Is IP address 179.40.42.93 dangerous?

179.40.42.93 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 179.40.42.93?

IP address 179.40.42.93 is operated by ApInter (ASN 52477) and is geolocated to AR. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 179.40.42.93?

Blocking 179.40.42.93 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 179.40.42.93?

Our threat assessment for 179.40.42.93 has a confidence score of 15%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

179.40.42.93

IPv4 Public

AS52477

ApInter

1 Reports

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Argentina Location

ApInter ASN 52477

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Measured Risk

IP 179.40.42.93 threat rating: 5/10 from 1 observations.

Attention-worthy behavior detected. Confidence: 15%.

More threatening than 30% 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.

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 52477) with generally good reputation. The ISP ApInter maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Standard security protocols sufficient. Monitor but no immediate blocking required.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 5/10 Medium

Medium

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 8% Low Confidence

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
1. Sep 2026	Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 179.40.42.93
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: AR
ASN: AS52477
ISP: ApInter

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: 179-40-42-93.mrse.com.ar
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 1 Sep 2026
Last Reported: 1 Sep 2026, 07:23

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

30 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 30% of all IPs in our database.

Below Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 998,102 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 6.2 -

Total Reports 1 avg: 8 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 72 IPs in ASN 52477

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 5.1 =

Total Reports 1 network avg: 1 =

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 24,174 IPs in AR

Threat Level 5/10 country avg: 5.2 =

Total Reports 1 country avg: 2 -

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

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Tuesday 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 07:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

910,019 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 218,832 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

180,125 19.8%
02

Brazil BR

155,575 17.1%
03

India IN

94,336 10.4%
04

China CN

47,765 5.2%
05

SC SC

29,341 3.2%
06

Argentina AR THIS IP

24,238 2.7%
07

Germany DE

20,010 2.2%
08

Pakistan PK

19,383 2.1%
09

Netherlands NL

18,811 2.1%
10

Colombia CO

18,188 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

Measured Risk

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Reputable Network

Security Recommendations

Basic Information

Geolocation

DNS Information

Statistics

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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nginx

Apache .htaccess

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