Is IP address 51.79.82.101 dangerous?

Yes, 51.79.82.101 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 8/10. It has been reported 36 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 51.79.82.101?

IP address 51.79.82.101 is operated by OVH SAS (ASN 16276) and is geolocated to CA. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 51.79.82.101?

Yes, blocking 51.79.82.101 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 8/10 and 36 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 51.79.82.101?

Our threat assessment for 51.79.82.101 has a confidence score of 25%, based on 36 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

51.79.82.101

IPv4 Public

AS16276

OVH SAS

36 Reports

CA Location

OVH SAS ASN 16276

36 Reports

Community Data Source

Significant Threat

IP 51.79.82.101 identified as significant threat (8/10) from 36 events.

Multiple malicious indicators detected. Confidence level: 25%.

More threatening than 75% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Brute-Force 27

WP Login Brute Force 27

DDoS Attack 11

WP Resource Exhaustion 6

Hacking 5

WP XML-RPC Brute Force 5

Technical Details

Brute-force attacks systematically attempt password combinations against authentication systems.

Recommended Mitigations

Implement rate limiting, account lockout policies, multi-factor authentication, and fail2ban.

Datacenter Infrastructure

This IP is allocated from datacenter space operated by OVH SAS. Datacenter IPs used for attacks often indicate intentional malicious infrastructure.

Purpose-provisioned attack infrastructure may represent more sophisticated threat actors.

Security Recommendations

Implement rate limiting or temporary blocking measures.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 8/10 High

Critical

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 25% Low Confidence

Confidence History

20. Feb 2026 - 1. Mar 2026

25% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
1. Mar 2026	WP XML-RPC Brute Force Hacking	Community	75%
1. Mar 2026	WP Login Brute Force Brute-Force	Community	75%
28. Feb 2026	WP XML-RPC Brute Force Hacking	Community	75%
28. Feb 2026	WP Cron Abuse DDoS Attack	Community	75%
28. Feb 2026	WP Login Brute Force Brute-Force	Community	75%
28. Feb 2026	WP Login Brute Force Brute-Force	Community	75%
28. Feb 2026	WP Cron Abuse DDoS Attack WP Login Brute Force +1	Community x2	75%
25. Feb 2026	WP Login Brute Force Brute-Force	Community x5	75%
25. Feb 2026	WP Login Brute Force Brute-Force WP Cron Abuse +1	Community x5	75%
25. Feb 2026	WP Login Brute Force Brute-Force	Community x4	75%
25. Feb 2026	WP Login Brute Force Brute-Force	Community x6	75%
25. Feb 2026	WP Cron Abuse DDoS Attack WP Login Brute Force +1	Community x3	75%
25. Feb 2026	WP Resource Exhaustion DDoS Attack WP Login Brute Force +1	Community x5	75%
25. Feb 2026	WP Login Brute Force Brute-Force	Community x2	75%
25. Feb 2026	WP Cron Abuse DDoS Attack WP Login Brute Force +1	Community x2	75%
24. Feb 2026	WP Login Brute Force Brute-Force	Community	75%
21. Feb 2026	WP Login Brute Force Brute-Force WP Resource Exhaustion +1	Community x2	75%
21. Feb 2026	WP XML-RPC Brute Force Hacking WP Login Brute Force +1	Community x2	75%
21. Feb 2026	WP Login Brute Force Brute-Force	Community	75%
21. Feb 2026	WP Login Brute Force Brute-Force	Community	75%
21. Feb 2026	WP Login Brute Force Brute-Force	Community	75%
21. Feb 2026	WP Login Brute Force Brute-Force WP Resource Exhaustion +1	Community x2	75%
21. Feb 2026	WP Login Brute Force Brute-Force	Community	75%
21. Feb 2026	WP Login Brute Force Brute-Force	Community	75%
21. Feb 2026	WP Login Brute Force Brute-Force WP Resource Exhaustion +3	Community x3	75%
21. Feb 2026	WP Login Brute Force Brute-Force	Community	75%
21. Feb 2026	WP Login Brute Force Brute-Force	Community	75%
21. Feb 2026	WP Login Brute Force Brute-Force WP Resource Exhaustion +3	Community x3	75%
21. Feb 2026	WP Login Brute Force Brute-Force	Community	75%
20. Feb 2026	WP Login Brute Force Brute-Force WP Resource Exhaustion +1	Community x4	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 51.79.82.101
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: CA
ASN: AS16276
ISP: OVH SAS

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: ns569883.ip-51-79-82.net
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 36
First Reported: 20 Feb 2026
Last Reported: 1 Mar 2026, 04:53

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: AS16276

Organization: OVH SAS

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

2/10

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

Network Statistics

1,385

Total IPs Monitored

33,679

Total Reports

24.3

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to OVH SAS (AS16276), which manages 1,385 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 33,679 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

75 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 75% of all IPs in our database.

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 199,335 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 8/10 avg: 5.3 ++

Total Reports 36 avg: 23 ++

Network Comparison

Compared against 1,792 IPs in ASN 16276

Threat Level 8/10 network avg: 5.2 ++

Total Reports 36 network avg: 21 ++

Network OVH SAS has overall threat level 2/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 2,094 IPs in CA

Threat Level 8/10 country avg: 5.0 ++

Total Reports 36 country avg: 23 ++

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

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Saturday 18 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

WP Login Brute Force 31

Brute-Force 29

DDoS Attack 11

WP XML-RPC Brute Force 7

Hacking 7

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 08:00 with 3 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

187,017 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 18,967 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

38,426 20.5%
02

India IN

28,977 15.5%
03

China CN

26,016 13.9%
04

Brazil BR

10,249 5.5%
05

Germany DE

7,139 3.8%
06

Singapore SG

6,475 3.5%
07

Indonesia ID

5,533 3%
08

Russia RU

4,701 2.5%
09

Pakistan PK

4,647 2.5%
10

Netherlands NL

4,355 2.3%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

8.9/10 Avg Threat

100% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Significant Threat

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Datacenter Infrastructure

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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