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45.79.150.179 has a threat confidence score of 56%. This IP address from United States (AS63949, Akamai Connected Cloud) has been observed in 85 honeypot sessions targeting MSSQL, HTTPS, TELNET, SMTP, HTTP and 5 other protocols. First observed on January 23, 2026, most recently active April 10, 2026.
Automated SMTP interaction performing a minimal capability check by issuing EHLO followed by a STARTTLS upgrade request and immediately terminating the session. This pattern is commonly associated with internet-wide scanners, security research crawlers, or opportunistic bots verifying whether an SMTP service supports encrypted communication. The absence of authentication attempts or message submission indicates reconnaissance or service fingerprinting rather than active abuse.
Identifies HTTP requests targeting the web server root path ("/"), typically used for initial service discovery, host validation, or baseline content inspection prior to deeper enumeration.