Is IP address 167.99.79.179 dangerous?

167.99.79.179 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 167.99.79.179?

IP address 167.99.79.179 is operated by DigitalOcean, LLC (ASN 14061) and is geolocated to SG. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 167.99.79.179?

Blocking 167.99.79.179 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 167.99.79.179?

Our threat assessment for 167.99.79.179 has a confidence score of 24%, based on 2 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

167.99.79.179

IPv4 Public

AS14061

DigitalOcean, LLC

2 Reports

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Singapore Location

DigitalOcean, LLC ASN 14061

2 Reports

Community Data Source

Medium Threat

Medium risk rating 5/10 for IP 167.99.79.179 based on 2 incidents.

Suspicious behavior markers present. 24% confidence level.

More threatening than 46% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 1

WP Version Scanning 1

WP Plugin Scanning 1

Brute-Force 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.

Cloud Infrastructure

This IP operates from DigitalOcean cloud infrastructure. Cloud-hosted threats can be provisioned and abandoned quickly, affecting attribution.

Cloud-hosted malicious activity often indicates automated or scalable attack infrastructure.

Security Recommendations

Monitor traffic patterns. Review logs periodically for escalation.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 5/10 Medium

Medium

Activity Frequency 4/10 Low

Confidence Score 5% Low Confidence

Confidence History

9. Sep 2026 - 19. Sep 2026

24% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
19. Sep 2026	Bad Web Bot WP Version Scanning WP Plugin Scanning	Community x2	75%
9. Sep 2026	Brute-Force	Community	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 167.99.79.179
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: SG
ASN: AS14061
ISP: DigitalOcean, LLC

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 2
First Reported: 9 Sep 2026
Last Reported: 19 Sep 2026, 03:06

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: AS14061

Organization: DigitalOcean, LLC

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

4/10

This network has low threat indicators with minimal suspicious activity.

Network Statistics

10,971

Total IPs Monitored

417,845

Total Reports

38.1

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to DigitalOcean, LLC (AS14061), which manages 10,971 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 417,845 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 4/10.

Network notice: This network shows some suspicious activity patterns. Monitor interactions with IPs from this ASN.

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

46 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 46% of all IPs in our database.

Below Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 1,292,296 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 6.0 -

Total Reports 2 avg: 7 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 29,092 IPs in ASN 14061

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 7.4 -

Total Reports 2 network avg: 23 --

Network DigitalOcean, LLC has overall threat level 4/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 14,711 IPs in SG

Threat Level 5/10 country avg: 7.2 -

Total Reports 2 country avg: 9 --

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 6/10

Current Threat 5/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

Brute-Force 1

Bad Web Bot 1

WP Version Scanning 1

WP Plugin Scanning 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 03:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

1,178,011 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 28,967 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

Brazil BR

258,632 22%
02

United States US

199,751 17%
03

India IN

102,530 8.7%
04

China CN

49,648 4.2%
05

Argentina AR

41,950 3.6%
06

SC SC

29,413 2.5%
07

Mexico MX

27,447 2.3%
08

Russia RU

26,508 2.3%
09

Colombia CO

24,031 2%
10

Germany DE

22,855 1.9%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

9.5/10 Avg Threat

96% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Medium Threat

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Cloud Infrastructure

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

UFW (Ubuntu)

Windows Firewall

Cloudflare

nginx

Apache .htaccess

PDF Report

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