diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 2d8072ae7..e6a184211 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -230,6 +230,9 @@ META_REFRESH_REGEX  = r'<meta http-equiv="?refresh"?[^>]+content="?[^">]+url=(?P
 # Regular expression used for parsing empty fields in tested form data
 EMPTY_FORM_FIELDS_REGEX = r'(?P<result>[^=]+=(&|\Z))'
 
+# Regular expression for general IP address matching
+GENERAL_IP_ADDRESS_REGEX = r'\A\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\Z'
+
 # Reference: http://www.cs.ru.nl/bachelorscripties/2010/Martin_Devillers___0437999___Analyzing_password_strength.pdf
 COMMON_PASSWORD_SUFFIXES = ["1", "123", "2", "12", "3", "13", "7", "11", "5", "22", "23", "01", "4", "07", "21", "14", "10", "06", "08", "8", "15", "69", "16", "6", "18"]
 
diff --git a/lib/utils/hash.py b/lib/utils/hash.py
index bae9335f4..46dde0fae 100644
--- a/lib/utils/hash.py
+++ b/lib/utils/hash.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ from lib.core.enums import HASH
 from lib.core.exception import sqlmapUserQuitException
 from lib.core.settings import COMMON_PASSWORD_SUFFIXES
 from lib.core.settings import DUMMY_USER_PREFIX
+from lib.core.settings import GENERAL_IP_ADDRESS_REGEX
 from lib.core.settings import HASH_MOD_ITEM_DISPLAY
 from lib.core.settings import IS_WIN
 from lib.core.settings import LIST_EMAIL
@@ -301,6 +302,8 @@ def hashRecognition(value):
                 continue
             elif Backend.getIdentifiedDbms() == DBMS.MYSQL and regex == HASH.ORACLE_OLD:
                 continue
+            elif regex == HASH.CRYPT_GENERIC and getCompiledRegex(GENERAL_IP_ADDRESS_REGEX).match(value):
+                continue
             elif getCompiledRegex(regex).match(value):
                 retVal = regex
                 break