Is IP address 173.249.144.45 dangerous?

173.249.144.45 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 173.249.144.45?

IP address 173.249.144.45 is operated by VPSDATACENTER (ASN 40819) and is geolocated to US. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 173.249.144.45?

Blocking 173.249.144.45 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 173.249.144.45?

Our threat assessment for 173.249.144.45 has a confidence score of 4%, based on 2 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

173.249.144.45

IPv4 Public

AS40819

VPSDATACENTER

2 Reports

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US Location

VPSDATACENTER ASN 40819

2 Reports

Community Data Source

Moderate Risk

IP 173.249.144.45 presents moderate risk (6/10) with 2 security reports.

Some concerning behavior detected. Confidence: 4%.

More threatening than 40% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Hacking 2

WP XML-RPC Brute Force 2

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.

High-Risk Network Association

This IP belongs to a network (ASN 40819) with elevated threat levels. The ISP VPSDATACENTER hosts multiple reported malicious addresses, suggesting systemic security issues or permissive policies.

Network-wide patterns may indicate this is part of a larger malicious infrastructure.

Security Recommendations

Standard monitoring recommended. Apply conditional access controls as needed.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 6/10 Medium

High

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 0% Unverified

Confidence History

19. Aug 2025 - 29. Aug 2025

4% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
29. Aug 2025	WP XML-RPC Brute Force Hacking	Community	75%
19. Aug 2025	WP XML-RPC Brute Force Hacking	Community	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 173.249.144.45
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: US
ASN: AS40819
ISP: VPSDATACENTER

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: cloudhost-1316201.us-west-1.nxcli.net
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 2
First Reported: 19 Aug 2025
Last Reported: 29 Aug 2025, 10:45

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: AS40819

Organization: VPSDATACENTER

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

7/10

This network shows moderate threat levels with some malicious activity patterns.

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

Total Reports

3.5

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to VPSDATACENTER (AS40819), which manages 2 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 7 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 7/10.

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

40 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 40% of all IPs in our database.

Below Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 847,925 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 6/10 avg: 6.3 =

Total Reports 2 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 5 IPs in ASN 40819

Threat Level 6/10 network avg: 6.2 =

Total Reports 2 network avg: 2 +

Network VPSDATACENTER has overall threat level 7/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 150,468 IPs in US

Threat Level 6/10 country avg: 6.8 =

Total Reports 2 country avg: 18 --

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

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Tuesday 1 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

WP XML-RPC Brute Force 2

Hacking 2

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 08:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

770,540 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 27,808 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US THIS IP

150,468 19.5%
02

Brazil BR

112,724 14.6%
03

India IN

89,716 11.6%
04

China CN

46,517 6%
05

SC SC

29,265 3.8%
06

Germany DE

18,804 2.4%
07

Pakistan PK

18,342 2.4%
08

Netherlands NL

18,241 2.4%
09

Argentina AR

16,634 2.2%
10

Colombia CO

15,319 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

4 Related IPs

6.3/10 Avg Threat

9% Avg Confidence

2 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Moderate Risk

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

High-Risk Network Association

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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