Is IP address 74.7.228.33 dangerous?

74.7.228.33 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 74.7.228.33?

IP address 74.7.228.33 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 74.7.228.33?

Blocking 74.7.228.33 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 74.7.228.33?

Our threat assessment for 74.7.228.33 has a confidence score of 23%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

74.7.228.33

IPv4 Public

AS8075

Microsoft Corporation

1 Reports

United States Location

Microsoft Corporation ASN 8075

1 Reports

Community Data Source

Intermediate Threat

Threat level 6/10 for 74.7.228.33 from 1 reports.

Concerning behaviors alongside normal activity. 23% confidence.

More threatening than 46% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Port Scan 1

Hacking 1

Technical Details

Port scanning identifies open services and potential attack vectors on target systems as reconnaissance for attacks.

Recommended Mitigations

Minimize exposed services, implement firewall rules, and monitor for scanning patterns.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

Steady malicious activity over less than a day indicates persistent threat actor operations.

First Observed 26. August 2026

Last Activity 26. August 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

Monitor for behavior pattern changes indicating escalation.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 6/10 Medium

High

Activity Frequency 4/10 Low

Confidence Score 20% Low Confidence

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
26. Aug 2026	Port Scan Hacking	Community x2	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 74.7.228.33
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: None
PTR Record: No
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 26 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 26 Aug 2026, 02:22

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

46 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 46% of all IPs in our database.

Below Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 561,889 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 6/10 avg: 5.8 =

Total Reports 1 avg: 11 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 8,205 IPs in ASN 8075

Threat Level 6/10 network avg: 7.6 -

Total Reports 1 network avg: 16 --

Network Microsoft Corporation has overall threat level 8/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 107,548 IPs in US

Threat Level 6/10 country avg: 6.3 =

Total Reports 1 country avg: 21 --

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

Peak Day 26 Aug 2026 1 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Wednesday 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

Port Scan 1

Hacking 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 02:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

495,208 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 143,781 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US THIS IP

107,547 21.7%
02

Brazil BR

82,797 16.7%
03

India IN

58,029 11.7%
04

China CN

39,119 7.9%
05

Germany DE

12,148 2.5%
06

Colombia CO

11,274 2.3%
07

Argentina AR

11,001 2.2%
08

Pakistan PK

10,144 2%
09

Indonesia ID

9,529 1.9%
10

Russia RU

9,391 1.9%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

9.5/10 Avg Threat

100% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Intermediate 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

UFW (Ubuntu)

Windows Firewall

Cloudflare

nginx

Apache .htaccess

PDF Report

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