Is IP address 168.194.167.172 dangerous?

168.194.167.172 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 168.194.167.172?

IP address 168.194.167.172 is operated by FIRENET SERVICOS DE TELECOMUNICACOES LTDA (ASN 265393) and is geolocated to BR. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 168.194.167.172?

Blocking 168.194.167.172 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 168.194.167.172?

Our threat assessment for 168.194.167.172 has a confidence score of 17%, based on 2 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

168.194.167.172

IPv4 Public

AS265393

FIRENET SERVICOS DE TELECOMUNICACOES LTDA

2 Reports

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Brazil Location

FIRENET SERVICOS DE TELEC... ASN 265393

2 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Intermediate Threat

Threat level 5/10 for 168.194.167.172 from 2 reports.

Concerning behaviors alongside normal activity. 17% confidence.

More threatening than 38% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 2

WP Content Scraping 2

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 265393) with generally good reputation. The ISP FIRENET SERVICOS DE TELECOMUNICACOES LTDA 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.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 5/10 Medium

Medium

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 14% Low Confidence

Confidence History

28. Aug 2026 - 29. Aug 2026

17% Current

Stable Trend

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

Basic Information

IP Address: 168.194.167.172
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: BR
ASN: AS265393
ISP: FIRENET SERVICOS DE TELECOMUNICACOES LTDA

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 2
First Reported: 28 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 29 Aug 2026, 05:01

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

38 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 38% of all IPs in our database.

Below Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 831,747 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 6.3 -

Total Reports 2 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 62 IPs in ASN 265393

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 6.1 -

Total Reports 2 network avg: 2 =

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 111,781 IPs in BR

Threat Level 5/10 country avg: 5.4 =

Total Reports 2 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 Friday 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 2

WP Content Scraping 2

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 02:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

756,123 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 28,952 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

147,910 19.6%
02

Brazil BR THIS IP

111,783 14.8%
03

India IN

87,068 11.5%
04

China CN

46,034 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,252 3.9%
06

Germany DE

18,333 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL

17,955 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

17,776 2.4%
09

Argentina AR

16,264 2.2%
10

Colombia CO

15,169 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

8/10 Avg Threat

35% Avg Confidence

12 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Intermediate 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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