Is IP address 170.239.226.40 dangerous?

170.239.226.40 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 170.239.226.40?

IP address 170.239.226.40 is operated by PRONTO FIBRA LTDA (ASN 266356) and is geolocated to BR. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 170.239.226.40?

Blocking 170.239.226.40 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 170.239.226.40?

Our threat assessment for 170.239.226.40 has a confidence score of 13%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

170.239.226.40

IPv4 Public

AS266356

PRONTO FIBRA LTDA

1 Reports

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Brazil Location

PRONTO FIBRA LTDA ASN 266356

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Intermediate Threat

Threat level 5/10 for 170.239.226.40 from 1 reports.

Concerning behaviors alongside normal activity. 13% confidence.

More threatening than 18% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 1

WP Content Scraping 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.

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 266356) with generally good reputation. The ISP PRONTO FIBRA 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 12% Low Confidence

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

Basic Information

IP Address: 170.239.226.40
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: BR
ASN: AS266356
ISP: PRONTO FIBRA LTDA

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: 40.226.239.170.prontofibra.com.br
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 27 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 27 Aug 2026, 21:37

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

18 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 18% of all IPs in our database.

Low Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 808,687 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 6.3 -

Total Reports 1 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 68 IPs in ASN 266356

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 6.1 -

Total Reports 1 network avg: 2 -

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 110,809 IPs in BR

Threat Level 5/10 country avg: 5.4 =

Total Reports 1 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 Thursday 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 1

WP Content Scraping 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 21:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

735,382 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 27,696 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

143,742 19.5%
02

Brazil BR THIS IP

110,809 15.1%
03

India IN

82,533 11.2%
04

China CN

44,856 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,237 4%
06

Germany DE

17,554 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL

17,515 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

16,732 2.3%
09

Argentina AR

16,194 2.2%
10

Colombia CO

15,138 2.1%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

6.6/10 Avg Threat

32% Avg Confidence

5 High Threat

Elevated risk: Multiple 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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