Is IP address 217.216.91.225 dangerous?

217.216.91.225 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 217.216.91.225?

IP address 217.216.91.225 is operated by Contabo Inc. (ASN 40021) and is geolocated to US. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 217.216.91.225?

Blocking 217.216.91.225 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 217.216.91.225?

Our threat assessment for 217.216.91.225 has a confidence score of 21%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

217.216.91.225

IPv4 Public

AS40021

Contabo Inc.

1 Reports

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United States Location

Contabo Inc. ASN 40021

1 Reports

Community Data Source

Cautionary Risk

IP 217.216.91.225 rated 5/10 from 1 security events.

Mixed behavior profile detected. Confidence: 21%.

More threatening than 39% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 1

Web App Attack 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.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

Steady malicious activity over less than a day indicates persistent threat actor operations.

First Observed 1. October 2026

Last Activity 1. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 0 incidents

Moderate Network Risk

The network hosting this IP (ASN 40021, operated by Contabo Inc.) shows moderate threat indicators. Some concerning activity has been detected from neighboring addresses.

Consider the network context when assessing this individual IP.

Security Recommendations

Apply balanced security measures based on risk tolerance.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 5/10 Medium

Medium

Activity Frequency 2/10 Very Low

Confidence Score 15% Low Confidence

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
1. Oct 2026	Bad Web Bot Web App Attack	Community	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 217.216.91.225
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class C

Geolocation

Country: US
ASN: AS40021
ISP: Contabo Inc.

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: vmi3617737.contaboserver.net
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 1 Oct 2026
Last Reported: 1 Oct 2026, 06:45

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: AS40021

Organization: Contabo Inc.

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

4/10

This network has low threat indicators with minimal suspicious activity.

Network Statistics

152

Total IPs Monitored

7,127

Total Reports

46.9

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Contabo Inc. (AS40021), which manages 152 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 7,127 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 4/10.

Network notice: This network shows some suspicious activity patterns. Monitor interactions with IPs from this ASN.

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

39 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 39% of all IPs in our database.

Below Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 837,776 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 6.3 -

Total Reports 1 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 357 IPs in ASN 40021

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 7.7 -

Total Reports 1 network avg: 21 --

Network Contabo Inc. has overall threat level 4/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 149,042 IPs in US

Threat Level 5/10 country avg: 6.8 -

Total Reports 1 country avg: 18 --

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

Peak Day 1 Oct 2026 1 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Thursday 1 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

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 06:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

761,572 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 30,336 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US THIS IP

149,042 19.6%
02

Brazil BR

112,099 14.7%
03

India IN

88,130 11.6%
04

China CN

46,240 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,255 3.8%
06

Germany DE

18,549 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL

18,096 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

18,020 2.4%
09

Argentina AR

16,337 2.1%
10

Colombia CO

15,199 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

9.3/10 Avg Threat

54% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Cautionary Risk

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Behavioral Analysis

Moderate Network Risk

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

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Windows Firewall

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Apache .htaccess

PDF Report

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