Is IP address 131.161.79.162 dangerous?

131.161.79.162 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 131.161.79.162?

IP address 131.161.79.162 is operated by Virtual Net Telecom LTDA (ASN 264373) and is geolocated to BR. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 131.161.79.162?

Blocking 131.161.79.162 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 131.161.79.162?

Our threat assessment for 131.161.79.162 has a confidence score of 25%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

131.161.79.162

IPv4 Public

AS264373

Virtual Net Telecom LTDA

1 Reports

Brazil Location

Virtual Net Telecom LTDA ASN 264373

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Moderate Risk

IP 131.161.79.162 presents moderate risk (5/10) with 1 security reports.

Some concerning behavior detected. Confidence: 25%.

More threatening than 9% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 1

WP Content Scraping 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.

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 264373) with generally good reputation. The ISP Virtual Net Telecom LTDA maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Standard monitoring recommended. Apply conditional access controls as needed.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 5/10 Medium

Medium

Activity Frequency 2/10 Very Low

Confidence Score 21% Low Confidence

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
26. Aug 2026	Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 131.161.79.162
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: BR
ASN: AS264373
ISP: Virtual Net Telecom LTDA

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: 131.161.79.162.provedorconect.com.br
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 27 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 26 Aug 2026, 23:04

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

9 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 9% of all IPs in our database.

Low Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 785,975 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 5.9 =

Total Reports 1 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 32 IPs in ASN 264373

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 6.9 -

Total Reports 1 network avg: 2 -

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 110,003 IPs in BR

Threat Level 5/10 country avg: 5.3 =

Total Reports 1 country avg: 3 --

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

Peak Day 0 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 4/10

Current Threat 4/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 1

WP Content Scraping 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 23:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

714,997 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 26,792 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

139,305 19.5%
02

Brazil BR THIS IP

109,999 15.4%
03

India IN

78,674 11%
04

China CN

43,864 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,207 4.1%
06

Netherlands NL

16,871 2.4%
07

Germany DE

16,576 2.3%
08

Argentina AR

16,117 2.3%
09

Pakistan PK

15,837 2.2%
10

Colombia CO

15,104 2.1%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

7.6/10 Avg Threat

37% Avg Confidence

17 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Moderate Risk

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

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

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