198.244.242.29
IP Intelligence Briefing: 198.244.242.29
Date: 2026-06-08
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**1. Core Profile**
- Risk Score: 40 (Moderate Risk)
- Ownership:
- ASN: 16276
- Organization: Ahrefs Pte Ltd Dmytro
- Geolocation: London, England, UK (ARIN-registered)
- Network Role:
- Cloud compute instance (OVH provider)
- Hosting: Yes | CDN: No | Residential: No
- Threat Indicators:
- No direct malicious activity detected (no malware, spam, or known attacker associations).
- Subnet abuse density: 0.5078 (high abuse classification).
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**2. Observation History**
- Latest Activity:
- 2026-06-08:
- Scanned for open ports (no services detected).
- Geolocation inferred via multi-signal analysis (latitude: 55.38, longitude: -3.44, accuracy: ±750 km).
- Subnet analysis: 198.244.242.29/24 with 130 threat siblings (high abuse density).
- No persistent threats or long-term malicious behavior observed.
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**3. Relationships**
- Network Associations:
- Linked to OVH network OVH_282347343 (same ASN).
- DNS: proxy-uk007-san29.ahrefs.net (Ahrefs infrastructure).
- Certificates:
- CAA records present but no TLS certificates detected.
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**4. Neighborhood Analysis**
- Subnet: 198.244.242.29/24
- Neighbor Risk:
- 100 total IPs in subnet.
- 79 medium-risk and 21 low-risk IPs.
- Abuse density: 50.78% (high abuse classification).
- Notable: The IP itself is not listed in the subnet neighbors, likely due to /32 subnet size.
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**5. Recommendations**
- Monitoring: Track subnet activity for anomalies, especially given high abuse density.
- Firewall Rules:
- Consider blocking traffic to/from this subnet if suspicious activity is detected.
- Monitor DNS associations (proxy-uk007-san29.ahrefs.net) for unexpected behavior.
- Context: The IP is part of Ahrefs' cloud infrastructure. Verify if this aligns with known legitimate operations.
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Source: IPDebrief Threat Intelligence Platform
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 | 198.244.128.0/17 |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | — |
| Abuse Contact | Available via RDAP |
🌐 DNS Intelligence
| PTR | proxy-uk007-san29.ahrefs.net |
| Forward Confirmed | No — PTR hostname does not resolve back to this IP (weak signal) |
| Forward Hostnames | proxy-uk007-san29.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 | Tier 3 — Basic operator with some routing infrastructure |
🔌 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 | 33% | 2 | 3 |
| routing | 27% | 2 | 3 |
| services | 15% | 2 | 2 |
| ownership | 35% | 3 | 6 |
| reputation | 22% | 1 | 2 |
| geolocation | 33% | 2 | 3 |
| Overall | 27% | 12 | 19 |
| Data Coherence | Consistent (100%) |
| Attribution | Moderate (50%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
📅 Observation Timeline 🔄 Live
| First Seen | 2026-05-17 03:08:17 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-06-28 04:25:50 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-06-28 22:30:40 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 25 |
| Total Observations | 31 |
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