IP address 172.217.21.174 has been flagged in 1033 abuse reports , resulting in a threat score of 100.0/100 (critical risk). The primary activity associated with this IP is malware c2.
This IP is geolocated in United States and belongs to the network Google LLC (AS15169). Reports span from 2025-09-18 to 2025-09-30.
Assessment: 172.217.21.174 is among the most actively malicious IP addresses in our database, with over 1033 abuse reports from 1 independent sources. The activity pattern and multi-source corroboration indicate this is a genuine threat that warrants immediate blocking at the firewall level. This IP belongs to Google LLC, a major cloud/hosting provider — the malicious activity likely originates from a compromised or rented virtual server rather than the provider's own infrastructure.