Is IP address 109.173.25.173 dangerous?

Yes, 109.173.25.173 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 7/10. It has been reported 4 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 109.173.25.173?

IP address 109.173.25.173 is operated by Rostelecom (ASN 42610) and is geolocated to RU. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 109.173.25.173?

Yes, blocking 109.173.25.173 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 7/10 and 4 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 109.173.25.173?

Our threat assessment for 109.173.25.173 has a confidence score of 53%, based on 4 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

109.173.25.173

IPv4 Public

AS42610

Rostelecom

4 Reports

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Russia Location

Rostelecom ASN 42610

4 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Substantial Risk

Threat level 7/10 for 109.173.25.173 based on 4 documented incidents.

Consistent suspicious behavior patterns. 53% confidence rating.

More threatening than 88% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Fraud VoIP 4

Technical Details

VoIP fraud exploits phone systems to make unauthorized calls, often to premium rate numbers for financial gain.

Recommended Mitigations

Implement call authentication, monitor call patterns, and restrict international/premium rate dialing.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Recent Spike

Significant activity increase over past 7 days indicates renewed threat actor interest or system compromise.

First Observed 24. October 2026

Last Activity 28. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 4 incidents

Moderate Network Risk

The network hosting this IP (ASN 42610, operated by Rostelecom) shows moderate threat indicators. Some concerning activity has been detected from neighboring addresses.

Consider the network context when assessing this individual IP.

Security Recommendations

Configure firewall rules and intrusion detection alerts.

Immediate monitoring recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 7/10 High

High

Activity Frequency 4/10 Low

Confidence Score 53% High Confidence

Confidence History

24. Oct 2026 - 28. Oct 2026

53% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
28. Oct 2026 New	Fraud VoIP	Honeypot	75%
28. Oct 2026 New	Fraud VoIP	Honeypot	75%
26. Oct 2026	Fraud VoIP	Honeypot	75%
24. Oct 2026	Fraud VoIP	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 109.173.25.173
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: RU
ASN: AS42610
ISP: Rostelecom

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: broadband-109-173-25-173.ip.moscow.rt.ru
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 4
First Reported: 26 Oct 2026
Last Reported: 28 Oct 2026, 22:46

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: AS42610

Organization: Rostelecom

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

5/10

This network has low threat indicators with minimal suspicious activity.

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

528

Total Reports

16.5

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Rostelecom (AS42610), which manages 32 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 528 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 5/10.

Network notice: This network shows some suspicious activity patterns. Monitor interactions with IPs from this ASN.

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

88 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 88% of all IPs in our database.

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 1,292,074 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 7/10 avg: 6.0 +

Total Reports 4 avg: 7 -

Network Comparison

Compared against 179 IPs in ASN 42610

Threat Level 7/10 network avg: 5.6 +

Total Reports 4 network avg: 4 =

Network Rostelecom has overall threat level 5/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 26,503 IPs in RU

Threat Level 7/10 country avg: 5.9 +

Total Reports 4 country avg: 6 -

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

Peak Day 28 Oct 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

Fraud VoIP 4

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 00:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

1,177,815 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 29,326 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

Brazil BR

258,625 22%
02

United States US

199,708 17%
03

India IN

102,528 8.7%
04

China CN

49,633 4.2%
05

Argentina AR

41,949 3.6%
06

SC SC

29,412 2.5%
07

Mexico MX

27,444 2.3%
08

Russia RU THIS IP

26,503 2.3%
09

Colombia CO

24,029 2%
10

Germany DE

22,843 1.9%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

6.5/10 Avg Threat

32% Avg Confidence

8 High Threat

Elevated risk: Multiple related IPs are flagged

Substantial Risk

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Behavioral Analysis

Moderate Network Risk

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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