Is IP address 79.126.50.228 dangerous?

79.126.50.228 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 79.126.50.228?

IP address 79.126.50.228 is operated by Rostelecom (ASN 12389) and is geolocated to RU. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 79.126.50.228?

Blocking 79.126.50.228 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 79.126.50.228?

Our threat assessment for 79.126.50.228 has a confidence score of 40%, based on 3 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

79.126.50.228

IPv4 Public

AS12389

Rostelecom

3 Reports

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Russia Location

Rostelecom ASN 12389

3 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Measured Risk

IP 79.126.50.228 threat rating: 6/10 from 3 observations.

Attention-worthy behavior detected. Confidence: 40%.

More threatening than 60% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 3

WP Content Scraping 3

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.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

Steady malicious activity over 2 days indicates persistent threat actor operations.

First Observed 17. October 2026

Last Activity 19. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 3 incidents

Moderate Network Risk

The network hosting this IP (ASN 12389, operated by Rostelecom) shows moderate threat indicators. Some concerning activity has been detected from neighboring addresses.

Consider the network context when assessing this individual IP.

Security Recommendations

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

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 6/10 Medium

High

Activity Frequency 1/10 Very Low

Confidence Score 40% Medium Confidence

Confidence History

17. Oct 2026 - 19. Oct 2026

40% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
19. Oct 2026	Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping	Honeypot	75%
18. Oct 2026	Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping	Honeypot	75%
17. Oct 2026	Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 79.126.50.228
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: RU
ASN: AS12389
ISP: Rostelecom

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: 79-126-50-228.dynamic.mts-nn.ru
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 3
First Reported: 19 Oct 2026
Last Reported: 19 Oct 2026, 02:06

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: AS12389

Organization: Rostelecom

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

4/10

This network has low threat indicators with minimal suspicious activity.

Network Statistics

931

Total IPs Monitored

6,305

Total Reports

6.8

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Rostelecom (AS12389), which manages 931 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 6,305 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 4/10.

Network notice: This network shows some suspicious activity patterns. Monitor interactions with IPs from this ASN.

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

60 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 60% of all IPs in our database.

Above Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 1,079,728 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 6/10 avg: 6.1 =

Total Reports 3 avg: 8 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 4,878 IPs in ASN 12389

Threat Level 6/10 network avg: 5.9 =

Total Reports 3 network avg: 2 +

Network Rostelecom has overall threat level 4/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 19,522 IPs in RU

Threat Level 6/10 country avg: 6.1 =

Total Reports 3 country avg: 7 --

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

Peak Day 17 Oct 2026 1 reports

Daily Average 0.1 reports/day

Most Active Sunday 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 3

WP Content Scraping 3

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 05:00 with 2 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

985,477 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 28,961 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

187,194 19%
02

Brazil BR

186,664 18.9%
03

India IN

94,998 9.6%
04

China CN

47,924 4.9%
05

Argentina AR

29,661 3%
06

SC SC

29,344 3%
07

Germany DE

20,363 2.1%
08

Colombia CO

19,914 2%
09

Mexico MX

19,758 2%
10

Pakistan PK

19,537 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

9.8/10 Avg Threat

78% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Measured Risk

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Behavioral Analysis

Moderate Network Risk

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

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nginx

Apache .htaccess

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