198.244.242.86
IP Intelligence Briefing: 198.244.242.86
Date: 2026-06-10
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**1. Core Profile**
- Risk Score: 25 (Low Risk)
- Ownership: Ahrefs Pte Ltd (OVH ASN 16276)
- Geolocation: London, England, GB (Residential/Cloud Hosting)
- Network Role: Cloud compute resource (OVH), no direct services exposed
- Threat Indicators: No malicious activity, no blacklists, no campaign associations
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**2. Observation History**
- Recent Activity:
- DNS resolution for `proxy-uk007-san86.ahrefs.net` (Ahrefs subdomain)
- Subnet abuse density analysis (198.244.242.0/24) showing moderate risk (48.44% abuse density)
- No persistent threat signals or honeypot hits
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**3. Relationships**
- Network Associations:
- Linked to OVH network (ASN 16276)
- DNS ties to `ahrefs.net` (legitimate SEO tool provider)
- Subnet Context:
- 198.244.242.0/24 subnet with 130 active IPs, 124 flagged as threats
- Inherited risk score: 19 (moderate)
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**4. Neighborhood Analysis**
- Subnet Abuse Density: 48.44% (Mixed classification)
- Neighbor Risk Distribution:
- 68 IPs flagged as medium risk (score ≥ 50)
- 32 IPs flagged as low risk
- Notable Neighbors:
- 198.244.242.0–4: High-risk IPs (score 40–50)
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**5. Recommendations**
- Traffic Allowance: No action required for 198.244.242.86 (low-risk, legitimate cloud host).
- Subnet Monitoring: Investigate high-risk neighbors in 198.244.242.0/24 for potential lateral movement or botnet activity.
- DNS Verification: Confirm `proxy-uk007-san86.ahrefs.net` is a legitimate Ahrefs subdomain to avoid false positives.
Conclusion: The IP is associated with a legitimate cloud provider but resides in a subnet with moderate abuse. No immediate threat, but monitor subnet activity for anomalies.
Tools Used: `ipdebrief_profile`, `ipdebrief_history`, `ipdebrief_relationships`, `ipdebrief_neighbors`.
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-san86.ahrefs.net |
| Forward Confirmed | No — PTR hostname does not resolve back to this IP (weak signal) |
| Forward Hostnames | proxy-uk007-san86.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 | 29% | 2 | 4 |
| routing | 13% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 15% | 2 | 2 |
| ownership | 20% | 2 | 3 |
| reputation | 28% | 1 | 3 |
| geolocation | 39% | 2 | 3 |
| Overall | 24% | 10 | 16 |
| Data Coherence | Consistent (100%) |
| Attribution | Moderate (50%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
📅 Observation Timeline 🔄 Live
| First Seen | 2026-05-22 09:12:39 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-06-28 18:39:18 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-06-29 06:44:58 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 22 |
| Total Observations | 24 |
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