Intelligence analysis identified IP address 172.253.177.185 as a low-risk asset with a risk score of 25. The address belongs to Google LLC (ASN 15169) within the 172.253.0.0/16 block, located in New York, US. Passive reconnaissance indicated no open ports and no active services, categorizing the purpose as "Firewalled / No Services."
While no specific threat indicators or campaigns were observed, the host was tagged as a "Suspicious Host." Control plane analysis revealed one listing on a DNS blacklist out of eight total checks, and the BGP prefix was not route stable. A geolocation validation contradiction was recorded, where the claimed distance of 7,626 kilometers conflicted with an RTT measurement of 21 milliseconds. The subnet neighborhood displayed low abuse density (0.25) with one active threat sibling. Due to signal contradictions, analysts recommended monitoring the asset for changes with low severity.
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π’ Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Google LLC |
| ASN | AS15169 |
| Network Name | |
| CIDR Block | 172.253.0.0/16 |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | United States |
| Abuse Contact | Available via RDAP |
π DNS Intelligence
| PTR Record | No PTR |
| Forward Confirmed | No β PTR hostname does not resolve back to this IP (weak signal) |
π DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 0% (None) |
| SPF | Not configured |
| DMARC | Not configured |
| FCrDNS | Not verified |
| DNSSEC | Not signed |
| CAA | Not configured |
βοΈ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Unknown |
| Service Purpose | Firewalled / No Services |
| Network Tier | Hosting β Infrastructure provider without advanced routing |
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 | 33% | 2 | 4 |
| routing | 13% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 19% | 2 | 2 |
| ownership | 27% | 2 | 3 |
| reputation | 28% | 1 | 3 |
| geolocation | 35% | 2 | 3 |
| Overall | 26% | 10 | 16 |
| Data Coherence | Mostly Consistent (80%) β 1 contradiction(s) |
| Attribution | Low (35%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
π Observation Timeline π Live
| First Seen | 2026-09-04 16:42:13 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-09-12 04:13:37 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-09-12 04:30:38 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 19 |
| Total Observations | 26 |
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