Is IP address 179.189.155.232 dangerous?

179.189.155.232 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 179.189.155.232?

IP address 179.189.155.232 is operated by VETORIALNET INF. E SERVICOS DE INTERNET LTDA (ASN 53066) and is geolocated to BR. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 179.189.155.232?

Blocking 179.189.155.232 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 179.189.155.232?

Our threat assessment for 179.189.155.232 has a confidence score of 23%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

179.189.155.232

IPv4 Public

AS53066

VETORIALNET INF. E SERVICOS DE INTERNET LTDA

1 Reports

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Brazil Location

VETORIALNET INF. E SERVIC... ASN 53066

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Medium Threat

Medium risk rating 5/10 for IP 179.189.155.232 based on 1 incidents.

Suspicious behavior markers present. 23% confidence level.

More threatening than 33% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 1

WP Content Scraping 1

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: Consistent Activity

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

First Observed 16. October 2026

Last Activity 16. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 1 incidents

Moderate Network Risk

The network hosting this IP (ASN 53066, operated by VETORIALNET INF. E SERVICOS DE INTERNET LTDA) 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 traffic patterns. Review logs periodically for escalation.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 5/10 Medium

Medium

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 23% Low Confidence

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

Basic Information

IP Address: 179.189.155.232
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: BR
ASN: AS53066
ISP: VETORIALNET INF. E SERVICOS DE INTERNET LTDA

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: ip-179-189-155-232.vetorialnet.com.br
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 16 Oct 2026
Last Reported: 16 Oct 2026, 01:28

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: AS53066

Organization: VETORIALNET INF. E SERVICOS DE INTERNET LTDA

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

6/10

This network shows moderate threat levels with some malicious activity patterns.

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

Total Reports

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to VETORIALNET INF. E SERVICOS DE INTERNET LTDA (AS53066), which manages 3 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 24 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 6/10.

Network warning: This network has elevated threat levels. Exercise caution when interacting with IPs from this ASN.

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

33 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 33% of all IPs in our database.

Below Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 983,519 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 6.2 -

Total Reports 1 avg: 8 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 178 IPs in ASN 53066

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 5.1 =

Total Reports 1 network avg: 1 -

Network VETORIALNET INF. E SERVICOS DE INTERNET LTDA has overall threat level 6/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 149,433 IPs in BR

Threat Level 5/10 country avg: 5.3 =

Total Reports 1 country avg: 2 --

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

Peak Day 16 Oct 2026 1 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Friday 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 1

WP Content Scraping 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 01:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

895,178 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 219,821 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

178,214 19.9%
02

Brazil BR THIS IP

149,433 16.7%
03

India IN

94,045 10.5%
04

China CN

47,737 5.3%
05

SC SC

29,341 3.3%
06

Argentina AR

23,161 2.6%
07

Germany DE

19,940 2.2%
08

Pakistan PK

19,337 2.2%
09

Netherlands NL

18,786 2.1%
10

Colombia CO

17,892 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

5.4/10 Avg Threat

30% Avg Confidence

2 High Threat

Medium 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

JSON Report

Firewall Rules

iptables / netfilter

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Windows Firewall

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