Is IP address 20.12.240.184 dangerous?

Yes, 20.12.240.184 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 8/10. It has been reported 24 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 20.12.240.184?

IP address 20.12.240.184 is operated by MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK (ASN 8075) and is geolocated to US. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 20.12.240.184?

Yes, blocking 20.12.240.184 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 8/10 and 24 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 20.12.240.184?

Our threat assessment for 20.12.240.184 has a confidence score of 24%, based on 24 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

20.12.240.184

IPv4 Public

AS8075

MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK

24 Reports

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US Location

MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLO... ASN 8075

24 Reports

Mixed Data Source

Elevated Risk

Elevated threat level 8/10 for IP 20.12.240.184 from 24 reported incidents.

Behavioral profile indicates cyber threat activity with 24% confidence.

More threatening than 87% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Hacking 15

Port Scan 5

Exploited Host 3

Web App Attack 2

IoT Targeted 2

Email Spam 1

Technical Details

General hacking activity includes various intrusion attempts, exploitation of vulnerabilities, and unauthorized access attempts.

Recommended Mitigations

Keep systems patched, implement intrusion detection, and follow security best practices.

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.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 8/10 High

Critical

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 19% Low Confidence

Confidence History

15. Aug 2025 - 4. Aug 2026

24% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
4. Aug 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%
31. Jul 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%
27. Jul 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%
16. Jul 2026	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%
14. Jul 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%
28. Jun 2026	Web App Attack Port Scan	Honeypot x2	75%
18. Jun 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%
10. Jun 2026	Port Scan	Honeypot	75%
9. Jun 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%
2. Jun 2026	IoT Targeted Port Scan	Honeypot x2	75%
29. May 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%
28. May 2026	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%
18. May 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%
26. Apr 2026	IoT Targeted Port Scan	Honeypot x2	75%
25. Apr 2026	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%
13. Apr 2026	Email Spam	Honeypot	75%
13. Apr 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%
12. Apr 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%
10. Apr 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%
1. Apr 2026	Port Scan Hacking	Honeypot x2	75%
3. Feb 2026	Hacking	Honeypot x2	75%
20. Oct 2025	Web App Attack	Honeypot	75%
12. Oct 2025	Hacking	Honeypot	75%
15. Aug 2025	Hacking	Community	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 20.12.240.184
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: US
ASN: AS8075
ISP: MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 24
First Reported: 15 Aug 2025
Last Reported: 4 Aug 2026, 09:06

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

87 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 87% of all IPs in our database.

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 833,363 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 8/10 avg: 6.3 +

Total Reports 24 avg: 9 ++

Network Comparison

Compared against 12,497 IPs in ASN 8075

Threat Level 8/10 network avg: 8.0 =

Total Reports 24 network avg: 12 ++

Network MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK has overall threat level 8/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 148,297 IPs in US

Threat Level 8/10 country avg: 6.8 +

Total Reports 24 country avg: 18 +

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

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Monday 5 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

Hacking 15

Port Scan 5

Exploited Host 3

Web App Attack 2

IoT Targeted 2

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 00:00 with 4 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

757,605 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 30,901 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US THIS IP

148,298 19.6%
02

Brazil BR

111,887 14.8%
03

India IN

87,212 11.5%
04

China CN

46,096 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,253 3.9%
06

Germany DE

18,448 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL

18,003 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

17,825 2.4%
09

Argentina AR

16,272 2.1%
10

Colombia CO

15,171 2%

+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

100% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Elevated Risk

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

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

JSON Report

Firewall Rules

iptables / netfilter

UFW (Ubuntu)

Windows Firewall

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