Is IP address 179.43.166.138 dangerous?

Yes, 179.43.166.138 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 10/10. It has been reported 6 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 179.43.166.138?

IP address 179.43.166.138 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 179.43.166.138?

Yes, blocking 179.43.166.138 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 10/10 and 6 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 179.43.166.138?

Our threat assessment for 179.43.166.138 has a confidence score of 48%, based on 6 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

179.43.166.138

IPv4 Public

AS51852

Private Layer INC

6 Reports

CH Location

Private Layer INC ASN 51852

6 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Critical Alert

Security alert: 179.43.166.138 rated 10/10 based on 6 verified incidents.

Threat profile indicates sustained malicious activity with 48% confidence rating.

More threatening than 84% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Hacking 5

Exploited Host 1

Technical Details

General hacking activity includes various intrusion attempts, exploitation of vulnerabilities, and unauthorized access attempts.

Recommended Mitigations

Keep systems patched, implement intrusion detection, and follow security best practices.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Declining

Activity has decreased recently, suggesting remediation or threat actor migration.

First Observed 10. May 2026

Last Activity 13. May 2026

Recent (7 days) 0 incidents

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

Implement immediate countermeasures. Well-resourced threat actor identified.

Continue monitoring the positive trend.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 10/10 Critical

Critical

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 46% Medium Confidence

Confidence History

4. Apr 2026 - 13. May 2026

48% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
13. May 2026	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%
10. May 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%
10. May 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%
10. May 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%
5. Apr 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%
4. Apr 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 179.43.166.138
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: 6
First Reported: 4 Apr 2026
Last Reported: 13 May 2026, 10:24

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

84 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 84% of all IPs in our database.

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 154,708 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 10/10 avg: 4.8 ++

Total Reports 6 avg: 28 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 40 IPs in ASN 51852

Threat Level 10/10 network avg: 6.6 ++

Total Reports 6 network avg: 199 --

Network Private Layer INC has overall threat level 2/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 335 IPs in CH

Threat Level 10/10 country avg: 5.0 ++

Total Reports 6 country avg: 50 --

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

Peak Day 10 May 2026 3 reports

Daily Average 0.1 reports/day

Most Active Sunday 4 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

Hacking 5

Exploited Host 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 10:00 with 2 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

145,993 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 18,632 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

32,897 22.5%
02

China CN

23,542 16.1%
03

India IN

15,912 10.9%
04

Brazil BR

7,105 4.9%
05

Germany DE

6,162 4.2%
06

Singapore SG

5,771 4%
07

Indonesia ID

4,045 2.8%
08

Netherlands NL

3,780 2.6%
09

Russia RU

3,710 2.5%
10

United Kingdom GB

3,684 2.5%

+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

77% Avg Confidence

20 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

JSON Report

Firewall Rules

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UFW (Ubuntu)

Windows Firewall

Cloudflare

nginx

Apache .htaccess

PDF Report

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