Is IP address 45.166.98.17 dangerous?

45.166.98.17 presents moderate risk with a threat level of 6/10. While not critically dangerous, it has been associated with activity. Monitoring and conditional blocking is recommended.

Who owns or operates IP address 45.166.98.17?

IP address 45.166.98.17 is operated by A. de Souza Freitas - Comercio (ASN 267959) and is geolocated to BR. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 45.166.98.17?

Blocking 45.166.98.17 is advisable for security-sensitive environments. With a threat level of 6/10, consider implementing conditional blocks or rate limiting.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 45.166.98.17?

Our threat assessment for 45.166.98.17 has a confidence score of 43%, based on 2 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

45.166.98.17

IPv4 Public

AS267959

A. de Souza Freitas - Comercio

2 Reports

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Brazil Location

A. de Souza Freitas - Com... ASN 267959

2 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Intermediate Threat

Threat level 6/10 for 45.166.98.17 from 2 reports.

Concerning behaviors alongside normal activity. 43% confidence.

More threatening than 69% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Hacking 1

Brute-Force 1

WP Login Brute Force 1

Bad Web Bot 1

WP Content Scraping 1

Technical Details

General hacking activity includes various intrusion attempts, exploitation of vulnerabilities, and unauthorized access attempts.

Recommended Mitigations

Keep systems patched, implement intrusion detection, and follow security best practices.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

Steady malicious activity over 4 weeks indicates persistent threat actor operations.

First Observed 17. October 2026

Last Activity 14. November 2026

Recent (7 days) 1 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 267959) with generally good reputation. The ISP A. de Souza Freitas - Comercio maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Monitor for behavior pattern changes indicating escalation.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 6/10 Medium

High

Activity Frequency 2/10 Very Low

Confidence Score 43% Medium Confidence

Confidence History

17. Oct 2026 - 14. Nov 2026

43% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
14. Nov 2026 New	Hacking Brute-Force WP Login Brute Force	Honeypot	75%
17. Oct 2026	Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 45.166.98.17
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: BR
ASN: AS267959
ISP: A. de Souza Freitas - Comercio

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 2
First Reported: 19 Oct 2026
Last Reported: 14 Nov 2026, 12:21

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

69 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 69% of all IPs in our database.

Above Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 1,352,021 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 6/10 avg: 6.0 =

Total Reports 2 avg: 7 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 4 IPs in ASN 267959

Threat Level 6/10 network avg: 6.0 =

Total Reports 2 network avg: 2 =

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 261,719 IPs in BR

Threat Level 6/10 country avg: 5.2 =

Total Reports 2 country avg: 2 =

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

Peak Day 17 Oct 2026 1 reports

Daily Average 0.1 reports/day

Most Active Saturday 2 reports

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

Initial Threat 4/10

Current Threat 5/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 1

WP Content Scraping 1

Hacking 1

Brute-Force 1

WP Login Brute Force 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

1,232,363 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 20,583 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

Brazil BR THIS IP

261,723 21.2%
02

United States US

213,624 17.3%
03

India IN

104,161 8.5%
04

China CN

52,537 4.3%
05

Argentina AR

42,607 3.5%
06

SC SC

29,487 2.4%
07

Mexico MX

28,150 2.3%
08

Russia RU

27,412 2.2%
09

Germany DE

25,867 2.1%
10

Colombia CO

24,360 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

3 Related IPs

6/10 Avg Threat

13% Avg Confidence

1 High Threat

Elevated risk: Multiple related IPs are flagged

Intermediate Threat

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Behavioral Analysis

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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