198.244.242.0
IP Intelligence Briefing: 198.244.242.0/32
*Generated from IPDebrief data (June 9, 2026)*
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**Core Profile**
- Risk Rating: Moderate (Risk Score: 40/100)
- Ownership: Owned by Ahrefs Pte Ltd Dmytro (AS16276, OVH provider).
- Geolocation: London, England, UK (ARIN-registed, 55.38°N, 3.44°W).
- Network Role: Cloud compute infrastructure (OVH-hosted, no residential/mobile traffic).
- Threat Indicators: No direct malicious activity detected (no spam, C2s, or known campaigns).
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**Neighborhood Analysis**
- Subnet: 198.244.242.0/24
- Abuse Density: 60.55% (high_abuse classification).
- Neighbor Risk: 193 active IPs in subnet, 155 flagged as threats.
- Key Neighbors:
- 198.244.242.1–5: Medium risk (40/100 score).
- 198.244.242.253–255: High-risk IPs linked to abuse (data omitted for brevity).
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**Threat Observations**
- DNS Associations:
- Linked to proxy-uk007-san0.ahrefs.net (Ahrefs subdomain).
- Historical Trends:
- High abuse density detected since June 9, 2026.
- No persistent malicious behavior (threat persistence: 0 days).
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**Relationships**
- Network: Same subnet as OVH network OVH_282347343.
- DNS: Strong association with ahrefs.net (CAA records verified).
- Certificates: No TLS/SSL issues detected.
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**Actionable Intelligence**
1. Monitor Subnet: The 198.244.242.0/24 subnet has a high abuse density. Consider blocking or monitoring suspicious neighbors.
2. Verify Ahrefs Activity: Investigate DNS ties to ahrefs.net for potential proxy or scraping infrastructure.
3. Check for Anomalies: No direct threats, but the IP’s cloud-hosted nature and subnet risks warrant closer scrutiny.
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*Data sourced from IPDebrief. Use with operational security protocols.*
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-uk007-san0.ahrefs.net |
| Forward Confirmed | No — PTR hostname does not resolve back to this IP (weak signal) |
| Forward Hostnames | proxy-uk007-san0.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 | 45% | 2 | 3 |
| routing | 13% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 15% | 2 | 2 |
| ownership | 20% | 2 | 3 |
| reputation | 22% | 1 | 2 |
| geolocation | 25% | 2 | 2 |
| Overall | 23% | 10 | 13 |
| Data Coherence | Consistent (100%) |
| Attribution | Moderate (50%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
📅 Observation Timeline 🔄 Live
| First Seen | 2026-05-22 03:09:23 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-06-28 17:24:25 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-06-29 05:28:02 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 20 |
| Total Observations | 24 |
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