IP Intelligence Briefing: 173.234.226.166
Date: 2026-06-14
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**1. Risk Assessment**
- Risk Score: Moderate (50/100)
- Provider Score: 0 (unrated)
- Authority Score: 0 (unrated)
- Stability Score: 0 (unrated)
- Threat Indicators: No malicious activity detected (no blacklists, spam, or campaigns).
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**2. Ownership & Geolocation**
- ASN: 394380 (Leaseweb USA, Inc.)
- Location: Dallas, TX, US (geolocation confirmed via 2 sources).
- Network Role: Hosting provider (firewalled, no services exposed).
- Subnet: 173.234.226.0/24 (part of LU-79 network).
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**3. Network Relationships**
- Linked Entities:
- Subnet: LU-79 (same network).
- No direct ties to known malicious organizations or domains.
- Services: No open ports, no TLS/HTTP services detected.
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**4. Neighborhood Analysis**
- Subnet Abuse Density: High (0.8477).
- Neighbor Risk: 100 IPs in the subnet, 217 flagged as high-risk (abuse density 84.77%).
- Inherited Risk: 33% of subnetβs overall risk profile.
- Active Siblings: 223 IPs (217 with threats).
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**5. Observation History**
- Last 7 Days:
- Consistent classification as a hosting server (no CDN, Tor, or VPN).
- Operator score: Minimal (0.13).
- No persistent malicious behavior (threat persistence: 0 days).
- Historical Trends: No significant changes in risk or threat signals.
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**6. Actionable Insights**
- SOC Recommendation:
- Monitor the 173.234.226.0/24 subnet for lateral movement orε ³θed threats, given high abuse density.
- No immediate action required for this IP, but maintain vigilance due to subnet risk.
- Verify if the subnet is associated with any recent campaigns or compromised hosts.
- Firewall/Network Rules:
- Consider restricting access to this subnet if itβs part of a larger compromised network.
- No specific iptables/nftables rules required for this IP alone.
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End of Briefing
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π’ Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Leaseweb USA, Inc. |
| ASN | AS394380 |
| Network Name | β |
| CIDR Block | β |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | β |
| 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 | 20% (Poor) |
| SPF | Not configured |
| DMARC | Not configured |
| FCrDNS | Not verified |
| DNSSEC | Valid |
| CAA | Not configured |
βοΈ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Infrastructure / Datacenter |
| 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 | 43% | 2 | 5 |
| routing | 54% | 1 | 10 |
| services | 12% | 2 | 2 |
| ownership | 20% | 2 | 3 |
| reputation | 28% | 1 | 3 |
| geolocation | 30% | 2 | 3 |
| Overall | 31% | 10 | 26 |
| Data Coherence | Consistent (100%) |
| Attribution | Moderate (50%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
π Observation Timeline π Live
| First Seen | 2026-05-07 23:05:03 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-06-27 11:00:44 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-06-28 05:06:02 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 19 |
| Total Observations | 57 |
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