IP Address

178.217.231.161

IPv4 Public
RU RU
AS48642
Joint stock company For
24 Reports
This IP is under Observation Suspicious activity detected - monitor closely
10/10 Threat
58% Confidence
24 Reports
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Threat Intelligence Analysis

Automated assessment based on aggregated, anonymized threat data

Top 5% Most Dangerous
RU
RU Location
Joint stock company For ASN 48642
24 Reports
Honeypot Data Source

Critical Threat

IP 178.217.231.161 is classified as a critical security threat (10/10) based on 24 verified reports.

This IP ranks among the most dangerous in our database with 58% confidence from multiple corroborating sources.

More threatening than 98% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Exploited Host 24
Hacking 6

Technical Details

This IP belongs to a compromised system being used as an attack platform without the owner's knowledge.

Recommended Mitigations

Block the IP and consider notifying the hosting provider or system owner about the compromise.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

Steady malicious activity over less than a day indicates persistent threat actor operations.

First Observed 21. September 2026
Last Activity 21. September 2026
Recent (7 days) 0 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 48642) with generally good reputation. The ISP Joint stock company For maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Immediate blocking recommended. Treat all traffic from this source as hostile.

Long-term blocking recommended.

This analysis is automatically generated from aggregated, anonymized threat intelligence data. No personal information is displayed or stored. Assessment accuracy depends on available data volume and diversity.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 10/10 Critical
Critical
Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive
Confidence Score 57% High Confidence

Confidence History

17. Aug 2025 - 21. Sep 2026
58% Current
Stable Trend

The confidence score shows the reliability of the threat assessment based on the number and quality of reports.

Security Reports (24)

Date Categories Source Confidence
Exploited Host Hacking Honeypot x2 75%
Exploited Host Hacking Honeypot x2 75%
Hacking Exploited Host Honeypot x2 75%
Exploited Host Hacking Honeypot x2 75%
Exploited Host Hacking Honeypot x2 75%
Hacking Exploited Host Honeypot x2 75%
Exploited Host Honeypot 75%
Exploited Host Honeypot x4 75%
Exploited Host Honeypot 75%
Exploited Host Honeypot 75%
Exploited Host Honeypot 75%
Exploited Host Honeypot 75%
Exploited Host Honeypot 75%
Exploited Host Honeypot 75%
Exploited Host Honeypot 75%
Exploited Host Honeypot 75%
Exploited Host Honeypot 75%
Exploited Host Honeypot 75%
Exploited Host Honeypot 75%
Exploited Host Honeypot 75%
Exploited Host Honeypot 75%
Exploited Host Honeypot 75%
Exploited Host Honeypot 75%
Exploited Host Honeypot 75%

Technical Details

Basic Information

IP Address
178.217.231.161
IP Version
IPv4
Network Type
Public
Tor Network
No
Network Class
Class B

Geolocation

Country
RU RU
ASN
AS48642
ISP
Joint stock company For

DNS Information

Reverse DNS
178-217-231-161.k-telecom.org
PTR Record
Yes
Connection Type
Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports
24
First Reported
17 Aug 2025
Last Reported
21 Sep 2026, 13:23

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

AS48642
Joint stock company For
RU RU

Network Threat Assessment

1/10
This network appears to be relatively clean with very low threat indicators.

Network Statistics

26
Total IPs Monitored
238
Total Reports
9.2
Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Joint stock company For (AS48642), which manages 26 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 238 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

98 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 98% of all IPs in our database.

Top 10% Most Dangerous

Global Comparison

Compared against 834,895 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 10/10 avg: 6.3 ++
Total Reports 24 avg: 9 ++

Network Comparison

Compared against 52 IPs in ASN 48642

Threat Level 10/10 network avg: 7.2 +
Total Reports 24 network avg: 6 ++
Network Joint stock company For has overall threat level 1/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 13,679 IPs in RU

Threat Level 10/10 country avg: 6.5 ++
Total Reports 24 country avg: 9 ++
Indicators:
++ Much Higher + Higher = Similar - Lower -- Much Lower

Geographic Threat Distribution

758,833 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 31,445 Logs

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Top Threat Sources

  1. 01
    US
    United States US
    148,547 19.6%
  2. 02
    BR
    Brazil BR
    111,916 14.7%
  3. 03
    IN
    India IN
    87,595 11.5%
  4. 04
    CN
    China CN
    46,147 6.1%
  5. 05
    SC
    SC SC
    29,254 3.9%
  6. 06
    DE
    Germany DE
    18,480 2.4%
  7. 07
    NL
    Netherlands NL
    18,048 2.4%
  8. 08
    PK
    Pakistan PK
    17,878 2.4%
  9. 09
    AR
    Argentina AR
    16,274 2.1%
  10. 10
    CO
    Colombia CO
    15,173 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL
LOW MED HIGH

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Related IPs

Other IPs associated with this address through network or behavioral similarity

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

20 Related IPs
7/10 Avg Threat
19% Avg Confidence
9 High Threat
Elevated risk: Multiple related IPs are flagged

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JSON Report

Structured data format for integration with security tools and SIEM systems.

{
    "ip_address": "178.217.231.161",
    "threat_level": 10,
    "confidence_score": 58,
    "total_reports": 24,
    "country_code": "RU",
    "isp_name": "Joint stock company For",
    "asn": "48642",
    "first_reported": "2025-08-17 06:35:00",
    "last_reported": "2026-09-21 13:23:17",
    "exported_at": "2026-10-08T11:46:37+02:00",
    "source": "https://reportedip.com/ip/178.217.231.161/"
}

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