Is IP address 52.167.144.185 dangerous?

52.167.144.185 presents moderate risk with a threat level of 6/10. While not critically dangerous, it has been associated with activity. Monitoring and conditional blocking is recommended.

Who owns or operates IP address 52.167.144.185?

IP address 52.167.144.185 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 52.167.144.185?

Blocking 52.167.144.185 is advisable for security-sensitive environments. With a threat level of 6/10, consider implementing conditional blocks or rate limiting.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 52.167.144.185?

Our threat assessment for 52.167.144.185 has a confidence score of 22%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

52.167.144.185

IPv4 Public Whitelisted

AS8075

Microsoft Corporation

1 Reports

United States Location

Microsoft Corporation ASN 8075

1 Reports

Community Data Source

Cautionary Risk

IP 52.167.144.185 rated 6/10 from 1 security events.

Mixed behavior profile detected. Confidence: 22%.

More threatening than 52% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Brute-Force 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 less than a day indicates persistent threat actor operations.

First Observed 31. October 2026

Last Activity 31. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 1 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

Apply balanced security measures based on risk tolerance.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 6/10 Medium

High

Activity Frequency 2/10 Very Low

Confidence Score 19% Low Confidence

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
31. Oct 2026	Brute-Force	Community	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 52.167.144.185
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-52-167-144-185.search.msn.com
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 29 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 31 Oct 2026, 00:42
Status: Whitelisted

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

52 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 52% of all IPs in our database.

Above Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 1,317,978 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 6/10 avg: 6.0 =

Total Reports 1 avg: 7 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 13,424 IPs in ASN 8075

Threat Level 6/10 network avg: 8.0 -

Total Reports 1 network avg: 12 --

Network Microsoft Corporation has overall threat level 8/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 204,924 IPs in US

Threat Level 6/10 country avg: 6.6 =

Total Reports 1 country avg: 16 --

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

Peak Day 31 Oct 2026 1 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Saturday 1 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

Brute-Force 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 00:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

1,201,317 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 27,338 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

Brazil BR

260,758 21.7%
02

United States US THIS IP

204,924 17.1%
03

India IN

103,233 8.6%
04

China CN

50,453 4.2%
05

Argentina AR

42,347 3.5%
06

SC SC

29,430 2.4%
07

Mexico MX

27,829 2.3%
08

Russia RU

26,870 2.2%
09

Colombia CO

24,247 2%
10

Germany DE

23,992 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

9.1/10 Avg Threat

97% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Cautionary Risk

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

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Windows Firewall

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nginx

Apache .htaccess

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