Is IP address 104.171.28.230 dangerous?

104.171.28.230 presents moderate risk with a threat level of 4/10. While not critically dangerous, it has been associated with activity. Monitoring and conditional blocking is recommended.

Who owns or operates IP address 104.171.28.230?

IP address 104.171.28.230 is operated by Windstream Communications LLC (ASN 7029) and is geolocated to US. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 104.171.28.230?

Blocking 104.171.28.230 is advisable for security-sensitive environments. With a threat level of 4/10, consider implementing conditional blocks or rate limiting.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 104.171.28.230?

Our threat assessment for 104.171.28.230 has a confidence score of 33%, based on 2 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

104.171.28.230

IPv4 Public

AS7029

Windstream Communications LLC

2 Reports

United States Location

Windstream Communications... ASN 7029

2 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Measured Risk

IP 104.171.28.230 threat rating: 4/10 from 2 observations.

Attention-worthy behavior detected. Confidence: 33%.

More threatening than 8% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Email Spam 2

Technical Details

Email spam involves mass distribution of unwanted emails, often for advertising, phishing, or malware delivery.

Recommended Mitigations

Implement SPF, DKIM, DMARC, and use reputable email filtering services.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

Steady malicious activity over 2 days indicates persistent threat actor operations.

First Observed 20. September 2026

Last Activity 22. September 2026

Recent (7 days) 2 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 7029) with generally good reputation. The ISP Windstream Communications LLC maintains standard security practices.

The malicious activity may represent an isolated compromised system rather than systematic abuse.

Security Recommendations

Standard security protocols sufficient. Monitor but no immediate blocking required.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 4/10 Low

Medium

Activity Frequency 2/10 Very Low

Confidence Score 31% Medium Confidence

Confidence History

20. Sep 2026 - 22. Sep 2026

33% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
22. Sep 2026	Email Spam	Honeypot	75%
20. Sep 2026	Email Spam	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 104.171.28.230
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: US
ASN: AS7029
ISP: Windstream Communications LLC

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: prd-bd-C0D3IU.emailopeninsight.com
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 2
First Reported: 20 Sep 2026
Last Reported: 22 Sep 2026, 15:00

Network Reputation

Analysis of the entire network (ASN) that this IP address belongs to, providing context about the hosting provider and network-wide threat patterns.

Network Identity

ASN: AS7029

Organization: Windstream Communications LLC

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

2/10

This network appears to be relatively clean with very low threat indicators.

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

295

Total Reports

12.3

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Windstream Communications LLC (AS7029), which manages 24 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 295 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 2/10.

Network status: This network appears to be well-maintained with low threat indicators.

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

8 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 8% of all IPs in our database.

Low Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 778,726 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 4/10 avg: 5.9 -

Total Reports 2 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 205 IPs in ASN 7029

Threat Level 4/10 network avg: 5.4 -

Total Reports 2 network avg: 3 -

Network Windstream Communications LLC has overall threat level 2/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 137,912 IPs in US

Threat Level 4/10 country avg: 6.4 -

Total Reports 2 country avg: 19 --

Daily report activity over the last 30 days showing patterns and peaks.

Peak Day 20 Sep 2026 1 reports

Daily Average 0.1 reports/day

Most Active Sunday 1 reports

Evolution of threat level over time based on reported categories and frequency.

Initial Threat 3/10

Current Threat 3/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

Email Spam 2

Activity patterns showing when this IP is most active during the day and week.

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 15:00 with 2 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

708,435 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 19,183 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US THIS IP

137,912 19.5%
02

Brazil BR

109,759 15.5%
03

India IN

77,413 10.9%
04

China CN

43,545 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,201 4.1%
06

Netherlands NL

16,690 2.4%
07

Germany DE

16,242 2.3%
08

Argentina AR

16,095 2.3%
09

Pakistan PK

15,583 2.2%
10

Colombia CO

15,089 2.1%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

IPs from the same Autonomous System (AS) network provider.

20 Related IPs

8.3/10 Avg Threat

50% Avg Confidence

18 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Measured Risk

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Behavioral Analysis

Reputable Network

Security Recommendations

Basic Information

Geolocation

DNS Information

Statistics

Network Reputation

Network Identity

Network Threat Assessment

Network Statistics

Network Context

Global Threat Ranking

Top Threat Categories

Hourly Activity

Weekly Activity

FEED

Top Threat Sources

JSON Report

Firewall Rules

iptables / netfilter

UFW (Ubuntu)

Windows Firewall

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nginx

Apache .htaccess

PDF Report

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