Is IP address 172.245.152.179 dangerous?

172.245.152.179 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 172.245.152.179?

IP address 172.245.152.179 is operated by AS-COLOCROSSING (ASN 36352) and is geolocated to US. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 172.245.152.179?

Blocking 172.245.152.179 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 172.245.152.179?

Our threat assessment for 172.245.152.179 has a confidence score of 0%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

172.245.152.179

IPv4 Public

AS36352

AS-COLOCROSSING

1 Reports

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US Location

AS-COLOCROSSING ASN 36352

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Measured Risk

IP 172.245.152.179 threat rating: 5/10 from 1 observations.

Attention-worthy behavior detected. Confidence: 0%.

More threatening than 2% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Email Spam 1

Brute-Force 1

Technical Details

Email spam involves mass distribution of unwanted emails, often for advertising, phishing, or malware delivery.

Recommended Mitigations

Implement SPF, DKIM, DMARC, and use reputable email filtering services.

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 36352) with generally good reputation. The ISP AS-COLOCROSSING maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Standard security protocols sufficient. Monitor but no immediate blocking required.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 5/10 Medium

Medium

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 0% Unverified

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
4. Feb 2026	Email Spam Brute-Force	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 172.245.152.179
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: US
ASN: AS36352
ISP: AS-COLOCROSSING

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: 172-245-152-179-host.colocrossing.com
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 4 Feb 2026
Last Reported: 4 Feb 2026, 01:00

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: AS36352

Organization: HostPapa

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

2/10

This network appears to be relatively clean with very low threat indicators.

Network Statistics

357

Total IPs Monitored

90,635

Total Reports

253.9

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to HostPapa (AS36352), which manages 357 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 90,635 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 2/10.

Network status: This network appears to be well-maintained with low threat indicators.

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

2 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 2% of all IPs in our database.

Low Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 1,190,222 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 6.0 -

Total Reports 1 avg: 7 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 1,066 IPs in ASN 36352

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 7.6 -

Total Reports 1 network avg: 129 --

Network AS-COLOCROSSING has overall threat level 2/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 190,684 IPs in US

Threat Level 5/10 country avg: 6.6 -

Total Reports 1 country avg: 17 --

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

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Wednesday 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

Email Spam 1

Brute-Force 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 01:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

1,085,387 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 31,332 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

Brazil BR

233,654 21.5%
02

United States US THIS IP

190,684 17.6%
03

India IN

95,818 8.8%
04

China CN

48,118 4.4%
05

Argentina AR

37,725 3.5%
06

SC SC

29,347 2.7%
07

Mexico MX

24,477 2.3%
08

Russia RU

23,708 2.2%
09

Colombia CO

22,457 2.1%
10

Germany DE

20,855 1.9%

+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

94% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Measured Risk

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Reputable Network

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

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