198.244.226.56
IP Intelligence Briefing: 198.244.226.56
Date: June 12, 2026
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**Profile Summary**
- Risk Score: Moderate (50/100)
- Provider: OVH (ASN 16276)
- Organization: Ahrefs Pte Ltd Dmytro
- Geolocation: London, England, UK (inferred via DNS and routing data)
- Network Role: Cloud infrastructure (OVH-hosted, no public services detected)
- Threat Indicators: No malicious activity detected (no indicators, blacklists, or campaigns linked).
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**Observation History**
- Latest Risk Assessment (June 12): Minimal risk (operator score: 0.2174).
- Subnet Abuse Density: 47% (121/256 IPs in 198.244.226.0/24 flagged as high/medium risk).
- Historical Trends: No persistent malicious activity; risk score has remained stable since June 1.
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**Relationships**
- DNS Associations: Linked to `proxy-uk002-san56.ahrefs.net` (Ahrefs' infrastructure).
- Network Affiliation: Part of OVH's 198.244.128.0/17 prefix.
- No Known Threat Connections: No campaign ties, malicious certificates, or malicious domain associations.
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**Neighborhood Analysis**
- Subnet: 198.244.226.0/24 (256 IPs).
- Risk Distribution:
- High Risk: 0 IPs
- Medium Risk: 82 IPs (47% of subnet)
- Low Risk: 18 IPs
- Notable Neighbors:
- 198.244.226.0–3, 198.244.226.5–6, and others show medium risk scores (40–50).
- 121 IPs in the subnet are flagged as high/medium risk, suggesting potential for lateral movement or shared infrastructure risks.
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**Actionable Insights**
1. Monitor Subnet Activity: The 198.244.226.0/24 subnet has a high abuse density. Investigate neighboring IPs for potential compromise or shared vulnerabilities.
2. Verify Geolocation: While inferred as London, UK, exact coordinates are missing. Validate location data to assess regional threat patterns.
3. Network Segmentation: Ensure strict segmentation between this cloud-hosted IP and internal systems, given the subnet's mixed risk profile.
4. DNS Monitoring: Track DNS queries to `proxy-uk002-san56.ahrefs.net` for anomalies, as this IP is linked to Ahrefs' infrastructure.
Conclusion: While 198.244.226.56 itself is not malicious, its subnet contains a significant number of high/medium risk IPs. SOC teams should prioritize monitoring this subnet and validating geolocation data to mitigate potential risks.
This summary was generated by AI and may contain inaccuracies. Verify critical details independently.
🏢 Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Ahrefs Pte Ltd Dmytro |
| ASN | AS16276 |
| Network Name | OVH_282347338 |
| CIDR Block | 198.244.226.0/24 |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | GB |
| Abuse Contact | Available via RDAP |
🌐 DNS Intelligence
| PTR | proxy-uk002-san56.ahrefs.net |
| Forward Confirmed | No — PTR hostname does not resolve back to this IP (weak signal) |
| Forward Hostnames | proxy-uk002-san56.ahrefs.net |
🔐 DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 40% (Fair) |
| SPF | Not configured |
| DMARC | Not configured |
| FCrDNS | Not verified |
| DNSSEC | Valid |
| CAA | Present |
☁️ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Infrastructure / Datacenter |
| 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 | 38% | 2 | 5 |
| routing | 13% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 19% | 2 | 2 |
| ownership | 27% | 2 | 3 |
| reputation | 26% | 1 | 4 |
| geolocation | 27% | 2 | 3 |
| Overall | 25% | 10 | 18 |
| Data Coherence | Consistent (100%) |
| Attribution | Moderate (50%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
📅 Observation Timeline 🔄 Live
| First Seen | 2026-05-31 23:33:55 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-06-29 09:03:02 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-06-29 09:04:35 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 23 |
| Total Observations | 24 |
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