162.254.193.98
Intelligence Briefing: 162.254.193.98
The IP address was assigned to Valve Corporation (ASN 32590) within the 162.254.192.0/21 block. The profile indicated a Low Risk reputation with a risk score of 25. Technical analysis revealed no open ports, classifying the host as firewalled with no services exposed. DNS records resolved to valve.net, which contained SPF and DMARC records.
Geolocation data placed the host in Chicago, Illinois, but validation flagged a contradiction regarding RTT physics, noting an observed RTT of 35.0ms against a minimum possible distance of 6706km. The neighborhood classification remained mostly clean with an abuse density of 0.1667, though one threat sibling was identified among six total siblings in the subnet.
Behavioral monitoring recorded zero honeypot hits, enumeration strikes, or WAF violations. Despite the low risk score and clean behavioral indicators, analysts recommended a Monitor action with low severity due to signal contradictions present in the dataset. The data was marked as live with the newest observation recorded on 2026-09-18.
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🏢 Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Valve Corporation |
| ASN | AS32590 |
| Network Name | VALVE-V4-6 |
| CIDR Block | 162.254.192.0/21 |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | United States |
| Abuse Contact | Available via RDAP |
🌐 DNS Intelligence
| PTR | 162-254-193-98.valve.net |
| Forward Confirmed | No — PTR hostname does not resolve back to this IP (weak signal) |
| Forward Hostnames | 162-254-193-98.valve.net |
🔐 DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 60% (Good) |
| SPF | 2/2 domains |
| DMARC | 2/2 domains |
| FCrDNS | Not verified |
| DNSSEC | Not signed |
| CAA | Present |
| Domains Checked | 2 domains |
☁️ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Unknown |
| Service Purpose | Firewalled / No Services |
| Network Tier | Unknown — Insufficient routing data to classify |
🔌 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 | 37% | 2 | 6 |
| routing | 13% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 19% | 2 | 2 |
| ownership | 27% | 2 | 3 |
| reputation | 22% | 1 | 4 |
| geolocation | 36% | 2 | 7 |
| Overall | 26% | 10 | 23 |
| Data Coherence | Mostly Consistent (80%) — 1 contradiction(s) |
| Attribution | Low (35%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
📅 Observation Timeline 🔄 Live
| First Seen | 2026-09-04 07:35:22 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-09-26 19:21:39 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-09-26 19:30:29 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 23 |
| Total Observations | 44 |
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