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# IP INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING

Target: 194.163.160.229/32

Classification: Moderate Risk Cloud Infrastructure

Date: Current

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## EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

IP 194.163.160.229 is a Contabo cloud VPS (ASN 51167) located in Lauterbourg, Grand Est, Germany. The address operates a cPanel-hosted web service (csb4success.com) with standard HTTP/HTTPS/SSH services. Risk score: 40 (moderate), primarily due to cloud hosting infrastructure and 2 DNSBL listings. Neighborhood abuse density is low (0%), with sibling IPs showing minimal threat indicators.

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## INFRASTRUCTURE PROFILE

• ASN: 51167 (Johannes Selg, RIR: RIPE)
• Provider: Contabo (CloudCompute, Hosting infrastructure)
• BGP Prefix: 194.163.128.0/18
• Geolocation: 51.17, 10.45 (Lauterbourg, DE) — 400km accuracy radius
• Ownership: Cloud VPS (is_cloud: true, is_hosting: true)
• Not Indicators: Not Tor, VPN, proxy, or residential

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## DNS & CERTIFICATE INTELLIGENCE

• PTR Hostname: vmi1132873.contaboserver.net
• Forward Resolution: contaboserver.net → vmi1132873.contaboserver.net
• TLS Certificate:

- Issuer: cPanel, Inc. Certification Authority (Houston, TX, US)

- Subject: csb4success.com

- SANs: csb4success.com, www.csb4success.com

• Email Security: No SPF, DMARC, or TXT records configured

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## NETWORK SERVICES

• Server Fingerprint: Apache
• HTTP Status: 301 redirect (redirecting to HTTPS)
• TLS Version: 1.1 (HTTP 1.1)

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## THREAT INDICATORS

• Risk Score: 40 (Moderate)
• Threat Indicators: None detected
• Known Attacker: No
• Spam Source: No
• Tor Exit Node: No
• Blacklist Count: 2 DNSBL listings
• Campaign Likelihood: None
• Cert Matches: 0
• Correlated IPs: 0

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## CONTROL PLANE DATA

• Route Stability: Unstable (isRouteStable: false)
• BGP Route Changes (30d): 0
• RPKI State: Not validated
• DNSSEC: Valid
• CAAA Records: None
• Operator Score: 0.2609 (Basic)
• Delegation Age: Not available

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## OBSERVATION HISTORY (23 Signals)

• Recent Activity: June 2026 observations confirm consistent geographic inference (DE)
• DNS Signals: contaboserver.net and csb4success.com consistently resolved
• HTTP Fingerprinting: Apache server with 301 redirects to HTTPS
• Network Classification: Stable Contabo provider assignment
• Threat Persistence: 0 days (not persistently malicious)

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## NEIGHBORHOOD ANALYSIS (/24 Subnet)

• Subnet: 194.163.160.0/24
• Abuse Density: 0%
• Classification: mostly_clean
• Total Siblings: 4 (all active)
• Threat Siblings: 3
• Sibling Risk Scores: All 25 (low-medium)

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## RELATIONSHIP MAPPING (43 Relationships)

• DNS Associations: vmi1132873.contaboserver.net (multiple)
• Network Associations: CONTABO (multiple)
• Primary Link: Cloud hosting infrastructure

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## RECOMMENDED ACTIONS

Based on risk profile and infrastructure type:

1. Monitoring: Track DNSBL listing status and certificate renewal for csb4success.com

2. Allow List Consideration: Low threat indicators; may be whitelisted for legitimate web traffic

3. Reputation Watch: Monitor for escalation in DNSBL counts or threat feed additions

4. Firewall Rules: Standard web server blocking (no aggressive rules required)

SOC Analyst Note: This IP represents standard cloud hosting infrastructure. The csb4success.com domain warrants monitoring but currently shows no malicious indicators. The 2 DNSBL listings may be due to legitimate web traffic reputation issues.

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*Report generated via IPDebrief Intelligence Platform*

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