Is IP address 45.172.222.216 dangerous?

45.172.222.216 presents moderate risk with a threat level of 5/10. While not critically dangerous, it has been associated with activity. Monitoring and conditional blocking is recommended.

Who owns or operates IP address 45.172.222.216?

IP address 45.172.222.216 is operated by ATENEA TELECOMUNICACIONES S.A.S (ASN 267823) and is geolocated to CO. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 45.172.222.216?

Blocking 45.172.222.216 is advisable for security-sensitive environments. With a threat level of 5/10, consider implementing conditional blocks or rate limiting.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 45.172.222.216?

Our threat assessment for 45.172.222.216 has a confidence score of 33%, based on 2 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

45.172.222.216

IPv4 Public

AS267823

ATENEA TELECOMUNICACIONES S.A.S

2 Reports

Colombia Location

ATENEA TELECOMUNICACIONES... ASN 267823

2 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Medium Threat

Medium risk rating 5/10 for IP 45.172.222.216 based on 2 incidents.

Suspicious behavior markers present. 33% confidence level.

More threatening than 45% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 2

WP Content Scraping 2

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 3 days indicates persistent threat actor operations.

First Observed 26. August 2026

Last Activity 29. August 2026

Recent (7 days) 0 incidents

High-Risk Network Association

This IP belongs to a network (ASN 267823) with elevated threat levels. The ISP ATENEA TELECOMUNICACIONES S.A.S hosts multiple reported malicious addresses, suggesting systemic security issues or permissive policies.

Network-wide patterns may indicate this is part of a larger malicious infrastructure.

Security Recommendations

Monitor traffic patterns. Review logs periodically for escalation.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 5/10 Medium

Medium

Activity Frequency 2/10 Very Low

Confidence Score 27% Medium Confidence

Confidence History

26. Aug 2026 - 29. Aug 2026

33% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
29. Aug 2026	Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping	Honeypot	75%
26. Aug 2026	Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 45.172.222.216
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: CO
ASN: AS267823
ISP: ATENEA TELECOMUNICACIONES S.A.S

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: edgeISP-45-172-222-216.ateneatelecomunicaciones.xyz
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 2
First Reported: 26 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 29 Aug 2026, 02:32

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: AS267823

Organization: ATENEA TELECOMUNICACIONES S.A.S

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

7/10

This network shows moderate threat levels with some malicious activity patterns.

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

Total Reports

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to ATENEA TELECOMUNICACIONES S.A.S (AS267823), which manages 1 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 1 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 7/10.

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

45 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 45% of all IPs in our database.

Below Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 767,655 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 5.8 =

Total Reports 2 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 43 IPs in ASN 267823

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 5.1 =

Total Reports 2 network avg: 2 +

Network ATENEA TELECOMUNICACIONES S.A.S has overall threat level 7/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 15,077 IPs in CO

Threat Level 5/10 country avg: 5.1 =

Total Reports 2 country avg: 2 =

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

Peak Day 26 Aug 2026 1 reports

Daily Average 0.1 reports/day

Most Active Wednesday 1 reports

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

Initial Threat 4/10

Current Threat 4/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 2

WP Content Scraping 2

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 02:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

698,240 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 22,856 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

134,916 19.3%
02

Brazil BR

109,420 15.7%
03

India IN

75,799 10.9%
04

China CN

43,116 6.2%
05

SC SC

29,184 4.2%
06

Netherlands NL

16,472 2.4%
07

Argentina AR

16,067 2.3%
08

Germany DE

15,814 2.3%
09

Pakistan PK

15,208 2.2%
10

Colombia CO THIS IP

15,077 2.2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

5.3/10 Avg Threat

33% Avg Confidence

2 High Threat

Medium Threat

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Behavioral Analysis

High-Risk Network Association

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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