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# IP Intelligence Briefing: 142.44.233.14

## Executive Summary

IP 142.44.233.14 is a moderate-risk address (risk score: 40) hosted on OVH infrastructure. While the IP itself shows no active threat indicators, it resides within a high-abuse-density subnet (142.44.233.0/24) with 77.34% abuse density and 198 threat siblings out of 256 total addresses. The address is associated with Ahrefs infrastructure but warrants monitoring due to neighborhood risk.

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## Risk Assessment

Current Risk Score: 40 (Moderate)

Abuse Confidence: No active blacklist listings; DNSBL listed on 1 of 8 feeds

Stability: Moderate (avg ownership: persistent, no recent changes)

Classification: Cloud compute infrastructure, not residential or mobile

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## Infrastructure Profile

Provider: OVH (ASN 16276)

Organization: Dmytro, Ahrefs Pte Ltd

Network: 142.44.233.0/24

Geolocation: Singapore (geolocation validation flagged as implausible; 3000km accuracy radius)

Infrastructure Type: Cloud hosting with firewalling enabled

Service Status: No open ports detected; described as "Firewalled / No Services"

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## DNS Analysis

PTR Record: proxy-ca003-san14.ahrefs.net

Domain: ahrefs.net

Forward Resolution: 1 confirmed hostname

Email Authentication: No SPF or DMARC records detected

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## Threat Indicators

Current Status: No active threat indicators detected

• Not a known attacker
• Not a Tor exit node or proxy
• No known malicious campaigns
• Zero blacklisting at time of analysis

Historical Signals: 21 observations tracked; no persistent malicious behavior detected. All signals consistently indicate cloud/hosting infrastructure with OVH provider classification.

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## Neighborhood Analysis

Subnet: 142.44.233.0/24

Abuse Density: 0.7734 (high_abuse classification)

Active Siblings: 210 of 256 total addresses

Threat Siblings: 198 identified as threat actors

Inherited Risk Score: 30

Risk distribution in neighborhood:

• High risk: 0
• Medium risk: 96
• Low risk: 4

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## Recommended Actions

Based on risk profile, the following firewall rules are recommended:

iptables: `iptables -A INPUT -s 142.44.233.14 -j DROP`

nftables: `nft add rule inet filter input ip saddr 142.44.233.14 drop`

nginx: `deny 142.44.233.14;`

pfsense: `142.44.233.14/32`

Cloudflare WAF: Block IP with expression `ip.src eq 142.44.233.14`

AWS WAF: Add to rule with addresses `142.44.233.14/32`

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## Intelligence Narrative

IP 142.44.233.14 presents a moderate-risk profile within a high-abuse cloud environment. The address is associated with Ahrefs infrastructure and shows no current malicious activity. However, the /24 subnet exhibits significant abuse characteristics with nearly 78% of sibling IPs classified as threats.

The geolocation data reports Singapore but fails validation with a 3000km accuracy radius, suggesting potential reporting inconsistencies common in cloud hosting environments. The IP maintains stable ownership with no recent changes and demonstrates no persistent malicious behavior across 21 observation points.

Given the neighborhood context and moderate risk score, defensive measures recommend blocking the address at network perimeter layers. The lack of open ports and active threat indicators suggests this may represent legitimate Ahrefs infrastructure or a misconfigured host, but the high-abuse subnet environment warrants continued monitoring for any behavioral changes.

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Analysis Date: Current intelligence snapshot

Data Sources: IPDebrief platform

Classification: Defensive security intelligence

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