Is IP address 179.42.127.140 dangerous?

179.42.127.140 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 179.42.127.140?

IP address 179.42.127.140 is operated by Ch Informatica Ltda (ASN 271206) and is geolocated to BR. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 179.42.127.140?

Blocking 179.42.127.140 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 179.42.127.140?

Our threat assessment for 179.42.127.140 has a confidence score of 23%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

179.42.127.140

IPv4 Public

AS271206

Ch Informatica Ltda

1 Reports

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Brazil Location

Ch Informatica Ltda ASN 271206

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Measured Risk

IP 179.42.127.140 threat rating: 5/10 from 1 observations.

Attention-worthy behavior detected. Confidence: 23%.

More threatening than 24% 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 17. October 2026

Last Activity 17. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 0 incidents

Moderate Network Risk

The network hosting this IP (ASN 271206, operated by Ch Informatica 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

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

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 5/10 Medium

Medium

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 20% Low Confidence

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

Basic Information

IP Address: 179.42.127.140
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: BR
ASN: AS271206
ISP: Ch Informatica Ltda

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: 179-42-127-140.chtch.com.br
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 21 Oct 2026
Last Reported: 17 Oct 2026, 20:39

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: AS271206

Organization: Ch Informatica Ltda

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

4/10

This network has low threat indicators with minimal suspicious activity.

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

Total Reports

9.5

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Ch Informatica Ltda (AS271206), which manages 2 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 19 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

24 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 24% of all IPs in our database.

Low Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 1,307,968 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 6.0 -

Total Reports 1 avg: 7 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 72 IPs in ASN 271206

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 5.3 =

Total Reports 1 network avg: 1 -

Network Ch Informatica Ltda has overall threat level 4/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 260,544 IPs in BR

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 17 Oct 2026 1 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Saturday 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 20:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

1,191,987 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 24,149 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

Brazil BR THIS IP

260,545 21.9%
02

United States US

202,535 17%
03

India IN

102,922 8.6%
04

China CN

49,997 4.2%
05

Argentina AR

42,306 3.5%
06

SC SC

29,420 2.5%
07

Mexico MX

27,750 2.3%
08

Russia RU

26,764 2.2%
09

Colombia CO

24,223 2%
10

Germany DE

23,442 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

5.7/10 Avg Threat

26% Avg Confidence

6 High Threat

Elevated risk: Multiple related IPs are flagged

Measured Risk

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

UFW (Ubuntu)

Windows Firewall

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nginx

Apache .htaccess

PDF Report

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