## IP Intelligence Briefing: 104.199.145.40/32
Classification: Low Risk | Provider: Google Cloud Platform | Last Updated: 2026-08-12
Executive Summary
IP 104.199.145.40 is a Google Cloud Platform (GCP) infrastructure address with a risk score of 25 (Low Risk). The address shows no active threat indicators, no known malicious campaigns, and no open service ports.
Infrastructure Profile
- Organization: Google LLC (AS396982)
- Network: 104.196.0.0/14 (GOOGLE-CLOUD)
- Infrastructure Type: Cloud Compute
- Geolocation: Changhua, Taiwan (TXG region)
- DNS Resolution: 40.145.199.104.bc.googleusercontent.com
- Email Reputation: SPF and DMARC records present; authenticated
Threat Assessment
- Risk Score: 25/100 (Low Risk)
- Blacklist Status: 0 blacklists; 1 DNS blacklist listing detected among 8 total lists
- Known Campaigns: None
- Tor/Proxy Activity: No
- Abuse Confidence: Not flagged as attacker, spam source, or Tor exit node
Historical Observations (20 signals)
Recent observations confirm consistent Google Cloud infrastructure assignment (AS396982). Geographic resolution indicates Taiwan region with multi-signal inference. DNS blacklist activity was noted on 2026-08-05 but no persistent malicious behavior detected. Operator score classified as "Basic" (0.3478).
Neighborhood Analysis
Subnet 104.199.145.0/24 shows:
- Abuse density: 0
- Threat siblings: 0
- Classification: Clean
Recommended Actions
No specific firewall rules or blocking actions recommended. This is legitimate cloud infrastructure. If traffic from this IP is observed in suspicious context, investigate application-level behavior rather than blocking the source IP.
Analyst Notes: Standard Google Cloud IP. No defensive action required unless correlated with specific malicious activity in application logs.
This summary was generated by AI and may contain inaccuracies. Verify critical details independently.
๐ข Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Google LLC |
| ASN | AS396982 |
| Network Name | GOOGLE-CLOUD |
| CIDR Block | 104.196.0.0/14 |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | United States |
| Abuse Contact | Available via RDAP |
๐ DNS Intelligence
| PTR | 40.145.199.104.bc.googleusercontent.com |
| Forward Confirmed | Yes โ FCrDNS verified |
| Forward Hostnames | 40.145.199.104.bc.googleusercontent.com |
๐ DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 100% (Excellent) |
| SPF | Present |
| DMARC | Present |
| FCrDNS | Verified |
| DNSSEC | Valid |
| CAA | Present |
โ๏ธ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Infrastructure / Datacenter |
| Service Purpose | Firewalled / No Services |
| Network Tier | Tier 3 โ Basic operator with some routing infrastructure |
๐ Services & Open Ports
| Port | Service | Protocol | Banner |
|---|---|---|---|
| No open ports detected | |||
| Closed Ports | 22, 25, 80, 443, 3389, 8080, 8443 (0 open / 7 scanned) | ||
| Server | โ |
| HTTP Title | โ |
๐ TLS Certificate
| SANs | None |
| Valid From | โ |
| Valid Until | โ |
๐ฏ Confidence Breakdown
Per-dimension confidence scores based on source diversity and data freshness
| Dimension | Score | Sources | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|
| threat | 40% | 2 | 3 |
| routing | 17% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 19% | 2 | 2 |
| ownership | 27% | 2 | 3 |
| reputation | 17% | 1 | 2 |
| geolocation | 30% | 2 | 3 |
| Overall | 25% | 10 | 14 |
| Data Coherence | Consistent (100%) |
| Attribution | Moderate (70%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
๐ Observation Timeline ๐ Live
| First Seen | 2026-07-22 19:31:51 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-08-12 17:03:32 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-08-12 17:18:40 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 21 |
| Total Observations | 22 |
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