Is IP address 173.72.4.244 dangerous?

Yes, 173.72.4.244 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 7/10. It has been reported 10 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 173.72.4.244?

IP address 173.72.4.244 is operated by Verizon Business (ASN 701) and is geolocated to US. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 173.72.4.244?

Yes, blocking 173.72.4.244 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 7/10 and 10 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 173.72.4.244?

Our threat assessment for 173.72.4.244 has a confidence score of 76%, based on 10 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

173.72.4.244

IPv4 Public

AS701

Verizon Business

10 Reports

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United States Location

Verizon Business ASN 701

10 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Notable Threat

IP 173.72.4.244 rated 7/10 from 10 verified reports.

Multiple security incidents attributed to this IP. Confidence: 76%.

More threatening than 88% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Fraud VoIP 10

Technical Details

VoIP fraud exploits phone systems to make unauthorized calls, often to premium rate numbers for financial gain.

Recommended Mitigations

Implement call authentication, monitor call patterns, and restrict international/premium rate dialing.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

Steady malicious activity over 3 days indicates persistent threat actor operations.

First Observed 24. October 2026

Last Activity 27. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 10 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 701) with generally good reputation. The ISP Verizon Business maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Implement appropriate security controls.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 7/10 High

High

Activity Frequency 8/10 High

Confidence Score 76% Verified

Confidence History

24. Oct 2026 - 27. Oct 2026

76% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
27. Oct 2026 New	Fraud VoIP	Honeypot	75%
27. Oct 2026 New	Fraud VoIP	Honeypot	75%
26. Oct 2026 New	Fraud VoIP	Honeypot	75%
26. Oct 2026	Fraud VoIP	Honeypot	75%
26. Oct 2026	Fraud VoIP	Honeypot	75%
25. Oct 2026	Fraud VoIP	Honeypot	75%
25. Oct 2026	Fraud VoIP	Honeypot	75%
25. Oct 2026	Fraud VoIP	Honeypot	75%
25. Oct 2026	Fraud VoIP	Honeypot	75%
24. Oct 2026	Fraud VoIP	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 173.72.4.244
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: US
ASN: AS701
ISP: Verizon Business

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: pool-173-72-4-244.cmdnnj.fios.verizon.net
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 10
First Reported: 27 Oct 2026
Last Reported: 27 Oct 2026, 01:23

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: AS701

Organization: Verizon Business

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

1/10

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

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

2,811

Total Reports

44.6

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Verizon Business (AS701), which manages 63 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 2,811 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 1/10.

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

88 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 88% of all IPs in our database.

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 1,271,913 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 7/10 avg: 6.0 +

Total Reports 10 avg: 7 +

Network Comparison

Compared against 810 IPs in ASN 701

Threat Level 7/10 network avg: 6.3 =

Total Reports 10 network avg: 5 ++

Network Verizon Business has overall threat level 1/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 196,445 IPs in US

Threat Level 7/10 country avg: 6.6 =

Total Reports 10 country avg: 16 -

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

Peak Day 25 Oct 2026 4 reports

Daily Average 0.3 reports/day

Most Active Sunday 4 reports

Evolution of threat level over time based on reported categories and frequency.

Initial Threat 5/10

Current Threat 5/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

Fraud VoIP 10

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 00:00 with 3 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

1,159,365 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 31,147 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

Brazil BR

257,868 22.2%
02

United States US THIS IP

196,769 17%
03

India IN

100,432 8.7%
04

China CN

48,986 4.2%
05

Argentina AR

41,711 3.6%
06

SC SC

29,376 2.5%
07

Mexico MX

27,189 2.3%
08

Russia RU

26,082 2.2%
09

Colombia CO

23,952 2.1%
10

Germany DE

21,978 1.9%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

8.8/10 Avg Threat

45% Avg Confidence

19 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Notable Threat

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Behavioral Analysis

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

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