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AbuseIPDB » 197.234.87.178

197.234.87.178 was found in our database!

This IP was reported 25 times. Confidence of Abuse is 92%: ?

92%

ISP	Paratus Telecommunications Limited
Usage Type	Fixed Line ISP
ASN	AS33763
Domain Name	paratus.africa
Country	🇳🇦 Namibia
City	Windhoek, Khomas Region

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IP Abuse Reports for 197.234.87.178:

This IP address has been reported a total of 25 times from 20 distinct sources. 197.234.87.178 was first reported on October 4th 2025, and the most recent report was 1 hour 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
Anonymous	2026-07-19 13:11:01 (1 hour ago)	...	Brute-Force
Anonymous	2026-07-19 02:58:16 (11 hours ago)	2026-07-19T04:58:15.866825+02:00 mail.gwyll.eu postfix/smtps/smtpd[433131]: warning: unknown[197.234 ... show more 2026-07-19T04:58:15.866825+02:00 mail.gwyll.eu postfix/smtps/smtpd[433131]: warning: unknown[197.234.87.178]: SASL PLAIN authentication failed: authentication failure, [email protected] ... show less	Hacking Brute-Force
🇳🇱 globcom	2026-07-18 23:01:53 (15 hours ago)	Mail-BruteForce	Email Spam Brute-Force
Anonymous	2026-07-16 18:11:03 (2 days ago)	SMTP brute force - auth failed	Brute-Force Exploited Host
🇮🇹 CoreTech srl	2026-07-16 05:02:33 (3 days ago)	"SMTP Login failed": count(IP)=10.0Smartermail 06:59:14.101 [117.80.32.39] SMTP Login failed: Domain ... show more "SMTP Login failed": count(IP)=10.0Smartermail 06:59:14.101 [117.80.32.39] SMTP Login failed: Domain [laseronline.it] not foundSmartermail 06:59:14.102 [117.80.32.39] SMTP Login failed: That domain was not found. Double check your email address.is-63909a28 06:59:59.277 [197.234.87.178] SMTP Login failed: Invalid username ([email protected]) and password combination.is-63909a28 06:59:59.277 [197.234.87.178] SMTP Login failed: Incorrect password for user [[email protected]]Smartermail 07:00:01.718 [183.171.154.51] SMTP Login failed: That domain was not found. Double check your email address.Smartermail 07:00:01.718 [183.171.154.51] SMTP Login failed: Domain [oflombarda.it] not foundis-6411d9d7 07:01:30.108 [189.222.71.174] SMTP Login failed: Invalid username ([email protected]) and password combination.is-6411d9d7 07:01:30.108 [189.222.71.174] SMTP Login failed: Incorrect password for user [[email protected]]Smartermail 07:01:50.446 [103.87.194.42] SMTP Login failed: Incorrect password show less	Brute-Force
🇫🇮 notelseit	2026-07-16 01:38:23 (3 days ago)	2026-07-16T03:37:36.361030+02:00 mail postfix/submission/smtpd[2799650]: warning: unknown[197.234.87 ... show more 2026-07-16T03:37:36.361030+02:00 mail postfix/submission/smtpd[2799650]: warning: unknown[197.234.87.178]: SASL PLAIN authentication failed: (reason unavailable), [email protected] 2026-07-16T03:37:36.530027+02:00 mail postfix/submission/smtpd[2799650]: disconnect from unknown[197.234.87.178] ehlo=2 starttls=1 auth=0/1 commands=3/4 2026-07-16T03:38:23.038679+02:00 mail postfix/submission/smtpd[2799650]: warning: unknown[197.234.87.178]: SASL PLAIN authentication failed: (reason unavailable), [email protected] ... show less	Brute-Force Email Spam
🇩🇪 digico_mt	2026-07-16 01:22:21 (3 days ago)	Jul 16 03:22:21 digico postfix/submission/smtpd[2208680]: warning: unknown[197.234.87.178]: SASL PLA ... show more Jul 16 03:22:21 digico postfix/submission/smtpd[2208680]: warning: unknown[197.234.87.178]: SASL PLAIN authentication failed: (reason unavailable), [email protected] Jul 16 03:22:21 digico postfix/submission/smtpd[2208680]: lost connection after AUTH from unknown[197.234.87.178] Jul 16 03:22:21 digico postfix/submission/smtpd[2208680]: disconnect from unknown[197.234.87.178] ehlo=2 starttls=1 auth=0/1 commands=3/4 ... show less	Port Scan
🇩🇪 DocNetzwerk	2026-07-15 23:39:07 (3 days ago)	(smtpauth) Failed SMTP AUTH login from 197.234.87.178 (NA/Namibia/-)	Brute-Force
🇭🇺 Lacika555	2026-07-15 22:13:12 (3 days ago)	RdpGuard detected brute-force attempt on SMTP	Brute-Force
🇮🇹 CoreTech srl	2026-07-14 00:50:38 (5 days ago)	"SMTP Login failed": count(IP)=68.0mail3-dc1 02:37:42.612 [185.149.191.92] SMTP Login failed: Incorr ... show more "SMTP Login failed": count(IP)=68.0mail3-dc1 02:37:42.612 [185.149.191.92] SMTP Login failed: Incorrect password for user [[email protected]]is-6411d9d7 02:38:33.359 [122.59.58.108] SMTP Login failed: User [clienti.amazon] not foundis-6411d9d7 02:38:33.359 [122.59.58.108] SMTP Login failed: Invalid username ([email protected]) and password combination.is-6411d9d7 02:38:44.319 [103.182.81.23] SMTP Login failed: Invalid username ([email protected]) and password combination.is-6411d9d7 02:38:44.319 [103.182.81.23] SMTP Login failed: User [clienti.amazon] not foundis-6411d9d7 02:39:54.652 [197.234.87.178] SMTP Login failed: Invalid username ([email protected]) and password combination.is-6411d9d7 02:39:54.652 [197.234.87.178] SMTP Login failed: User [clienti.amazon] not foundis-60632bc2 02:40:10.926 [178.68.35.226] SMTP Login failed: Domain [mantegna.it] not foundis-60632bc2 02:40:10.926 [178.68.35.226] SMTP Login failed: That domain was not found. Double check your email address. show less	Brute-Force
Anonymous	2026-07-13 01:43:02 (6 days ago)	2026-07-13 03:42:57.171 [3065589] no host name found for IP address 197.234.87.178 2026-07-13 03:43: ... show more 2026-07-13 03:42:57.171 [3065589] no host name found for IP address 197.234.87.178 2026-07-13 03:43:00.310 [3065589] dovecot_plain authenticator failed for (localhost) [197.234.87.178]:33586 I=[217.197.86.168]:587 Ci=3065589: 535 Incorrect authentication data 2026-07-13 03:43:00.468 [3065589] no MAIL in SMTP connection from (localhost) [197.234.87.178]:33586 I=[217.197.86.168]:587 Ci=3065589 D=3.797s X=TLS1.3:ECDHE_X25519__ECDSA_SECP384R1_SHA384__AES_128_GCM:128 CV=no SNI=zaphods.net C=EHLO,STARTTLS,EHLO,AUTH ... show less	Email Spam
Anonymous	2026-07-12 23:18:14 (6 days ago)	SMTP brute force - auth failed	Brute-Force Exploited Host
🇨🇿 lp	2026-07-12 18:19:58 (6 days ago)	Email account brute force: 1 attempts were recorded from 197.234.87.178 2026-07-12T18:55:14+02:00 wa ... show more Email account brute force: 1 attempts were recorded from 197.234.87.178 2026-07-12T18:55:14+02:00 warning: unknown[197.234.87.178]: SASL PLAIN authentication failed: authentication failure, [email protected] show less	Brute-Force
Anonymous	2026-07-12 18:01:34 (6 days ago)	6x Postfix SASL LOGIN authentication failed	Brute-Force
🇷🇴 INTEQ	2026-07-12 15:32:45 (6 days ago)	Brute force attack from 197.234.87.178	Brute-Force

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