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# IP Intelligence Briefing: 173.234.225.139

Classification: Moderate Risk – High Neighborhood Context

Date of Analysis: Current

Data Sources: IPDebrief Intelligence Platform

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## Executive Summary

IP 173.234.225.139 is registered to Leaseweb USA, Inc. (ASN 394380), a Dallas, TX colocation hosting facility. The IP presents a moderate individual risk score (50) but operates within a high-abuse-density subnet (173.234.225.0/24), classified as "high_abuse" with 84.38% abuse density. The subnet contains 184 active sibling IPs and 216 threat-sibling IPs. No active services detected on the target IP. Recommended action: Block at perimeter firewall.

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## Ownership and Network Infrastructure

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## Threat Indicators

Note: While the IP itself shows no direct threat indicators, the high neighborhood abuse density (0.8438) and 216 threat siblings in the /24 subnet warrant elevated scrutiny.

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## Network Behavior and Services

• Open Ports: None detected
• TLS Certificate: Not present
• HTTP Services: Not detected
• DNS Records: No PTR hostnames, forward resolution not confirmed
• Email Auth: No SPF/DMARC records
• Service Purpose: Firewalled / No Services

The IP appears to be a dormant or firewall-protected endpoint within a hosting environment.

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## Temporal Analysis

Observation History: 43 total observations recorded

Key Patterns:

• Consistent ASN 394380 attribution across all observations
• Stable geolocation (Dallas, TX) throughout observation period
• Operator score maintained at 0.3478 (Basic)
• No ownership changes detected
• No persistent malicious behavior observed

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## Neighborhood Context (173.234.225.0/24)

The /24 subnet is heavily utilized by high-risk actors, with 216 of 256 IPs flagged as threats. This contextual risk elevates the threat profile of 173.234.225.139 despite its moderate individual score.

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## Recommended Security Actions

Firewall Rules

iptables:

```bash

iptables -A INPUT -s 173.234.225.139 -j DROP

```

nftables:

```bash

nft add rule inet filter input ip saddr 173.234.225.139 drop

```

nginx:

```nginx

deny 173.234.225.139;

```

Cloud/WAF Rules

Cloudflare WAF:

```json

{

"description": "Block 173.234.225.139 — IPDebrief risk score 50",

"action": "block",

"filter": {

"expression": "ip.src eq 173.234.225.139"

}

}

```

AWS WAF:

```json

{

"Addresses": ["173.234.225.139/32"],

"Description": "IPDebrief risk 50"

}

```

pfSense:

```

173.234.225.139/32

```

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## Intelligence Assessment

This IP requires defensive blocking due to:

1. High Neighborhood Context: 84.38% abuse density in /24 subnet

2. DNSBL Presence: Listed on 2 of 8 DNSBLs

3. Hosting Provider: Choopa/GameServers infrastructure commonly abused

4. Threat Siblings: 216 neighboring IPs flagged as threats

Recommended Priority: Medium-High (Block at perimeter)

Monitoring: Continue observing for service activity or behavioral changes

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Report Generated: IPDebrief Intelligence Platform

Disclaimer: Recommendations are probabilistic and should be combined with other threat intelligence signals before operational action.

This summary was generated by AI and may contain inaccuracies. Verify critical details independently.