## INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: 198.244.183.120/32
Classification: Moderate Risk (Score: 40/100)
Date: 2026-06-20
Analysis Period: 21 observations
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
IP address 198.244.183.120 resolves to a cloud-compute infrastructure node operated by OVH (ASN 16276) in London, England. The address is associated with ares.net domain proxy hostname (proxy-uk004-san120.ahrefs.net). No direct malicious indicators detected. However, the IP resides in a high-abuse density subnet (0.7969) with 204 of 256 sibling IPs flagged as threat sources.
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TECHNICAL PROFILE
- Geolocation: London, England, GB (750km accuracy radius)
- Network Role: CloudCompute infrastructure / Hosting provider
- DNS Record: proxy-uk004-san120.ahrefs.net (ahrefs.net)
- Services: No open ports detected; firewall-protected
- ASN/Owner: 16276 | Ahrefs Pte Ltd Dmytro
- Infrastructure Type: OVH Cloud hosting
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THREAT INTELLIGENCE
Direct Indicators: None
- Known attacker: No
- Tor exit node: No
- Spam source: No
- Blacklist count: 0
Indirect Risk Factors:
- DNSBL listing: 1/8 total lists
- Operator score: 0.2174 (Minimal)
- Inherited subnet risk: 31/100
- Neighborhood abuse density: 0.7969 (high)
- Threat siblings: 204/256 in /24 subnet
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TEMPORAL ANALYSIS
- Observation Count: 21 signals
- Most Recent: 2026-06-20 16:25 UTC
- Threat Persistence: 0 days (not persistently malicious)
- Ownership Changes: 0
- Observation Trend: Sustained monitoring with consistent classification
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RELATIONSHIP GRAPH
- Network Associations: Multiple same-network links (OVH_282347340)
- DNS Associations: 17 instances of proxy-uk004-san120.ahrefs.net
- No certificate or organization linkages
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RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
Firewall/Blocking Rules:
- iptables: `iptables -A INPUT -s 198.244.183.120 -j DROP`
- nftables: `nft add rule inet filter input ip saddr 198.244.183.120 drop`
- nginx: `deny 198.244.183.120;`
- pfSense: `198.244.183.120/32`
- Cloudflare WAF: Block with risk score 40
- AWS WAF: Add to deny list (198.244.183.120/32)
Analysis Notes: The subnet-level abuse density (0.7969) warrants consideration of broader subnet blocking policies. The IP shows no active threat indicators but operates within a high-risk hosting environment. Review correlation with organizational threat patterns before implementing blocking measures.
This summary was generated by AI and may contain inaccuracies. Verify critical details independently.
๐ข Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Ahrefs Pte Ltd Dmytro |
| ASN | AS16276 |
| Network Name | โ |
| CIDR Block | โ |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | โ |
| Abuse Contact | Available via RDAP |
๐ DNS Intelligence
| PTR | proxy-uk004-san120.ahrefs.net |
| Forward Confirmed | No โ PTR hostname does not resolve back to this IP (weak signal) |
| Forward Hostnames | proxy-uk004-san120.ahrefs.net |
๐ DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 40% (Fair) |
| SPF | Not configured |
| DMARC | Not configured |
| FCrDNS | Not verified |
| DNSSEC | Valid |
| CAA | Present |
โ๏ธ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Infrastructure / Datacenter |
| Service Purpose | Firewalled / No Services |
| Network Tier | Hosting โ Infrastructure provider without advanced routing |
๐ 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 | 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 | 38% | 2 | 4 |
| routing | 13% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 15% | 2 | 2 |
| ownership | 20% | 2 | 3 |
| reputation | 28% | 1 | 3 |
| geolocation | 33% | 2 | 3 |
| Overall | 25% | 10 | 16 |
| Data Coherence | Consistent (100%) |
| Attribution | Moderate (50%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
๐ Observation Timeline ๐ Live
| First Seen | 2026-05-22 09:12:27 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-06-28 18:25:37 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-06-29 06:29:43 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 23 |
| Total Observations | 26 |
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