Is IP address 173.249.7.188 dangerous?

173.249.7.188 has no reported malicious activity in our database and is not currently considered dangerous. However, security best practices should always be maintained.

Who owns or operates IP address 173.249.7.188?

IP address 173.249.7.188 is operated by Contabo GmbH (ASN 51167) and is geolocated to FR. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 173.249.7.188?

Blocking 173.249.7.188 is not necessary based on available data. This IP has no reported malicious activity.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 173.249.7.188?

Our threat assessment for 173.249.7.188 has a confidence score of 40%, based on 4 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

173.249.7.188

IPv4 Public

AS51167

Contabo GmbH

4 Reports

FR Location

Contabo GmbH ASN 51167

4 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Clean IP

IP 173.249.7.188 has no recorded malicious activity in our database.

No concerning behavior detected. Normal internet activity profile.

Threat Categories

Exploited Host 2

Technical Details

This IP belongs to a compromised system being used as an attack platform without the owner's knowledge.

Recommended Mitigations

Block the IP and consider notifying the hosting provider or system owner about the compromise.

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 51167) with generally good reputation. The ISP Contabo GmbH maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

No security concerns. Standard operations can proceed.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 0/10 No Threat

Low

Activity Frequency 4/10 Low

Confidence Score 25% Low Confidence

Confidence History

10. Feb 2026

40% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
10. Feb 2026	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%
10. Feb 2026	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 173.249.7.188
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: FR
ASN: AS51167
ISP: Contabo GmbH

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: vmi2682166.contaboserver.net
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 4
First Reported: 10 Feb 2026
Last Reported: 11 Feb 2026, 04:45

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: AS51167

Organization: Contabo GmbH

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

2/10

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

Network Statistics

778

Total IPs Monitored

28,942

Total Reports

37.2

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Contabo GmbH (AS51167), which manages 778 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 28,942 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

0 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 0% of all IPs in our database.

Low Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 153,408 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 0/10 avg: 4.8 --

Total Reports 4 avg: 28 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 993 IPs in ASN 51167

Threat Level 0/10 network avg: 4.5 --

Total Reports 4 network avg: 29 --

Network Contabo GmbH has overall threat level 2/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 3,490 IPs in FR

Threat Level 0/10 country avg: 5.5 --

Total Reports 4 country avg: 32 --

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

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Tuesday 2 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

Exploited Host 2

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 17:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

144,892 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 19,826 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

32,765 22.6%
02

China CN

23,474 16.2%
03

India IN

15,503 10.7%
04

Brazil BR

7,012 4.8%
05

Germany DE

6,136 4.2%
06

Singapore SG

5,762 4%
07

Indonesia ID

4,015 2.8%
08

Netherlands NL

3,757 2.6%
09

Russia RU

3,699 2.6%
10

United Kingdom GB

3,672 2.5%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

8.8/10 Avg Threat

97% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Clean IP

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

Cloudflare

nginx

Apache .htaccess

PDF Report

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