Is IP address 75.172.125.181 dangerous?

75.172.125.181 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 75.172.125.181?

IP address 75.172.125.181 is operated by CenturyLink Communications, LLC (ASN 209) and is geolocated to US. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 75.172.125.181?

Blocking 75.172.125.181 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 75.172.125.181?

Our threat assessment for 75.172.125.181 has a confidence score of 18%, based on 2 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

75.172.125.181

IPv4 Public

AS209

CenturyLink Communications, LLC

2 Reports

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United States Location

CenturyLink Communication... ASN 209

2 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Medium Threat

Medium risk rating 5/10 for IP 75.172.125.181 based on 2 incidents.

Suspicious behavior markers present. 18% confidence level.

More threatening than 40% 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 209) with generally good reputation. The ISP CenturyLink Communications, LLC maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Monitor traffic patterns. Review logs periodically for escalation.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 5/10 Medium

Medium

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 16% Low Confidence

Confidence History

29. Aug 2026

18% Current

Stable Trend

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

Basic Information

IP Address: 75.172.125.181
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: US
ASN: AS209
ISP: CenturyLink Communications, LLC

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: 75-172-125-181.tukw.qwest.net
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 2
First Reported: 29 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 29 Aug 2026, 14:56

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: AS209

Organization: CenturyLink Communications, LLC

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

3/10

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

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

Total Reports

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to CenturyLink Communications, LLC (AS209), which manages 7 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 14 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

40 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 40% of all IPs in our database.

Below Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 807,162 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 6.3 -

Total Reports 2 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 107 IPs in ASN 209

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 6.3 -

Total Reports 2 network avg: 4 -

Network CenturyLink Communications, LLC has overall threat level 3/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 143,444 IPs in US

Threat Level 5/10 country avg: 6.8 -

Total Reports 2 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 2 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 01:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

733,998 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 28,175 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US THIS IP

143,419 19.5%
02

Brazil BR

110,778 15.1%
03

India IN

82,155 11.2%
04

China CN

44,782 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,234 4%
06

Germany DE

17,504 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL

17,488 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

16,656 2.3%
09

Argentina AR

16,191 2.2%
10

Colombia CO

15,136 2.1%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

6.8/10 Avg Threat

26% Avg Confidence

15 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Medium Threat

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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Firewall Rules

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