Is IP address 174.17.178.160 dangerous?

Yes, 174.17.178.160 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 7/10. It has been reported 2 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 174.17.178.160?

IP address 174.17.178.160 is operated by CenturyLink Communications, LLC (ASN 209) and is geolocated to US. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 174.17.178.160?

Yes, blocking 174.17.178.160 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 7/10 and 2 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 174.17.178.160?

Our threat assessment for 174.17.178.160 has a confidence score of 16%, based on 2 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

174.17.178.160

IPv4 Public

AS209

CenturyLink Communications, LLC

2 Reports

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United States Location

CenturyLink Communication... ASN 209

2 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Elevated Risk

Elevated threat level 7/10 for IP 174.17.178.160 from 2 reported incidents.

Behavioral profile indicates cyber threat activity with 16% confidence.

More threatening than 77% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

IoT Targeted 2

Technical Details

IoT-targeted attacks exploit weak security in smart devices, cameras, routers, and other connected devices.

Recommended Mitigations

Segment IoT networks, update device firmware, change default credentials, and disable UPnP.

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 209) with generally good reputation. The ISP CenturyLink Communications, LLC maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Enhanced monitoring recommended. Review logs for interactions with this IP.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 7/10 High

High

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 15% Low Confidence

Confidence History

21. Aug 2026

16% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
21. Aug 2026	IoT Targeted	Honeypot	75%
21. Aug 2026	IoT Targeted	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 174.17.178.160
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: US
ASN: AS209
ISP: CenturyLink Communications, LLC

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: 174-17-178-160.phnx.qwest.net
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 2
First Reported: 21 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 21 Aug 2026, 06:30

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: AS209

Organization: CenturyLink Communications, LLC

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

3/10

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

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

Total Reports

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to CenturyLink Communications, LLC (AS209), which manages 7 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 14 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 3/10.

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

77 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 77% of all IPs in our database.

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 806,190 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 7/10 avg: 6.3 =

Total Reports 2 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 106 IPs in ASN 209

Threat Level 7/10 network avg: 6.3 =

Total Reports 2 network avg: 4 -

Network CenturyLink Communications, LLC has overall threat level 3/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 143,190 IPs in US

Threat Level 7/10 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 Friday 2 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

IoT Targeted 2

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 06:00 with 2 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

733,186 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 28,963 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US THIS IP

143,190 19.5%
02

Brazil BR

110,727 15.1%
03

India IN

82,109 11.2%
04

China CN

44,727 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,233 4%
06

Germany DE

17,474 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL

17,459 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

16,628 2.3%
09

Argentina AR

16,188 2.2%
10

Colombia CO

15,132 2.1%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

6.7/10 Avg Threat

25% Avg Confidence

14 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Elevated 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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