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# IP Intelligence Briefing: 142.44.233.8

## Executive Summary

IP 142.44.233.8 presents a MODERATE RISK profile (Risk Score: 40) associated with OVH cloud infrastructure hosting ahrefs.net proxy resources. The IP demonstrates no active threat indicators but exhibits geolocation anomalies and operates within a high-abuse-density subnet. Recommended action: BLOCK at perimeter defenses with monitoring on inbound traffic.

## Infrastructure Profile

• ASN: 16276 (OVH)
• Organization: Dmytro, Ahrefs Pte Ltd
• Network Block: 142.44.233.0/24
• Infrastructure Type: CloudCompute
• Status: Cloud-hosted, firewalled (no open services)

## Network Classification

• Provider: OVH
• Hosting: Yes
• CDN/VPN/Proxy: No
• Tor Exit: No
• Mobile/Residential: No
• Bogon: No

## Geolocation Analysis

• Reported Location: Canada (CA), Quebec
• DNS Resolution: proxy-ca003-san8.ahrefs.net
• Anomaly Flag: Significant geolocation inconsistency detected. IP shows Canadian origin but Singapore city assignment with 28ms RTT, violating the 112ms minimum possible distance for reported 5,598km separation. This suggests potential IP spoofing or misconfigured geolocation data.

## Threat Indicators

• Abuse Confidence: No active indicators
• Blacklist Count: 0
• Known Campaigns: None detected
• Tor Exit: No
• Known Attacker: No
• Spam Source: No

## DNS Analysis

• PTR Record: proxy-ca003-san8.ahrefs.net
• Forward Resolution: Confirmed (1 hostname)
• Domain: ahrefs.net
• Email Authentication: No SPF/DMARC records detected
• Status: Forward resolution not confirmed

## Neighborhood Assessment

• Subnet: 142.44.233.8/24 (256 total IPs)
• Abuse Density: 0.5742 (High abuse classification)
• Risk Distribution: 0 high-risk, 96 medium-risk, 4 low-risk neighbors
• Active Siblings: 212 of 256 IPs actively monitored
• Threat Siblings: 147 IPs flagged as threats
• Inherited Risk: 22

## Observation History

• Total Observations: 21 signals
• Most Recent: 2026-06-26
• Threat Persistence: 0 days (transient)
• Ownership Changes: 0
• Signal Trend: Consistent cloud infrastructure classification with persistent high-abuse-density signal

## Relationship Graph

• Total Relationships: 58 entries
• Primary Association: OVH-CUST-281059682 network block
• Network Type: Same Network (repeated associations)

## Recommended Security Actions

Immediate Actions (Recommended)

```bash

# iptables

iptables -A INPUT -s 142.44.233.8 -j DROP

# nftables

nft add rule inet filter input ip saddr 142.44.233.8 drop

# nginx

deny 142.44.233.8;

# pfSense

142.44.233.8/32

```

Cloud Provider Rules

Cloudflare WAF:

```json

{

"description": "Block 142.44.233.8 — IPDebrief risk score 40",

"action": "block",

"filter": {

"expression": "ip.src eq 142.44.233.8"

}

}

```

AWS WAF:

```json

{

"Addresses": ["142.44.233.8/32"],

"Description": "IPDebrief risk 40"

}

```

## Risk Assessment Summary

This IP should be BLOCKED at the network perimeter. The primary concerns are:

1. Geolocation Inconsistency: 28ms RTT vs 112ms minimum for reported distance indicates potential misconfiguration or spoofing

2. High-Abuse Subnet: The /24 subnet shows 57.42% abuse density with 147 threat-sibling IPs

3. Proxy Infrastructure: DNS resolves to ahrefs.net proxy, indicating potential abuse of legitimate hosting for proxy services

4. No Service Transparency: Firewalled status with no open ports suggests hidden services or intentional obfuscation

Investigation Recommendations

• Monitor for outbound connections to 142.44.233.8/24 subnet
• Check for associated IPs in relationship graph showing malicious activity
• Verify if ahrefs.net proxy services are legitimate or compromised
• Review historical logs for connection patterns from this IP

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*Intelligence generated: 2026-06-26 | Data Source: IPDebrief Threat Intelligence Platform*

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