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## IP INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: 173.234.226.48/32

Executive Summary

The target IP 173.234.226.48 was analyzed and classified as a Moderate Risk (50/100) hosting infrastructure asset located in Dallas, TX, United States. The IP is associated with Leaseweb USA, Inc. (ASN 394380) operating under Choopa/GameServers provider designation. The IP presents elevated neighborhood-level risk with an abuse density of 0.8672 within its /24 subnet.

Infrastructure Profile

Ownership: Leaseweb USA, Inc. (ASN 394380, ARI)

Geolocation: Dallas, Texas, United States (US)

Network Classification: Colocation Hosting / Firewalled Infrastructure

Service Status: No open ports or services detected; network role classified as "Firewalled / No Services"

Threat Assessment

Risk Score: 50 (Moderate Risk)

Threat Indicators:

• DNSBL listings: 2 of 8 total lists
• Known attacker: No
• Spam source: No
• Tor exit node: No
• Blacklist count: 0

Abuse Confidence: Not explicitly scored, but subnet-level abuse density of 0.8672 indicates high-abuse classification.

Neighborhood Analysis

Subnet: 173.234.226.0/24

Subnet Statistics:

• Total siblings: 256
• Active siblings: 226
• Threat siblings: 222
• Inherited risk: 34

Neighbor Risk Distribution (sampled 100 neighbors):

• High risk: 0
• Medium risk: 100
• Low risk: 0

The /24 subnet demonstrates consistent medium-risk classification across sampled neighbor IPs, with all neighbors returning a risk score of 50 and authority score of 50.

Historical Observation Trends

Total Observations: 44 signals tracked

Key Historical Findings:

• Recent subnet abuse density fluctuations observed between 0.7148 and 0.8672
• Operator score maintained at "Minimal" (0.2174) across multiple observation periods
• No persistent malicious activity detected
• Single threat observation recorded in observation history
• Ownership stability: No changes observed

Relationship Graph

Total Relationships: 233 identified

Primary Relationship Type: Same Network (LU-79) - 228+ entries of network-level relationships identified

Recommended Security Actions

Primary Recommendation: No specific recommendations generated; however, the following blocking rules are available for implementation:

Firewall Rules:

• iptables: `iptables -A INPUT -s 173.234.226.48 -j DROP`
• nftables: `nft add rule inet filter input ip saddr 173.234.226.48 drop`
• nginx: `deny 173.234.226.48;`
• pfSense: `173.234.226.48/32`
• Cloudflare WAF: Block rule with expression `ip.src eq 173.234.226.48`
• AWS WAF: Address set `173.234.226.48/32`

SOC Analyst Guidance

The IP 173.234.226.48 resides within a high-abuse density hosting environment (Choopa/GameServers). While the IP itself shows no active malicious indicators or open services, the subnet-level context (0.8672 abuse density, 222 threat siblings) warrants defensive posture consideration. The IP is classified as firewalled hosting infrastructure with no current services exposed.

Actionable Recommendations:

1. Block inbound traffic at perimeter firewall using provided rules

2. Monitor for outbound connections from internal hosts to this IP

3. Consider subnet-level blocking (173.234.226.0/24) if threat correlation exists

4. Validate against internal threat intelligence for any associated malicious activity

Risk Level: Moderate - Block recommended based on neighborhood context despite lack of direct threat indicators on the target IP.

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