# IP Intelligence Briefing: 188.245.54.112
Date: 2026-06-16
Classification: Moderate Risk
Analyst: IPDebrief Intelligence Team
## Executive Summary
IP 188.245.54.112 is a Hetzner Online GmbH cloud compute endpoint classified as Moderate Risk (Risk Score: 40/100). The IP is provisioned within the DE-HETZNER-20110117 CIDR block (188.245.0.0/16) and resolves to a static hostname associated with your-server.de. Current threat indicators indicate no active malicious activity, though the IP has been flagged on 2 DNS blacklists.
## Ownership & Infrastructure
- ASN: 24940 (Hetzner Online GmbH)
- Organization: Hetzner Online GmbH - Contact Role
- Network: DE-HETZNER-20110117 /16
- RIR: RIPE
- Geolocation: Gunzenhausen, Saxony, Germany (DE)
- Infrastructure Type: CloudCompute / Hosting
- Provider: Hetzner
The IP is classified as cloud-hosted infrastructure with firewalled/no services currently exposed. No open ports detected.
## DNS & Resolution
- PTR Record: static.112.54.245.188.clients.your-server.de
- Forward Resolution: Confirmed to static.112.54.245.188.clients.your-server.de
- Domain: your-server.de
- Email Authentication: SPF configured (yes), DMARC configured (yes)
- DNSSEC: Valid
## Threat Indicators
- Abuse Confidence Score: Not applicable
- Tor Exit Node: No
- Known Attacker: No
- Spam Source: No
- Blacklist Count: 0 (current profile)
- DNSBL Listed: 2 of 8 total lists
- Threat Observation Count: 1
- Persistently Malicious: No
## Network Context
The IP resides in subnet 188.245.54.112/24 with an abuse density rating of 1 (mostly clean classification). One threat sibling observed within the subnet. No active sibling connections detected. The subnet inherits a risk score of 2.
## Observations History
18 historical observations recorded. Recent activity from 2026-06-16 shows:
- Abuse density: 1
- Classification: mostly_clean
- Inherited risk: 2
- No ownership changes detected
- No persistent malicious behavior observed
## Network Classification Flags
- Cloud: Yes
- CDN: No
- VPN: No
- Proxy: No
- Tor: No
- Hosting: Yes
- Mobile: No
- Residential: No
- Bogon: No
- Anycast: No
## Recommended Actions
Based on current risk profile (Moderate Risk, Score: 40), the following firewall rules are recommended:
```bash
# Allow established traffic
iptables -A INPUT -m conntrack --ctstate ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT
# Block high-risk port scans from this subnet
iptables -A INPUT -s 188.245.0.0/16 -p tcp --tcp-flags ALL ALL -j DROP
# Allow DNS traffic if needed
iptables -A INPUT -p udp --dport 53 -j ACCEPT
# Log and drop suspicious connection attempts
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 22 -j LOG --log-prefix "SSH_ATTEMPT: "
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 22 -j DROP
```
## Intelligence Assessment
This IP represents standard cloud infrastructure from a legitimate German hosting provider. The moderate risk score correlates with the 2 DNSBL listings and historical threat observation count. No immediate threat indicators suggest active malicious use. The IP should be monitored but does not require immediate blocking unless it exhibits suspicious behavioral patterns.
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๐ข Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Hetzner Online GmbH - Contact Role |
| ASN | AS24940 |
| Network Name | DE-HETZNER-20110117 |
| CIDR Block | 188.245.0.0/16 |
| RIR | RIPE |
| Country | DE |
| Abuse Contact | Available via RDAP |
๐ DNS Intelligence
| PTR | static.112.54.245.188.clients.your-server.de |
| Forward Confirmed | Yes โ FCrDNS verified |
| Forward Hostnames | static.112.54.245.188.clients.your-server.de |
๐ DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 100% (Excellent) |
| SPF | Present |
| DMARC | Present |
| FCrDNS | Verified |
| DNSSEC | Valid |
| CAA | Present |
โ๏ธ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Infrastructure / Datacenter |
| Service Purpose | Firewalled / No Services |
| Network Tier | Tier 3 โ Basic operator with some routing infrastructure |
๐ Services & Open Ports
| Port | Service | Protocol | Banner |
|---|---|---|---|
| No open ports detected | |||
| Server | โ |
| HTTP Title | โ |
๐ TLS Certificate
| SANs | None |
| Valid From | โ |
| Valid Until | โ |
๐ฏ Confidence Breakdown
Per-dimension confidence scores based on source diversity and data freshness
| Dimension | Score | Sources | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|
| threat | 32% | 2 | 3 |
| routing | 13% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 13% | 1 | 1 |
| ownership | 30% | 2 | 3 |
| reputation | 28% | 1 | 3 |
| geolocation | 13% | 1 | 1 |
| Overall | 21% | 8 | 12 |
| Data Coherence | Consistent (100%) |
| Attribution | Moderate (70%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
๐ Observation Timeline ๐ Live
| First Seen | 2026-06-06 01:23:56 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-06-21 12:45:31 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-06-21 12:48:31 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 19 |
| Total Observations | 21 |
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