Is IP address 52.167.144.18 dangerous?

Yes, 52.167.144.18 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 7/10. It has been reported 6 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 52.167.144.18?

IP address 52.167.144.18 is operated by Microsoft Corporation (ASN 8075) and is geolocated to US. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 52.167.144.18?

Yes, blocking 52.167.144.18 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 7/10 and 6 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 52.167.144.18?

Our threat assessment for 52.167.144.18 has a confidence score of 50%, based on 6 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

52.167.144.18

IPv4 Public

AS8075

Microsoft Corporation

6 Reports

US Location

Microsoft Corporation ASN 8075

6 Reports

Mixed Data Source

Notable Threat

IP 52.167.144.18 rated 7/10 from 6 verified reports.

Multiple security incidents attributed to this IP. Confidence: 50%.

More threatening than 85% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Brute-Force 4

Bad Web Bot 1

WP Content Scraping 1

Web App Attack 1

Technical Details

Brute-force attacks systematically attempt password combinations against authentication systems.

Recommended Mitigations

Implement rate limiting, account lockout policies, multi-factor authentication, and fail2ban.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

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

First Observed 23. August 2026

Last Activity 11. September 2026

Recent (7 days) 0 incidents

Cloud Infrastructure

This IP operates from Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure. Cloud-hosted threats can be provisioned and abandoned quickly, affecting attribution.

Cloud-hosted malicious activity often indicates automated or scalable attack infrastructure.

Security Recommendations

Implement appropriate security controls.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 7/10 High

High

Activity Frequency 2/10 Very Low

Confidence Score 42% Medium Confidence

Confidence History

10. Apr 2026 - 11. Sep 2026

50% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
11. Sep 2026	Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping	Honeypot	75%
8. Sep 2026	Brute-Force	Community	75%
28. Aug 2026	Brute-Force	Community	75%
23. Aug 2026	Brute-Force	Community	75%
29. Jul 2026	Brute-Force	Community	75%
10. Apr 2026	Web App Attack	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 52.167.144.18
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: US
ASN: AS8075
ISP: Microsoft Corporation

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: msnbot-52-167-144-18.search.msn.com
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 6
First Reported: 10 Apr 2026
Last Reported: 11 Sep 2026, 19:03

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: AS8075

Organization: Microsoft Corporation

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

8/10

This network has a high threat level with significant malicious activity reported across multiple IPs.

Network Statistics

5,598

Total IPs Monitored

99,055

Total Reports

17.7

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Microsoft Corporation (AS8075), which manages 5,598 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 99,055 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 8/10.

Network warning: This network has elevated threat levels. Exercise caution when interacting with IPs from this ASN.

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

85 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 85% of all IPs in our database.

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 767,390 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 7/10 avg: 5.8 +

Total Reports 6 avg: 9 -

Network Comparison

Compared against 11,101 IPs in ASN 8075

Threat Level 7/10 network avg: 7.6 =

Total Reports 6 network avg: 13 --

Network Microsoft Corporation has overall threat level 8/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 134,879 IPs in US

Threat Level 7/10 country avg: 6.3 =

Total Reports 6 country avg: 19 --

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

Peak Day 23 Aug 2026 1 reports

Daily Average 0.1 reports/day

Most Active Friday 3 reports

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

Initial Threat 6/10

Current Threat 5/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

Brute-Force 4

Web App Attack 1

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 19:00 with 2 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

698,011 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 22,705 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US THIS IP

134,839 19.3%
02

Brazil BR

109,415 15.7%
03

India IN

75,788 10.9%
04

China CN

43,104 6.2%
05

SC SC

29,184 4.2%
06

Netherlands NL

16,468 2.4%
07

Argentina AR

16,066 2.3%
08

Germany DE

15,803 2.3%
09

Pakistan PK

15,197 2.2%
10

Colombia CO

15,076 2.2%

+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

100% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Notable Threat

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Behavioral Analysis

Cloud 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

JSON Report

Firewall Rules

iptables / netfilter

UFW (Ubuntu)

Windows Firewall

Cloudflare

nginx

Apache .htaccess

PDF Report

Analyzed high-risk IP addresses