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# IP Intelligence Briefing: 198.244.242.203/32

## Executive Summary

IP address 198.244.242.203 presents a moderate risk profile (score: 40) with infrastructure hosted by OVH in London, England. The IP operates as hosting infrastructure with no active services, but exists within a high-abuse density subnet (198.244.242.0/24) with 156 threat siblings among 196 active peers.

## Ownership and Infrastructure

• Organization: Ahrefs Pte Ltd Dmytro
• ASN: 16276 (OVH)
• Location: London, England, GB (750 km accuracy radius)
• Network Role: Hosting infrastructure
• Control Plane: Route prefix 198.244.128.0/17 with 30-day route changes observed; route stability not confirmed
• DNS: ptrHostnames include proxy-uk007-san203.ahrefs.net

## Threat Indicators

• Risk Score: 40 (Moderate Risk)
• Blacklist Status: Listed on 1 of 8 DNSBLs
• Tor/Proxy/VPN: Not detected as Tor exit node, proxy, or VPN service
• Abuse Confidence: No direct threat indicators; no known campaigns correlated
• Security Posture: No open ports detected; infrastructure appears firewalled

## Neighborhood Assessment

The /24 subnet (198.244.242.0/24) shows elevated abuse characteristics:

• Abuse Density: 0.6094 (high_abuse classification)
• Active Siblings: 196 out of 256 total
• Threat Siblings: 156 IPs flagged as malicious
• Neighbor Risk Distribution: 100 medium-risk neighbors; no high-risk neighbors detected in sampled set

## Historical Observations

Analysis of 25 historical observations reveals:

• Recent signals from June 2026 covering threat, routing, services, ownership, reputation, and geolocation dimensions
• Subnet abuse density consistently classified as high_abuse
• Operator score of 0.2174 (Minimal)
• 30-day threat observation count: 1

## Risk Assessment

The IP presents moderate risk primarily due to subnet-level abuse density rather than direct malicious activity. The infrastructure is properly configured with no open services, but the surrounding /24 subnet demonstrates elevated threat activity. Route instability suggests potential infrastructure changes that may affect service availability.

## Recommended Actions

1. Monitor: Track subnet-level abuse trends; 156 threat siblings indicate ongoing security concerns

2. Baseline: Establish normal traffic patterns for this hosting infrastructure

3. Review: Evaluate DNSBL listing status and removal if applicable

4. Correlate: Investigate relationship with related OVH network (OVH_282347343) for potential shared abuse patterns

This summary was generated by AI and may contain inaccuracies. Verify critical details independently.