Is IP address 172.188.179.146 dangerous?

172.188.179.146 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 172.188.179.146?

IP address 172.188.179.146 is operated by Microsoft Corporation (ASN 8075) and is geolocated to SG. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 172.188.179.146?

Blocking 172.188.179.146 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 172.188.179.146?

Our threat assessment for 172.188.179.146 has a confidence score of 40%, based on 3 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

172.188.179.146

IPv4 Public

AS8075

Microsoft Corporation

3 Reports

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Singapore Location

Microsoft Corporation ASN 8075

3 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Intermediate Threat

Threat level 6/10 for 172.188.179.146 from 3 reports.

Concerning behaviors alongside normal activity. 40% confidence.

More threatening than 66% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 3

WP Content Scraping 3

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 1 week indicates persistent threat actor operations.

First Observed 20. October 2026

Last Activity 2. November 2026

Recent (7 days) 2 incidents

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

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

20. Oct 2026 - 2. Nov 2026

40% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
2. Nov 2026 New	Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping	Honeypot	75%
31. Oct 2026	Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping	Honeypot	75%
20. Oct 2026	Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 172.188.179.146
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: SG
ASN: AS8075
ISP: Microsoft Corporation

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 3
First Reported: 26 Oct 2026
Last Reported: 2 Nov 2026, 06:21

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

ASN: AS8075

Organization: Microsoft Corporation

Country:

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

66 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 66% of all IPs in our database.

Above Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 1,314,560 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 6/10 avg: 6.0 =

Total Reports 3 avg: 7 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 13,373 IPs in ASN 8075

Threat Level 6/10 network avg: 8.0 -

Total Reports 3 network avg: 12 --

Network Microsoft Corporation has overall threat level 8/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 15,306 IPs in SG

Threat Level 6/10 country avg: 7.2 -

Total Reports 3 country avg: 9 --

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

Peak Day 20 Oct 2026 1 reports

Daily Average 0.1 reports/day

Most Active Monday 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 3

WP Content Scraping 3

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 03:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

1,198,080 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 25,241 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

Brazil BR

260,703 21.8%
02

United States US

204,139 17%
03

India IN

103,110 8.6%
04

China CN

50,316 4.2%
05

Argentina AR

42,342 3.5%
06

SC SC

29,427 2.5%
07

Mexico MX

27,819 2.3%
08

Russia RU

26,839 2.2%
09

Colombia CO

24,241 2%
10

Germany DE

23,809 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

9.5/10 Avg Threat

96% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Intermediate Threat

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Behavioral Analysis

Cloud Infrastructure

Security Recommendations

Basic Information

Geolocation

DNS Information

Statistics

Network Reputation

Network Identity

Network Threat Assessment

Network Statistics

Network Context

Global Threat Ranking

Top Threat Categories

Hourly Activity

Weekly Activity

FEED

Top Threat Sources

JSON Report

Firewall Rules

iptables / netfilter

UFW (Ubuntu)

Windows Firewall

Cloudflare

nginx

Apache .htaccess

PDF Report

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