17.166.22.246
Assessment of IP 17.166.22.246 indicated a Low Risk status with a risk score of 0. Reverse DNS resolution confirmed the address belongs to 17-166-22-246.applebot.apple.com, identifying the system as an Applebot crawler. No open ports were detected, and the service purpose was classified as firewalled. Threat feeds returned zero indicators, and the IP was not listed on any blacklists. BGP data linked the address to origin ASN 714 and the 17.160.0.0/12 prefix. Behavioral analysis recorded no honeypot hits, enumeration strikes, or active attacker status. Given the forward-confirmed reverse DNS and absence of malicious indicators, the recommended action is to Allow traffic with info severity.
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🏢 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 |
🌐 DNS Intelligence
| PTR | 17-166-22-246.applebot.apple.com |
| Forward Confirmed | Yes — FCrDNS verified |
| Forward Hostnames | 17-166-22-246.applebot.apple.com |
🔐 DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 80% (Excellent) |
| SPF | Present |
| DMARC | Present |
| FCrDNS | Verified |
| DNSSEC | Not signed |
| CAA | Present |
☁️ 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 | 25% | 1 | 1 |
| routing | 25% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 25% | 1 | 1 |
| ownership | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| reputation | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| geolocation | 25% | 1 | 1 |
| Overall | 16% | 4 | 4 |
| Data Coherence | Consistent (100%) |
| Attribution | Moderate (70%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
📅 Observation Timeline 🔄 Live
| First Seen | 2026-09-23 22:41:10 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-09-23 22:41:10 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-09-23 22:48:59 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 18 |
| Total Observations | 18 |
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