## IP Intelligence Briefing: 144.126.159.116/32
Classification: Low Risk - Cloud Infrastructure Asset
Date: Current Analysis Cycle
Provider: Contabo Inc. (AS40021)
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Executive Summary
IP 144.126.159.116 is a low-risk cloud compute resource hosted on Contabo infrastructure. The asset shows no active threat indicators, minimal abuse history, and standard residential hosting characteristics. Current risk assessment score: 25/100.
Infrastructure Profile
- Organization: Contabo Inc. (CONTA-48)
- ASN: AS40021
- CIDR Block: 144.126.128.0/19
- Geolocation: United States (Missouri, St. Louis)
- Infrastructure Type: Cloud Compute
- DNS Resolved: vmi2738012.contaboserver.net
Threat Assessment
Current Risk Level: Low (Score: 25/100)
Threat Indicators:
- No active threat indicators detected
- Not a Tor exit node
- Not identified as known attacker
- Not listed as spam source
- Blacklist count: 0
Control Plane:
- DNSSEC: Valid
- Route Stability: Unstable
- DNSBL Listings: 1/8 total lists
- RPKI State: Not evaluated
Service Exposure
Network Services: None detected
- No open ports identified
- No TLS certificates observed
- No HTTP banners or web services detected
- Classification: Firewalled/No Services
Historical Analysis
Observation Count: 18 historical signals tracked
Temporal Trends:
- 2026-06-16: Recent proxy classification observed (risk: 66) via proxycheck-io
- 2026-06-11: Subnet classification showed "clean" status with zero abuse density
- Threat persistence: Not persistent
- Ownership changes: None recorded
Neighborhood Analysis
Subnet: 144.126.159.116/24
- Abuse Density: 0
- Threat Siblings: 0
- Active Siblings: 0
- Classification: Clean
Geolocation Validation
- Distance from expected location: 7,115.6 km
- Minimum possible RTT: 142.3ms
- Observed RTT: 50-54.4ms (anomaly detected)
- GeoValidation: Plausibility flag raised due to RTT discrepancy
Related Entities
DNS Associations: vmi2738012.contaboserver.net
Network Associations: CONTA-48 (Contabo Inc.)
Correlated IPs: 0 correlated IPs in threat campaigns
Security Actions
Recommended Actions: None
- No firewall rules or blocking recommendations generated
- Asset exhibits standard cloud hosting behavior
- Monitoring recommended but no immediate remediation required
Intelligence Assessment
The IP address represents a legitimate cloud hosting asset with no malicious activity observed. The recent proxy classification (2026-06-16) warrants awareness but does not indicate malicious intent given the overall low-risk profile and clean neighborhood analysis. The RTT/geolocation anomaly may indicate routing irregularities or measurement error but does not alter the threat assessment.
Recommendation: Continue standard monitoring. No immediate blocking or remediation actions required.
This summary was generated by AI and may contain inaccuracies. Verify critical details independently.
π’ Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Contabo Inc. |
| ASN | AS40021 |
| Network Name | CONTA-48 |
| CIDR Block | 144.126.128.0/19 |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | United States |
| Abuse Contact | Available via RDAP |
π DNS Intelligence
| PTR | vmi2738012.contaboserver.net |
| Forward Confirmed | Yes β FCrDNS verified |
| Forward Hostnames | vmi2738012.contaboserver.net |
π DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 40% (Fair) |
| SPF | Not configured |
| DMARC | Not configured |
| FCrDNS | Verified |
| DNSSEC | Valid |
| CAA | Not configured |
βοΈ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Infrastructure / Datacenter |
| Service Purpose | Firewalled / No Services |
| Network Tier | Tier 3 β Basic operator with some routing infrastructure |
π Services & Open Ports
| Port | Service | Protocol | Banner |
|---|---|---|---|
| No open ports detected | |||
| Server | β |
| HTTP Title | β |
π TLS Certificate
| SANs | None |
| Valid From | β |
| Valid Until | β |
π― Confidence Breakdown
Per-dimension confidence scores based on source diversity and data freshness
| Dimension | Score | Sources | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|
| threat | 27% | 2 | 3 |
| routing | 13% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 13% | 1 | 1 |
| ownership | 27% | 2 | 3 |
| reputation | 22% | 1 | 3 |
| geolocation | 27% | 2 | 3 |
| Overall | 22% | 9 | 14 |
| Data Coherence | Mostly Consistent (80%) β 1 contradiction(s) |
| Attribution | Moderate (55%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
π Observation Timeline π Live
| First Seen | 2026-05-28 06:15:47 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-06-29 05:05:17 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-06-29 05:08:41 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 20 |
| Total Observations | 20 |
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