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# IP INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: 198.244.183.144

Classification: LOW RISK

Date: 2026-06-25

Analyst: IPDebrief Intelligence Service

Status: Active Monitoring

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## EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

IP 198.244.183.144 is a low-risk cloud infrastructure endpoint associated with Ahrefs Pte Ltd (ASN 16276) located in London, England. The address resolves to aresolves to aresolves to aresolves to aresolves to proxy-uk004-san144.ahrefs.net with no active service exposure. Current risk score is 25/100 (Low Risk) with no known threat campaign associations or malicious activity indicators.

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## INFRASTRUCTURE PROFILE

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## THREAT ASSESSMENT

Risk Score: 25 (Low Risk)

Reputation Status: Low Risk

Known Threats: None Detected

Threat Indicators:

• Not classified as known attacker
• Not a spam source
• Not a Tor exit node or proxy
• No blacklisting evidence in active threat feeds
• No associated malware campaigns

Control Plane Analysis:

• Route stability: Stable (0 route changes in 30 days)
• DNSSEC Valid: Yes
• DNSBL Listed: 1 of 8 total lists
• Operator Score: 0.2174 (Minimal)

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## NEIGHBORHOOD ANALYSIS

Subnet: 198.244.183.0/24

Abuse Density: 0.4258 (Mixed Classification)

Total Siblings: 256

Active Siblings: 212

Threat Siblings: 109

Inherited Risk Score: 17

Risk Distribution in Subnet:

• High Risk: 0 IPs
• Medium Risk: 76 IPs
• Low Risk: 24 IPs

*Note: The target IP resides in a subnet with elevated abuse density. While this specific endpoint shows no malicious behavior, the neighborhood context warrants monitoring for lateral threat migration.*

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## OBSERVATION HISTORY

Total Observations: 31 signals tracked

Recent Signal Activity:

• 2026-06-25T11:47:09Z: Subnet abuse density analysis (confidence: 0.75)
• 2026-06-25T11:41:38Z: DNS CAA record verification (confidence: 0.80)
• 2026-06-25T11:41:23Z: Geolocation inference - GB/London (confidence: 0.28)
• 2026-06-25T11:39:53Z: Network classification - OVH Hosting (confidence: 0.85)

Temporal Analysis:

• No ownership changes detected
• Threat persistence days: 0
• Is persistently malicious: No
• Threat observation count: 1

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## NETWORK RELATIONSHIPS

Total Relationships: 86 identified

Primary Association: OVH Network (OVH_282347340)

Connection Type: Cloud hosting infrastructure

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## SERVICE EXPOSURE ANALYSIS

Open Ports: None detected

Services: Firewalled / No Services

TLS Certificate: None

HTTP Banner: None

*The endpoint appears to be firewalled with no publicly accessible services, reducing surface attack vectors.*

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## RECOMMENDED ACTIONS

Current Security Recommendations: None Required

Firewall Rules: Not applicable

Monitoring Guidance:

1. Monitor subnet-level activity for lateral threat migration

2. Track DNS resolution patterns for ahrefs.net

3. Watch for any service exposure changes

4. Review neighborhood threat indicators periodically

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## INTELLIGENCE CONCLUSION

IP 198.244.183.144 represents a benign cloud infrastructure endpoint for Ahrefs with no direct threat indicators. The low risk score and absence of malicious activity support continued monitoring without immediate blocking action. However, the subnet's elevated abuse density (0.4258) and presence of 109 threat-sibling IPs suggest the operational environment warrants periodic reassessment. No immediate security action recommended; maintain standard monitoring protocols.

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*Intel Briefing generated by IPDebrief Intelligence Platform. Data accuracy subject to verification against multiple sources.*

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