Is IP address 179.43.159.201 dangerous?

179.43.159.201 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 179.43.159.201?

IP address 179.43.159.201 is operated by Private Layer INC (ASN 51852) and is geolocated to CH. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 179.43.159.201?

Blocking 179.43.159.201 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 179.43.159.201?

Our threat assessment for 179.43.159.201 has a confidence score of 4%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

179.43.159.201

IPv4 Public

AS51852

Private Layer INC

1 Reports

CH Location

Private Layer INC ASN 51852

1 Reports

Community Data Source

Intermediate Threat

Threat level 6/10 for 179.43.159.201 from 1 reports.

Concerning behaviors alongside normal activity. 4% confidence.

More threatening than 30% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Brute-Force 1

WP Login Brute Force 1

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.

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 51852) with generally good reputation. The ISP Private Layer INC maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Monitor for behavior pattern changes indicating escalation.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 6/10 Medium

High

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 4% Low Confidence

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
10. Sep 2025	WP Login Brute Force Brute-Force	Community	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 179.43.159.201
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: CH
ASN: AS51852
ISP: Private Layer INC

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: hostedby.privatelayer.com
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 10 Sep 2025
Last Reported: 10 Sep 2025, 15:45

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: AS51852

Organization: Private Layer INC

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

2/10

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

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

6,369

Total Reports

193

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Private Layer INC (AS51852), which manages 33 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 6,369 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

30 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 30% of all IPs in our database.

Below Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 199,769 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 6/10 avg: 5.3 =

Total Reports 1 avg: 23 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 49 IPs in ASN 51852

Threat Level 6/10 network avg: 6.6 =

Total Reports 1 network avg: 176 --

Network Private Layer INC has overall threat level 2/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 396 IPs in CH

Threat Level 6/10 country avg: 5.5 =

Total Reports 1 country avg: 45 --

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

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Wednesday 1 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 1

Brute-Force 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 15:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

187,378 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 18,990 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

38,468 20.5%
02

India IN

29,138 15.6%
03

China CN

26,029 13.9%
04

Brazil BR

10,256 5.5%
05

Germany DE

7,144 3.8%
06

Singapore SG

6,476 3.5%
07

Indonesia ID

5,551 3%
08

Russia RU

4,703 2.5%
09

Pakistan PK

4,677 2.5%
10

Netherlands NL

4,358 2.3%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

9.4/10 Avg Threat

76% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Intermediate Threat

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

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

JSON Report

Firewall Rules

iptables / netfilter

UFW (Ubuntu)

Windows Firewall

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Apache .htaccess

PDF Report

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