Is IP address 146.66.172.179 dangerous?

Yes, 146.66.172.179 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 7/10. It has been reported 1 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 146.66.172.179?

IP address 146.66.172.179 is operated by Home Internet Ltd (ASN 42893) and is geolocated to RU. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 146.66.172.179?

Yes, blocking 146.66.172.179 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 7/10 and 1 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 146.66.172.179?

Our threat assessment for 146.66.172.179 has a confidence score of 5%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

146.66.172.179

IPv4 Public

AS42893

Home Internet Ltd

1 Reports

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Russia Location

Home Internet Ltd ASN 42893

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Significant Threat

IP 146.66.172.179 identified as significant threat (7/10) from 1 events.

Multiple malicious indicators detected. Confidence level: 5%.

More threatening than 75% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Hacking 1

Technical Details

General hacking activity includes various intrusion attempts, exploitation of vulnerabilities, and unauthorized access attempts.

Recommended Mitigations

Keep systems patched, implement intrusion detection, and follow security best practices.

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 42893) with generally good reputation. The ISP Home Internet Ltd maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Implement rate limiting or temporary blocking measures.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 7/10 High

High

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 3% Low Confidence

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
21. Jul 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 146.66.172.179
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: RU
ASN: AS42893
ISP: Home Internet Ltd

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: 172-179.nwlink.spb.ru
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 21 Jul 2026
Last Reported: 21 Jul 2026, 10:59

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

75 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 75% of all IPs in our database.

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 1,051,891 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 7/10 avg: 6.2 =

Total Reports 1 avg: 8 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 19 IPs in ASN 42893

Threat Level 7/10 network avg: 5.5 +

Total Reports 1 network avg: 1 -

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 18,460 IPs in RU

Threat Level 7/10 country avg: 6.2 =

Total Reports 1 country avg: 8 --

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

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Tuesday 1 reports

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

Initial Threat 6/10

Current Threat 6/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

Hacking 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 10:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

958,476 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 146,921 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

184,793 19.3%
02

Brazil BR

175,216 18.3%
03

India IN

94,544 9.9%
04

China CN

47,872 5%
05

SC SC

29,344 3.1%
06

Argentina AR

27,714 2.9%
07

Germany DE

20,251 2.1%
08

Pakistan PK

19,464 2%
09

Colombia CO

19,341 2%
10

Netherlands NL

18,863 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

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5.4/10 Avg Threat

20% Avg Confidence

2 High Threat

Significant Threat

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

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