Is IP address 170.78.245.191 dangerous?

170.78.245.191 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 170.78.245.191?

IP address 170.78.245.191 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 170.78.245.191?

Blocking 170.78.245.191 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 170.78.245.191?

Our threat assessment for 170.78.245.191 has a confidence score of 13%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

170.78.245.191

IPv4 Public

AS263338

VEXNET TELECON INFORMATICA LTDA

1 Reports

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Brazil Location

VEXNET TELECON INFORMATIC... ASN 263338

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Medium Threat

Medium risk rating 5/10 for IP 170.78.245.191 based on 1 incidents.

Suspicious behavior markers present. 13% confidence level.

More threatening than 16% 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 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 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 8% Low Confidence

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

Basic Information

IP Address: 170.78.245.191
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: 170-78-245-191.vex.net.br
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 28 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 28 Aug 2026, 02:35

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

16 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 16% of all IPs in our database.

Low Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 913,087 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 6.3 -

Total Reports 1 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 77 IPs in ASN 263338

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 5.4 =

Total Reports 1 network avg: 1 =

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 125,074 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 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 02:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

829,723 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 170,541 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

165,183 19.9%
02

Brazil BR THIS IP

125,075 15.1%
03

India IN

93,599 11.3%
04

China CN

47,574 5.7%
05

SC SC

29,335 3.5%
06

Germany DE

19,631 2.4%
07

Pakistan PK

19,249 2.3%
08

Argentina AR

18,793 2.3%
09

Netherlands NL

18,715 2.3%
10

Colombia CO

16,091 1.9%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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5.7/10 Avg Threat

25% Avg Confidence

1 High Threat

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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