Is IP address 191.243.37.166 dangerous?

191.243.37.166 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 191.243.37.166?

IP address 191.243.37.166 is operated by VIPMAX INTERNET LTDA (ASN 263492) and is geolocated to BR. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 191.243.37.166?

Blocking 191.243.37.166 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 191.243.37.166?

Our threat assessment for 191.243.37.166 has a confidence score of 27%, based on 2 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

191.243.37.166

IPv4 Public

AS263492

VIPMAX INTERNET LTDA

2 Reports

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Brazil Location

VIPMAX INTERNET LTDA ASN 263492

2 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Moderate Risk

IP 191.243.37.166 presents moderate risk (5/10) with 2 security reports.

Some concerning behavior detected. Confidence: 27%.

More threatening than 48% 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.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

Steady malicious activity over less than a day indicates persistent threat actor operations.

First Observed 15. October 2026

Last Activity 15. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 0 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 263492) with generally good reputation. The ISP VIPMAX INTERNET LTDA maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Standard monitoring recommended. Apply conditional access controls as needed.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 5/10 Medium

Medium

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 27% Medium Confidence

Confidence History

15. Oct 2026

27% Current

Stable Trend

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

Basic Information

IP Address: 191.243.37.166
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: BR
ASN: AS263492
ISP: VIPMAX INTERNET LTDA

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 2
First Reported: 15 Oct 2026
Last Reported: 15 Oct 2026, 18:06

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

48 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 48% of all IPs in our database.

Below Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 1,266,766 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 6.0 -

Total Reports 2 avg: 7 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 156 IPs in ASN 263492

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 6.2 -

Total Reports 2 network avg: 2 +

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 257,691 IPs in BR

Threat Level 5/10 country avg: 5.2 =

Total Reports 2 country avg: 2 =

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

Peak Day 15 Oct 2026 2 reports

Daily Average 0.1 reports/day

Most Active Thursday 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 2

WP Content Scraping 2

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 17:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

1,154,120 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 31,285 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

Brazil BR THIS IP

257,691 22.3%
02

United States US

195,923 17%
03

India IN

99,634 8.6%
04

China CN

48,880 4.2%
05

Argentina AR

41,684 3.6%
06

SC SC

29,371 2.5%
07

Mexico MX

27,147 2.4%
08

Russia RU

26,015 2.3%
09

Colombia CO

23,941 2.1%
10

Germany DE

21,791 1.9%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

7.6/10 Avg Threat

30% Avg Confidence

12 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Moderate Risk

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

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Firewall Rules

iptables / netfilter

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PDF Report

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