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# IP INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: 198.244.168.3/32

## Executive Summary

198.244.168.3 is a cloud-hosted IP address associated with OVH SAS infrastructure, resolving to the ahrefs.net domain. The IP carries a moderate risk score of 40 and operates within a high-abuse subnet (198.244.168.0/24) with significant threat activity. The address is currently firewalled with no open services, but presents elevated neighborhood risk due to 165 malicious siblings in the /24 subnet.

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## Technical Profile

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## Threat Intelligence Assessment

Direct Threat Indicators: None detected at IP level. The IP is not classified as a Tor exit node, known attacker, or spam source. Direct blacklist count shows 0 in the current profile, though historical data indicates 1 out of 8 blacklist listings with "high" severity classification.

Neighborhood Risk Analysis: The /24 subnet (198.244.168.0/24) demonstrates elevated abuse characteristics:

• Abuse Density: 0.6445 (high_abuse classification)
• Active Siblings: 151 out of 256 total addresses
• Threat Siblings: 165 IPs classified as malicious
• Risk Distribution: 100 medium-risk neighbors, 0 high-risk neighbors detected
• Inherited Risk Score: 25

Geolocation Validation: Geo-validation confirms plausible London location with minimum possible RTT of 9.5ms and average RTT of 94.4ms across 5 probes.

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## Historical Observation Analysis

Observation Count: 23 signals recorded

Key Historical Signals:

1. Subnet Abuse Classification: Confirmed high-abuse subnet with 0.6445 abuse density (2026-06-14)

2. Geolocation Verification: London area coordinates (51.4964, -0.1224) with 473.7 km distance validation (2026-06-14)

3. DNS Resolution: ahrefs.net domain with CAA records present (2026-06-14)

4. ASN Attribution: AS16276 ovh sas with threat feed correlations (2026-06-14)

5. Blacklist Status: 1 of 8 blacklist listings, maximum severity rated as "high" (2026-06-14)

Temporal Persistence: No persistent malicious activity detected. Threat observation count shows single observation event with 0 threat persistence days.

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## Network Relationships

The IP maintains relationships with 60 network entities, primarily classified as "Same Network" entries pointing to OVH_282347337 network prefix. The control plane indicates stable BGP routing within the 198.244.128.0/17 prefix.

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## Recommended Security Actions

Firewall Recommendations:

• iptables: `iptables -A INPUT -s 198.244.168.3 -j DROP`
• nftables: `nft add rule inet filter input ip saddr 198.244.168.3 drop`
• nginx: `deny 198.244.168.3;`
• pfSense: Block 198.244.168.3/32
• Cloudflare WAF: Block expression `ip.src eq 198.244.168.3`
• AWS WAF: Add address set containing 198.244.168.3/32

Action Priority: MEDIUM. The IP presents moderate individual risk but operates within a high-abuse subnet with 165 malicious siblings. Blocking is recommended, particularly for web services and mail servers. Consider blocking the entire /24 subnet if traffic patterns justify network-wide protection.

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## Intelligence Confidence

Data Sources: 8+ geolocation sources, 5 probes, multiple threat feeds

Confidence Level: HIGH

Last Updated: 2026-06-14

Recommended Review Frequency: Quarterly or upon detection of related malicious activity

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