IP address 172.217.117.4 has been flagged in 5 abuse reports , resulting in a threat score of 83.1/100 (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 2026-07-21 to 2026-07-24.
Assessment: Despite a lower report volume, the severity and nature of activity from 172.217.117.4 has triggered critical-level alerts across our threat detection network. 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.