Is IP address 187.120.37.229 dangerous?

187.120.37.229 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 187.120.37.229?

IP address 187.120.37.229 is operated by ScherrerNet Informatica Ltda ME (ASN 262685) and is geolocated to BR. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 187.120.37.229?

Blocking 187.120.37.229 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 187.120.37.229?

Our threat assessment for 187.120.37.229 has a confidence score of 12%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

187.120.37.229

IPv4 Public

AS262685

ScherrerNet Informatica Ltda ME

1 Reports

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Brazil Location

ScherrerNet Informatica L... ASN 262685

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Cautionary Risk

IP 187.120.37.229 rated 5/10 from 1 security events.

Mixed behavior profile detected. Confidence: 12%.

More threatening than 5% 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.

Moderate Network Risk

The network hosting this IP (ASN 262685, operated by ScherrerNet Informatica Ltda ME) shows moderate threat indicators. Some concerning activity has been detected from neighboring addresses.

Consider the network context when assessing this individual IP.

Security Recommendations

Apply balanced security measures based on risk tolerance.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 5/10 Medium

Medium

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 7% Low Confidence

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

Basic Information

IP Address: 187.120.37.229
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: BR
ASN: AS262685
ISP: ScherrerNet Informatica Ltda ME

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: hosts-187-120-37-229.iz1telecom.com.br
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 27 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 27 Aug 2026, 06:33

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: AS262685

Organization: ScherrerNet Informatica Ltda ME

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

4/10

This network has low threat indicators with minimal suspicious activity.

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

Total Reports

10.8

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to ScherrerNet Informatica Ltda ME (AS262685), which manages 4 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 43 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

5 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 5% of all IPs in our database.

Low Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 1,001,470 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 6.2 -

Total Reports 1 avg: 8 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 35 IPs in ASN 262685

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 5.4 =

Total Reports 1 network avg: 2 --

Network ScherrerNet Informatica Ltda ME has overall threat level 4/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 156,371 IPs in BR

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 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 06:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

912,124 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 217,862 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

180,390 19.8%
02

Brazil BR THIS IP

156,371 17.1%
03

India IN

94,370 10.3%
04

China CN

47,769 5.2%
05

SC SC

29,341 3.2%
06

Argentina AR

24,386 2.7%
07

Germany DE

20,024 2.2%
08

Pakistan PK

19,387 2.1%
09

Netherlands NL

18,817 2.1%
10

Colombia CO

18,234 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

Cautionary Risk

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Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

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

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Firewall Rules

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