192.178.72.1
Intelligence Briefing: 192.178.72.1
Ownership and Network Identity
The address was registered to GOOGLE (ASN 15169) within the 192.178.0.0/15 block under the arin registry.
Threat Assessment
Current reputation is classified as Low Risk with a risk score of 20. No blacklist entries, known attacker activity, spam sources, or active threat campaigns were identified. The IP was not observed as a Tor exit node or proxy.
Network Behavior
The address presented no open ports or active services, consistent with a firewalled configuration. DNS analysis returned no forward hostnames, PTR records, or hosted domains. Email authentication records (SPF, DMARC) were absent.
Validation and Anomalies
A contradiction was detected in geolocation validation. While the address was mapped to the United States, the measured RTT of 36ms contradicted the physics of the claimed 7625km distance, which required a minimum of 152.5ms.
Recommendation
Monitoring is advised due to signal contradictions and low confidence in attribution data. No immediate blocking action is recommended based on current low-risk indicators.
This summary was generated by AI and may contain inaccuracies. Verify critical details independently.
🏢 Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Google LLC |
| ASN | AS15169 |
| Network Name | |
| CIDR Block | 192.178.0.0/15 |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | United States |
| Abuse Contact | Available via RDAP |
🌐 DNS Intelligence
| PTR Record | No PTR |
| Forward Confirmed | No — PTR hostname does not resolve back to this IP (weak signal) |
🔐 DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 0% (None) |
| SPF | Not configured |
| DMARC | Not configured |
| FCrDNS | Not verified |
| DNSSEC | Not signed |
| CAA | Not configured |
☁️ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Unknown |
| Service Purpose | Firewalled / No Services |
| Network Tier | Hosting — Infrastructure provider without advanced routing |
🔌 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 | 33% | 2 | 4 |
| routing | 13% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 19% | 2 | 2 |
| ownership | 33% | 2 | 4 |
| reputation | 28% | 1 | 3 |
| geolocation | 43% | 2 | 5 |
| Overall | 28% | 10 | 19 |
| Data Coherence | Mostly Consistent (80%) — 1 contradiction(s) |
| Attribution | Low (35%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
📅 Observation Timeline 🔄 Live
| First Seen | 2026-09-10 05:06:09 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-09-18 08:01:33 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-09-18 08:10:32 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 22 |
| Total Observations | 29 |
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