## IP Intelligence Briefing: 142.44.225.114/32
Classification: Cloud Infrastructure IP | Risk Score: 30/100 (Low Risk)
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Executive Summary
The IP address 142.44.225.114 is an OVH CloudCompute infrastructure endpoint associated with Ahrefs Pte Ltd. Despite a low individual risk score, the IP operates within a high-abuse-density subnet (0.6953 abuse density) containing 178 threat-adjacent sibling IPs. The IP is firewalled with no active services and presents moderate contextual risk due to neighborhood contamination.
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Technical Profile
Ownership & Network:
- ASN: 16276 (OVH)
- Organization: Dmytro, Ahrefs Pte Ltd
- CIDR Block: 142.44.225.0/24
- Infrastructure Type: CloudCompute (OVH hosting)
- Service Status: Firewalled / No Services Open
DNS Resolution:
- PTR Hostname: proxy-ca017-san114.ahrefs.net
- Domain: ahrefs.net
- Forward Confirmed: False (1 forward resolution)
- Email Authentication: No SPF or DMARC records detected
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Geolocation Anomaly
Significant geolocation inconsistency detected:
- Claimed Location: Canada, Quebec
- Observed Distance: 5,597.9 km from probe location
- Minimum Possible RTT: 112ms
- Observed RTT: 31ms (112% below physical minimum)
- RTT Violation: 31.0ms < 112.0ms minimum
This indicates either routing anomaly, data center misreporting, or potential spoofing.
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Neighborhood Risk Analysis
The /24 subnet (142.44.225.0/24) shows elevated neighborhood risk:
- Abuse Density: 0.6953 (high_abuse classification)
- Inherited Risk Score: 27/100
- Subnet Statistics: 223 active siblings out of 256 total
- Threat-Associated Siblings: 178 IPs
Risk distribution in subnet: 72 low-risk, 28 medium-risk, 0 high-risk IPs.
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Threat Intelligence
Active Threat Indicators:
- Blacklist Count: 0
- DNSBL Listed: 1 of 8 total lists
- Tor Exit Node: No
- Known Attacker: No
- Spam Source: No
- Threat Persistence: 0 days
- Campaign Matches: 0
Historical Signals: 28 observations recorded with signals from June 2026 showing consistent infrastructure classification. One subnet-level signal (2026-06-20) confirmed high_abuse classification with 0.6953 abuse density.
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Recommended Actions
Current Status: No immediate blocking recommended. Risk score (30) and absence of direct threat indicators support allowing traffic with standard logging.
SOC Considerations:
1. Monitor for any changes in threat indicators or service exposure
2. Correlate with neighborhood IPs showing 178 threat-associated siblings
3. Review geolocation discrepancy for potential spoofing indicators
4. Log all connections for baseline establishment (no active services currently)
Firewall Rules: None required based on current risk profile. Standard logging recommended for anomaly detection.
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Intel Source: IPDebrief Analysis | Report Date: 2026
Classification: SOC Intelligence Briefing | Action Priority: Monitor
This summary was generated by AI and may contain inaccuracies. Verify critical details independently.
๐ข Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Dmytro, Ahrefs Pte Ltd |
| ASN | AS16276 |
| Network Name | OVH-CUST-281059696 |
| CIDR Block | 142.44.225.0/24 |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | Singapore |
| Abuse Contact | โ |
๐ DNS Intelligence
| PTR | proxy-ca017-san114.ahrefs.net |
| Forward Confirmed | No โ PTR hostname does not resolve back to this IP (weak signal) |
| Forward Hostnames | proxy-ca017-san114.ahrefs.net |
๐ DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 40% (Fair) |
| SPF | Not configured |
| DMARC | Not configured |
| FCrDNS | Not 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 | 31% | 2 | 4 |
| routing | 24% | 3 | 4 |
| services | 12% | 2 | 2 |
| ownership | 26% | 3 | 3 |
| reputation | 28% | 1 | 3 |
| geolocation | 39% | 2 | 3 |
| Overall | 27% | 13 | 19 |
| Data Coherence | Mostly Consistent (80%) โ 1 contradiction(s) |
| Attribution | Moderate (50%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
๐ Observation Timeline ๐ Live
| First Seen | 2026-05-22 03:08:25 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-06-28 16:57:40 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-06-29 05:01:50 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 26 |
| Total Observations | 29 |
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