# 17.166.23.42 — IP Intelligence Summary

17.166.23.42 is an IPv4 address operated by Apple Inc. (AS714), geolocated to Cupertino, United States. Its reverse DNS name is 17-166-23-42.applebot.apple.com. As of November 3, 2026, IPDebrief rates it Low Risk (25/100); no anonymizing service was detected.

- Canonical page: https://ipdebrief.com/17.166.23.42
- Last updated: 2026-11-03

## Ownership

- Organization: Apple Inc.
- Network name: APPLE-WWNET
- Allocated block: 17.0.0.0/8
- ASN: AS714 (https://ipdebrief.com/asn/714)
- Regional registry: ARIN

## Location

- City: Cupertino
- Region: CA
- Country: United States
- Time zone: —

## Network classification

- Infrastructure type: —
- Datacenter / hosting: no
- Residential: no
- Mobile: no
- Anycast: no
- Tor exit node: no
- VPN: no
- Proxy: no

## Risk assessment

- Assessment: Low Risk (25/100)
- Blocklist listings: 0
- Suspicious activity indicators: no
- Spam source: no

## Reverse DNS

- 17-166-23-42.applebot.apple.com
- Forward-confirmed: yes

## Analyst narrative

IP address 17.166.23.42/32 is owned by Apple Inc. (ASN 714) and resolves to the forward-confirmed hostname 17-166-23-42.applebot.apple.com. While the overall risk score is low at 25, the address is flagged as a "Suspicious Host" and listed on one DNSBL with a high bot severity rating. Network scanning reveals no open ports or active services, classifying the network role as firewalled. The recommended action is to monitor the address based on its clean neighborhood classification and low campaign likelihood.

## Nearby addresses

- 17.166.23.4 (https://ipdebrief.com/17.166.23.4)
- 17.166.23.5 (https://ipdebrief.com/17.166.23.5)
- 17.166.23.6 (https://ipdebrief.com/17.166.23.6)
- 17.166.23.7 (https://ipdebrief.com/17.166.23.7)
- 17.166.23.8 (https://ipdebrief.com/17.166.23.8)
- 17.166.23.9 (https://ipdebrief.com/17.166.23.9)
- 17.166.23.10 (https://ipdebrief.com/17.166.23.10)
- 17.166.23.11 (https://ipdebrief.com/17.166.23.11)
- 17.166.23.12 (https://ipdebrief.com/17.166.23.12)
- 17.166.23.13 (https://ipdebrief.com/17.166.23.13)
- 17.166.23.14 (https://ipdebrief.com/17.166.23.14)
- 17.166.23.15 (https://ipdebrief.com/17.166.23.15)

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Source: IPDebrief, "17.166.23.42 IP intelligence", https://ipdebrief.com/17.166.23.42, updated 2026-11-03. Assessments are probabilistic.