Is IP address 104.234.212.17 dangerous?

104.234.212.17 presents moderate risk with a threat level of 5/10. While not critically dangerous, it has been associated with activity. Monitoring and conditional blocking is recommended.

Who owns or operates IP address 104.234.212.17?

IP address 104.234.212.17 is operated by Proton AG (ASN 199218) and is geolocated to US. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 104.234.212.17?

Blocking 104.234.212.17 is advisable for security-sensitive environments. With a threat level of 5/10, consider implementing conditional blocks or rate limiting.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 104.234.212.17?

Our threat assessment for 104.234.212.17 has a confidence score of 22%, based on 2 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

104.234.212.17

IPv4 Public

AS199218

Proton AG

2 Reports

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United States Location

Proton AG ASN 199218

2 Reports

Community Data Source

Measured Risk

IP 104.234.212.17 threat rating: 5/10 from 2 observations.

Attention-worthy behavior detected. Confidence: 22%.

More threatening than 24% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

WP User Enumeration 2

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

Steady malicious activity over less than a day indicates persistent threat actor operations.

First Observed 4. November 2026

Last Activity 4. November 2026

Recent (7 days) 2 incidents

High-Risk Network Association

This IP belongs to a network (ASN 199218) with elevated threat levels. The ISP Proton AG hosts multiple reported malicious addresses, suggesting systemic security issues or permissive policies.

Network-wide patterns may indicate this is part of a larger malicious infrastructure.

Security Recommendations

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

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 5/10 Medium

Medium

Activity Frequency 1/10 Very Low

Confidence Score 22% Low Confidence

Confidence History

4. Nov 2026

22% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
4. Nov 2026	WP User Enumeration	Community	75%
4. Nov 2026	WP User Enumeration	Community	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 104.234.212.17
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: US
ASN: AS199218
ISP: Proton AG

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: harris.valueunltd.com
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 2
First Reported: 4 Nov 2026
Last Reported: 4 Nov 2026, 13:20

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: AS199218

Organization: Proton AG

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

7/10

This network shows moderate threat levels with some malicious activity patterns.

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

Total Reports

1.7

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Proton AG (AS199218), which manages 6 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 10 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 7/10.

Network warning: This network has elevated threat levels. Exercise caution when interacting with IPs from this ASN.

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

24 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 24% of all IPs in our database.

Low Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 1,326,628 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 6.0 -

Total Reports 2 avg: 7 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 44 IPs in ASN 199218

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 6.4 -

Total Reports 2 network avg: 1 +

Network Proton AG has overall threat level 7/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 206,716 IPs in US

Threat Level 5/10 country avg: 6.6 -

Total Reports 2 country avg: 16 --

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

Peak Day 4 Nov 2026 2 reports

Daily Average 0.1 reports/day

Most Active Wednesday 2 reports

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

Initial Threat 5/10

Current Threat 5/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

WP User Enumeration 2

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 12:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

1,209,278 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 33,246 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

Brazil BR

261,018 21.6%
02

United States US THIS IP

206,767 17.1%
03

India IN

103,488 8.6%
04

China CN

50,929 4.2%
05

Argentina AR

42,402 3.5%
06

SC SC

29,446 2.4%
07

Mexico MX

27,913 2.3%
08

Russia RU

26,975 2.2%
09

Germany DE

24,354 2%
10

Colombia CO

24,267 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

7/10 Avg Threat

26% Avg Confidence

15 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Measured Risk

Threat Categories

Behavioral Analysis

High-Risk Network Association

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

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