Is IP address 78.40.180.150 dangerous?

78.40.180.150 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 78.40.180.150?

IP address 78.40.180.150 is operated by Masco Group LLC (ASN 43824) and is geolocated to LB. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 78.40.180.150?

Blocking 78.40.180.150 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 78.40.180.150?

Our threat assessment for 78.40.180.150 has a confidence score of 13%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

78.40.180.150

IPv4 Public

AS43824

Masco Group LLC

1 Reports

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Lebanon Location

Masco Group LLC ASN 43824

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Measured Risk

IP 78.40.180.150 threat rating: 5/10 from 1 observations.

Attention-worthy behavior detected. Confidence: 13%.

More threatening than 11% 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 43824) with generally good reputation. The ISP Masco Group LLC maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Standard security protocols sufficient. Monitor but no immediate blocking required.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 5/10 Medium

Medium

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 6% Low Confidence

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

Basic Information

IP Address: 78.40.180.150
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: LB
ASN: AS43824
ISP: Masco Group LLC

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 29 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 29 Aug 2026, 13:22

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

11 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 11% of all IPs in our database.

Low Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 1,237,413 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 6.0 -

Total Reports 1 avg: 7 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 23 IPs in ASN 43824

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 5.7 =

Total Reports 1 network avg: 1 -

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 454 IPs in LB

Threat Level 5/10 country avg: 5.9 -

Total Reports 1 country avg: 2 --

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 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 13:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

1,129,294 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 30,904 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

Brazil BR

255,652 22.6%
02

United States US

191,464 17%
03

India IN

96,144 8.5%
04

China CN

48,191 4.3%
05

Argentina AR

41,318 3.7%
06

SC SC

29,349 2.6%
07

Mexico MX

26,803 2.4%
08

Russia RU

25,605 2.3%
09

Colombia CO

23,799 2.1%
10

Germany DE

20,949 1.9%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

5.6/10 Avg Threat

18% Avg Confidence

4 High Threat

Measured 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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Firewall Rules

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