Is IP address 49.192.171.73 dangerous?

49.192.171.73 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 49.192.171.73?

IP address 49.192.171.73 is operated by Microplex PTY LTD (ASN 4804) and is geolocated to AU. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 49.192.171.73?

Blocking 49.192.171.73 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 49.192.171.73?

Our threat assessment for 49.192.171.73 has a confidence score of 15%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

49.192.171.73

IPv4 Public

AS4804

Microplex PTY LTD

1 Reports

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Australia Location

Microplex PTY LTD ASN 4804

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Cautionary Risk

IP 49.192.171.73 rated 5/10 from 1 security events.

Mixed behavior profile detected. Confidence: 15%.

More threatening than 37% 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.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

Steady malicious activity over less than a day indicates persistent threat actor operations.

First Observed 2. September 2026

Last Activity 2. September 2026

Recent (7 days) 0 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 4804) with generally good reputation. The ISP Microplex PTY LTD maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Apply balanced security measures based on risk tolerance.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 5/10 Medium

Medium

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 14% Low Confidence

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
2. Sep 2026	Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 49.192.171.73
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: AU
ASN: AS4804
ISP: Microplex PTY LTD

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: n49-192-171-73.per1.wa.optusnet.com.au
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 2 Sep 2026
Last Reported: 2 Sep 2026, 02:14

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: AS4804

Organization: Microplex PTY LTD

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

1/10

This network appears to be relatively clean with very low threat indicators.

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

Total Reports

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Microplex PTY LTD (AS4804), which manages 6 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 6 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 1/10.

Network status: This network appears to be well-maintained with low threat indicators.

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

37 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 37% of all IPs in our database.

Below Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 811,029 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 6.3 -

Total Reports 1 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 74 IPs in ASN 4804

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 6.6 -

Total Reports 1 network avg: 3 --

Network Microplex PTY LTD has overall threat level 1/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 2,647 IPs in AU

Threat Level 5/10 country avg: 7.3 -

Total Reports 1 country avg: 5 --

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

Peak Day 2 Sep 2026 1 reports

Daily Average 0 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 1

WP Content Scraping 1

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

737,376 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 35,685 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

144,136 19.5%
02

Brazil BR

110,955 15%
03

India IN

82,861 11.2%
04

China CN

45,003 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,242 4%
06

Germany DE

17,668 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL

17,557 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

16,824 2.3%
09

Argentina AR

16,204 2.2%
10

Colombia CO

15,143 2.1%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

7.8/10 Avg Threat

36% Avg Confidence

17 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Cautionary Risk

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Behavioral Analysis

Reputable Network

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

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nginx

Apache .htaccess

PDF Report

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