Critical Alert
Security alert: 172.173.117.246 rated 10/10 based on 101 verified incidents.
Threat profile indicates sustained malicious activity with 3% confidence rating.
More threatening than 94% of monitored IPs
IP Address
172.173.117.246
IPv4
Public
US
Threat Intelligence Analysis
Automated assessment based on aggregated, anonymized threat data
Top 10% High Threat
US
Location
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLO...
ASN 8075
101
Reports
Honeypot
Data Source
Threat Categories
SSH
27
Hacking
9
Exploited Host
5
Technical Details
SSH attacks attempt to gain server access through password guessing or exploitation of SSH vulnerabilities.
Recommended Mitigations
Use key-based authentication, change default ports, implement fail2ban, and disable root login.
Cloud Infrastructure
This IP operates from Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure. Cloud-hosted threats can be provisioned and abandoned quickly, affecting attribution.
Cloud-hosted malicious activity often indicates automated or scalable attack infrastructure.
Security Recommendations
Implement immediate countermeasures. Well-resourced threat actor identified.
Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.
Reputation Summary
Threat Level
10/10
Critical
Critical
Activity Frequency
0/10
Inactive
Confidence Score
2%
Low Confidence
Confidence History
23. Mar 2026 - 10. May 2026
3%
Current
Stable
Trend
Security Reports (30)
| Date | Categories | Source | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| Exploited Host Hacking SSH | Honeypot x3 | 75% | |
| SSH Hacking | Honeypot x2 | 75% | |
| Exploited Host | Honeypot | 75% | |
| SSH Hacking | Honeypot x2 | 75% | |
| SSH Hacking Exploited Host | Honeypot x3 | 75% | |
| SSH Hacking | Honeypot x2 | 75% | |
| Exploited Host | Honeypot | 75% | |
| Hacking SSH | Honeypot x2 | 75% | |
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| Hacking SSH | Honeypot x2 | 75% | |
| SSH Hacking | Honeypot x2 | 75% | |
| Exploited Host | Honeypot | 75% | |
| Hacking SSH | Honeypot x2 | 75% |
Technical Details
Basic Information
- IP Address
- 172.173.117.246
- IP Version
- IPv4
- Network Type
- Public
- Tor Network
- No
- Network Class
- Class B
Geolocation
- Country
-
US
- ASN
- AS8075
- ISP
- MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
DNS Information
- Reverse DNS
- None
- PTR Record
- No
- Connection Type
- Static
Statistics
- Total Reports
- 101
- First Reported
- 20 Feb 2026
- Last Reported
- 10 May 2026, 23:30
Network Reputation
Analysis of the entire network (ASN) that this IP address belongs to, providing context about the hosting provider and network-wide threat patterns.
Network Identity
AS8075
Microsoft Corporation
NL
Network Threat Assessment
8/10
This network has a high threat level with significant malicious activity reported across multiple IPs.
Network Statistics
5,598
Total IPs Monitored
99,055
Total Reports
17.7
Reports per IP
Network Context
This IP address belongs to Microsoft Corporation (AS8075), which manages 5,598 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 99,055 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 8/10.
Network warning:
This network has elevated threat levels. Exercise caution when interacting with IPs from this ASN.
Comparative Analysis
How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database
94
%
Global Threat Ranking
This IP is more threatening than 94% of all IPs in our database.
Top 10% Most DangerousGlobal Comparison
Compared against 1,313,359 reported IPs worldwide
Threat Level
10/10
avg: 6.0
++
Total Reports
101
avg: 7
++
Network Comparison
Compared against 13,362 IPs in ASN 8075
Threat Level
10/10
network avg: 8.0
+
Total Reports
101
network avg: 12
++
Network MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK has overall threat level 8/10
Geographic Comparison
Compared against 203,779 IPs in US
Threat Level
10/10
country avg: 6.6
++
Total Reports
101
country avg: 16
++
Activity Trends
Daily report activity over the last 30 days showing patterns and peaks.
Peak Day
0 reports
Daily Average
0
reports/day
Most Active
Monday
23 reports
Evolution of threat level over time based on reported categories and frequency.
Initial Threat
6/10
Current Threat
6/10
Distribution of threat categories reported over time.
Top Threat Categories
SSH
98
Hacking
9
Exploited Host
5
Activity patterns showing when this IP is most active during the day and week.
Hourly Activity
Peak activity at 13:00 with 9 reports
Weekly Activity
Geographic Threat Distribution
1,196,956 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 24,825 Logs
FEED
Top Threat Sources
-
01
Brazil260,687 21.8% -
02
United States203,779 17%
-
03
India103,056 8.6% -
04
China50,258 4.2% -
05
Argentina42,332 3.5% -
06
SC29,423 2.5% -
07
Mexico27,809 2.3% -
08
Russia26,825 2.2% -
09
Colombia24,237 2% -
10
Germany23,703 2%
+40 more countries
THREAT LEVEL
LOW
MED
HIGH
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