142.44.220.224
IP Intelligence Briefing: 142.44.220.224/32
Date: 2026-06-07
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**1. Core Profile**
- Risk Score: 40 (Moderate Risk)
- Ownership: Registered to OVH-CUST-281059685 (Ahrefs Pte Ltd, AS16276).
- Geolocation: Canada (QC region), but DNS records point to Singapore.
- Network Role: Cloud compute infrastructure (OVH-hosted, no public services).
- Threat Indicators: No direct malicious activity observed.
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**2. Subnet Analysis**
- Subnet: 142.44.220.0/24
- Abuse Density: 56.69% (high abuse classification).
- Neighbors:
- 145 active IPs in subnet.
- 144 threat-scorched neighbors (95% medium-risk, 5% high-risk).
- Inherited Risk: 22 (subnet-level exposure).
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**3. Network Relationships**
- Linked Entities:
- OVH-CUST-281059685 (same network).
- ahrefs.net (DNS domain, proxy hostname: `proxy-ca006-san224.ahrefs.net`).
- DNS:
- No email authentication (SPF/DKIM/DMArC not configured).
- DNSSEC valid, CAA records present.
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**4. Behavior & Observations**
- Historical Signals (30d):
- 19 observations, including geolocation, DNS, and subnet abuse density.
- No persistent malicious activity or campaign correlations.
- Routing:
- BGP prefix: `142.44.128.0/17` (OVH).
- Route stability: Unstable (frequent changes).
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**5. Actionable Insights**
- Risk Mitigation:
- Monitor subnet for lateral movement or amplified traffic due to high abuse density.
- Investigate DNS misconfiguration (geolocation mismatch).
- SOC Recommendations:
- Block subnet-level traffic if suspicious (e.g., using IPDebrief's firewall rules).
- Verify Ahrefs Pte Ltd's cloud infrastructure security posture.
- Track DNS proxy behavior for potential obfuscation.
Note: No direct malicious indicators, but subnet-level risks warrant closer scrutiny.
This summary was generated by AI and may contain inaccuracies. Verify critical details independently.
🏢 Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Dmytro, Ahrefs Pte Ltd |
| ASN | AS16276 |
| Network Name | OVH-CUST-281059685 |
| CIDR Block | 142.44.220.0/24 |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | Singapore |
| Abuse Contact | — |
🌐 DNS Intelligence
| PTR | proxy-ca006-san224.ahrefs.net |
| Forward Confirmed | No — PTR hostname does not resolve back to this IP (weak signal) |
| Forward Hostnames | proxy-ca006-san224.ahrefs.net |
🔐 DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 40% (Fair) |
| SPF | Not configured |
| DMARC | Not configured |
| FCrDNS | Not verified |
| DNSSEC | Valid |
| CAA | Present |
☁️ 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 | 26% | 2 | 4 |
| routing | 13% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 15% | 2 | 2 |
| ownership | 15% | 2 | 2 |
| reputation | 28% | 1 | 3 |
| geolocation | 25% | 2 | 2 |
| Overall | 21% | 10 | 14 |
| Data Coherence | Consistent (100%) |
| Attribution | Moderate (50%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
📅 Observation Timeline 🔄 Live
| First Seen | 2026-05-14 13:23:34 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-06-28 00:39:46 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-06-28 18:46:17 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 20 |
| Total Observations | 23 |
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