Is IP address 87.196.72.69 dangerous?

87.196.72.69 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 87.196.72.69?

IP address 87.196.72.69 is operated by Nos Comunicacoes, S.A. (ASN 2860) and is geolocated to PT. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 87.196.72.69?

Blocking 87.196.72.69 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 87.196.72.69?

Our threat assessment for 87.196.72.69 has a confidence score of 27%, based on 2 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

87.196.72.69

IPv4 Public

AS2860

Nos Comunicacoes, S.A.

2 Reports

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Portugal Location

Nos Comunicacoes, S.A. ASN 2860

2 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Moderate Risk

IP 87.196.72.69 presents moderate risk (5/10) with 2 security reports.

Some concerning behavior detected. Confidence: 27%.

More threatening than 47% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 2

WP Content Scraping 2

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 1 days indicates persistent threat actor operations.

First Observed 18. October 2026

Last Activity 19. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 0 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 2860) with generally good reputation. The ISP Nos Comunicacoes, S.A. maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Standard monitoring recommended. Apply conditional access controls as needed.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 5/10 Medium

Medium

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 27% Medium Confidence

Confidence History

18. Oct 2026 - 19. Oct 2026

27% 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%

Basic Information

IP Address: 87.196.72.69
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: PT
ASN: AS2860
ISP: Nos Comunicacoes, S.A.

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: 87-196-72-69.net.novis.pt
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 2
First Reported: 24 Oct 2026
Last Reported: 19 Oct 2026, 10:25

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: AS2860

Organization: Nos Comunicacoes, S.A.

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

1/10

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

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

387

Total Reports

25.8

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Nos Comunicacoes, S.A. (AS2860), which manages 15 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 387 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 1/10.

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

47 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 47% of all IPs in our database.

Below Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 1,308,245 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 6.0 -

Total Reports 2 avg: 7 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 2,389 IPs in ASN 2860

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 5.2 =

Total Reports 2 network avg: 2 +

Network Nos Comunicacoes, S.A. has overall threat level 1/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 8,495 IPs in PT

Threat Level 5/10 country avg: 5.5 =

Total Reports 2 country avg: 4 --

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

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

1,192,230 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 23,647 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

Brazil BR

260,564 21.9%
02

United States US

202,583 17%
03

India IN

102,925 8.6%
04

China CN

50,012 4.2%
05

Argentina AR

42,309 3.5%
06

SC SC

29,421 2.5%
07

Mexico MX

27,751 2.3%
08

Russia RU

26,770 2.2%
09

Colombia CO

24,223 2%
10

Germany DE

23,457 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

8/10 Avg Threat

50% Avg Confidence

14 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Moderate 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

Top Threat Sources

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Firewall Rules

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