Is IP address 86.29.197.172 dangerous?

86.29.197.172 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 86.29.197.172?

IP address 86.29.197.172 is operated by Virgin Media (ASN 5089) and is geolocated to GB. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 86.29.197.172?

Blocking 86.29.197.172 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 86.29.197.172?

Our threat assessment for 86.29.197.172 has a confidence score of 42%, based on 2 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

86.29.197.172

IPv4 Public

AS5089

Virgin Media

2 Reports

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United Kingdom Location

Virgin Media ASN 5089

2 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Cautionary Risk

IP 86.29.197.172 rated 6/10 from 2 security events.

Mixed behavior profile detected. Confidence: 42%.

More threatening than 68% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Hacking 1

Brute-Force 1

WP Login Brute Force 1

Bad Web Bot 1

WP Content Scraping 1

Technical Details

General hacking activity includes various intrusion attempts, exploitation of vulnerabilities, and unauthorized access attempts.

Recommended Mitigations

Keep systems patched, implement intrusion detection, and follow security best practices.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

Steady malicious activity over less than a day indicates persistent threat actor operations.

First Observed 14. November 2026

Last Activity 14. November 2026

Recent (7 days) 1 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 5089) with generally good reputation. The ISP Virgin Media 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.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 6/10 Medium

High

Activity Frequency 2/10 Very Low

Confidence Score 42% Medium Confidence

Confidence History

29. Aug 2026 - 14. Nov 2026

42% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
14. Nov 2026 New	Hacking Brute-Force WP Login Brute Force	Honeypot	75%
29. Aug 2026	Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 86.29.197.172
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: GB
ASN: AS5089
ISP: Virgin Media

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: cpc89306-warr7-2-0-cust1451.1-1.cable.virginm.net
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 2
First Reported: 29 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 14 Nov 2026, 23:58

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: AS5089

Organization: Virgin Media

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

3/10

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

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

673

Total Reports

30.6

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Virgin Media (AS5089), which manages 22 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 673 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

68 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 68% of all IPs in our database.

Above Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 1,352,204 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 6/10 avg: 6.0 =

Total Reports 2 avg: 7 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 659 IPs in ASN 5089

Threat Level 6/10 network avg: 6.1 =

Total Reports 2 network avg: 3 -

Network Virgin Media has overall threat level 3/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 21,407 IPs in GB

Threat Level 6/10 country avg: 6.6 =

Total Reports 2 country avg: 12 --

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

Peak Day 14 Nov 2026 1 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 5/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 1

WP Content Scraping 1

Hacking 1

Brute-Force 1

WP Login Brute Force 1

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

1,232,467 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 19,774 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

Brazil BR

261,728 21.2%
02

United States US

213,656 17.3%
03

India IN

104,167 8.5%
04

China CN

52,550 4.3%
05

Argentina AR

42,607 3.5%
06

SC SC

29,488 2.4%
07

Mexico MX

28,152 2.3%
08

Russia RU

27,415 2.2%
09

Germany DE

25,874 2.1%
10

Colombia CO

24,360 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

8.5/10 Avg Threat

46% Avg Confidence

19 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Cautionary Risk

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

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