Is IP address 178.51.163.182 dangerous?

178.51.163.182 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 178.51.163.182?

IP address 178.51.163.182 is operated by Orange Belgium SA (ASN 47377) and is geolocated to BE. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 178.51.163.182?

Blocking 178.51.163.182 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 178.51.163.182?

Our threat assessment for 178.51.163.182 has a confidence score of 20%, based on 3 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

178.51.163.182

IPv4 Public

AS47377

Orange Belgium SA

3 Reports

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Belgium Location

Orange Belgium SA ASN 47377

3 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Measured Risk

IP 178.51.163.182 threat rating: 6/10 from 3 observations.

Attention-worthy behavior detected. Confidence: 20%.

More threatening than 42% 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.

Moderate Network Risk

The network hosting this IP (ASN 47377, operated by Orange Belgium SA) 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 security protocols sufficient. Monitor but no immediate blocking required.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 6/10 Medium

High

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 15% Low Confidence

Confidence History

26. Aug 2026 - 27. Aug 2026

20% Current

Stable Trend

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

Basic Information

IP Address: 178.51.163.182
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: BE
ASN: AS47377
ISP: Orange Belgium SA

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: ptr-178-51-163-182.dyn.orange.be
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 3
First Reported: 26 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 27 Aug 2026, 18:15

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: AS47377

Organization: Orange Belgium SA

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

4/10

This network has low threat indicators with minimal suspicious activity.

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

Total Reports

2.8

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Orange Belgium SA (AS47377), which manages 4 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 11 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 4/10.

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

42 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 42% of all IPs in our database.

Below Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 837,945 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 6/10 avg: 6.3 =

Total Reports 3 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 302 IPs in ASN 47377

Threat Level 6/10 network avg: 5.2 =

Total Reports 3 network avg: 1 ++

Network Orange Belgium SA has overall threat level 4/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 8,420 IPs in BE

Threat Level 6/10 country avg: 6.7 =

Total Reports 3 country avg: 7 --

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

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 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 17:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

761,724 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 30,298 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

149,058 19.6%
02

Brazil BR

112,116 14.7%
03

India IN

88,145 11.6%
04

China CN

46,248 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,255 3.8%
06

Germany DE

18,556 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL

18,101 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

18,023 2.4%
09

Argentina AR

16,338 2.1%
10

Colombia CO

15,201 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

6.8/10 Avg Threat

26% Avg Confidence

11 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Measured Risk

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

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

JSON Report

Firewall Rules

iptables / netfilter

UFW (Ubuntu)

Windows Firewall

Cloudflare

nginx

Apache .htaccess

PDF Report

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