Is IP address 166.102.68.172 dangerous?

Yes, 166.102.68.172 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 10/10. It has been reported 3 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 166.102.68.172?

IP address 166.102.68.172 is operated by WINDSTREAM (ASN 7029) and is geolocated to US. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 166.102.68.172?

Yes, blocking 166.102.68.172 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 10/10 and 3 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 166.102.68.172?

Our threat assessment for 166.102.68.172 has a confidence score of 38%, based on 3 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

166.102.68.172

IPv4 Public

AS7029

WINDSTREAM

3 Reports

US Location

WINDSTREAM ASN 7029

3 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Critical Alert

Security alert: 166.102.68.172 rated 10/10 based on 3 verified incidents.

Threat profile indicates sustained malicious activity with 38% confidence rating.

More threatening than 91% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Exploited Host 3

Hacking 1

Technical Details

This IP belongs to a compromised system being used as an attack platform without the owner's knowledge.

Recommended Mitigations

Block the IP and consider notifying the hosting provider or system owner about the compromise.

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 7029) with generally good reputation. The ISP WINDSTREAM maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Implement immediate countermeasures. Well-resourced threat actor identified.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 10/10 Critical

Critical

Activity Frequency 4/10 Low

Confidence Score 27% Medium Confidence

Confidence History

25. Jan 2026 - 28. Jun 2026

38% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
28. Jun 2026	Hacking Exploited Host	Honeypot x2	75%
25. Jan 2026	Exploited Host	Honeypot x2	75%
25. Jan 2026	Exploited Host	Honeypot x3	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 166.102.68.172
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: US
ASN: AS7029
ISP: WINDSTREAM

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: h172.68.102.166.static.ip.windstream.net
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 3
First Reported: 25 Jan 2026
Last Reported: 28 Jun 2026, 13:08

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: AS7029

Organization: Windstream Communications LLC

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

2/10

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

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

295

Total Reports

12.3

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Windstream Communications LLC (AS7029), which manages 24 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 295 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 2/10.

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

91 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 91% of all IPs in our database.

Top 10% Most Dangerous

Global Comparison

Compared against 778,724 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 10/10 avg: 5.9 ++

Total Reports 3 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 205 IPs in ASN 7029

Threat Level 10/10 network avg: 5.4 ++

Total Reports 3 network avg: 3 +

Network WINDSTREAM has overall threat level 2/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 137,912 IPs in US

Threat Level 10/10 country avg: 6.4 ++

Total Reports 3 country avg: 19 --

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

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Sunday 3 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

Exploited Host 3

Hacking 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 13:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

708,435 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 19,183 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US THIS IP

137,912 19.5%
02

Brazil BR

109,759 15.5%
03

India IN

77,413 10.9%
04

China CN

43,545 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,201 4.1%
06

Netherlands NL

16,690 2.4%
07

Germany DE

16,242 2.3%
08

Argentina AR

16,095 2.3%
09

Pakistan PK

15,583 2.2%
10

Colombia CO

15,089 2.1%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

8/10 Avg Threat

50% Avg Confidence

17 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Critical Alert

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

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

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