Is IP address 179.232.217.50 dangerous?

Yes, 179.232.217.50 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 7/10. It has been reported 10 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 179.232.217.50?

IP address 179.232.217.50 is operated by Claro NXT Telecomunicacoes Ltda (ASN 28573) and is geolocated to BR. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 179.232.217.50?

Yes, blocking 179.232.217.50 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 7/10 and 10 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 179.232.217.50?

Our threat assessment for 179.232.217.50 has a confidence score of 53%, based on 10 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

179.232.217.50

IPv4 Public

AS28573

Claro NXT Telecomunicacoes Ltda

10 Reports

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Brazil Location

Claro NXT Telecomunicacoe... ASN 28573

10 Reports

Mixed Data Source

Significant Threat

IP 179.232.217.50 identified as significant threat (7/10) from 10 events.

Multiple malicious indicators detected. Confidence level: 53%.

More threatening than 84% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Brute-Force 9

Web App Attack 3

Bad Web Bot 1

WP Content Scraping 1

Technical Details

Brute-force attacks systematically attempt password combinations against authentication systems.

Recommended Mitigations

Implement rate limiting, account lockout policies, multi-factor authentication, and fail2ban.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

Steady malicious activity over 2 weeks indicates persistent threat actor operations.

First Observed 26. September 2026

Last Activity 15. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 1 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 28573) with generally good reputation. The ISP Claro NXT Telecomunicacoes Ltda maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Implement rate limiting or temporary blocking measures.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 7/10 High

High

Activity Frequency 2/10 Very Low

Confidence Score 53% High Confidence

Confidence History

15. May 2026 - 15. Oct 2026

53% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
15. Oct 2026 New	Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping	Honeypot	75%
26. Sep 2026	Brute-Force	Community	75%
12. Sep 2026	Brute-Force Web App Attack	Honeypot	75%
12. Sep 2026	Brute-Force Web App Attack	Honeypot	75%
12. Sep 2026	Brute-Force Web App Attack	Honeypot	75%
26. May 2026	Brute-Force	Community	75%
20. May 2026	Brute-Force	Community	75%
19. May 2026	Brute-Force	Community	75%
17. May 2026	Brute-Force	Community	75%
15. May 2026	Brute-Force	Community	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 179.232.217.50
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: BR
ASN: AS28573
ISP: Claro NXT Telecomunicacoes Ltda

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: b3e8d932.virtua.com.br
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 10
First Reported: 15 May 2026
Last Reported: 15 Oct 2026, 12:08

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: AS28573

Organization: Claro NXT Telecomunicacoes Ltda

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

3/10

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

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

600

Total Reports

9.5

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Claro NXT Telecomunicacoes Ltda (AS28573), which manages 63 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 600 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 3/10.

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

84 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 84% of all IPs in our database.

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 887,011 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 7/10 avg: 6.3 =

Total Reports 10 avg: 9 =

Network Comparison

Compared against 8,323 IPs in ASN 28573

Threat Level 7/10 network avg: 5.3 +

Total Reports 10 network avg: 1 ++

Network Claro NXT Telecomunicacoes Ltda has overall threat level 3/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 116,781 IPs in BR

Threat Level 7/10 country avg: 5.4 +

Total Reports 10 country avg: 3 ++

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

Peak Day 26 Sep 2026 1 reports

Daily Average 0.1 reports/day

Most Active Saturday 4 reports

Evolution of threat level over time based on reported categories and frequency.

Initial Threat 6/10

Current Threat 5/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

Brute-Force 9

Web App Attack 3

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 21:00 with 3 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

800,069 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 67,098 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

156,891 19.6%
02

Brazil BR THIS IP

116,206 14.5%
03

India IN

93,343 11.7%
04

China CN

47,544 5.9%
05

SC SC

29,289 3.7%
06

Germany DE

19,466 2.4%
07

Pakistan PK

19,171 2.4%
08

Netherlands NL

18,693 2.3%
09

Argentina AR

17,258 2.2%
10

Indonesia ID

15,831 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

8.7/10 Avg Threat

86% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Significant Threat

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Behavioral Analysis

Reputable Network

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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