Is IP address 68.178.170.233 dangerous?

Yes, 68.178.170.233 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 7/10. It has been reported 1 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 68.178.170.233?

IP address 68.178.170.233 is operated by AS-26496-GO-DADDY-COM-LLC (ASN 26496) and is geolocated to US. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 68.178.170.233?

Yes, blocking 68.178.170.233 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 7/10 and 1 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 68.178.170.233?

Our threat assessment for 68.178.170.233 has a confidence score of 0%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

68.178.170.233

IPv4 Public

AS26496

AS-26496-GO-DADDY-COM-LLC

1 Reports

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US Location

AS-26496-GO-DADDY-COM-LLC ASN 26496

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Elevated Risk

Elevated threat level 7/10 for IP 68.178.170.233 from 1 reported incidents.

Behavioral profile indicates cyber threat activity with 0% confidence.

More threatening than 59% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Exploited Host 1

Technical Details

This IP belongs to a compromised system being used as an attack platform without the owner's knowledge.

Recommended Mitigations

Block the IP and consider notifying the hosting provider or system owner about the compromise.

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 26496) with generally good reputation. The ISP AS-26496-GO-DADDY-COM-LLC maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Enhanced monitoring recommended. Review logs for interactions with this IP.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 7/10 High

High

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 0% Unverified

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
28. Feb 2026	Exploited Host	Honeypot x3	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 68.178.170.233
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: US
ASN: AS26496
ISP: AS-26496-GO-DADDY-COM-LLC

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: 233.170.178.68.host.secureserver.net
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 28 Feb 2026
Last Reported: 28 Feb 2026, 21:20

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: AS26496

Organization: GoDaddy.com, LLC

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

3/10

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

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

913

Total Reports

17.9

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to GoDaddy.com, LLC (AS26496), which manages 51 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 913 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 3/10.

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

59 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 59% of all IPs in our database.

Above Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 810,682 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 7/10 avg: 6.3 =

Total Reports 1 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 135 IPs in ASN 26496

Threat Level 7/10 network avg: 7.7 =

Total Reports 1 network avg: 24 --

Network AS-26496-GO-DADDY-COM-LLC has overall threat level 3/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 144,096 IPs in US

Threat Level 7/10 country avg: 6.8 =

Total Reports 1 country avg: 18 --

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

Peak Day 0 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

Exploited Host 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 21:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

737,188 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 34,184 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US THIS IP

144,096 19.5%
02

Brazil BR

110,925 15%
03

India IN

82,856 11.2%
04

China CN

45,003 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,242 4%
06

Germany DE

17,659 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL

17,554 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

16,821 2.3%
09

Argentina AR

16,198 2.2%
10

Colombia CO

15,142 2.1%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

9/10 Avg Threat

71% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Elevated Risk

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

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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