Is IP address 69.79.12.166 dangerous?

69.79.12.166 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 69.79.12.166?

IP address 69.79.12.166 is operated by Columbus Communication St. Vincent and the Grenadines Ltd. (ASN 46408) and is geolocated to VC. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 69.79.12.166?

Blocking 69.79.12.166 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 69.79.12.166?

Our threat assessment for 69.79.12.166 has a confidence score of 17%, based on 2 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

69.79.12.166

IPv4 Public

AS46408

Columbus Communication St. Vincent and the Gren...

2 Reports

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Location

Columbus Communication St... ASN 46408

2 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Intermediate Threat

Threat level 5/10 for 69.79.12.166 from 2 reports.

Concerning behaviors alongside normal activity. 17% confidence.

More threatening than 38% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 2

WP Content Scraping 2

Technical Details

Bad web bots ignore robots.txt, scrape content aggressively, and may probe for vulnerabilities.

Recommended Mitigations

Implement bot detection, rate limiting, and use services like Cloudflare Bot Management.

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 46408) with generally good reputation. The ISP Columbus Communication St. Vincent and the Grenadines Ltd. 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.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 5/10 Medium

Medium

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 13% Low Confidence

Confidence History

25. Aug 2026 - 28. Aug 2026

17% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
28. Aug 2026	Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping	Honeypot	75%
25. Aug 2026	Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 69.79.12.166
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: VC
ASN: AS46408
ISP: Columbus Communication St. Vincent and the Grenadines Ltd.

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 2
First Reported: 25 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 28 Aug 2026, 00:43

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

38 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 38% of all IPs in our database.

Below Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 836,235 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 6.3 -

Total Reports 2 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 34 IPs in ASN 46408

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 5.0 =

Total Reports 2 network avg: 1 ++

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 39 IPs in VC

Threat Level 5/10 country avg: 5.0 =

Total Reports 2 country avg: 1 ++

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

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Tuesday 1 reports

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

Initial Threat 4/10

Current Threat 4/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 2

WP Content Scraping 2

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

760,224 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 30,915 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

148,783 19.6%
02

Brazil BR

111,976 14.7%
03

India IN

87,952 11.6%
04

China CN

46,188 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,254 3.8%
06

Germany DE

18,507 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL

18,064 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

17,964 2.4%
09

Argentina AR

16,309 2.1%
10

Colombia CO

15,183 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

Intermediate Threat

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Reputable Network

Security Recommendations

Basic Information

Geolocation

DNS Information

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Global Threat Ranking

Top Threat Categories

Hourly Activity

Weekly Activity

FEED

Top Threat Sources

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