Is IP address 179.42.65.72 dangerous?

179.42.65.72 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 179.42.65.72?

IP address 179.42.65.72 is operated by FOX INFO TELECOM LTDA (ASN 273575) and is geolocated to BR. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 179.42.65.72?

Blocking 179.42.65.72 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 179.42.65.72?

Our threat assessment for 179.42.65.72 has a confidence score of 12%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

179.42.65.72

IPv4 Public

AS273575

FOX INFO TELECOM LTDA

1 Reports

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Brazil Location

FOX INFO TELECOM LTDA ASN 273575

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Moderate Risk

IP 179.42.65.72 presents moderate risk (5/10) with 1 security reports.

Some concerning behavior detected. Confidence: 12%.

More threatening than 4% 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 273575) with generally good reputation. The ISP FOX INFO TELECOM LTDA maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Standard monitoring recommended. Apply conditional access controls as needed.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 5/10 Medium

Medium

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 6% Low Confidence

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
27. Aug 2026	Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 179.42.65.72
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: BR
ASN: AS273575
ISP: FOX INFO TELECOM LTDA

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: 72-65-42-179.foxinfo.net.br
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 27 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 27 Aug 2026, 04:04

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

4 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 4% of all IPs in our database.

Low Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 1,198,539 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 6.0 -

Total Reports 1 avg: 7 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 15 IPs in ASN 273575

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 5.1 =

Total Reports 1 network avg: 1 =

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 237,515 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 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Thursday 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 04:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

1,093,217 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 32,704 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

Brazil BR THIS IP

237,515 21.7%
02

United States US

190,862 17.5%
03

India IN

95,842 8.8%
04

China CN

48,128 4.4%
05

Argentina AR

38,317 3.5%
06

SC SC

29,348 2.7%
07

Mexico MX

24,857 2.3%
08

Russia RU

24,026 2.2%
09

Colombia CO

22,651 2.1%
10

Germany DE

20,884 1.9%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

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Moderate 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

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