Is IP address 201.79.99.2 dangerous?

Yes, 201.79.99.2 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 7/10. It has been reported 3 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 201.79.99.2?

IP address 201.79.99.2 is operated by DigitalOcean (ASN 0) and is geolocated to US. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 201.79.99.2?

Yes, blocking 201.79.99.2 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 7/10 and 3 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 201.79.99.2?

Our threat assessment for 201.79.99.2 has a confidence score of 28%, based on 3 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

201.79.99.2

IPv4 Public

DigitalOcean

3 Reports

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United States Location

DigitalOcean ISP

3 Reports

Community Data Source

High Risk

IP 201.79.99.2 rated at threat level 7/10 based on 3 security reports.

Pattern analysis reveals concerning activity. Confidence: 28%.

More threatening than 87% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Brute-Force 2

WP User Enumeration 1

Technical Details

Brute-force attacks systematically attempt password combinations against authentication systems.

Recommended Mitigations

Implement rate limiting, account lockout policies, multi-factor authentication, and fail2ban.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

Steady malicious activity over 1 days indicates persistent threat actor operations.

First Observed 29. October 2026

Last Activity 30. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 3 incidents

Cloud Infrastructure

This IP operates from DigitalOcean 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

Monitor closely and consider blocking. Escalation potential detected.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 7/10 High

High

Activity Frequency 1/10 Very Low

Confidence Score 28% Medium Confidence

Confidence History

29. Oct 2026 - 30. Oct 2026

28% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
30. Oct 2026	Brute-Force	Community	75%
29. Oct 2026	Brute-Force	Community	75%
29. Oct 2026	WP User Enumeration	Community	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 201.79.99.2
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class C

Geolocation

Country: US
ASN: Unknown
ISP: DigitalOcean

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 3
First Reported: 29 Oct 2026
Last Reported: 30 Oct 2026, 08:21

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 1,318,709 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 7/10 avg: 6.0 +

Total Reports 3 avg: 7 --

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 205,084 IPs in US

Threat Level 7/10 country avg: 6.6 =

Total Reports 3 country avg: 16 --

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

Peak Day 29 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 5/10

Current Threat 5/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

Brute-Force 2

WP User Enumeration 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 08:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

1,201,933 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 30,696 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

Brazil BR

260,768 21.7%
02

United States US THIS IP

205,084 17.1%
03

India IN

103,250 8.6%
04

China CN

50,491 4.2%
05

Argentina AR

42,351 3.5%
06

SC SC

29,432 2.4%
07

Mexico MX

27,833 2.3%
08

Russia RU

26,872 2.2%
09

Colombia CO

24,248 2%
10

Germany DE

24,025 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

IPs from the same subnet range, likely same network segment.

4 Related IPs

6.8/10 Avg Threat

33% Avg Confidence

1 High Threat

Elevated risk: Multiple related IPs are flagged

High Risk

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Behavioral Analysis

Cloud Infrastructure

Security Recommendations

Basic Information

Geolocation

DNS Information

Statistics

Global Threat Ranking

Top Threat Categories

Hourly Activity

Weekly Activity

FEED

Top Threat Sources

JSON Report

Firewall Rules

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