Is IP address 78.137.156.234 dangerous?

78.137.156.234 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 78.137.156.234?

IP address 78.137.156.234 is operated by Digiweb ltd (ASN 31122) and is geolocated to IE. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 78.137.156.234?

Blocking 78.137.156.234 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 78.137.156.234?

Our threat assessment for 78.137.156.234 has a confidence score of 12%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

78.137.156.234

IPv4 Public

AS31122

Digiweb ltd

1 Reports

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Ireland Location

Digiweb ltd ASN 31122

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Cautionary Risk

IP 78.137.156.234 rated 5/10 from 1 security events.

Mixed behavior profile detected. Confidence: 12%.

More threatening than 6% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 1

WP Content Scraping 1

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 31122) with generally good reputation. The ISP Digiweb ltd maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Apply balanced security measures based on risk tolerance.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 5/10 Medium

Medium

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 10% Low Confidence

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
27. Aug 2026	Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping	Honeypot x2	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 78.137.156.234
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: IE
ASN: AS31122
ISP: Digiweb ltd

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: 78-137-156-234.cust.viatel.net
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 27 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 27 Aug 2026, 09:27

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

6 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 6% of all IPs in our database.

Low Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 832,391 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 6.3 -

Total Reports 1 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 39 IPs in ASN 31122

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 5.3 =

Total Reports 1 network avg: 1 =

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 2,623 IPs in IE

Threat Level 5/10 country avg: 6.0 -

Total Reports 1 country avg: 3 --

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

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Thursday 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 1

WP Content Scraping 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 09:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

756,711 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 29,326 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

148,093 19.6%
02

Brazil BR

111,821 14.8%
03

India IN

87,156 11.5%
04

China CN

46,051 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,252 3.9%
06

Germany DE

18,360 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL

17,975 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

17,801 2.4%
09

Argentina AR

16,265 2.1%
10

Colombia CO

15,169 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

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5.3/10 Avg Threat

16% Avg Confidence

2 High Threat

Cautionary Risk

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Reputable Network

Security Recommendations

Basic Information

Geolocation

DNS Information

Statistics

Global Threat Ranking

Top Threat Categories

Hourly Activity

Weekly Activity

FEED

Top Threat Sources

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