Is IP address 177.224.40.126 dangerous?

177.224.40.126 presents moderate risk with a threat level of 5/10. While not critically dangerous, it has been associated with activity. Monitoring and conditional blocking is recommended.

Who owns or operates IP address 177.224.40.126?

IP address 177.224.40.126 is operated by Mega Cable, S.A. de C.V. (ASN 13999) and is geolocated to MX. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 177.224.40.126?

Blocking 177.224.40.126 is advisable for security-sensitive environments. With a threat level of 5/10, consider implementing conditional blocks or rate limiting.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 177.224.40.126?

Our threat assessment for 177.224.40.126 has a confidence score of 17%, based on 2 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

177.224.40.126

IPv4 Public

AS13999

Mega Cable, S.A. de C.V.

2 Reports

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Mexico Location

Mega Cable, S.A. de C.V. ASN 13999

2 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Moderate Risk

IP 177.224.40.126 presents moderate risk (5/10) with 2 security reports.

Some concerning behavior detected. Confidence: 17%.

More threatening than 39% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 2

WP Content Scraping 2

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.

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 13999) with generally good reputation. The ISP Mega Cable, S.A. de C.V. maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Standard monitoring recommended. Apply conditional access controls as needed.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 5/10 Medium

Medium

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 15% Low Confidence

Confidence History

24. Aug 2026 - 27. Aug 2026

17% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
27. Aug 2026	Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping	Honeypot	75%
24. Aug 2026	Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 177.224.40.126
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: MX
ASN: AS13999
ISP: Mega Cable, S.A. de C.V.

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: customer-TONGDL-CGN-40-126.megared.net.mx
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 2
First Reported: 24 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 27 Aug 2026, 20:03

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: AS13999

Organization: Mega Cable, S.A. de C.V.

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

2/10

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

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

235

Total Reports

10.2

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Mega Cable, S.A. de C.V. (AS13999), which manages 23 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 235 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

39 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 39% of all IPs in our database.

Below Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 810,781 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 6.3 -

Total Reports 2 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 1,645 IPs in ASN 13999

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 5.1 =

Total Reports 2 network avg: 1 ++

Network Mega Cable, S.A. de C.V. has overall threat level 2/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 11,773 IPs in MX

Threat Level 5/10 country avg: 5.4 =

Total Reports 2 country avg: 5 --

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

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Monday 1 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 2

WP Content Scraping 2

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 20:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

737,189 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 34,644 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

144,096 19.5%
02

Brazil BR

110,925 15%
03

India IN

82,856 11.2%
04

China CN

45,003 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,242 4%
06

Germany DE

17,659 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL

17,554 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

16,821 2.3%
09

Argentina AR

16,198 2.2%
10

Colombia CO

15,142 2.1%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

7.3/10 Avg Threat

40% Avg Confidence

17 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Moderate 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

JSON Report

Firewall Rules

iptables / netfilter

UFW (Ubuntu)

Windows Firewall

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nginx

Apache .htaccess

PDF Report

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