Is IP address 209.59.85.40 dangerous?

209.59.85.40 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 209.59.85.40?

IP address 209.59.85.40 is operated by Cable & Wireless Dominica (ASN 11139) and is geolocated to VG. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 209.59.85.40?

Blocking 209.59.85.40 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 209.59.85.40?

Our threat assessment for 209.59.85.40 has a confidence score of 12%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

209.59.85.40

IPv4 Public

AS11139

Cable & Wireless Dominica

1 Reports

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British Virgin Islands Location

Cable & Wireless Dominica ASN 11139

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Measured Risk

IP 209.59.85.40 threat rating: 5/10 from 1 observations.

Attention-worthy behavior detected. Confidence: 12%.

More threatening than 4% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 1

WP Content Scraping 1

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.

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 11139) with generally good reputation. The ISP Cable & Wireless Dominica maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Standard security protocols sufficient. Monitor but no immediate blocking required.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 5/10 Medium

Medium

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 6% Low Confidence

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
26. Aug 2026	Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 209.59.85.40
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class C

Geolocation

Country: VG
ASN: AS11139
ISP: Cable & Wireless Dominica

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 26 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 26 Aug 2026, 01:49

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

4 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 4% of all IPs in our database.

Low Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 1,185,510 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 6.0 -

Total Reports 1 avg: 7 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 135 IPs in ASN 11139

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 5.2 =

Total Reports 1 network avg: 1 -

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 69 IPs in VG

Threat Level 5/10 country avg: 6.2 -

Total Reports 1 country avg: 6 --

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

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Wednesday 1 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 1

WP Content Scraping 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 01:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

1,081,075 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 30,885 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

Brazil BR

231,637 21.4%
02

United States US

190,585 17.6%
03

India IN

95,795 8.9%
04

China CN

48,109 4.5%
05

Argentina AR

37,393 3.5%
06

SC SC

29,347 2.7%
07

Mexico MX

24,275 2.2%
08

Russia RU

23,544 2.2%
09

Colombia CO

22,342 2.1%
10

Germany DE

20,835 1.9%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

5.8/10 Avg Threat

31% Avg Confidence

4 High Threat

Measured Risk

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

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

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