198.244.242.177
IP Intelligence Briefing: 198.244.242.177/32
*Generated via IPDebrief Analysis*
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**Core Profile**
- Risk Score: 40 (Moderate Risk)
- Ownership: Owned by Ahrefs Pte Ltd (ASN 16276, OVH provider).
- Geolocation: Located in London, England (GB), with a 750km accuracy radius.
- Network Role: CloudCompute infrastructure (OVH-hosted, no public services).
- Threat Indicators: No malicious activity detected (no known attackers, spam, or Tor exit nodes).
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**Observation History**
- Recent Activity:
- Subnet abuse density: 0.5195 (high_abuse classification).
- 133 of 256 sibling IPs in the /24 subnet are flagged as threats.
- Historical risk scores remain stable at "Moderate" over the past 30 days.
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**Relationships & Dependencies**
- DNS Associations: Linked to proxy-uk007-san177.ahrefs.net (Ahrefs subdomain).
- Network Context: Part of OVH network OVH_282347343, with no CDN or VPN identifiers.
- Security Controls: DNSSEC valid, CAA records present, but no email authentication (SPF/DKIM).
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**Neighborhood Analysis**
- Subnet: 198.244.242.0/24
- Risk Distribution:
- 79 IPs with medium risk (score ≥ 30).
- 21 IPs with low risk (score < 20).
- Abuse Density: 51.95% of IPs in the subnet are flagged as abusive.
- Notable Neighbors:
- 198.244.242.0/24 (40 risk score, 50 authority score).
- 198.244.242.177/32 (target IP) has inherited risk of 20 from subnet.
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**Actionable Insights**
1. Monitor Subnet: The /24 subnet has a high abuse density (52%), suggesting potential for lateral movement or compromised hosts.
2. Verify DNS: Ahrefs subdomains are legitimate, but ensure DNSSEC and CAA records are enforced to prevent spoofing.
3. Network Segmentation: Consider isolating this subnet due to its association with OVH CloudCompute and high-risk neighbors.
4. Threat Hunting: Investigate if any neighboring IPs (e.g., 198.244.242.0/24) exhibit suspicious behavior.
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*Generated from IPDebrief telemetry. Use with SOC playbooks for incident response and network hardening.*
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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-san177.ahrefs.net |
| Forward Confirmed | No — PTR hostname does not resolve back to this IP (weak signal) |
| Forward Hostnames | proxy-uk007-san177.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 | 35% | 2 | 3 |
| routing | 13% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 12% | 2 | 2 |
| ownership | 20% | 2 | 3 |
| reputation | 22% | 1 | 2 |
| geolocation | 25% | 2 | 2 |
| Overall | 21% | 10 | 13 |
| Data Coherence | Mostly Consistent (80%) — 1 contradiction(s) |
| Attribution | Low (35%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
📅 Observation Timeline 🔄 Live
| First Seen | 2026-05-19 15:38:29 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-06-28 09:10:04 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-06-29 03:15:00 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 21 |
| Total Observations | 26 |
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