198.244.242.112
IP Intelligence Dossier
Your IP: 216.73.216.123
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IP Intelligence Briefing: 198.244.242.112
Date: 2026-06-08
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**1. Risk Profile**
- Overall Risk: Moderate (Risk Score: 50)
- Threat Indicators: No known malicious activity, spam, or attacker associations.
- Network Classification: Cloud Compute (OVH provider), hosting infrastructure.
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**2. Ownership & Geolocation**
- ASN: 16276 (OVH)
- Organization: Ahrefs Pte Ltd (SEO/IT services)
- Geolocation: London, England, UK (latitude 55.38, longitude -3.44).
- Subnet: 198.244.242.0/24 (abuse density: 51.95%, classification: high_abuse).
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**3. Network & DNS**
- Services: No open ports, no TLS certificates, no HTTP services detected.
- DNS Associations: Linked to `proxy-uk007-san112.ahrefs.net` (Ahrefs infrastructure).
- Routing: BGP prefix `198.244.128.0/17` (OVH).
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**4. Subnet Neighbors**
- Total IPs: 256 in subnet (198.244.242.0/24).
- Active IPs: 188 (63.7% utilization).
- Risk Distribution:
- 80 IPs: Medium risk (score 40–50).
- 20 IPs: Low risk.
- 133 IPs: Threat-siblings (abusive activity detected).
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**5. Historical Observations**
- Recent Activity (2026-06-08):
- Geolocation inferred with 750m accuracy (UK).
- Subnet abuse density confirmed (high_abuse classification).
- Operator score: Minimal risk (0.2174).
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**6. Relationships**
- Network: Same network as OVH ASN 16276.
- DNS: Strong association with Ahrefs domains.
- No Malicious Links: No known campaigns, blacklists, or honeypot hits.
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**7. Recommendations**
- Monitor Subnet: High abuse density in 198.244.242.0/24 suggests potential for lateral movement or compromised hosts.
- Verify DNS: Confirm Ahrefs infrastructure legitimacy, as DNS ties could be spoofed.
- Baseline Traffic: Establish baseline for cloud compute instance to detect anomalies.
Conclusion: This IP is part of a legitimate cloud hosting environment, but its subnet exhibits elevated risk. Further investigation into neighboring IPs and network traffic patterns is advised.
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🏢 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-san112.ahrefs.net |
| Forward Confirmed | No — PTR hostname does not resolve back to this IP (weak signal) |
| Forward Hostnames | proxy-uk007-san112.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
No certificate
Issued by —
N/A
| SANs | None |
| Valid From | — |
| Valid Until | — |
🎯 Confidence Breakdown
Per-dimension confidence scores based on source diversity and data freshness
| Dimension | Score | Sources | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|
| threat | 31% | 2 | 4 |
| routing | 13% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 12% | 2 | 2 |
| ownership | 20% | 2 | 3 |
| reputation | 28% | 1 | 3 |
| geolocation | 33% | 2 | 3 |
| Overall | 23% | 10 | 16 |
Coverage: 6/6 dimensions · Data sufficiency: sufficient
| Data Coherence | Consistent (100%) |
| Attribution | Moderate (50%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
📅 Observation Timeline 🔄 Live
| First Seen | 2026-05-19 21:39:52 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-06-28 09:54:24 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-06-29 03:59:38 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 21 |
| Total Observations | 26 |
🔍 21 signal types · 26 observations collected
This report is generated from 21+ independent intelligence signals including
ownership records, DNS analysis, BGP routing, TLS certificates, port scanning, threat feeds,
behavioral fingerprinting, and more.
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