Is IP address 170.245.17.185 dangerous?

170.245.17.185 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 170.245.17.185?

IP address 170.245.17.185 is operated by WFNET INTERNET LTDA (ASN 263991) and is geolocated to BR. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 170.245.17.185?

Blocking 170.245.17.185 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 170.245.17.185?

Our threat assessment for 170.245.17.185 has a confidence score of 11%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

170.245.17.185

IPv4 Public

AS263991

WFNET INTERNET LTDA

1 Reports

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Brazil Location

WFNET INTERNET LTDA ASN 263991

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Intermediate Threat

Threat level 5/10 for 170.245.17.185 from 1 reports.

Concerning behaviors alongside normal activity. 11% confidence.

More threatening than 3% 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 263991) with generally good reputation. The ISP WFNET INTERNET 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 4% Low Confidence

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

Basic Information

IP Address: 170.245.17.185
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: BR
ASN: AS263991
ISP: WFNET INTERNET LTDA

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 21 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 21 Aug 2026, 19:58

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

3 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 3% of all IPs in our database.

Low Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 1,326,491 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 6.0 -

Total Reports 1 avg: 7 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 71 IPs in ASN 263991

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 5.1 =

Total Reports 1 network avg: 1 =

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 261,016 IPs in BR

Threat Level 5/10 country avg: 5.2 =

Total Reports 1 country avg: 2 -

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 1

WP Content Scraping 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 19:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

1,209,135 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 33,616 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

Brazil BR THIS IP

261,016 21.6%
02

United States US

206,716 17.1%
03

India IN

103,480 8.6%
04

China CN

50,912 4.2%
05

Argentina AR

42,401 3.5%
06

SC SC

29,446 2.4%
07

Mexico MX

27,910 2.3%
08

Russia RU

26,972 2.2%
09

Germany DE

24,345 2%
10

Colombia CO

24,266 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

5.1/10 Avg Threat

24% Avg Confidence

1 High Threat

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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