Is IP address 45.238.73.12 dangerous?

45.238.73.12 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 45.238.73.12?

IP address 45.238.73.12 is operated by ALIANCA LINK PROVEDOR DE INTERNET (ASN 268328) and is geolocated to BR. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 45.238.73.12?

Blocking 45.238.73.12 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 45.238.73.12?

Our threat assessment for 45.238.73.12 has a confidence score of 10%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

45.238.73.12

IPv4 Public

AS268328

ALIANCA LINK PROVEDOR DE INTERNET

1 Reports

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Brazil Location

ALIANCA LINK PROVEDOR DE ... ASN 268328

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Medium Threat

Medium risk rating 5/10 for IP 45.238.73.12 based on 1 incidents.

Suspicious behavior markers present. 10% confidence level.

More threatening than 3% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 1

WP Content Scraping 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.

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 268328) with generally good reputation. The ISP ALIANCA LINK PROVEDOR DE INTERNET maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Monitor traffic patterns. Review logs periodically for escalation.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 5/10 Medium

Medium

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 8% Low Confidence

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

Basic Information

IP Address: 45.238.73.12
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: BR
ASN: AS268328
ISP: ALIANCA LINK PROVEDOR DE INTERNET

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: 45-238-73-12.aliancalink.com.br
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 21 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 21 Aug 2026, 12:06

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

3 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 3% of all IPs in our database.

Low Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 838,261 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 6.3 -

Total Reports 1 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 6 IPs in ASN 268328

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 5.2 =

Total Reports 1 network avg: 1 =

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 112,143 IPs in BR

Threat Level 5/10 country avg: 5.4 =

Total Reports 1 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 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 1

WP Content Scraping 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 12:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

761,862 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 30,294 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

149,079 19.6%
02

Brazil BR THIS IP

112,129 14.7%
03

India IN

88,153 11.6%
04

China CN

46,250 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,255 3.8%
06

Germany DE

18,557 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL

18,102 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

18,029 2.4%
09

Argentina AR

16,347 2.1%
10

Colombia CO

15,201 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

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Medium Threat

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Recommended Mitigations

Reputable Network

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Basic Information

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DNS Information

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Top Threat Categories

Hourly Activity

Weekly Activity

FEED

Top Threat Sources

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