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AbuseIPDB » 197.157.163.246

197.157.163.246 was found in our database!

This IP was reported 34 times. Confidence of Abuse is 42%: ?

42%

ISP	Airtel Rwanda Ltd
Usage Type	Fixed Line ISP
ASN	AS327707
Hostname(s)	246-163-157-197.r.airtel.co.rw
Domain Name	airtel.in
Country	🇷🇼 Rwanda
City	Kigali, Kigali

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IP Abuse Reports for 197.157.163.246:

This IP address has been reported a total of 34 times from 20 distinct sources. 197.157.163.246 was first reported on February 5th 2026, and the most recent report was 2 days ago.

Recent Reports: We have received reports of abusive activity from this IP address within the last week. It is potentially still actively engaged in abusive activities.

Reporter	IoA Timestamp (UTC)	Comment	Categories
🇨🇦 polycoda	2026-06-30 15:46:18 (2 days ago)	📮 Sends email spam and/or tries to probe for a ton of inexistent email accounts to send spam to and/ ... show more 📮 Sends email spam and/or tries to probe for a ton of inexistent email accounts to send spam to and/or tries to brute force its way into an email account show less	Email Spam
🇨🇭 Origon	2026-06-28 20:20:58 (4 days ago)	NOQUEUE - IP: 197.157.163.246 - Jun 28 22:20:58 plesk postfix/smtpd[3675287]: NOQUEUE: reject: RCPT ... show more NOQUEUE - IP: 197.157.163.246 - Jun 28 22:20:58 plesk postfix/smtpd[3675287]: NOQUEUE: reject: RCPT from unknown[197.157.163.246]: 554 5.7.1 Service unavailable; Client host [197.157.163.246] blocked using dnsbl-1.uceprotect.net; IP 197.157.163.246 is UCEPROTECT-Level 1 listed. See http://www.uceprotect.net/rblcheck.php?ipr=197.157.163.246; from=<REDACTED@REDACTED> to=<REDACTED@REDACTED> proto=ESMTP helo=<246-163-157-197.r.airtel.co.rw> show less	Email Spam
Anonymous	2026-06-27 07:48:34 (6 days ago)	Fail2Ban - Postfix SMTP Reject - Auth Failure	Email Spam Brute-Force
🇨🇭 Origon	2026-06-18 14:57:06 (2 weeks ago)	NOQUEUE - IP: 197.157.163.246 - Jun 18 16:57:06 plesk postfix/smtpd[3466086]: NOQUEUE: reject: RCPT ... show more NOQUEUE - IP: 197.157.163.246 - Jun 18 16:57:06 plesk postfix/smtpd[3466086]: NOQUEUE: reject: RCPT from unknown[197.157.163.246]: 554 5.7.1 Service unavailable; Client host [197.157.163.246] blocked using dnsbl-1.uceprotect.net; IP 197.157.163.246 is UCEPROTECT-Level 1 listed. See http://www.uceprotect.net/rblcheck.php?ipr=197.157.163.246; from=<REDACTED@REDACTED> to=<REDACTED@REDACTED> proto=ESMTP helo=<197.157.163.246> show less	Email Spam
Anonymous	2026-06-16 13:10:46 (2 weeks ago)	Fail2Ban - Postfix SMTP Reject - Auth Failure	Email Spam Brute-Force
🇨🇭 Origon	2026-06-08 15:44:18 (3 weeks ago)	NOQUEUE - IP: 197.157.163.246 - Jun 8 17:44:18 plesk postfix/smtpd[2472889]: NOQUEUE: reject: RCPT ... show more NOQUEUE - IP: 197.157.163.246 - Jun 8 17:44:18 plesk postfix/smtpd[2472889]: NOQUEUE: reject: RCPT from unknown[197.157.163.246]: 554 5.7.1 Service unavailable; Client host [197.157.163.246] blocked using dnsbl-1.uceprotect.net; IP 197.157.163.246 is UCEPROTECT-Level 1 listed. See http://www.uceprotect.net/rblcheck.php?ipr=197.157.163.246; from=<REDACTED@REDACTED> to=<REDACTED@REDACTED> proto=ESMTP helo=<197.157.163.246> show less	Email Spam
🇨🇿 interconnect.cz	2026-06-07 19:26:32 (3 weeks ago)	[07/Jun/2026 21:26:31] IP address 197.157.163.246 found in DNS blacklist SpamHaus SBL-XBL, mail from ... show more [07/Jun/2026 21:26:31] IP address 197.157.163.246 found in DNS blacklist SpamHaus SBL-XBL, mail from <[email protected]> to <[email protected]> [07/Jun/2026 21:26:31] IP address 197.157.163.246 found in DNS blacklist SpamHaus SBL-XBL, mail from <[email protected]> to <[email protected]> [07/Jun/2026 21:26:31] Attempt to deliver to unknown recipient <[email protected]>, from <[email protected]>, IP address 197.157.163.246 ... show less	Brute-Force Email Spam
🇨🇿 interconnect.cz	2026-06-07 18:46:49 (3 weeks ago)	[07/Jun/2026 20:46:49] IP address 197.157.163.246 found in DNS blacklist SpamHaus SBL-XBL, mail from ... show more [07/Jun/2026 20:46:49] IP address 197.157.163.246 found in DNS blacklist SpamHaus SBL-XBL, mail from <[email protected]> to <[email protected]> [07/Jun/2026 20:46:49] IP address 197.157.163.246 found in DNS blacklist SpamHaus SBL-XBL, mail from <[email protected]> to <[email protected]> [07/Jun/2026 20:46:49] Attempt to deliver to unknown recipient <[email protected]>, from <[email protected]>, IP address 197.157.163.246 ... show less	Brute-Force Email Spam
🇩🇪 Viveronese	2026-05-30 17:42:33 (1 month ago)	SASL LOGIN authentication failed	Brute-Force
🇩🇪 filstal.org	2026-05-29 17:56:26 (1 month ago)	CrowdSec: crowdsecurity/postfix-helo-rejected	Email Spam
🇨🇭 Origon	2026-05-29 15:18:42 (1 month ago)	NOQUEUE - IP: 197.157.163.246 - May 29 17:18:41 plesk postfix/smtpd[1143772]: NOQUEUE: reject: RCPT ... show more NOQUEUE - IP: 197.157.163.246 - May 29 17:18:41 plesk postfix/smtpd[1143772]: NOQUEUE: reject: RCPT from unknown[197.157.163.246]: 554 5.7.1 Service unavailable; Client host [197.157.163.246] blocked using dnsbl-1.uceprotect.net; IP 197.157.163.246 is UCEPROTECT-Level 1 listed. See http://www.uceprotect.net/rblcheck.php?ipr=197.157.163.246; from=<REDACTED@REDACTED> to=<REDACTED@REDACTED> proto=ESMTP helo=<246-163-157-197.r.airtel.co.rw> show less	Email Spam
🇩🇪 _ArminS_	2026-05-26 19:21:23 (1 month ago)	Spam detected 2026.05.26 21:21:23 blocked until 2026.06.09 21:21:23	Email Spam
🇨🇭 Origon	2026-05-26 13:59:33 (1 month ago)	NOQUEUE - IP: 197.157.163.246 - May 26 15:58:36 plesk postfix/smtpd[3151319]: NOQUEUE: reject: RCPT ... show more NOQUEUE - IP: 197.157.163.246 - May 26 15:58:36 plesk postfix/smtpd[3151319]: NOQUEUE: reject: RCPT from unknown[197.157.163.246]: 554 5.7.1 Service unavailable; Client host [197.157.163.246] blocked using dnsbl-1.uceprotect.net; IP 197.157.163.246 is UCEPROTECT-Level 1 listed. See http://www.uceprotect.net/rblcheck.php?ipr=197.157.163.246; from=<REDACTED@REDACTED> to=<REDACTED@REDACTED> proto=ESMTP helo=<246-163-157-197.r.airtel.co.rw> show less	Email Spam
🇩🇪 IP Analyzer	2026-05-24 22:30:15 (1 month ago)	Unauthorized connection attempt from IP address 197.157.163.246 on Port 25(SMTP)	Port Scan
🇮🇹 Inartis	2026-05-24 00:59:04 (1 month ago)	2026-05-24T02:59:03.033947mail1.inartis.it postfix/smtpd[1953823]: warning: unknown[197.157.163.246] ... show more 2026-05-24T02:59:03.033947mail1.inartis.it postfix/smtpd[1953823]: warning: unknown[197.157.163.246]: SASL LOGIN authentication failed: authentication failure, [email protected] ... show less	Port Scan Brute-Force

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