Is IP address 185.242.235.217 dangerous?

Yes, 185.242.235.217 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 7/10. It has been reported 1 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 185.242.235.217?

IP address 185.242.235.217 is operated by Cloudie Limited (ASN 55933) and is geolocated to HK. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 185.242.235.217?

Yes, blocking 185.242.235.217 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 7/10 and 1 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 185.242.235.217?

Our threat assessment for 185.242.235.217 has a confidence score of 11%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

185.242.235.217

IPv4 Public

AS55933

Cloudie Limited

1 Reports

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Hong Kong Location

Cloudie Limited ASN 55933

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Significant Threat

IP 185.242.235.217 identified as significant threat (7/10) from 1 events.

Multiple malicious indicators detected. Confidence level: 11%.

More threatening than 78% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

FTP Brute-Force 1

Technical Details

FTP brute-force attacks systematically attempt to guess FTP credentials to gain unauthorized file access.

Recommended Mitigations

Disable FTP in favor of SFTP, implement fail2ban, and enforce strong password policies.

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 55933) with generally good reputation. The ISP Cloudie Limited maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Implement rate limiting or temporary blocking measures.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 7/10 High

High

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 6% Low Confidence

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
16. Aug 2026	FTP Brute-Force	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 185.242.235.217
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: HK
ASN: AS55933
ISP: Cloudie Limited

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: spk.laws.ms
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 16 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 16 Aug 2026, 06:20

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: AS55933

Organization: Cloudie Limited

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

2/10

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

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

10,081

Total Reports

296.5

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Cloudie Limited (AS55933), which manages 34 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 10,081 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 2/10.

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

78 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 78% of all IPs in our database.

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 1,089,171 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 7/10 avg: 6.1 =

Total Reports 1 avg: 8 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 88 IPs in ASN 55933

Threat Level 7/10 network avg: 7.7 =

Total Reports 1 network avg: 120 --

Network Cloudie Limited has overall threat level 2/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 6,743 IPs in HK

Threat Level 7/10 country avg: 7.5 =

Total Reports 1 country avg: 24 --

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

Peak Day 0 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 6/10

Current Threat 6/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

FTP Brute-Force 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

993,019 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 28,853 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

Brazil BR

189,873 19.1%
02

United States US

187,599 18.9%
03

India IN

95,135 9.6%
04

China CN

47,940 4.8%
05

Argentina AR

30,242 3%
06

SC SC

29,345 3%
07

Germany DE

20,399 2.1%
08

Mexico MX

20,064 2%
09

Colombia CO

20,048 2%
10

Russia RU

19,872 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

8.7/10 Avg Threat

47% Avg Confidence

19 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Significant 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

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