Is IP address 88.205.172.170 dangerous?

Yes, 88.205.172.170 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 8/10. It has been reported 11 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 88.205.172.170?

IP address 88.205.172.170 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 88.205.172.170?

Yes, blocking 88.205.172.170 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 8/10 and 11 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 88.205.172.170?

Our threat assessment for 88.205.172.170 has a confidence score of 95%, based on 11 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

88.205.172.170

IPv4 Public

AS12389

Rostelecom

11 Reports

Russia Location

Rostelecom ASN 12389

11 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Significant Threat

IP 88.205.172.170 identified as significant threat (8/10) from 11 events.

Multiple malicious indicators detected. Confidence level: 95%.

More threatening than 85% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

SSH 11

Technical Details

SSH attacks attempt to gain server access through password guessing or exploitation of SSH vulnerabilities.

Recommended Mitigations

Use key-based authentication, change default ports, implement fail2ban, and disable root login.

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

Implement rate limiting or temporary blocking measures.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 8/10 High

Critical

Activity Frequency 4/10 Low

Confidence Score 72% High Confidence

Confidence History

15. May 2026 - 10. Jun 2026

95% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
10. Jun 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
9. Jun 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
6. Jun 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
26. May 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
26. May 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
21. May 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
19. May 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
19. May 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
19. May 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
17. May 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
15. May 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 88.205.172.170
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: RU
ASN: AS12389
ISP: Rostelecom

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: ip-88-205-165-170.dsl.surnet.ru
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 11
First Reported: 15 May 2026
Last Reported: 10 Jun 2026, 17:46

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

85 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 85% of all IPs in our database.

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 312,158 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 8/10 avg: 6.0 +

Total Reports 11 avg: 18 -

Network Comparison

Compared against 1,221 IPs in ASN 12389

Threat Level 8/10 network avg: 5.4 +

Total Reports 11 network avg: 6 ++

Network Rostelecom has overall threat level 4/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 6,395 IPs in RU

Threat Level 8/10 country avg: 5.9 +

Total Reports 11 country avg: 14 -

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

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Tuesday 6 reports

Evolution of threat level over time based on reported categories and frequency.

Initial Threat 6/10

Current Threat 6/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

SSH 11

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 02:00 with 2 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

292,711 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 17,660 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

65,787 22.5%
02

India IN

49,120 16.8%
03

China CN

35,633 12.2%
04

Brazil BR

15,556 5.3%
05

Germany DE

10,500 3.6%
06

Pakistan PK

8,479 2.9%
07

Indonesia ID

8,404 2.9%
08

Singapore SG

8,312 2.8%
09

Russia RU THIS IP

6,394 2.2%
10

Netherlands NL

6,295 2.2%

+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

93% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged