Is IP address 40.74.68.49 dangerous?

Yes, 40.74.68.49 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 7/10. It has been reported 1 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 40.74.68.49?

IP address 40.74.68.49 is operated by Microsoft Corporation (ASN 8075) and is geolocated to JP. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 40.74.68.49?

Yes, blocking 40.74.68.49 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 7/10 and 1 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 40.74.68.49?

Our threat assessment for 40.74.68.49 has a confidence score of 3%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

40.74.68.49

IPv4 Public

AS8075

Microsoft Corporation

1 Reports

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Japan Location

Microsoft Corporation ASN 8075

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

High Risk

IP 40.74.68.49 rated at threat level 7/10 based on 1 security reports.

Pattern analysis reveals concerning activity. Confidence: 3%.

More threatening than 76% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 1

Brute-Force 1

Hacking 1

Port Scan 1

Web App Attack 1

WP Backdoor Installation 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.

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

Monitor closely and consider blocking. Escalation potential detected.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 7/10 High

High

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 2% Low Confidence

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
28. Jun 2026	Bad Web Bot WP Fake SEO Bot Port Scan +8	Honeypot x51	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 40.74.68.49
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: JP
ASN: AS8075
ISP: Microsoft Corporation

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 28 Jun 2026
Last Reported: 28 Jun 2026, 18:54

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

76 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 76% of all IPs in our database.

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 1,195,335 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 7/10 avg: 6.0 +

Total Reports 1 avg: 7 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 13,003 IPs in ASN 8075

Threat Level 7/10 network avg: 8.0 =

Total Reports 1 network avg: 12 --

Network Microsoft Corporation has overall threat level 8/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 9,290 IPs in JP

Threat Level 7/10 country avg: 7.1 =

Total Reports 1 country avg: 7 --

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

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Sunday 1 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

Bad Web Bot 1

WP Fake SEO Bot 1

Port Scan 1

Hacking 1

Web App Attack 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 18:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

1,090,132 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 32,327 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

Brazil BR

235,969 21.6%
02

United States US

190,805 17.5%
03

India IN

95,834 8.8%
04

China CN

48,124 4.4%
05

Argentina AR

38,070 3.5%
06

SC SC

29,348 2.7%
07

Mexico MX

24,707 2.3%
08

Russia RU

23,902 2.2%
09

Colombia CO

22,577 2.1%
10

Germany DE

20,878 1.9%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

9.2/10 Avg Threat

96% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

High Risk

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

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

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