179.218.20.202
Intelligence Briefing: 179.218.20.202
Summary
The IP address 179.218.20.202 was identified as a Low Risk residential endpoint located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Ownership records linked the address to Claro NXT Telecomunicacoes Ltda (ASN 28573), and geolocation data confirmed operation on a Claro S.A. mobile network using LTE/5G technology.
Threat Assessment
Risk scoring assigned a value of 25. The system flagged the host as a "Suspicious Host" with generic threat tags, though no specific indicators of compromise or known campaigns were detected. Blacklist analysis showed 0 active listings, while control plane analysis noted one DNSBL listing. The local subnet (179.218.20.0/24) was classified as clean with zero abuse density and zero threat siblings.
Recommendation
Operational guidance recommended to Monitor the address with low severity. This action was based on the clean neighborhood context and the absence of persistent malicious behavior, despite the generic suspicious host classification.
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🏢 Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Claro NXT Telecomunicacoes Ltda |
| ASN | AS28573 |
| Network Name | 199767 |
| CIDR Block | 179.216.0.0/14 |
| RIR | LACNIC |
| Country | BR |
| Abuse Contact | — |
🌐 DNS Intelligence
| PTR | b3da14ca.virtua.com.br |
| Forward Confirmed | No — PTR hostname does not resolve back to this IP (weak signal) |
| Forward Hostnames | b3da14ca.virtua.com.br |
🔐 DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 0% (None) |
| SPF | Not configured |
| DMARC | Not configured |
| FCrDNS | Not verified |
| DNSSEC | Not signed |
| CAA | Not configured |
☁️ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Residential |
| Service Purpose | Residential Endpoint |
| Network Tier | End-User — Residential ISP endpoint |
🔌 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 (50%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
📅 Observation Timeline 🔄 Live
| First Seen | 2026-09-17 21:50:07 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-09-17 21:50:07 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-09-17 22:01:05 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 20 |
| Total Observations | 20 |
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