Is IP address 177.172.249.166 dangerous?

177.172.249.166 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 177.172.249.166?

IP address 177.172.249.166 is operated by TELEFONICA BRASIL S.A (ASN 26599) and is geolocated to BR. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 177.172.249.166?

Blocking 177.172.249.166 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 177.172.249.166?

Our threat assessment for 177.172.249.166 has a confidence score of 46%, based on 3 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

177.172.249.166

IPv4 Public

AS26599

TELEFONICA BRASIL S.A

3 Reports

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Brazil Location

TELEFONICA BRASIL S.A ASN 26599

3 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Moderate Risk

IP 177.172.249.166 presents moderate risk (6/10) with 3 security reports.

Some concerning behavior detected. Confidence: 46%.

More threatening than 60% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 3

WP Content Scraping 3

Technical Details

Bad web bots ignore robots.txt, scrape content aggressively, and may probe for vulnerabilities.

Recommended Mitigations

Implement bot detection, rate limiting, and use services like Cloudflare Bot Management.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

Steady malicious activity over 1 days indicates persistent threat actor operations.

First Observed 15. October 2026

Last Activity 16. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 3 incidents

Moderate Network Risk

The network hosting this IP (ASN 26599, operated by TELEFONICA BRASIL S.A) shows moderate threat indicators. Some concerning activity has been detected from neighboring addresses.

Consider the network context when assessing this individual IP.

Security Recommendations

Standard monitoring recommended. Apply conditional access controls as needed.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 6/10 Medium

High

Activity Frequency 6/10 Moderate

Confidence Score 46% Medium Confidence

Confidence History

15. Oct 2026 - 16. Oct 2026

46% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
16. Oct 2026 New	Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping	Honeypot	75%
15. Oct 2026 New	Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping	Honeypot	75%
15. Oct 2026 New	Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 177.172.249.166
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: BR
ASN: AS26599
ISP: TELEFONICA BRASIL S.A

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: 177-172-249-166.user.vivozap.com.br
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 3
First Reported: 16 Oct 2026
Last Reported: 16 Oct 2026, 13:33

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: AS26599

Organization: TELEFONICA BRASIL S.A

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

5/10

This network has low threat indicators with minimal suspicious activity.

Network Statistics

101

Total IPs Monitored

316

Total Reports

3.1

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to TELEFONICA BRASIL S.A (AS26599), which manages 101 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 316 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 5/10.

Network notice: This network shows some suspicious activity patterns. Monitor interactions with IPs from this ASN.

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

60 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 60% of all IPs in our database.

Above Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 930,416 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 6/10 avg: 6.3 =

Total Reports 3 avg: 8 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 4,055 IPs in ASN 26599

Threat Level 6/10 network avg: 5.2 =

Total Reports 3 network avg: 1 ++

Network TELEFONICA BRASIL S.A has overall threat level 5/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 130,241 IPs in BR

Threat Level 6/10 country avg: 5.4 =

Total Reports 3 country avg: 3 +

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

Peak Day 15 Oct 2026 2 reports

Daily Average 0.1 reports/day

Most Active Thursday 2 reports

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

Initial Threat 4/10

Current Threat 4/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 3

WP Content Scraping 3

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 13:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

845,619 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 214,134 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

169,384 20%
02

Brazil BR THIS IP

130,242 15.4%
03

India IN

93,632 11.1%
04

China CN

47,592 5.6%
05

SC SC

29,335 3.5%
06

Germany DE

19,723 2.3%
07

Argentina AR

19,705 2.3%
08

Pakistan PK

19,266 2.3%
09

Netherlands NL

18,723 2.2%
10

Colombia CO

16,486 1.9%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

9.1/10 Avg Threat

57% Avg Confidence

17 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Moderate Risk

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Behavioral Analysis

Moderate Network Risk

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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