Is IP address 179.56.90.233 dangerous?

179.56.90.233 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 179.56.90.233?

IP address 179.56.90.233 is operated by Telefonica del Sur S.A. (ASN 14117) and is geolocated to CL. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 179.56.90.233?

Blocking 179.56.90.233 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 179.56.90.233?

Our threat assessment for 179.56.90.233 has a confidence score of 16%, based on 2 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

179.56.90.233

IPv4 Public

AS14117

Telefonica del Sur S.A.

2 Reports

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Chile Location

Telefonica del Sur S.A. ASN 14117

2 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Medium Threat

Medium risk rating 5/10 for IP 179.56.90.233 based on 2 incidents.

Suspicious behavior markers present. 16% confidence level.

More threatening than 30% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 2

WP Content Scraping 2

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 14117) with generally good reputation. The ISP Telefonica del Sur S.A. maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Monitor traffic patterns. Review logs periodically for escalation.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 5/10 Medium

Medium

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 10% Low Confidence

Confidence History

26. Aug 2026 - 27. Aug 2026

16% Current

Stable Trend

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

Basic Information

IP Address: 179.56.90.233
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: CL
ASN: AS14117
ISP: Telefonica del Sur S.A.

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: None
PTR Record: No
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 2
First Reported: 26 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 27 Aug 2026, 01:24

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: AS14117

Organization: Telefonica del Sur S.A.

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

1/10

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

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

283

Total Reports

15.7

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Telefonica del Sur S.A. (AS14117), which manages 18 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 283 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 1/10.

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

30 %

Global Threat Ranking

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

Below Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 1,002,725 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 6.2 -

Total Reports 2 avg: 8 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 431 IPs in ASN 14117

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 5.3 =

Total Reports 2 network avg: 2 =

Network Telefonica del Sur S.A. has overall threat level 1/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 12,020 IPs in CL

Threat Level 5/10 country avg: 5.2 =

Total Reports 2 country avg: 1 +

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

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Wednesday 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 2

WP Content Scraping 2

Activity patterns showing when this IP is most active during the day and week.

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 01:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

914,558 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 216,393 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

180,642 19.8%
02

Brazil BR

157,282 17.2%
03

India IN

94,397 10.3%
04

China CN

47,772 5.2%
05

SC SC

29,341 3.2%
06

Argentina AR

24,562 2.7%
07

Germany DE

20,041 2.2%
08

Pakistan PK

19,391 2.1%
09

Netherlands NL

18,828 2.1%
10

Colombia CO

18,269 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

7/10 Avg Threat

45% Avg Confidence

7 High Threat

Elevated risk: Multiple related IPs are flagged

Medium Threat

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

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

JSON Report

Firewall Rules

iptables / netfilter

UFW (Ubuntu)

Windows Firewall

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nginx

Apache .htaccess

PDF Report

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