Is 172.67.181.51 a VPN? No — Cloudflare, Inc..
No VPN/proxy indicators — 2 signals matched across 2 intelligence sources. Overall risk: very low.
Shodan observation
Passive ~30-day port fingerprint. VPN/proxy software CPE matches and observed ports.
Shodan has observed 13 open port(s) on this IP
ASN classification
Team Cymru allocation data + PeeringDB self-declared network type.
ASN AS13335 is a known pure-CDN edge (Cloudflare) — datacenter and content-host signals suppressed
Should I block this IP?
Practical guidance by use case — fraud, ad-ops, streaming, and general websites.
No VPN, proxy, datacenter, or Tor signals matched. The IP looks like a real consumer or business broadband line. Treat as a normal user.
- Fraud / risk teams
- Apply your standard risk model. No IP-based step-up needed.
- Ad ops / programmatic
- Bid normally. This IP is in your billable, real-human pool.
- Streaming / geo-licensing
- Allow. Geo-licensing rules still apply, but VPN evasion is not a concern here.
- General sites & forums
- Standard access. Use other signals (device fingerprint, behavior, account age) for risk scoring.
About IP address 172.67.181.51
172.67.181.51 is an IPv4 address routed via AS13335 (Cloudflare, Inc.) and geo-located to Canada. The verdict above combines six free, no-auth intelligence sources: local db-ip ASN data, the Tor Project exit list, public proxy feeds (TheSpeedX / Proxifly / FireHOL), Team Cymru + PeeringDB for ASN classification, RIPE NCC for BGP topology and abuse contacts, and Shodan InternetDB for ~30-day port observation.
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