198.244.240.87
IP Intelligence Briefing: 198.244.240.87
Date: 2026-06-08
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**1. Risk Profile**
- Overall Risk: Low Risk (Risk Score: 25)
- Threat Indicators: No malicious indicators, spam, or known attacker activity.
- Ownership: Owned by Ahrefs Pte Ltd (ASN 16276, ARIN registry).
- Geolocation: London, England, UK (plausible via geolocation inference).
- Network Role: CloudCompute infrastructure (OVH provider, no residential/mobile traffic).
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**2. Historical Observations**
- Stability: No significant changes in risk signals over the past 30 days.
- Key Metrics:
- Subnet abuse density: 0.48 (moderate risk in the 198.244.240.0/24 network).
- Threat persistence: No persistent malicious activity detected.
- DNSSEC and CAA records validated, no DNSBL listings.
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**3. Network Relationships**
- Associated Hostnames:
- `proxy-uk006-san87.ahrefs.net` (DNS PTR record).
- Subnet Connections:
- Part of OVH_282347342 network (OVH provider).
- 101 active IPs in the /24 subnet, 124 flagged as potentially malicious.
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**4. Subnet Neighbors**
- Total Neighbors: 100 IPs in the 198.244.240.0/24 subnet.
- Risk Distribution:
- 73 IPs: Medium risk (score β₯ 50).
- 27 IPs: Low risk (score < 50).
- Abuse Density: 48.44% (moderate risk concentration).
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**5. Recommendations**
- Monitor Subnet: The 198.244.240.0/24 subnet has a moderate abuse density; investigate high-risk neighbors for potential lateral movement or botnet activity.
- Verify DNS: Confirm DNSSEC and CAA records for `proxy-uk006-san87.ahrefs.net` to ensure no spoofing.
- Baseline Traffic: Establish baseline traffic patterns for the IP, as it is a cloud-hosted server.
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Conclusion: The IP is associated with a legitimate cloud provider (OVH) and appears to be a legitimate Ahrefs server. However, the subnetβs moderate abuse density warrants closer monitoring for potentialε ³θ risks. No immediate action required, but ongoing observation is advised.
Source: IPDebrief Threat Intelligence Platform.
This summary was generated by AI and may contain inaccuracies. Verify critical details independently.
π’ Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Ahrefs Pte Ltd Dmytro |
| ASN | AS16276 |
| Network Name | β |
| CIDR Block | β |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | β |
| Abuse Contact | Available via RDAP |
π DNS Intelligence
| PTR | proxy-uk006-san87.ahrefs.net |
| Forward Confirmed | No β PTR hostname does not resolve back to this IP (weak signal) |
| Forward Hostnames | proxy-uk006-san87.ahrefs.net |
π DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 40% (Fair) |
| SPF | Not configured |
| DMARC | Not configured |
| FCrDNS | Not verified |
| DNSSEC | Valid |
| CAA | Present |
βοΈ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Infrastructure / Datacenter |
| Service Purpose | Firewalled / No Services |
| Network Tier | Hosting β Infrastructure provider without advanced routing |
π 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 | β |
| HTTP Title | β |
π TLS Certificate
| SANs | None |
| Valid From | β |
| Valid Until | β |
π― Confidence Breakdown
Per-dimension confidence scores based on source diversity and data freshness
| Dimension | Score | Sources | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|
| threat | 36% | 2 | 4 |
| routing | 13% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 15% | 2 | 2 |
| ownership | 24% | 2 | 3 |
| reputation | 31% | 1 | 3 |
| geolocation | 33% | 2 | 3 |
| Overall | 25% | 10 | 16 |
| Data Coherence | Consistent (100%) |
| Attribution | Moderate (50%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
π Observation Timeline π Live
| First Seen | 2026-05-18 03:22:29 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-06-28 06:20:41 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-06-29 00:24:37 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 22 |
| Total Observations | 26 |
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