Is IP address 52.167.144.233 dangerous?

Yes, 52.167.144.233 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 7/10. It has been reported 11 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 52.167.144.233?

IP address 52.167.144.233 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 52.167.144.233?

Yes, blocking 52.167.144.233 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 7/10 and 11 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 52.167.144.233?

Our threat assessment for 52.167.144.233 has a confidence score of 40%, based on 11 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

52.167.144.233

IPv4 Public

AS8075

Microsoft Corporation

11 Reports

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US Location

Microsoft Corporation ASN 8075

11 Reports

Mixed Data Source

Significant Threat

IP 52.167.144.233 identified as significant threat (7/10) from 11 events.

Multiple malicious indicators detected. Confidence level: 40%.

More threatening than 86% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Brute-Force 9

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 3 weeks indicates persistent threat actor operations.

First Observed 24. September 2026

Last Activity 16. 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

Implement rate limiting or temporary blocking measures.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 7/10 High

High

Activity Frequency 1/10 Very Low

Confidence Score 40% Medium Confidence

Confidence History

8. Apr 2026 - 16. Oct 2026

40% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
16. Oct 2026	Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping	Honeypot	75%
4. Oct 2026	Brute-Force	Community	75%
28. Sep 2026	Brute-Force	Community	75%
24. Sep 2026	Brute-Force	Community	75%
17. Sep 2026	Brute-Force	Community	75%
16. Sep 2026	Brute-Force	Community	75%
21. Aug 2026	Brute-Force	Community	75%
3. Aug 2026	Brute-Force	Community	75%
29. Jul 2026	Brute-Force	Community	75%
4. Jul 2026	Brute-Force	Community	75%
8. Apr 2026	Web App Attack	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 52.167.144.233
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-52-167-144-233.search.msn.com
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 11
First Reported: 8 Apr 2026
Last Reported: 16 Oct 2026, 18:03

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

86 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 86% of all IPs in our database.

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 1,036,004 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 7/10 avg: 6.2 =

Total Reports 11 avg: 8 +

Network Comparison

Compared against 12,909 IPs in ASN 8075

Threat Level 7/10 network avg: 8.0 =

Total Reports 11 network avg: 12 =

Network Microsoft Corporation has overall threat level 8/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 183,629 IPs in US

Threat Level 7/10 country avg: 6.6 =

Total Reports 11 country avg: 17 -

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

Peak Day 24 Sep 2026 1 reports

Daily Average 0.1 reports/day

Most Active Wednesday 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 9

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 07:00 with 2 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

943,877 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 200,481 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US THIS IP

183,629 19.5%
02

Brazil BR

168,856 17.9%
03

India IN

94,520 10%
04

China CN

47,812 5.1%
05

SC SC

29,343 3.1%
06

Argentina AR

26,614 2.8%
07

Germany DE

20,191 2.1%
08

Pakistan PK

19,454 2.1%
09

Colombia CO

18,920 2%
10

Netherlands NL

18,856 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

9.9/10 Avg Threat

96% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Significant 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

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Windows Firewall

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