Is IP address 4.246.117.137 dangerous?

Yes, 4.246.117.137 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 10/10. It has been reported 65 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 4.246.117.137?

IP address 4.246.117.137 is operated by Microsoft Corporation (ASN 8075) and is geolocated to US. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 4.246.117.137?

Yes, blocking 4.246.117.137 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 10/10 and 65 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 4.246.117.137?

Our threat assessment for 4.246.117.137 has a confidence score of 100%, based on 65 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

4.246.117.137

IPv4 Public

AS8075

Microsoft Corporation

65 Reports

United States Location

Microsoft Corporation ASN 8075

65 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Extreme Threat

IP 4.246.117.137 classified at threat level 10/10 with 65 documented attacks.

Advanced threat indicators confirmed with 100% certainty.

More threatening than 100% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

SSH 28

Hacking 20

Brute-Force 4

Exploited Host 4

Technical Details

SSH attacks attempt to gain server access through password guessing or exploitation of SSH vulnerabilities.

Recommended Mitigations

Use key-based authentication, change default ports, implement fail2ban, and disable root login.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Declining

Activity has decreased recently, suggesting remediation or threat actor migration.

First Observed 23. August 2026

Last Activity 1. September 2026

Recent (7 days) 0 incidents

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

Proactive blocking essential. Significant operational risk detected.

Continue monitoring the positive trend.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 10/10 Critical

Critical

Activity Frequency 8/10 High

Confidence Score 92% Verified

Confidence History

2. Jul 2026 - 1. Sep 2026

100% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
1. Sep 2026	Brute-Force SSH	Honeypot	75%
1. Sep 2026	Brute-Force SSH	Honeypot	75%
1. Sep 2026	Brute-Force SSH	Honeypot	75%
1. Sep 2026	Brute-Force SSH	Honeypot	75%
23. Aug 2026	Hacking SSH	Honeypot x2	75%
23. Aug 2026	SSH Hacking	Honeypot x2	75%
23. Aug 2026	SSH Hacking	Honeypot x2	75%
23. Aug 2026	Hacking SSH	Honeypot x2	75%
23. Aug 2026	Hacking SSH	Honeypot x2	75%
23. Aug 2026	SSH Hacking	Honeypot x2	75%
23. Aug 2026	Hacking SSH	Honeypot x2	75%
23. Aug 2026	Hacking SSH	Honeypot x2	75%
23. Aug 2026	SSH Hacking	Honeypot x2	75%
23. Aug 2026	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%
23. Aug 2026	Hacking SSH	Honeypot x2	75%
2. Aug 2026	Hacking SSH	Honeypot x2	75%
2. Aug 2026	SSH Hacking	Honeypot x2	75%
2. Aug 2026	SSH Hacking	Honeypot x2	75%
2. Aug 2026	SSH Hacking	Honeypot x2	75%
2. Aug 2026	Exploited Host Hacking SSH	Honeypot x3	75%
2. Aug 2026	Hacking SSH	Honeypot x2	75%
2. Aug 2026	SSH Hacking	Honeypot x2	75%
2. Aug 2026	SSH Hacking	Honeypot x2	75%
2. Aug 2026	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%
2. Aug 2026	Hacking SSH	Honeypot x2	75%
11. Jul 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
11. Jul 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
9. Jul 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
9. Jul 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
2. Jul 2026	SSH Hacking Exploited Host	Honeypot x3	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 4.246.117.137
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: US
ASN: AS8075
ISP: Microsoft Corporation

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 65
First Reported: 26 May 2026
Last Reported: 1 Sep 2026, 23:17

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

100 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 100% of all IPs in our database.

Top 10% Most Dangerous

Global Comparison

Compared against 767,189 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 10/10 avg: 5.8 ++

Total Reports 65 avg: 9 ++

Network Comparison

Compared against 11,091 IPs in ASN 8075

Threat Level 10/10 network avg: 7.6 +

Total Reports 65 network avg: 13 ++

Network Microsoft Corporation has overall threat level 8/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 134,790 IPs in US

Threat Level 10/10 country avg: 6.3 ++

Total Reports 65 country avg: 19 ++

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

Peak Day 23 Aug 2026 11 reports

Daily Average 0.5 reports/day

Most Active Sunday 29 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

SSH 59

Hacking 35

Exploited Host 11

Brute-Force 4

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 23:00 with 9 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

697,897 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 22,560 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US THIS IP

134,790 19.3%
02

Brazil BR

109,413 15.7%
03

India IN

75,774 10.9%
04

China CN

43,099 6.2%
05

SC SC

29,184 4.2%
06

Netherlands NL

16,467 2.4%
07

Argentina AR

16,066 2.3%
08

Germany DE

15,801 2.3%
09

Pakistan PK

15,194 2.2%
10

Colombia CO

15,076 2.2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

9.6/10 Avg Threat

100% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Extreme Threat

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

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PDF Report

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