Is IP address 45.167.140.56 dangerous?

Yes, 45.167.140.56 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 8/10. It has been reported 4 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 45.167.140.56?

IP address 45.167.140.56 is operated by S.BARROS DE SOUZA-ME (ASN 268011) and is geolocated to BR. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 45.167.140.56?

Yes, blocking 45.167.140.56 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 8/10 and 4 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 45.167.140.56?

Our threat assessment for 45.167.140.56 has a confidence score of 24%, based on 4 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

45.167.140.56

IPv4 Public

AS268011

S.BARROS DE SOUZA-ME

4 Reports

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Brazil Location

S.BARROS DE SOUZA-ME ASN 268011

4 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Elevated Risk

Elevated threat level 8/10 for IP 45.167.140.56 from 4 reported incidents.

Behavioral profile indicates cyber threat activity with 24% confidence.

More threatening than 87% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

SSH 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.

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 268011) with generally good reputation. The ISP S.BARROS DE SOUZA-ME maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Enhanced monitoring recommended. Review logs for interactions with this IP.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 8/10 High

Critical

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 23% Low Confidence

Confidence History

4. Sep 2026 - 8. Sep 2026

24% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
8. Sep 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
4. Sep 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
4. Sep 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
4. Sep 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 45.167.140.56
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: BR
ASN: AS268011
ISP: S.BARROS DE SOUZA-ME

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 4
First Reported: 4 Sep 2026
Last Reported: 8 Sep 2026, 13:43

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

87 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 87% of all IPs in our database.

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 860,965 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 8/10 avg: 6.3 +

Total Reports 4 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 37 IPs in ASN 268011

Threat Level 8/10 network avg: 6.9 +

Total Reports 4 network avg: 2 ++

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 113,545 IPs in BR

Threat Level 8/10 country avg: 5.4 +

Total Reports 4 country avg: 3 +

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

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Friday 3 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 4

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 00:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

782,563 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 34,701 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

152,779 19.5%
02

Brazil BR THIS IP

113,560 14.5%
03

India IN

91,816 11.7%
04

China CN

47,161 6%
05

SC SC

29,277 3.7%
06

Germany DE

19,132 2.4%
07

Pakistan PK

18,798 2.4%
08

Netherlands NL

18,497 2.4%
09

Argentina AR

16,812 2.1%
10

Indonesia ID

15,594 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

6.6/10 Avg Threat

23% Avg Confidence

8 High Threat

Elevated risk: Multiple related IPs are flagged

Elevated Risk

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Reputable Network

Security Recommendations

Basic Information

Geolocation

DNS Information

Statistics

Global Threat Ranking

Top Threat Categories

Hourly Activity

Weekly Activity

FEED

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