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172.174.17.234

Medium · 455 reports
USUnited States
Organization:
MICROSOFT-MAINT
Network:
cloud
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Instant verdict

SUSPICIOUS

45/100

Community risk score

172.174.17.234 is an IP address with 5 abuse reports from 1 distinct reporter, submitted between 06/25/2026 and 06/25/2026. The AbuseTrack community rates it as Medium risk, with a score of 45/100. The most frequently reported threat categories are Brute Force.

5

Reports

1

Reporters

06/25/2026

First seen

06/25/2026

Last seen

Threat type

Intelligence

US

Country

United States (US)

WHOIS (RDAP)

Country
United States
Location
Boydton, Virginia
Network
cloud
Handle
172.174.0.0 - 172.174.255.255
Range
172.174.0.0 – 172.174.255.255
Organization
MICROSOFT-MAINT
Abuse contact
abuse@microsoft.com

Report history (5)

Brute Force06/25/2026, 04:40 PM · michaelortnerit

fail2ban: SSH (sshd) brute-force — 4 failed attempts (jail: sshd)

Brute Force06/25/2026, 04:11 PM · michaelortnerit

fail2ban: SSH (sshd) brute-force — 3 failed attempts (jail: sshd)

Brute Force06/25/2026, 03:56 PM · michaelortnerit

fail2ban: SSH (sshd) brute-force — 3 failed attempts (jail: sshd)

Brute Force06/25/2026, 03:41 PM · michaelortnerit

fail2ban: SSH (sshd) brute-force — 3 failed attempts (jail: sshd)

Brute Force06/25/2026, 03:27 PM · michaelortnerit

fail2ban: SSH (sshd) brute-force — 3 failed attempts (jail: sshd)