Is IP address 158.173.166.161 dangerous?

158.173.166.161 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 158.173.166.161?

IP address 158.173.166.161 is operated by Glesys AB (ASN 42708) and is geolocated to NO. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 158.173.166.161?

Blocking 158.173.166.161 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 158.173.166.161?

Our threat assessment for 158.173.166.161 has a confidence score of 14%, based on 2 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

158.173.166.161

IPv4 Public

AS42708

Glesys AB

2 Reports

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Norway Location

Glesys AB ASN 42708

2 Reports

Community Data Source

Intermediate Threat

Threat level 4/10 for 158.173.166.161 from 2 reports.

Concerning behaviors alongside normal activity. 14% confidence.

More threatening than 1% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Blog Spam 1

Brute-Force 1

Technical Details

Blog spam floods comment sections with promotional content and links for SEO manipulation or malware distribution.

Recommended Mitigations

Enable comment moderation, use anti-spam plugins, and implement CAPTCHA on comment forms.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

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

First Observed 3. October 2026

Last Activity 3. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 1 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 42708) with generally good reputation. The ISP Glesys AB 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 4/10 Low

Medium

Activity Frequency 2/10 Very Low

Confidence Score 14% Low Confidence

Confidence History

15. Jun 2026 - 3. Oct 2026

14% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
3. Oct 2026 New	Blog Spam	Community	75%
15. Jun 2026	Brute-Force	Community	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 158.173.166.161
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: NO
ASN: AS42708
ISP: Glesys AB

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 2
First Reported: 15 Jun 2026
Last Reported: 3 Oct 2026, 17:37

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: AS42708

Organization: Glesys AB

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

1/10

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

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

130

Total Reports

3.4

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Glesys AB (AS42708), which manages 38 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 130 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 1/10.

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 818,338 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 4/10 avg: 6.3 -

Total Reports 2 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 292 IPs in ASN 42708

Threat Level 4/10 network avg: 6.5 -

Total Reports 2 network avg: 2 =

Network Glesys AB has overall threat level 1/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 771 IPs in NO

Threat Level 4/10 country avg: 6.1 -

Total Reports 2 country avg: 3 -

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

Peak Day 3 Oct 2026 1 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Monday 1 reports

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

Initial Threat 6/10

Current Threat 4/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

Brute-Force 1

Blog Spam 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 17:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

743,961 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 30,028 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

145,566 19.6%
02

Brazil BR

111,265 15%
03

India IN

84,277 11.3%
04

China CN

45,419 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,244 3.9%
06

Germany DE

17,862 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL

17,649 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

17,172 2.3%
09

Argentina AR

16,225 2.2%
10

Colombia CO

15,155 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

7.5/10 Avg Threat

36% Avg Confidence

18 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of 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

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PDF Report

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