Is IP address 85.240.197.92 dangerous?

Yes, 85.240.197.92 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 7/10. It has been reported 3 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 85.240.197.92?

IP address 85.240.197.92 is operated by Servicos De Comunicacoes E Multimedia S.A. (ASN 3243) and is geolocated to PT. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 85.240.197.92?

Yes, blocking 85.240.197.92 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 7/10 and 3 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 85.240.197.92?

Our threat assessment for 85.240.197.92 has a confidence score of 41%, based on 3 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

85.240.197.92

IPv4 Public

AS3243

Servicos De Comunicacoes E Multimedia S.A.

3 Reports

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Portugal Location

Servicos De Comunicacoes ... ASN 3243

3 Reports

Mixed Data Source

Notable Threat

IP 85.240.197.92 rated 7/10 from 3 verified reports.

Multiple security incidents attributed to this IP. Confidence: 41%.

More threatening than 88% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 2

WP Content Scraping 2

Hacking 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.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

Steady malicious activity over 5 days indicates persistent threat actor operations.

First Observed 18. October 2026

Last Activity 23. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 2 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 3243) with generally good reputation. The ISP Servicos De Comunicacoes E Multimedia S.A. maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Implement appropriate security controls.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 7/10 High

High

Activity Frequency 1/10 Very Low

Confidence Score 41% Medium Confidence

Confidence History

27. Aug 2026 - 23. Oct 2026

41% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
23. Oct 2026	Hacking	Community	75%
18. Oct 2026	Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping	Honeypot	75%
27. Aug 2026	Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 85.240.197.92
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: PT
ASN: AS3243
ISP: Servicos De Comunicacoes E Multimedia S.A.

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: bl7-197-92.dsl.telepac.pt
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 3
First Reported: 27 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 23 Oct 2026, 10:07

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: AS3243

Organization: Servicos De Comunicacoes E Multimedia S.A.

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

2/10

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

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

217

Total Reports

18.1

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Servicos De Comunicacoes E Multimedia S.A. (AS3243), which manages 12 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 217 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 2/10.

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

88 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 88% of all IPs in our database.

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 1,188,718 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 7/10 avg: 6.0 +

Total Reports 3 avg: 7 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 2,457 IPs in ASN 3243

Threat Level 7/10 network avg: 5.1 +

Total Reports 3 network avg: 1 ++

Network Servicos De Comunicacoes E Multimedia S.A. has overall threat level 2/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 7,635 IPs in PT

Threat Level 7/10 country avg: 5.5 +

Total Reports 3 country avg: 5 -

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

Peak Day 18 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 2

WP Content Scraping 2

Hacking 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 10:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

1,083,956 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 31,278 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

Brazil BR

232,973 21.5%
02

United States US

190,659 17.6%
03

India IN

95,813 8.8%
04

China CN

48,112 4.4%
05

Argentina AR

37,619 3.5%
06

SC SC

29,347 2.7%
07

Mexico MX

24,406 2.3%
08

Russia RU

23,653 2.2%
09

Colombia CO

22,417 2.1%
10

Germany DE

20,851 1.9%

+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

48% Avg Confidence

9 High Threat

Elevated risk: Multiple related IPs are flagged

Notable Threat

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Behavioral Analysis

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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