104.44.17.178
The IP address 104.44.17.178 was attributed to Microsoft Corporation (ASN 8075) within the 104.40.0.0/13 block. Geolocation data placed the asset in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. The network role was identified as CloudCompute infrastructure with a Firewalled/No Services designation.
Threat analysis assigned the address a "Low Risk" reputation with a risk score of 25. While no specific threat indicators or known campaigns were detected, the control plane indicated one listing among eight total DNS blacklists. Behavioral monitoring recorded zero incidents, enumeration strikes, or honeypot hits. The surrounding neighborhood (104.44.17.0/24) was classified as "mostly_clean" with an abuse density of 0.2 and one threat sibling.
The intelligence recommendation was to Monitor the address with low severity, citing the clean neighborhood context. The profile data indicated live observations between September 3 and September 27, 2026.
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🏢 Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Microsoft Corporation |
| ASN | AS8075 |
| Network Name | MSFT |
| CIDR Block | 104.40.0.0/13 |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | United States |
| Abuse Contact | Available via RDAP |
🌐 DNS Intelligence
| PTR | be3.ibr01.par21.ntwk.msn.net |
| Forward Confirmed | No — PTR hostname does not resolve back to this IP (weak signal) |
| Forward Hostnames | be3.ibr01.par21.ntwk.msn.net |
🔐 DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 20% (Poor) |
| SPF | 0/2 domains |
| DMARC | 0/2 domains |
| FCrDNS | Not verified |
| DNSSEC | Not signed |
| CAA | Present |
| Domains Checked | 2 domains |
☁️ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Infrastructure / Datacenter |
| Service Purpose | Firewalled / No Services |
| Network Tier | Hosting — Infrastructure provider without advanced routing |
🔌 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 | — |
| HTTP Title | — |
🔐 TLS Certificate
| SANs | None |
| Valid From | — |
| Valid Until | — |
🎯 Confidence Breakdown
Per-dimension confidence scores based on source diversity and data freshness
| Dimension | Score | Sources | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|
| threat | 38% | 2 | 5 |
| routing | 13% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 19% | 2 | 2 |
| ownership | 27% | 2 | 3 |
| reputation | 13% | 1 | 2 |
| geolocation | 27% | 2 | 3 |
| Overall | 23% | 10 | 16 |
| Data Coherence | Consistent (100%) |
| Attribution | Moderate (50%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
📅 Observation Timeline 🔄 Live
| First Seen | 2026-09-03 11:58:59 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-09-27 06:58:57 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-09-27 07:11:15 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 22 |
| Total Observations | 34 |
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