The host at this IP address is running a malware botnet controller which is being used to control infected computers (bots) around the globe using a trojan horse.
RaccoonStealer botnet controller located at 178.79.174.111 on port 80 (using HTTP POST):
hXXp://178.79.174.111/
$ nslookup 178.79.174.111
178-79-174-111.ip.linodeusercontent.com
Referencing malware binaries (MD5 hash):
362592241e15293c68d0f24468723bbb — AV detection: 40 / 70 (57.14)
653f98d4859c385b555df4397ed2172e — AV detection: 26 / 68 (38.24)
8baaad675b0748c8dd6cb8a2dffb9e81 — AV detection: 26 / 67 (38.81)
f023f5745d2b6cb4edb185f501877aa6 — AV detection: 27 / 69 (39.13)