Is IP address 45.240.88.45 dangerous?

Yes, 45.240.88.45 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 10/10. It has been reported 25 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 45.240.88.45?

IP address 45.240.88.45 is operated by LINKdotNET (ASN 24863) and is geolocated to EG. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 45.240.88.45?

Yes, blocking 45.240.88.45 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 10/10 and 25 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 45.240.88.45?

Our threat assessment for 45.240.88.45 has a confidence score of 93%, based on 25 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

45.240.88.45

IPv4 Public

AS24863

LINKdotNET

25 Reports

EG Location

LINKdotNET ASN 24863

25 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Critical Alert

Security alert: 45.240.88.45 rated 10/10 based on 25 verified incidents.

Threat profile indicates sustained malicious activity with 93% confidence rating.

More threatening than 97% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

SSH 23

Exploited Host 4

Hacking 3

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.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Recent Spike

Significant activity increase over past 7 days indicates renewed threat actor interest or system compromise.

First Observed 30. May 2026

Last Activity 1. June 2026

Recent (7 days) 0 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 24863) with generally good reputation. The ISP LINKdotNET maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Implement immediate countermeasures. Well-resourced threat actor identified.

Immediate monitoring recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 10/10 Critical

Critical

Activity Frequency 8/10 High

Confidence Score 91% Verified

Confidence History

21. Apr 2026 - 1. Jun 2026

93% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
1. Jun 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
1. Jun 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
1. Jun 2026	SSH Hacking	Honeypot x2	75%
31. May 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
31. May 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
31. May 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
31. May 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
31. May 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
31. May 2026	SSH Exploited Host	Honeypot x2	75%
31. May 2026	SSH Exploited Host	Honeypot x2	75%
31. May 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
31. May 2026	Exploited Host Hacking	Honeypot x2	75%
30. May 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
22. Apr 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
22. Apr 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
22. Apr 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
22. Apr 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
21. Apr 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
21. Apr 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
21. Apr 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
21. Apr 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
21. Apr 2026	Exploited Host Hacking	Honeypot x2	75%
21. Apr 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
21. Apr 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
21. Apr 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 45.240.88.45
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: EG
ASN: AS24863
ISP: LINKdotNET

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: None
PTR Record: No
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 25
First Reported: 21 Apr 2026
Last Reported: 1 Jun 2026, 03:37

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: AS24863

Organization: LINKdotNET

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

2/10

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

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

218

Total Reports

6.2

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to LINKdotNET (AS24863), which manages 35 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 218 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

97 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 97% of all IPs in our database.

Top 10% Most Dangerous

Global Comparison

Compared against 199,564 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 10/10 avg: 5.3 ++

Total Reports 25 avg: 23 =

Network Comparison

Compared against 69 IPs in ASN 24863

Threat Level 10/10 network avg: 5.5 ++

Total Reports 25 network avg: 5 ++

Network LINKdotNET has overall threat level 2/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 1,159 IPs in EG

Threat Level 10/10 country avg: 4.8 ++

Total Reports 25 country avg: 5 ++

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

Peak Day 31 May 2026 9 reports

Daily Average 0.4 reports/day

Most Active Sunday 9 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 23

Exploited Host 4

Hacking 3

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 02:00 with 5 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

187,269 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 19,041 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

38,456 20.5%
02

India IN

29,090 15.5%
03

China CN

26,026 13.9%
04

Brazil BR

10,256 5.5%
05

Germany DE

7,143 3.8%
06

Singapore SG

6,476 3.5%
07

Indonesia ID

5,543 3%
08

Russia RU

4,703 2.5%
09

Pakistan PK

4,670 2.5%
10

Netherlands NL

4,357 2.3%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

6.9/10 Avg Threat

54% Avg Confidence

16 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Critical Alert

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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