IP Address

172.245.43.228

IPv4 Public
US US
AS36352
HostPapa
4 Reports
This IP is under Observation Suspicious activity detected - monitor closely
10/10 Threat
57% Confidence
4 Reports
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Threat Intelligence Analysis

Automated assessment based on aggregated, anonymized threat data

Top 5% Most Dangerous
US
US Location
HostPapa ASN 36352
4 Reports
Honeypot Data Source

Severe Risk

Threat level 10/10 for IP 172.245.43.228. Analysis of 4 reports confirms persistent malicious behavior.

High-confidence (57%) threat assessment indicates advanced persistent threat characteristics.

More threatening than 98% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

SSH 4
Brute-Force 3
Hacking 1
Exploited Host 1

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.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

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

First Observed 14. October 2026
Last Activity 14. October 2026
Recent (7 days) 3 incidents

Reputable Network

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

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

Security Recommendations

Block immediately. This IP demonstrates capability for significant infrastructure damage.

Long-term blocking recommended.

This analysis is automatically generated from aggregated, anonymized threat intelligence data. No personal information is displayed or stored. Assessment accuracy depends on available data volume and diversity.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 10/10 Critical
Critical
Activity Frequency 6/10 Moderate
Confidence Score 57% High Confidence

Confidence History

6. Mar 2026 - 14. Oct 2026
57% Current
Stable Trend

The confidence score shows the reliability of the threat assessment based on the number and quality of reports.

Security Reports (4)

Date Categories Source Confidence
New Brute-Force SSH Honeypot 75%
New Brute-Force SSH Honeypot 75%
New Brute-Force SSH Honeypot 75%
Hacking SSH Exploited Host Honeypot x3 75%

Technical Details

Basic Information

IP Address
172.245.43.228
IP Version
IPv4
Network Type
Public
Tor Network
No
Network Class
Class B

Geolocation

Country
US US
ASN
AS36352
ISP
HostPapa

DNS Information

Reverse DNS
172-245-43-228-host.colocrossing.com
PTR Record
Yes
Connection Type
Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports
4
First Reported
6 Mar 2026
Last Reported
14 Oct 2026, 18:59

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

AS36352
HostPapa
US US

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

98 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 98% of all IPs in our database.

Top 10% Most Dangerous

Global Comparison

Compared against 884,049 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 10/10 avg: 6.3 ++
Total Reports 4 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 1,054 IPs in ASN 36352

Threat Level 10/10 network avg: 7.6 +
Total Reports 4 network avg: 124 --
Network HostPapa has overall threat level 2/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 156,280 IPs in US

Threat Level 10/10 country avg: 6.7 +
Total Reports 4 country avg: 18 --
Indicators:
++ Much Higher + Higher = Similar - Lower -- Much Lower

Geographic Threat Distribution

800,006 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 62,884 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

  1. 01
    US
    United States US THIS IP
    156,851 19.6%
  2. 02
    BR
    Brazil BR
    116,197 14.5%
  3. 03
    IN
    India IN
    93,343 11.7%
  4. 04
    CN
    China CN
    47,544 5.9%
  5. 05
    SC
    SC SC
    29,289 3.7%
  6. 06
    DE
    Germany DE
    19,464 2.4%
  7. 07
    PK
    Pakistan PK
    19,171 2.4%
  8. 08
    NL
    Netherlands NL
    18,693 2.3%
  9. 09
    AR
    Argentina AR
    17,258 2.2%
  10. 10
    ID
    Indonesia ID
    15,831 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL
LOW MED HIGH

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Related IPs

Other IPs associated with this address through network or behavioral similarity

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

20 Related IPs
9.6/10 Avg Threat
94% Avg Confidence
20 High Threat
High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

IPs from the same subnet range, likely same network segment.

2 Related IPs
6/10 Avg Threat
44% Avg Confidence
1 High Threat
High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

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JSON Report

Structured data format for integration with security tools and SIEM systems.

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    "ip_address": "172.245.43.228",
    "threat_level": 10,
    "confidence_score": 57,
    "total_reports": 4,
    "country_code": "US",
    "isp_name": "HostPapa",
    "asn": "36352",
    "first_reported": "2026-03-06 21:43:29",
    "last_reported": "2026-10-14 18:59:06",
    "exported_at": "2026-10-15T16:32:09+02:00",
    "source": "https://reportedip.com/ip/172.245.43.228/"
}

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