Is IP address 20.12.229.252 dangerous?

Yes, 20.12.229.252 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 7/10. It has been reported 8 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 20.12.229.252?

IP address 20.12.229.252 is operated by Microsoft Corporation (ASN 8075) and is geolocated to US. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 20.12.229.252?

Yes, blocking 20.12.229.252 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 7/10 and 8 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 20.12.229.252?

Our threat assessment for 20.12.229.252 has a confidence score of 51%, based on 8 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

20.12.229.252

IPv4 Public

AS8075

Microsoft Corporation

8 Reports

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United States Location

Microsoft Corporation ASN 8075

8 Reports

Community Data Source

Elevated Risk

Elevated threat level 7/10 for IP 20.12.229.252 from 8 reported incidents.

Behavioral profile indicates cyber threat activity with 51% confidence.

More threatening than 88% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

WP Version Scanning 7

WP Plugin Scanning 7

WP Config Exposure 7

Bad Web Bot 1

Web App Attack 1

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Recent Spike

Significant activity increase over past 7 days indicates renewed threat actor interest or system compromise.

First Observed 28. October 2026

Last Activity 29. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 8 incidents

Cloud Infrastructure

This IP operates from Microsoft Azure 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

Enhanced monitoring recommended. Review logs for interactions with this IP.

Immediate monitoring recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 7/10 High

High

Activity Frequency 8/10 High

Confidence Score 51% High Confidence

Confidence History

28. Oct 2026 - 29. Oct 2026

51% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
29. Oct 2026 New	WP Plugin Scanning WP Version Scanning WP Config Exposure	Community	75%
29. Oct 2026 New	WP Plugin Scanning WP Version Scanning WP Config Exposure	Community	75%
29. Oct 2026 New	WP Plugin Scanning WP Version Scanning WP Config Exposure	Community	75%
29. Oct 2026 New	WP Plugin Scanning WP Version Scanning WP Config Exposure	Community	75%
29. Oct 2026 New	WP Plugin Scanning WP Version Scanning WP Config Exposure	Community	75%
29. Oct 2026 New	WP Plugin Scanning WP Version Scanning WP Config Exposure	Community	75%
28. Oct 2026 New	Bad Web Bot Web App Attack	Community	75%
28. Oct 2026 New	WP Plugin Scanning WP Version Scanning WP Config Exposure	Community	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 20.12.229.252
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: US
ASN: AS8075
ISP: Microsoft Corporation

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 8
First Reported: 28 Oct 2026
Last Reported: 29 Oct 2026, 01:59

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: AS8075

Organization: Microsoft Corporation

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

8/10

This network has a high threat level with significant malicious activity reported across multiple IPs.

Network Statistics

5,598

Total IPs Monitored

99,055

Total Reports

17.7

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Microsoft Corporation (AS8075), which manages 5,598 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 99,055 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 8/10.

Network warning: This network has elevated threat levels. Exercise caution when interacting with IPs from this ASN.

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

88 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 88% of all IPs in our database.

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 1,292,296 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 7/10 avg: 6.0 +

Total Reports 8 avg: 7 +

Network Comparison

Compared against 13,120 IPs in ASN 8075

Threat Level 7/10 network avg: 8.0 =

Total Reports 8 network avg: 12 -

Network Microsoft Corporation has overall threat level 8/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 199,752 IPs in US

Threat Level 7/10 country avg: 6.6 =

Total Reports 8 country avg: 16 --

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

Peak Day 29 Oct 2026 6 reports

Daily Average 0.3 reports/day

Most Active Thursday 6 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

WP Plugin Scanning 7

WP Version Scanning 7

WP Config Exposure 7

Bad Web Bot 1

Web App Attack 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 01:00 with 5 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

1,178,017 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 28,863 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

Brazil BR

258,632 22%
02

United States US THIS IP

199,752 17%
03

India IN

102,531 8.7%
04

China CN

49,649 4.2%
05

Argentina AR

41,951 3.6%
06

SC SC

29,413 2.5%
07

Mexico MX

27,447 2.3%
08

Russia RU

26,508 2.3%
09

Colombia CO

24,031 2%
10

Germany DE

22,856 1.9%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

9.2/10 Avg Threat

97% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Elevated Risk

Threat Categories

Behavioral Analysis

Cloud Infrastructure

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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