Is IP address 169.40.5.44 dangerous?

Yes, 169.40.5.44 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 8/10. It has been reported 3 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 169.40.5.44?

IP address 169.40.5.44 is operated by SIA VEESP (ASN 42532) and is geolocated to LV. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 169.40.5.44?

Yes, blocking 169.40.5.44 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 8/10 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 169.40.5.44?

Our threat assessment for 169.40.5.44 has a confidence score of 1%, based on 3 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

169.40.5.44

IPv4 Public

AS42532

SIA VEESP

3 Reports

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LV Location

SIA VEESP ASN 42532

3 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

High Risk

IP 169.40.5.44 rated at threat level 8/10 based on 3 security reports.

Pattern analysis reveals concerning activity. Confidence: 1%.

More threatening than 89% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

SSH 3

Technical Details

SSH attacks attempt to gain server access through password guessing or exploitation of SSH vulnerabilities.

Recommended Mitigations

Use key-based authentication, change default ports, implement fail2ban, and disable root login.

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 42532) with generally good reputation. The ISP SIA VEESP maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Monitor closely and consider blocking. Escalation potential detected.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 8/10 High

Critical

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 0% Unverified

Confidence History

10. Apr 2026

1% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
10. Apr 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
10. Apr 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
10. Apr 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 169.40.5.44
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: LV
ASN: AS42532
ISP: SIA VEESP

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 3
First Reported: 10 Apr 2026
Last Reported: 10 Apr 2026, 21:46

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: AS42532

Organization: SIA VEESP

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

2/10

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

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

Total Reports

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to SIA VEESP (AS42532), which manages 3 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 9 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

89 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 89% of all IPs in our database.

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 1,328,387 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 8/10 avg: 6.0 +

Total Reports 3 avg: 7 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 16 IPs in ASN 42532

Threat Level 8/10 network avg: 7.3 =

Total Reports 3 network avg: 4 -

Network SIA VEESP has overall threat level 2/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 1,489 IPs in LV

Threat Level 8/10 country avg: 5.5 +

Total Reports 3 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 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

SSH 3

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 18:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

1,210,895 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 32,734 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

Brazil BR

261,161 21.6%
02

United States US

207,443 17.1%
03

India IN

103,522 8.5%
04

China CN

51,009 4.2%
05

Argentina AR

42,423 3.5%
06

SC SC

29,448 2.4%
07

Mexico MX

27,930 2.3%
08

Russia RU

27,003 2.2%
09

Germany DE

24,438 2%
10

Colombia CO

24,273 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

15 Related IPs

7.2/10 Avg Threat

12% Avg Confidence

13 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

High Risk

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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