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# IP INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING

Target IP: 142.44.228.160/32

Classification: Moderate Risk (Score: 40)

Report Date: 2026-06-18

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## EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

IP 142.44.228.160 is assigned to OVH SAS (ASN 16276) under network client "OVH-CUST-281059695." The IP resolves to a hostname associated with ahrefs.net and is classified as cloud infrastructure hosting. Risk assessment indicates moderate concern due to high-abuse neighborhood density (0.6875) and geolocation inconsistencies. No active malicious indicators were observed.

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## OWNERSHIP & INFRASTRUCTURE

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## THREAT ASSESSMENT

Risk Score: 40/100 (Moderate)

Threat Indicators:

• Blacklist Count: 0
• DNSBL Listed: 1 of 8 lists
• Tor Exit Node: No
• Known Attacker: No
• Spam Source: No
• Active Campaigns: None

Network Classification:

• Is Cloud: Yes
• Is Hosting: Yes
• Is CDN: No
• Is VPN/Proxy: No
• Service Status: Firewalled / No Services Detected

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## GEOLOCATION ANALYSIS

Critical Finding: Significant geolocation validation failure detected.

• Claimed Location: QC, Canada (via Alienvault-OTX)
• Alternative Location: Singapore
• RTT Discrepancy: 27ms observed vs. minimum possible 112ms for 5,598km distance
• This indicates geolocation data is unreliable and should not be used for attribution

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## NEIGHBORHOOD INTELLIGENCE

Subnet: 142.44.228.0/24

• Abuse Density: 0.6875 (High)
• Total Siblings: 256
• Active Siblings: 207
• Threat Siblings: 176
• Risk Distribution: 81 medium, 19 low, 0 high risk

The subnet demonstrates elevated abuse activity with 68.75% abuse density. This IP exists within a high-abuse network segment, warranting heightened monitoring despite individual risk score.

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## DNS & RESOLUTION

DNS records indicate association with ahrefs.net domain infrastructure. Forward confirmation failure may indicate misconfiguration or potential DNS tunneling activity.

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## OBSERVATION HISTORY

Total Observations: 28 signals tracked

Key temporal patterns:

• Recent routing signal (2026-06-18 21:05:38) with operator score 0.4783
• Geolocation signal (2026-06-18 21:05:09) via Alienvault-OTX indicating CA origin
• Traceroute validation (2026-06-18 21:04:53) showing RTT violations

No persistent malicious behavior detected. Threat persistence days: 0.

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## SECURITY RECOMMENDATIONS

Action: Monitor

Given the moderate risk score and high-abuse neighborhood context, implement the following controls:

```bash

# iptables

iptables -A INPUT -s 142.44.228.160 -j DROP

# nftables

nft add rule inet filter input ip saddr 142.44.228.160 drop

# AWS WAF

Addresses: [142.44.228.160/32]

Description: IPDebrief risk 40

```

Note: These recommendations are probabilistic. Apply additional context from organizational threat intelligence before blocking.

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## ANALYST NOTES

1. The conflicting geolocation data (Canada vs. Singapore) requires investigation. Correlate with known datacenter locations for OVH ASN 16276.

2. DNS forward confirmation failure and lack of SPF/DMARC records may indicate misconfigured infrastructure or potential proxy usage.

3. The subnet's high abuse density (0.6875) suggests this IP should be monitored even if individual indicators are clean.

4. No active threat indicators were observed, but the moderate risk score combined with neighborhood context warrants continued surveillance.

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END OF BRIEFING

This summary was generated by AI and may contain inaccuracies. Verify critical details independently.