The IP address 17.166.20.129 was attributed to Apple Inc. (AS714) within the APPLE-WWNET autonomous system. Reverse DNS resolution confirmed the address as part of the applebot.apple.com infrastructure. Network scanning detected no open ports, and the service purpose was classified as firewalled.
Risk assessment yielded a low risk score of 25. The surrounding subnet was classified as clean with zero abuse density and no identified threat siblings. Although the system categorized the host as suspicious, no specific attack campaigns were correlated, and the blacklisting count remained at zero. Behavioral analysis recorded zero honeypot hits, enumeration strikes, or WAF violations.
The intelligence recommendation was to monitor the address with low severity, citing the location in a clean neighborhood as the primary justification.
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π’ Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Apple Inc. |
| ASN | AS714 |
| Network Name | APPLE-WWNET |
| CIDR Block | 17.0.0.0/8 |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | United States |
| Abuse Contact | Available via RDAP |
π DNS Intelligence
| PTR | 17-166-20-129.applebot.apple.com |
| Forward Confirmed | Yes β FCrDNS verified |
| Forward Hostnames | 17-166-20-129.applebot.apple.com |
π DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 80% (Excellent) |
| SPF | Present |
| DMARC | Present |
| FCrDNS | Verified |
| DNSSEC | Not signed |
| CAA | Present |
βοΈ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Unknown |
| Service Purpose | Firewalled / No Services |
| Network Tier | Unknown β Insufficient routing data to classify |
π 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 | 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 | 25% | 1 | 1 |
| routing | 25% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 35% | 2 | 2 |
| ownership | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| reputation | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| geolocation | 25% | 1 | 1 |
| Overall | 18% | 5 | 5 |
| Data Coherence | Consistent (100%) |
| Attribution | Moderate (70%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
π Observation Timeline π Live
| First Seen | 2026-09-23 18:49:23 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-09-23 18:49:23 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-09-23 19:02:58 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 22 |
| Total Observations | 22 |
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