Is IP address 173.201.45.116 dangerous?

Yes, 173.201.45.116 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 10/10. It has been reported 12 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 173.201.45.116?

IP address 173.201.45.116 is operated by velia.net Internetdienste GmbH (ASN 29066) and is geolocated to US. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 173.201.45.116?

Yes, blocking 173.201.45.116 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 10/10 and 12 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 173.201.45.116?

Our threat assessment for 173.201.45.116 has a confidence score of 89%, based on 12 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

173.201.45.116

IPv4 Public

AS29066

velia.net Internetdienste GmbH

12 Reports

United States Location

velia.net Internetdienste... ASN 29066

12 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Critical Alert

Security alert: 173.201.45.116 rated 10/10 based on 12 verified incidents.

Threat profile indicates sustained malicious activity with 89% confidence rating.

More threatening than 98% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Hacking 11

SSH 10

Exploited Host 1

Technical Details

General hacking activity includes various intrusion attempts, exploitation of vulnerabilities, and unauthorized access attempts.

Recommended Mitigations

Keep systems patched, implement intrusion detection, and follow security best practices.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Declining

Activity has decreased recently, suggesting remediation or threat actor migration.

First Observed 1. August 2026

Last Activity 2. August 2026

Recent (7 days) 12 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 29066) with generally good reputation. The ISP velia.net Internetdienste GmbH maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Implement immediate countermeasures. Well-resourced threat actor identified.

Continue monitoring the positive trend.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 10/10 Critical

Critical

Activity Frequency 8/10 High

Confidence Score 89% Verified

Confidence History

1. Aug 2026 - 2. Aug 2026

89% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
2. Aug 2026	Hacking SSH	Honeypot x2	75%
1. Aug 2026	Hacking SSH	Honeypot x2	75%
1. Aug 2026	Hacking SSH	Honeypot x2	75%
1. Aug 2026	Hacking SSH	Honeypot x2	75%
1. Aug 2026	Hacking SSH	Honeypot x2	75%
1. Aug 2026	Hacking SSH	Honeypot x2	75%
1. Aug 2026	Hacking SSH	Honeypot x2	75%
1. Aug 2026	Hacking SSH	Honeypot x2	75%
1. Aug 2026	Hacking SSH	Honeypot x2	75%
1. Aug 2026	Hacking Exploited Host	Honeypot x2	75%
1. Aug 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
1. Aug 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 173.201.45.116
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: US
ASN: AS29066
ISP: velia.net Internetdienste GmbH

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: ip-173-201-45-116.ip.secureserver.net
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 12
First Reported: 1 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 2 Aug 2026, 00:00

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: AS29066

Organization: velia.net Internetdienste GmbH

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

2/10

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

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

839

Total Reports

9.9

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to velia.net Internetdienste GmbH (AS29066), which manages 85 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 839 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 312,143 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 10/10 avg: 6.0 ++

Total Reports 12 avg: 18 -

Network Comparison

Compared against 146 IPs in ASN 29066

Threat Level 10/10 network avg: 6.9 +

Total Reports 12 network avg: 5 ++

Network velia.net Internetdienste GmbH has overall threat level 2/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 65,788 IPs in US

Threat Level 10/10 country avg: 6.5 ++

Total Reports 12 country avg: 31 --

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

Peak Day 1 Aug 2026 11 reports

Daily Average 0.4 reports/day

Most Active Saturday 11 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

Hacking 11

SSH 10

Exploited Host 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 15:00 with 2 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

292,711 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 17,660 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US THIS IP

65,787 22.5%
02

India IN

49,120 16.8%
03

China CN

35,633 12.2%
04

Brazil BR

15,556 5.3%
05

Germany DE

10,500 3.6%
06

Pakistan PK

8,479 2.9%
07

Indonesia ID

8,404 2.9%
08

Singapore SG

8,312 2.8%
09

Russia RU

6,394 2.2%
10

Netherlands NL

6,295 2.2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

7.7/10 Avg Threat

72% Avg Confidence

17 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged