Is IP address 130.78.189.172 dangerous?

130.78.189.172 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 130.78.189.172?

IP address 130.78.189.172 is operated by Lightbyte Ltd (ASN 218891) and is geolocated to NL. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 130.78.189.172?

Blocking 130.78.189.172 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 130.78.189.172?

Our threat assessment for 130.78.189.172 has a confidence score of 24%, based on 3 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

130.78.189.172

IPv4 Public

AS218891

Lightbyte Ltd

3 Reports

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The Netherlands Location

Lightbyte Ltd ASN 218891

3 Reports

Community Data Source

Cautionary Risk

IP 130.78.189.172 rated 5/10 from 3 security events.

Mixed behavior profile detected. Confidence: 24%.

More threatening than 39% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 3

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 1 days indicates persistent threat actor operations.

First Observed 28. September 2026

Last Activity 29. September 2026

Recent (7 days) 0 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 218891) with generally good reputation. The ISP Lightbyte Ltd maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Apply balanced security measures based on risk tolerance.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 5/10 Medium

Medium

Activity Frequency 1/10 Very Low

Confidence Score 20% Low Confidence

Confidence History

28. Sep 2026 - 29. Sep 2026

24% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
29. Sep 2026	Bad Web Bot	Community	75%
29. Sep 2026	Bad Web Bot	Community	75%
28. Sep 2026	Bad Web Bot	Community	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 130.78.189.172
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: NL
ASN: AS218891
ISP: Lightbyte Ltd

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 3
First Reported: 28 Sep 2026
Last Reported: 29 Sep 2026, 14:56

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

39 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 39% of all IPs in our database.

Below Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 831,747 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 6.3 -

Total Reports 3 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 5 IPs in ASN 218891

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 7.8 -

Total Reports 3 network avg: 11 --

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 17,954 IPs in NL

Threat Level 5/10 country avg: 6.3 -

Total Reports 3 country avg: 30 --

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

Peak Day 29 Sep 2026 2 reports

Daily Average 0.1 reports/day

Most Active Tuesday 2 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 3

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

756,123 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 28,952 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

147,910 19.6%
02

Brazil BR

111,783 14.8%
03

India IN

87,068 11.5%
04

China CN

46,034 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,252 3.9%
06

Germany DE

18,333 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL THIS IP

17,955 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

17,776 2.4%
09

Argentina AR

16,264 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.

4 Related IPs

8.5/10 Avg Threat

66% Avg Confidence

4 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

IPs from the same subnet range, likely same network segment.

2 Related IPs

10/10 Avg Threat

67% Avg Confidence

2 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

IPs from the same country with similar threat profiles.

15 Related IPs

8.8/10 Avg Threat

100% Avg Confidence

15 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

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Export & Firewall Rules

Download threat data or generate firewall rules to block this IP

JSON Report

Structured data format for integration with security tools and SIEM systems.

{
    "ip_address": "130.78.189.172",
    "threat_level": 5,
    "confidence_score": 24,
    "total_reports": 3,
    "country_code": "NL",
    "isp_name": "Lightbyte Ltd",
    "asn": "218891",
    "first_reported": "2026-09-28 16:09:03",
    "last_reported": "2026-09-29 14:56:37",
    "exported_at": "2026-10-07T17:25:21+02:00",
    "source": "https://reportedip.com/ip/130.78.189.172/"
}

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Firewall Rules

Ready-to-use blocking rules for common firewall systems.

iptables / netfilter

iptables -A INPUT -s 130.78.189.172 -j DROP
iptables -A OUTPUT -d 130.78.189.172 -j DROP

UFW (Ubuntu)

ufw deny from 130.78.189.172
ufw deny to 130.78.189.172

Windows Firewall

netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="Block 130.78.189.172" dir=in action=block remoteip=130.78.189.172
netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="Block 130.78.189.172 Out" dir=out action=block remoteip=130.78.189.172

Cloudflare

# Cloudflare Firewall Rule (IP Access Rules)
# Action: Block
# IP Address: 130.78.189.172

nginx

# Add to server block or location
deny 130.78.189.172;

Apache .htaccess

# Add to .htaccess or Apache config
<RequireAll>
    Require all granted
    Require not ip 130.78.189.172
</RequireAll>

Cautionary Risk

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Behavioral Analysis

Reputable Network

Security Recommendations

Basic Information

Geolocation

DNS Information

Statistics

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

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