Is IP address 170.78.244.174 dangerous?

170.78.244.174 presents moderate risk with a threat level of 6/10. While not critically dangerous, it has been associated with activity. Monitoring and conditional blocking is recommended.

Who owns or operates IP address 170.78.244.174?

IP address 170.78.244.174 is operated by VEXNET TELECON INFORMATICA LTDA (ASN 263338) and is geolocated to BR. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 170.78.244.174?

Blocking 170.78.244.174 is advisable for security-sensitive environments. With a threat level of 6/10, consider implementing conditional blocks or rate limiting.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 170.78.244.174?

Our threat assessment for 170.78.244.174 has a confidence score of 40%, based on 2 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

170.78.244.174

IPv4 Public

AS263338

VEXNET TELECON INFORMATICA LTDA

2 Reports

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Brazil Location

VEXNET TELECON INFORMATIC... ASN 263338

2 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Intermediate Threat

Threat level 6/10 for 170.78.244.174 from 2 reports.

Concerning behaviors alongside normal activity. 40% confidence.

More threatening than 59% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 1

WP Content Scraping 1

WP Login Brute Force 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.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

Steady malicious activity over less than a day indicates persistent threat actor operations.

First Observed 16. October 2026

Last Activity 16. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 1 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 263338) with generally good reputation. The ISP VEXNET TELECON INFORMATICA 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.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 6/10 Medium

High

Activity Frequency 2/10 Very Low

Confidence Score 40% Medium Confidence

Confidence History

16. Jul 2026 - 16. Oct 2026

40% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
16. Oct 2026 New	Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping	Honeypot	75%
16. Jul 2026	WP Login Brute Force	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 170.78.244.174
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: BR
ASN: AS263338
ISP: VEXNET TELECON INFORMATICA LTDA

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: 170-78-244-174.vex.net.br
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 2
First Reported: 16 Jul 2026
Last Reported: 16 Oct 2026, 02:09

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

59 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 59% of all IPs in our database.

Above Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 909,740 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 6/10 avg: 6.3 =

Total Reports 2 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 77 IPs in ASN 263338

Threat Level 6/10 network avg: 5.4 =

Total Reports 2 network avg: 1 ++

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 124,585 IPs in BR

Threat Level 6/10 country avg: 5.4 =

Total Reports 2 country avg: 3 -

Daily report activity over the last 30 days showing patterns and peaks.

Peak Day 16 Oct 2026 1 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 6/10

Current Threat 5/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

WP Login Brute Force 1

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 00:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

828,176 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 158,270 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

164,767 19.9%
02

Brazil BR THIS IP

124,586 15%
03

India IN

93,590 11.3%
04

China CN

47,572 5.7%
05

SC SC

29,335 3.5%
06

Germany DE

19,624 2.4%
07

Pakistan PK

19,247 2.3%
08

Netherlands NL

18,715 2.3%
09

Argentina AR

18,692 2.3%
10

Colombia CO

16,067 1.9%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

5.7/10 Avg Threat

24% Avg Confidence

1 High Threat

Intermediate Threat

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Behavioral Analysis

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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Firewall Rules

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