Is IP address 118.237.237.30 dangerous?

118.237.237.30 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 118.237.237.30?

IP address 118.237.237.30 is operated by Sony Network Communications Inc. (ASN 2527) and is geolocated to JP. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 118.237.237.30?

Blocking 118.237.237.30 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 118.237.237.30?

Our threat assessment for 118.237.237.30 has a confidence score of 26%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

118.237.237.30

IPv4 Public

AS2527

Sony Network Communications Inc.

1 Reports

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Japan Location

Sony Network Communicatio... ASN 2527

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Intermediate Threat

Threat level 5/10 for 118.237.237.30 from 1 reports.

Concerning behaviors alongside normal activity. 26% confidence.

More threatening than 40% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 1

WP Fake SEO Bot 1

Technical Details

Bad web bots ignore robots.txt, scrape content aggressively, and may probe for vulnerabilities.

Recommended Mitigations

Implement bot detection, rate limiting, and use services like Cloudflare Bot Management.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

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

First Observed 2. October 2026

Last Activity 2. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 1 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 2527) with generally good reputation. The ISP Sony Network Communications Inc. maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Monitor for behavior pattern changes indicating escalation.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 5/10 Medium

Medium

Activity Frequency 2/10 Very Low

Confidence Score 26% Medium Confidence

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
2. Oct 2026 New	Bad Web Bot WP Fake SEO Bot	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 118.237.237.30
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: JP
ASN: AS2527
ISP: Sony Network Communications Inc.

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: p76eded1e.fkoknt01.ap.so-net.ne.jp
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 2 Oct 2026
Last Reported: 2 Oct 2026, 00:49

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: AS2527

Organization: Sony Network Communications Inc.

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

2/10

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

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

Total Reports

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Sony Network Communications Inc. (AS2527), which manages 14 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 70 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

40 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 40% of all IPs in our database.

Below Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 811,252 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 6.3 -

Total Reports 1 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 49 IPs in ASN 2527

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 6.6 -

Total Reports 1 network avg: 9 --

Network Sony Network Communications Inc. has overall threat level 2/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 6,264 IPs in JP

Threat Level 5/10 country avg: 7.6 -

Total Reports 1 country avg: 8 --

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

Peak Day 2 Oct 2026 1 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Friday 1 reports

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

Initial Threat 4/10

Current Threat 4/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 1

WP Fake SEO Bot 1

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

737,671 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 36,915 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

144,219 19.6%
02

Brazil BR

110,988 15%
03

India IN

82,867 11.2%
04

China CN

45,027 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,242 4%
06

Germany DE

17,681 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL

17,557 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

16,829 2.3%
09

Argentina AR

16,205 2.2%
10

Colombia CO

15,146 2.1%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

6.6/10 Avg Threat

29% Avg Confidence

8 High Threat

Elevated risk: Multiple related IPs are flagged

Intermediate Threat

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

Cloudflare

nginx

Apache .htaccess

PDF Report

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