Analysis of 162.254.196.66 confirmed ownership by Valve Corporation (ASN 32590) within the 162.254.192.0/21 block. The address maintained a Low Risk score of 25 and exhibited no open services, presenting as firewalled. DNS hygiene was assessed as good, with valid SPF and DMARC records. While direct threat indicators were absent, the address was listed on one of eight DNS blacklists. Geolocation data presented contradictions between England and United States sources, and routing stability was flagged as false. The subnet 162.254.196.66/24 showed mixed classification with four threat-associated siblings among eleven active peers. Due to signal contradictions and neighborhood risk, the asset was classified as a Suspicious Host with unknown intent. The recommended action was Monitor with low severity.
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๐ข 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 |
๐ DNS Intelligence
| PTR | 162-254-196-66.valve.net |
| Forward Confirmed | No โ PTR hostname does not resolve back to this IP (weak signal) |
| Forward Hostnames | 162-254-196-66.valve.net |
๐ 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 |
โ๏ธ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Unknown |
| Service Purpose | Firewalled / No Services |
| Network Tier | Unknown โ Insufficient routing data to classify |
๐ 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 | โ |
| HTTP Title | โ |
๐ TLS Certificate
| SANs | None |
| Valid From | โ |
| Valid Until | โ |
๐ฏ 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 | 40% | 2 | 7 |
| Overall | 26% | 10 | 23 |
| Data Coherence | Consistent (100%) |
| Attribution | Moderate (50%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
๐ Observation Timeline ๐ Live
| First Seen | 2026-09-02 04:26:31 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-09-25 19:36:52 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-09-25 19:50:47 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 24 |
| Total Observations | 41 |
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