Is IP address 3.139.242.79 dangerous?

Yes, 3.139.242.79 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 8/10. It has been reported 12 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 3.139.242.79?

IP address 3.139.242.79 is operated by AMAZON-02 (ASN 16509) and is geolocated to US. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 3.139.242.79?

Yes, blocking 3.139.242.79 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 8/10 and 12 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 3.139.242.79?

Our threat assessment for 3.139.242.79 has a confidence score of 61%, based on 12 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

3.139.242.79

IPv4 Public

AS16509

AMAZON-02

12 Reports

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US Location

AMAZON-02 ASN 16509

12 Reports

Mixed Data Source

Elevated Risk

Elevated threat level 8/10 for IP 3.139.242.79 from 12 reported incidents.

Behavioral profile indicates cyber threat activity with 61% confidence.

More threatening than 89% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 9

WP Fake SEO Bot 8

DDoS Attack 3

WP Cron Abuse 3

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 30. September 2026

Last Activity 30. September 2026

Recent (7 days) 1 incidents

Cloud Infrastructure

This IP operates from Amazon Web Services (AWS) 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.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 8/10 High

Critical

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 61% High Confidence

Confidence History

28. Jan 2026 - 30. Sep 2026

61% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
30. Sep 2026	Bad Web Bot	Community	75%
5. Aug 2026	Bad Web Bot WP Fake SEO Bot	Honeypot	75%
24. Jul 2026	Bad Web Bot WP Fake SEO Bot	Community x3	75%
8. Jul 2026	Bad Web Bot WP Fake SEO Bot	Honeypot	75%
21. Jun 2026	Bad Web Bot WP Fake SEO Bot	Honeypot	75%
21. Jun 2026	Bad Web Bot WP Fake SEO Bot	Honeypot x9	75%
16. Jun 2026	Bad Web Bot WP Fake SEO Bot	Honeypot	75%
18. Apr 2026	Bad Web Bot WP Fake SEO Bot	Honeypot	75%
6. Apr 2026	Bad Web Bot WP Fake SEO Bot	Honeypot	75%
20. Feb 2026	WP Cron Abuse DDoS Attack	Community	75%
16. Feb 2026	WP Cron Abuse DDoS Attack	Community	75%
28. Jan 2026	WP Cron Abuse DDoS Attack	Community	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 3.139.242.79
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: US
ASN: AS16509
ISP: AMAZON-02

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: scan.visionheight.com
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 12
First Reported: 28 Jan 2026
Last Reported: 30 Sep 2026, 13:20

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: AS16509

Organization: Amazon.com, Inc.

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

4/10

This network has low threat indicators with minimal suspicious activity.

Network Statistics

3,313

Total IPs Monitored

133,751

Total Reports

40.4

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Amazon.com, Inc. (AS16509), which manages 3,313 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 133,751 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

89 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 89% of all IPs in our database.

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 812,887 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 8/10 avg: 6.3 +

Total Reports 12 avg: 9 +

Network Comparison

Compared against 8,585 IPs in ASN 16509

Threat Level 8/10 network avg: 7.0 +

Total Reports 12 network avg: 18 -

Network AMAZON-02 has overall threat level 4/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 144,521 IPs in US

Threat Level 8/10 country avg: 6.8 +

Total Reports 12 country avg: 18 -

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

Peak Day 30 Sep 2026 1 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Wednesday 4 reports

Evolution of threat level over time based on reported categories and frequency.

Initial Threat 6/10

Current Threat 4/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 9

WP Fake SEO Bot 8

WP Cron Abuse 3

DDoS Attack 3

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 02:00 with 2 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

739,104 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 44,399 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US THIS IP

144,521 19.6%
02

Brazil BR

111,037 15%
03

India IN

83,187 11.3%
04

China CN

45,118 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,242 4%
06

Germany DE

17,720 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL

17,580 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

16,896 2.3%
09

Argentina AR

16,211 2.2%
10

Colombia CO

15,149 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

9/10 Avg Threat

70% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Elevated Risk

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

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

JSON Report

Firewall Rules

iptables / netfilter

UFW (Ubuntu)

Windows Firewall

Cloudflare

nginx

Apache .htaccess

PDF Report

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