Is IP address 51.68.55.173 dangerous?

51.68.55.173 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 51.68.55.173?

IP address 51.68.55.173 is operated by OVH SAS (ASN 16276) and is geolocated to FR. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 51.68.55.173?

Blocking 51.68.55.173 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 51.68.55.173?

Our threat assessment for 51.68.55.173 has a confidence score of 48%, based on 5 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

51.68.55.173

IPv4 Public

AS16276

OVH SAS

5 Reports

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France Location

OVH SAS ASN 16276

5 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Medium Threat

Medium risk rating 5/10 for IP 51.68.55.173 based on 5 incidents.

Suspicious behavior markers present. 48% confidence level.

More threatening than 40% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Email Spam 5

Technical Details

Email spam involves mass distribution of unwanted emails, often for advertising, phishing, or malware delivery.

Recommended Mitigations

Implement SPF, DKIM, DMARC, and use reputable email filtering services.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

Steady malicious activity over 2 weeks indicates persistent threat actor operations.

First Observed 10. September 2026

Last Activity 26. September 2026

Recent (7 days) 0 incidents

Datacenter Infrastructure

This IP is allocated from datacenter space operated by OVH SAS. Datacenter IPs used for attacks often indicate intentional malicious infrastructure.

Purpose-provisioned attack infrastructure may represent more sophisticated threat actors.

Security Recommendations

Monitor traffic patterns. Review logs periodically for escalation.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 5/10 Medium

Medium

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 48% Medium Confidence

Confidence History

25. Aug 2026 - 26. Sep 2026

48% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
26. Sep 2026	Email Spam	Honeypot	75%
10. Sep 2026	Email Spam	Honeypot	75%
4. Sep 2026	Email Spam	Honeypot	75%
29. Aug 2026	Email Spam	Honeypot	75%
25. Aug 2026	Email Spam	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 51.68.55.173
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: FR
ASN: AS16276
ISP: OVH SAS

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: thriveway.artandthestreet.shop
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 5
First Reported: 25 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 26 Sep 2026, 05:00

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: AS16276

Organization: OVH SAS

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

2/10

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

Network Statistics

1,385

Total IPs Monitored

33,679

Total Reports

24.3

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to OVH SAS (AS16276), which manages 1,385 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 33,679 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 2/10.

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

40 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 40% of all IPs in our database.

Below Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 832,880 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 6.3 -

Total Reports 5 avg: 9 -

Network Comparison

Compared against 4,573 IPs in ASN 16276

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 6.8 -

Total Reports 5 network avg: 18 --

Network OVH SAS has overall threat level 2/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 12,211 IPs in FR

Threat Level 5/10 country avg: 6.7 -

Total Reports 5 country avg: 22 --

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

Peak Day 10 Sep 2026 1 reports

Daily Average 0.1 reports/day

Most Active Saturday 2 reports

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

Initial Threat 3/10

Current Threat 3/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

Email Spam 5

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 05:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

757,167 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 30,056 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

148,193 19.6%
02

Brazil BR

111,856 14.8%
03

India IN

87,184 11.5%
04

China CN

46,075 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,252 3.9%
06

Germany DE

18,398 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL

17,986 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

17,818 2.4%
09

Argentina AR

16,267 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.

20 Related IPs

9.7/10 Avg Threat

98% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Medium Threat

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Behavioral Analysis

Datacenter Infrastructure

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

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