17.telone.co.zw) Oct 09, 2019 09:37:09 Aug 21, 2026 01:58:43 4
6 197.221.254.211 (16.211.telone.co.zw) Jul 08, 2019 04:50:14 Mar 28, 2024 20:42:55 6
7 197.221.254.42 (16.42.telone.co.zw) Jul 05, 2019 07:36:35 Oct 23, 2026 15:32:27 4
8 197.221.254.16 (16.16.telone.co.zw) Apr 26, 2019 15:03:49 Jul 30, 2026 13:49:24 3
9 197.221.254.69 (16.69.telone.co.zw) Apr 14, 2019 13:25:21 Jul 13, 2026 07:43:17 3
10 197.221.254.231 (16.231.telone.co.zw) Mar 15, 2019 22:42:52 Apr 16, 2024 13:26:39 6

Frequently Asked Questions About 197.221.254.17

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