Is IP address 170.254.172.159 dangerous?

170.254.172.159 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 170.254.172.159?

IP address 170.254.172.159 is operated by TELECOMUNICACIONES ROCARLI C.A (CIX BROADBAND) (ASN 265641) and is geolocated to VE. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 170.254.172.159?

Blocking 170.254.172.159 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 170.254.172.159?

Our threat assessment for 170.254.172.159 has a confidence score of 13%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

170.254.172.159

IPv4 Public

AS265641

TELECOMUNICACIONES ROCARLI C.A (CIX BROADBAND)

1 Reports

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Venezuela Location

TELECOMUNICACIONES ROCARL... ASN 265641

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Medium Threat

Medium risk rating 5/10 for IP 170.254.172.159 based on 1 incidents.

Suspicious behavior markers present. 13% confidence level.

More threatening than 17% 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 265641) with generally good reputation. The ISP TELECOMUNICACIONES ROCARLI C.A (CIX BROADBAND) maintains standard security practices.

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

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 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 9% Low Confidence

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

Basic Information

IP Address: 170.254.172.159
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: VE
ASN: AS265641
ISP: TELECOMUNICACIONES ROCARLI C.A (CIX BROADBAND)

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: rev-170-254-172-159.cixve.net
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 27 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 27 Aug 2026, 11:26

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

17 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 17% of all IPs in our database.

Low Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 837,945 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 6.3 -

Total Reports 1 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 63 IPs in ASN 265641

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 6.2 -

Total Reports 1 network avg: 1 -

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 6,085 IPs in VE

Threat Level 5/10 country avg: 5.3 =

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 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 11:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

761,580 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 30,347 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

149,044 19.6%
02

Brazil BR

112,099 14.7%
03

India IN

88,130 11.6%
04

China CN

46,240 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,255 3.8%
06

Germany DE

18,549 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL

18,096 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

18,020 2.4%
09

Argentina AR

16,337 2.1%
10

Colombia CO

15,199 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

6.7/10 Avg Threat

24% Avg Confidence

5 High Threat

Elevated risk: Multiple related IPs are flagged

Medium 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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