Is IP address 179.50.216.242 dangerous?

179.50.216.242 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 179.50.216.242?

IP address 179.50.216.242 is operated by Cable Tica (ASN 52228) and is geolocated to CR. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 179.50.216.242?

Blocking 179.50.216.242 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 179.50.216.242?

Our threat assessment for 179.50.216.242 has a confidence score of 25%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

179.50.216.242

IPv4 Public

AS52228

Cable Tica

1 Reports

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Costa Rica Location

Cable Tica ASN 52228

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Medium Threat

Medium risk rating 5/10 for IP 179.50.216.242 based on 1 incidents.

Suspicious behavior markers present. 25% confidence level.

More threatening than 39% 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 11. October 2026

Last Activity 11. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 1 incidents

Moderate Network Risk

The network hosting this IP (ASN 52228, operated by Cable Tica) 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 2/10 Very Low

Confidence Score 25% Low Confidence

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

Basic Information

IP Address: 179.50.216.242
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: CR
ASN: AS52228
ISP: Cable Tica

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: ip242-216-50-179.ct.co.cr
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 11 Oct 2026
Last Reported: 11 Oct 2026, 06:30

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: AS52228

Organization: Cable Tica

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

4/10

This network has low threat indicators with minimal suspicious activity.

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

406

Total Reports

203

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Cable Tica (AS52228), which manages 2 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 406 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

39 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 39% of all IPs in our database.

Below Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 849,363 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 6.3 -

Total Reports 1 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 143 IPs in ASN 52228

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 5.1 =

Total Reports 1 network avg: 4 --

Network Cable Tica has overall threat level 4/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 915 IPs in CR

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 11 Oct 2026 1 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Sunday 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 06:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

771,845 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 28,308 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

150,712 19.5%
02

Brazil BR

112,860 14.6%
03

India IN

89,785 11.6%
04

China CN

46,568 6%
05

SC SC

29,265 3.8%
06

Germany DE

18,841 2.4%
07

Pakistan PK

18,362 2.4%
08

Netherlands NL

18,265 2.4%
09

Argentina AR

16,689 2.2%
10

Colombia CO

15,355 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

5.8/10 Avg Threat

20% Avg Confidence

4 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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Apache .htaccess

PDF Report

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