Is IP address 179.135.240.221 dangerous?

179.135.240.221 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 179.135.240.221?

IP address 179.135.240.221 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 179.135.240.221?

Blocking 179.135.240.221 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 179.135.240.221?

Our threat assessment for 179.135.240.221 has a confidence score of 51%, based on 4 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

179.135.240.221

IPv4 Public

AS26599

TELEFONICA BRASIL S.A

4 Reports

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Brazil Location

TELEFONICA BRASIL S.A ASN 26599

4 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Intermediate Threat

Threat level 6/10 for 179.135.240.221 from 4 reports.

Concerning behaviors alongside normal activity. 51% confidence.

More threatening than 61% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 4

WP Content Scraping 4

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: Recent Spike

Significant activity increase over past 7 days indicates renewed threat actor interest or system compromise.

First Observed 15. October 2026

Last Activity 17. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 4 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

Monitor for behavior pattern changes indicating escalation.

Immediate monitoring recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 6/10 Medium

High

Activity Frequency 4/10 Low

Confidence Score 51% High Confidence

Confidence History

15. Oct 2026 - 17. Oct 2026

51% Current

Stable Trend

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

Basic Information

IP Address: 179.135.240.221
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: 179-135-240-221.user.vivozap.com.br
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 4
First Reported: 16 Oct 2026
Last Reported: 17 Oct 2026, 17:18

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

61 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 61% of all IPs in our database.

Above Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 985,536 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 6/10 avg: 6.2 =

Total Reports 4 avg: 8 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 4,838 IPs in ASN 26599

Threat Level 6/10 network avg: 5.2 +

Total Reports 4 network avg: 1 ++

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

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 150,115 IPs in BR

Threat Level 6/10 country avg: 5.3 =

Total Reports 4 country avg: 2 ++

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

Peak Day 17 Oct 2026 2 reports

Daily Average 0.1 reports/day

Most Active Saturday 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 4

WP Content Scraping 4

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 11:00 with 2 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

896,873 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 219,779 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

178,446 19.9%
02

Brazil BR THIS IP

150,115 16.7%
03

India IN

94,084 10.5%
04

China CN

47,743 5.3%
05

SC SC

29,341 3.3%
06

Argentina AR

23,288 2.6%
07

Germany DE

19,944 2.2%
08

Pakistan PK

19,341 2.2%
09

Netherlands NL

18,788 2.1%
10

Colombia CO

17,927 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

8.3/10 Avg Threat

58% Avg Confidence

13 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Intermediate Threat

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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Firewall Rules

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