142.44.228.14
IP Intelligence Briefing: 142.44.228.14
Date: 2026-06-14
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**1. IP Profile**
- Risk Score: Moderate (40/100)
- Ownership:
- ISP: OVH (AS16276)
- Organization: Ahrefs Pte Ltd
- Network: OVH-CUST-281059695
- Geolocation:
- Country: Canada (CA)
- Region: Quebec (QC)
- City: Singapore (likely geolocation discrepancy)
- Network Role:
- Cloud Hosting: Yes (OVH CloudCompute)
- Services: No open ports; no TLS/HTTP services detected
- DNS: PTR record points to `proxy-ca016-san14.ahrefs.net` (proxy server)
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**2. Threat & Abuse Indicators**
- Threat Score: 0 (no malicious indicators, spam, or known attacker activity)
- Subnet Abuse:
- /24 Subnet (142.44.228.0/24):
- Abuse Density: 52.21% (high risk)
- Threat Siblings: 130 IPs in subnet flagged for abuse
- Inherited Risk: 20% (potential indirect exposure)
- DNS Security:
- Valid DNSSEC, CAA records present, but no SPF/DKIM email auth
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**3. Behavioral & Network Observations**
- Historical Stability:
- No significant changes in risk or geolocation signals (last 30 days)
- Consistent OVH ownership and cloud infrastructure classification
- BGP & Routing:
- Route stability: Stable (no recent route changes)
- AS Path: `57866 16276` (OVH, Ahrefs)
- RPKI: Valid state
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**4. Neighborhood Analysis**
- Subnet Neighbors (142.44.228.0/24):
- Total IPs: 256
- Active IPs: 160
- High-Risk Neighbors: 84 (40% of active IPs)
- Notable IPs:
- 142.44.228.0–4: Moderate risk (40/100)
- 142.44.228.128–130: High-risk IPs (abuse density >50%)
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**5. Recommendations**
1. Monitor Subnet:
- The /24 subnet has high abuse density; prioritize monitoring for lateral movement or cluster-based threats.
2. Verify Geolocation:
- Investigate discrepancy between reported city (Singapore) and region (QC, Canada).
3. Inspect Proxy Activity:
- The DNS PTR record points to a proxy server; ensure this is authorized and not used for illicit traffic.
4. Review Hosting Configuration:
- Confirm OVH CloudCompute instance compliance with security policies; ensure no exposed services.
Next Steps: Correlate this IP with known Ahrefs infrastructure and monitor for unexpected subnet activity.
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🏢 Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Dmytro, Ahrefs Pte Ltd |
| ASN | AS16276 |
| Network Name | OVH-CUST-281059695 |
| CIDR Block | 142.44.228.0/24 |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | Singapore |
| Abuse Contact | — |
🌐 DNS Intelligence
| PTR | proxy-ca016-san14.ahrefs.net |
| Forward Confirmed | No — PTR hostname does not resolve back to this IP (weak signal) |
| Forward Hostnames | proxy-ca016-san14.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 | Tier 3 — Basic operator with some routing infrastructure |
🔌 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 | 23% | 2 | 4 |
| routing | 20% | 2 | 3 |
| services | 12% | 2 | 2 |
| ownership | 22% | 3 | 3 |
| reputation | 27% | 1 | 3 |
| geolocation | 34% | 2 | 3 |
| Overall | 23% | 12 | 18 |
| Data Coherence | Mostly Consistent (80%) — 1 contradiction(s) |
| Attribution | Low (35%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
📅 Observation Timeline 🔄 Live
| First Seen | 2026-05-07 23:03:43 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-06-26 23:06:18 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-06-27 19:20:49 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 25 |
| Total Observations | 31 |
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