Is IP address 120.84.12.254 dangerous?

120.84.12.254 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 120.84.12.254?

IP address 120.84.12.254 is operated by China Unicom IP network China169 Guangdong province (ASN 17816) and is geolocated to CN. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 120.84.12.254?

Blocking 120.84.12.254 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 120.84.12.254?

Our threat assessment for 120.84.12.254 has a confidence score of 23%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

120.84.12.254

IPv4 Public

AS17816

China Unicom IP network China169 Guangdong prov...

1 Reports

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China Location

China Unicom IP network C... ASN 17816

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Medium Threat

Medium risk rating 4/10 for IP 120.84.12.254 based on 1 incidents.

Suspicious behavior markers present. 23% confidence level.

More threatening than 1% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Email Spam 1

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 less than a day indicates persistent threat actor operations.

First Observed 16. September 2026

Last Activity 16. September 2026

Recent (7 days) 0 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 17816) with generally good reputation. The ISP China Unicom IP network China169 Guangdong province maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Monitor traffic patterns. Review logs periodically for escalation.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 4/10 Low

Medium

Activity Frequency 2/10 Very Low

Confidence Score 16% Low Confidence

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

Basic Information

IP Address: 120.84.12.254
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: CN
ASN: AS17816
ISP: China Unicom IP network China169 Guangdong province

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: None
PTR Record: No
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 16 Sep 2026
Last Reported: 16 Sep 2026, 04:00

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: AS17816

Organization: China Unicom IP network China169 Guangdong province

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

3/10

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

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

140

Total Reports

3.4

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to China Unicom IP network China169 Guangdong province (AS17816), which manages 41 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 140 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 3/10.

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

1 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 1% of all IPs in our database.

Low Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 831,968 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 4/10 avg: 6.3 -

Total Reports 1 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 95 IPs in ASN 17816

Threat Level 4/10 network avg: 6.8 -

Total Reports 1 network avg: 3 --

Network China Unicom IP network China169 Guangdong province has overall threat level 3/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 46,037 IPs in CN

Threat Level 4/10 country avg: 7.4 -

Total Reports 1 country avg: 5 --

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

Peak Day 16 Sep 2026 1 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Wednesday 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 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 04:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

756,324 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 29,126 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

147,961 19.6%
02

Brazil BR

111,800 14.8%
03

India IN

87,106 11.5%
04

China CN THIS IP

46,037 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,252 3.9%
06

Germany DE

18,344 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL

17,967 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

17,783 2.4%
09

Argentina AR

16,265 2.2%
10

Colombia CO

15,169 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

5.7/10 Avg Threat

26% Avg Confidence

8 High Threat

Elevated risk: Multiple related IPs are flagged