198.244.240.200
## IP INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: 198.244.240.200/32
Classification: HOSTING PROVIDER INFRASTRUCTURE
Date: 2026-06-26
Analyst: SOC Intelligence Team
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
IP 198.244.240.200/32 is a moderate-risk (40) hosting infrastructure address belonging to OVH SAS (AS16276), associated with Ahrefs Pte Ltd operations. While the IP itself shows no direct malicious indicators, it resides in a high-abuse subnet (198.244.240.0/24) with 79.3% abuse density.
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NETWORK ATTRIBUTES
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| **ASN** | 16276 (OVH SAS) |
| **Organization** | Ahrefs Pte Ltd Dmytro |
| **Country** | GB (London) |
| **Infrastructure Type** | Cloud Hosting |
| **Reverse DNS** | proxy-uk006-san200.ahrefs.net |
| **Service Status** | Firewalled / No Services |
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THREAT ASSESSMENT
Primary Risk Indicators:
- Risk Score: 40/100 (Moderate)
- Blacklist Status: Clean (0 blacklists)
- DNSBL Listed: 1/8 lists
- Known Malicious Activity: None detected
- Tor/Proxy/VPS: Not classified as any
Geolocation Inconsistencies:
- Primary geolocation: GB (London)
- Historical signals indicate FR (France)
- Multiple sources with non-consensus (geoPlausible: false)
- Accuracy radius: 750km
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SUBNET ANALYSIS (198.244.240.0/24)
The IP belongs to a high-abuse subnet requiring elevated attention:
- Abuse Density: 0.793 (High)
- Total Siblings: 256
- Active Siblings: 165
- Threat Siblings: 203
- Risk Distribution: 92 medium risk, 8 low risk, 0 high risk
Inherited Risk Score: 31/100
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OBSERVATION HISTORY
- Total Observations: 23 signals
- Recent Activity: Signals detected through 2026-06-26
- Infrastructure Classification: CloudCompute (OVH)
- Threat Persistence: Not persistently malicious
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RELATIONSHIP MAPPING
- Total Relationships: 73
- Primary Association: Same Network (OVH_282347342)
- Correlated IPs: None identified
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RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
Based on risk profile and subnet characteristics:
1. Monitor: Flag for enhanced monitoring due to high-abuse subnet context
2. Rate Limit: Apply rate limiting for inbound/outbound traffic
3. Geo-Filter: Consider geo-blocking if traffic originates from FR/GB mismatch patterns
4. Reputation Check: Verify against threat feeds before allowing connections
5. Subnet Intelligence: Investigate correlated IPs in 198.244.240.0/24 for potential lateral threats
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CONCLUSION
This IP represents legitimate hosting infrastructure with moderate risk primarily driven by neighborhood abuse patterns. No direct malicious indicators present. Monitor for anomalous traffic patterns and consider broader subnet-level threat assessment.
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 | — |
| CIDR Block | — |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | — |
| Abuse Contact | Available via RDAP |
🌐 DNS Intelligence
| PTR | proxy-uk006-san200.ahrefs.net |
| Forward Confirmed | No — PTR hostname does not resolve back to this IP (weak signal) |
| Forward Hostnames | proxy-uk006-san200.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 | 28% | 2 | 4 |
| routing | 8% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 20% | 2 | 3 |
| ownership | 17% | 2 | 3 |
| reputation | 27% | 1 | 3 |
| geolocation | 31% | 2 | 3 |
| Overall | 22% | 10 | 17 |
| Data Coherence | Mostly Consistent (80%) — 1 contradiction(s) |
| Attribution | Low (35%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
📅 Observation Timeline 🔄 Live
| First Seen | 2026-05-11 21:10:47 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-06-27 20:01:16 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-06-28 14:04:55 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 22 |
| Total Observations | 29 |
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