Is IP address 45.4.179.3 dangerous?

Yes, 45.4.179.3 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 10/10. It has been reported 9 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 45.4.179.3?

IP address 45.4.179.3 is operated by YUHOO NET (ASN 266097) and is geolocated to BR. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 45.4.179.3?

Yes, blocking 45.4.179.3 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 10/10 and 9 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 45.4.179.3?

Our threat assessment for 45.4.179.3 has a confidence score of 7%, based on 9 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

45.4.179.3

IPv4 Public

AS266097

YUHOO NET

9 Reports

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Brazil Location

YUHOO NET ASN 266097

9 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Critical Alert

Security alert: 45.4.179.3 rated 10/10 based on 9 verified incidents.

Threat profile indicates sustained malicious activity with 7% confidence rating.

More threatening than 93% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

SSH 9

Hacking 2

Exploited Host 2

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 266097) with generally good reputation. The ISP YUHOO NET maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Implement immediate countermeasures. Well-resourced threat actor identified.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 10/10 Critical

Critical

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 6% Low Confidence

Confidence History

26. May 2026 - 14. Jun 2026

7% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
14. Jun 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
11. Jun 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
28. May 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
28. May 2026	SSH Hacking Exploited Host	Honeypot x3	75%
28. May 2026	Hacking SSH Exploited Host	Honeypot x3	75%
26. May 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
26. May 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
26. May 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
26. May 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 45.4.179.3
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: BR
ASN: AS266097
ISP: YUHOO NET

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 9
First Reported: 26 May 2026
Last Reported: 14 Jun 2026, 18:06

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

93 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 93% of all IPs in our database.

Top 10% Most Dangerous

Global Comparison

Compared against 832,391 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 10/10 avg: 6.3 ++

Total Reports 9 avg: 9 =

Network Comparison

Compared against 6 IPs in ASN 266097

Threat Level 10/10 network avg: 6.3 ++

Total Reports 9 network avg: 5 ++

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 111,821 IPs in BR

Threat Level 10/10 country avg: 5.4 ++

Total Reports 9 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 Tuesday 4 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 9

Hacking 2

Exploited Host 2

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 15:00 with 3 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

756,549 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 29,219 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

148,056 19.6%
02

Brazil BR THIS IP

111,808 14.8%
03

India IN

87,140 11.5%
04

China CN

46,044 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,252 3.9%
06

Germany DE

18,353 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL

17,970 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

17,792 2.4%
09

Argentina AR

16,265 2.1%
10

Colombia CO

15,169 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

5 Related IPs

5.6/10 Avg Threat

27% Avg Confidence

1 High Threat

Critical Alert

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

Top Threat Sources

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