Critical Threat
IP address 49.204.226.35 is a critical-risk address originating from India that has been identified as an exploited host with 5,445 total abuse reports logged during August 2025. Operating through ASN AS24309 under Atria Convergence Technologies Pvt. Ltd., this IP presents a severe threat to any exposed service and should be treated as a compromised system actively being weaponised by threat actors without the legitimate owner's knowledge.
The detection profile for 49.204.226.35 reveals a significant abuse history concentrated entirely within the exploited host category across all 20 recent reports, all sourced from automated honeypot sensors. While the total report volume of 5,445 indicates persistent malicious activity, the activity frequency score of 0/10 suggests that heavy engagement may have tapered, though the August 2025 reporting window confirms ongoing relevance. The 59% confidence score reflects reasonable certainty that this address has been compromised and is being used as an automated attack platform, likely participating in broader botnet-driven operations. The geographic origin through an Indian broadband ISP suggests the compromised device is likely a consumer-grade router, IoT device or unpatched server with default or weak credentials that allowed initial compromise.
An exploited host classification indicates that external threat actors have gained control of the device and are now operating it remotely to conduct attacks against other targets, including automated scanning, exploitation attempts and payload delivery. This poses a dual risk: the compromised system itself may be performing hostile actions that could trigger blocklisting elsewhere, while simultaneously remaining vulnerable to further exploitation. The nature of these automated honeypot detections strongly suggests the threat actors are operating standard attack toolkits to probe and exploit exposed services at scale across the internet.
Network operators should immediately block 49.204.226.35 at the perimeter firewall and monitor logs for any attempted connections from this source. Exposed services running on the targeted infrastructure should have authentication mechanisms hardened, including enforcement of strong, unique credentials and implementation of tools such as fail2ban to automatically block repeated login attempts. Proactive monitoring for any malware or exploit activity originating from internal network segments is strongly advised, as the presence of an exploited host in the threat intelligence feed indicates the device has already been compromised by external actors.
