Is IP address 185.173.204.18 dangerous?

185.173.204.18 presents moderate risk with a threat level of 6/10. While not critically dangerous, it has been associated with activity. Monitoring and conditional blocking is recommended.

Who owns or operates IP address 185.173.204.18?

IP address 185.173.204.18 is operated by Artmotion Sh.p.k. (ASN 33983) and is geolocated to XK. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 185.173.204.18?

Blocking 185.173.204.18 is advisable for security-sensitive environments. With a threat level of 6/10, consider implementing conditional blocks or rate limiting.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 185.173.204.18?

Our threat assessment for 185.173.204.18 has a confidence score of 46%, based on 3 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

185.173.204.18

IPv4 Public

AS33983

Artmotion Sh.p.k.

3 Reports

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Kosovo Location

Artmotion Sh.p.k. ASN 33983

3 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Medium Threat

Medium risk rating 6/10 for IP 185.173.204.18 based on 3 incidents.

Suspicious behavior markers present. 46% confidence level.

More threatening than 60% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 3

WP Content Scraping 3

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 1 days indicates persistent threat actor operations.

First Observed 15. October 2026

Last Activity 16. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 3 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 33983) with generally good reputation. The ISP Artmotion Sh.p.k. 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.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 6/10 Medium

High

Activity Frequency 6/10 Moderate

Confidence Score 46% Medium Confidence

Confidence History

15. Oct 2026 - 16. Oct 2026

46% Current

Stable Trend

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

Basic Information

IP Address: 185.173.204.18
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: XK
ASN: AS33983
ISP: Artmotion Sh.p.k.

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 3
First Reported: 16 Oct 2026
Last Reported: 16 Oct 2026, 09:12

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

60 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 60% of all IPs in our database.

Above Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 922,961 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 6/10 avg: 6.3 =

Total Reports 3 avg: 8 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 95 IPs in ASN 33983

Threat Level 6/10 network avg: 5.4 =

Total Reports 3 network avg: 2 ++

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 652 IPs in XK

Threat Level 6/10 country avg: 5.9 =

Total Reports 3 country avg: 2 +

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

Peak Day 16 Oct 2026 2 reports

Daily Average 0.1 reports/day

Most Active Friday 2 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 3

WP Content Scraping 3

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 08:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

838,161 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 216,007 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

167,346 20%
02

Brazil BR

127,845 15.3%
03

India IN

93,622 11.2%
04

China CN

47,588 5.7%
05

SC SC

29,335 3.5%
06

Germany DE

19,679 2.3%
07

Argentina AR

19,283 2.3%
08

Pakistan PK

19,259 2.3%
09

Netherlands NL

18,722 2.2%
10

Colombia CO

16,312 1.9%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

5.6/10 Avg Threat

25% Avg Confidence

2 High Threat

Medium Threat

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Behavioral Analysis

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

UFW (Ubuntu)

Windows Firewall

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Apache .htaccess

PDF Report

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