Is IP address 60.18.161.157 dangerous?

60.18.161.157 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 60.18.161.157?

IP address 60.18.161.157 is operated by CHINA UNICOM China169 Backbone (ASN 4837) and is geolocated to CN. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 60.18.161.157?

Blocking 60.18.161.157 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 60.18.161.157?

Our threat assessment for 60.18.161.157 has a confidence score of 44%, based on 3 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

60.18.161.157

IPv4 Public

AS4837

CHINA UNICOM China169 Backbone

3 Reports

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China Location

CHINA UNICOM China169 Bac... ASN 4837

3 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Intermediate Threat

Threat level 5/10 for 60.18.161.157 from 3 reports.

Concerning behaviors alongside normal activity. 44% confidence.

More threatening than 39% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Email Spam 3

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 less than a day indicates persistent threat actor operations.

First Observed 14. October 2026

Last Activity 14. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 3 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 4837) with generally good reputation. The ISP CHINA UNICOM China169 Backbone maintains standard security practices.

The malicious activity may represent an isolated compromised system rather than systematic abuse.

Security Recommendations

Monitor for behavior pattern changes indicating escalation.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 5/10 Medium

Medium

Activity Frequency 6/10 Moderate

Confidence Score 44% Medium Confidence

Confidence History

14. Oct 2026

44% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
14. Oct 2026 New	Email Spam	Honeypot	75%
14. Oct 2026 New	Email Spam	Honeypot	75%
14. Oct 2026 New	Email Spam	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 60.18.161.157
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: CN
ASN: AS4837
ISP: CHINA UNICOM China169 Backbone

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: None
PTR Record: No
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 3
First Reported: 14 Oct 2026
Last Reported: 14 Oct 2026, 09:00

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: AS4837

Organization: CHINA UNICOM China169 Backbone

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

2/10

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

Network Statistics

7,390

Total IPs Monitored

17,531

Total Reports

2.4

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to CHINA UNICOM China169 Backbone (AS4837), which manages 7,390 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 17,531 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

39 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 39% of all IPs in our database.

Below Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 868,283 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 6.3 -

Total Reports 3 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 16,190 IPs in ASN 4837

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 7.2 -

Total Reports 3 network avg: 2 +

Network CHINA UNICOM China169 Backbone has overall threat level 2/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 47,383 IPs in CN

Threat Level 5/10 country avg: 7.4 -

Total Reports 3 country avg: 5 -

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

Peak Day 14 Oct 2026 3 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 3/10

Current Threat 3/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

Email Spam 3

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 07:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

789,135 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 33,881 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

153,672 19.5%
02

Brazil BR

113,900 14.4%
03

India IN

92,706 11.7%
04

China CN THIS IP

47,387 6%
05

SC SC

29,286 3.7%
06

Germany DE

19,311 2.4%
07

Pakistan PK

19,026 2.4%
08

Netherlands NL

18,615 2.4%
09

Argentina AR

16,878 2.1%
10

Indonesia ID

15,726 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

9.2/10 Avg Threat

90% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Intermediate Threat

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Behavioral Analysis

Reputable Network

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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