Measured Risk
IP 192.178.4.2 threat rating: 6/10 from 17 observations.
Attention-worthy behavior detected. Confidence: 89%.
More threatening than 71% of monitored IPs
IP Address
192.178.4.2
IPv4
Public
US
Threat Intelligence Analysis
Automated assessment based on aggregated, anonymized threat data
Moderate Risk
United States
Location
Google LLC
ASN 15169
17
Reports
Honeypot
Data Source
Threat Categories
Bad Web Bot
17
WP Content Scraping
17
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
27. October 2026
Last Activity
27. October 2026
Recent (7 days)
17 incidents
Cloud Infrastructure
This IP operates from Google Cloud Platform cloud infrastructure. Cloud-hosted threats can be provisioned and abandoned quickly, affecting attribution.
Cloud-hosted malicious activity often indicates automated or scalable attack infrastructure.
Security Recommendations
Standard security protocols sufficient. Monitor but no immediate blocking required.
Long-term blocking recommended.
Reputation Summary
Threat Level
6/10
Medium
High
Activity Frequency
8/10
High
Confidence Score
89%
Verified
Confidence History
27. Oct 2026
89%
Current
Stable
Trend
Security Reports (17)
| Date | Categories | Source | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| New | Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping | Honeypot | 75% |
| New | Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping | Honeypot | 75% |
| New | Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping | Honeypot | 75% |
| New | Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping | Honeypot | 75% |
| New | Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping | Honeypot | 75% |
| New | Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping | Honeypot | 75% |
| New | Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping | Honeypot | 75% |
| New | Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping | Honeypot | 75% |
| New | Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping | Honeypot | 75% |
| New | Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping | Honeypot | 75% |
| New | Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping | Honeypot | 75% |
| New | Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping | Honeypot | 75% |
| New | Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping | Honeypot | 75% |
| New | Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping | Honeypot | 75% |
| New | Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping | Honeypot | 75% |
| New | Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping | Honeypot | 75% |
| New | Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping | Honeypot | 75% |
Technical Details
Basic Information
- IP Address
- 192.178.4.2
- IP Version
- IPv4
- Network Type
- Public
- Tor Network
- No
- Network Class
- Class C
Geolocation
- Country
-
US
- ASN
- AS15169
- ISP
- Google LLC
DNS Information
- Reverse DNS
- crawl-192-178-4-2.googlebot.com
- PTR Record
- Yes
- Connection Type
- Dynamic
Statistics
- Total Reports
- 17
- First Reported
- 27 Oct 2026
- Last Reported
- 27 Oct 2026, 12:08
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
AS15169
Google LLC
CH
Network Threat Assessment
2/10
This network appears to be relatively clean with very low threat indicators.
Network Statistics
34
Total IPs Monitored
784
Total Reports
23.1
Reports per IP
Network Context
This IP address belongs to Google LLC (AS15169), which manages 34 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 784 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
71
%
Global Threat Ranking
This IP is more threatening than 71% of all IPs in our database.
Above Average ThreatGlobal Comparison
Compared against 1,286,097 reported IPs worldwide
Threat Level
6/10
avg: 6.0
=
Total Reports
17
avg: 7
++
Network Comparison
Compared against 683 IPs in ASN 15169
Threat Level
6/10
network avg: 6.6
=
Total Reports
17
network avg: 3
++
Network Google LLC has overall threat level 2/10
Geographic Comparison
Compared against 199,199 IPs in US
Threat Level
6/10
country avg: 6.6
=
Total Reports
17
country avg: 16
=
Activity Trends
Daily report activity over the last 30 days showing patterns and peaks.
Peak Day
27 Oct 2026
17 reports
Daily Average
0.6
reports/day
Most Active
Tuesday
17 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
17
WP Content Scraping
17
Activity patterns showing when this IP is most active during the day and week.
Hourly Activity
Peak activity at 08:00 with 4 reports
Weekly Activity
Geographic Threat Distribution
1,172,570 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 30,862 Logs
FEED
Top Threat Sources
-
01
Brazil258,275 22% -
02
United States199,199 17%
-
03
India102,232 8.7% -
04
China49,388 4.2% -
05
Argentina41,840 3.6% -
06
SC29,404 2.5% -
07
Mexico27,332 2.3% -
08
Russia26,353 2.2% -
09
Colombia23,985 2% -
10
Germany22,563 1.9%
+40 more countries
THREAT LEVEL
LOW
MED
HIGH
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Location
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Confidence
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Reports
24
Location
US
US
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6/10
Confidence
89%
Reports
22
Location
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US
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6/10
Confidence
89%
Reports
19
Location
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US
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6/10
Confidence
89%
Reports
19
Location
US
US
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6/10
Confidence
89%
Reports
18
Location
US
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5/10
Confidence
25%
Reports
1
Location
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7/10
Confidence
20%
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1
Location
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Confidence
89%
Reports
18
Location
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US
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10/10
Confidence
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Reports
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Location
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Confidence
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Reports
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Location
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US
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Confidence
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Location
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Confidence
89%
Reports
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Confidence
89%
Reports
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Confidence
89%
Reports
13
Location
NL
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Confidence
89%
Reports
18
Location
PH
PH
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8/10
Confidence
89%
Reports
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US
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6/10
Confidence
89%
Reports
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Confidence
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Reports
20
Location
SG
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Confidence
89%
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Confidence
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