Is IP address 177.45.231.98 dangerous?

Yes, 177.45.231.98 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 8/10. It has been reported 5 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 177.45.231.98?

IP address 177.45.231.98 is operated by TELEFONICA BRASIL S.A (ASN 19182) and is geolocated to BR. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 177.45.231.98?

Yes, blocking 177.45.231.98 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 8/10 and 5 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 177.45.231.98?

Our threat assessment for 177.45.231.98 has a confidence score of 38%, based on 5 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

177.45.231.98

IPv4 Public

AS19182

TELEFONICA BRASIL S.A

5 Reports

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Brazil Location

TELEFONICA BRASIL S.A ASN 19182

5 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Elevated Risk

Elevated threat level 8/10 for IP 177.45.231.98 from 5 reported incidents.

Behavioral profile indicates cyber threat activity with 38% confidence.

More threatening than 88% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

SSH 5

Brute-Force 1

Technical Details

SSH attacks attempt to gain server access through password guessing or exploitation of SSH vulnerabilities.

Recommended Mitigations

Use key-based authentication, change default ports, implement fail2ban, and disable root login.

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 19182) with generally good reputation. The ISP TELEFONICA BRASIL S.A 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 8/10 High

Critical

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 38% Medium Confidence

Confidence History

29. Aug 2026 - 4. Sep 2026

38% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
4. Sep 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
30. Aug 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
30. Aug 2026	Brute-Force SSH	Honeypot	75%
29. Aug 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
29. Aug 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 177.45.231.98
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: BR
ASN: AS19182
ISP: TELEFONICA BRASIL S.A

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: None
PTR Record: No
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 5
First Reported: 29 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 4 Sep 2026, 04:01

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: AS19182

Organization: TELEFONICA BRASIL S.A

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

2/10

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

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

Total Reports

2.7

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to TELEFONICA BRASIL S.A (AS19182), which manages 3 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 8 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

88 %

Global Threat Ranking

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

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 833,163 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 8/10 avg: 6.3 +

Total Reports 5 avg: 9 -

Network Comparison

Compared against 254 IPs in ASN 19182

Threat Level 8/10 network avg: 5.2 ++

Total Reports 5 network avg: 1 ++

Network TELEFONICA BRASIL S.A has overall threat level 2/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 111,873 IPs in BR

Threat Level 8/10 country avg: 5.4 +

Total Reports 5 country avg: 3 ++

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

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Sunday 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

SSH 5

Brute-Force 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 02:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

757,422 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 30,543 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

148,250 19.6%
02

Brazil BR THIS IP

111,873 14.8%
03

India IN

87,197 11.5%
04

China CN

46,083 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,253 3.9%
06

Germany DE

18,439 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL

17,997 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

17,824 2.4%
09

Argentina AR

16,270 2.1%
10

Colombia CO

15,171 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

6.3/10 Avg Threat

26% Avg Confidence

7 High Threat

Elevated risk: Multiple 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

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Network Context

Global Threat Ranking

Top Threat Categories

Hourly Activity

Weekly Activity

FEED

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