# 202.8.40.118 — IP Intelligence Summary

202.8.40.118 is an IPv4 address operated by IRT-AHREFS-US (AS140577), geolocated to Ashburn, United States. Its reverse DNS name is sardine118.ahrefs.net. As of October 6, 2026, IPDebrief rates it Low Risk (25/100); no anonymizing service was detected.

- Canonical page: https://ipdebrief.com/202.8.40.118
- Last updated: 2026-10-06

## Ownership

- Organization: IRT-AHREFS-US
- Network name: AHREFS-CRAWLER-A-USA
- Allocated block: 202.8.40.0/23
- ASN: AS140577 (https://ipdebrief.com/asn/140577)
- Regional registry: APNIC

## Location

- City: Ashburn
- Region: Virginia
- Country: United States
- Time zone: —

## Network classification

- Infrastructure type: —
- Datacenter / hosting: no
- Residential: no
- Mobile: no
- Anycast: no
- Tor exit node: no
- VPN: no
- Proxy: no

## Risk assessment

- Assessment: Low Risk (25/100)
- Blocklist listings: 0
- Suspicious activity indicators: no
- Spam source: no

## Reverse DNS

- sardine118.ahrefs.net
- Forward-confirmed: yes

## Exposed services

- 22/tcp — ssh

## Analyst narrative

\# IP Intelligence Briefing: 202.8.40.118/32

**Classification:** Low Risk (Risk Score: 20)

**Status:** Known Infrastructure (Web Crawler)

**Date:** Current Analysis

\## Executive Summary

IP 202.8.40.118 is identified as part of Ahrefs Pte Ltd's crawler infrastructure (ASN 140577). While the IP registers as Low Risk with no active threat indicators or blacklist associations, operational data reveals geolocation inconsistencies and an open SSH service that warrants monitoring. No immediate blocking is recommended; standard logging and observation are advised.

\## Network Ownership & Registration

*   **Organization:** Ahrefs Pte Ltd administrator

*   **Netname:** AHREFS-CRAWLER-A-USA

*   **ASN:** 140577

*   **CIDR Block:** 202.8.40.0/23

*   **RIR:** APNIC (Asia-Pacific)

*   **Abuse Contact:** network-abuse@ahrefs.com

\## Technical Observations

*   **Service Purpose:** Single-Service Host

*   **Open Ports:** TCP/22 (SSH) detected.

*   **PTR Hostname:** sardine118.ahrefs.net

*   **DNS:** Forward resolution confirmed; DNSSEC Valid.

*   **Threat Indicators:** Zero blacklist entries; not a Tor exit node; no known campaigns.

*   **Risk Metrics:**

*   **Reputation:** Low Risk

*   **Abuse Confidence:** Low

*   **Blacklist Count:** 0

*   **Honeypot Hits:** 0

\## Anomalies & Data Quality

*   **Geolocation Discrepancy:** Registered location (Virginia, US) contradicts RTT physics measurements (30ms RTT vs 6312km distance).

*   **Routing Stability:** Route stability flagged as false (isRouteStable: false).

*   **Neighborhood Context:** Subnet 202.8.40.118/24 shows 0.1064 abuse density with 15 threat siblings.

\## Recommendations

*   **Action:** Monitor

*   **Firewall Rules:** None required

*   **Note:** The presence of an open SSH port on crawler infrastructure is atypical and should be observed for potential compromise, though the IP remains classified as low-risk.

**End of Briefing**

## Nearby addresses

- 202.8.40.1 (https://ipdebrief.com/202.8.40.1)
- 202.8.40.2 (https://ipdebrief.com/202.8.40.2)
- 202.8.40.3 (https://ipdebrief.com/202.8.40.3)
- 202.8.40.5 (https://ipdebrief.com/202.8.40.5)
- 202.8.40.7 (https://ipdebrief.com/202.8.40.7)
- 202.8.40.9 (https://ipdebrief.com/202.8.40.9)
- 202.8.40.10 (https://ipdebrief.com/202.8.40.10)
- 202.8.40.11 (https://ipdebrief.com/202.8.40.11)
- 202.8.40.13 (https://ipdebrief.com/202.8.40.13)
- 202.8.40.15 (https://ipdebrief.com/202.8.40.15)
- 202.8.40.16 (https://ipdebrief.com/202.8.40.16)
- 202.8.40.19 (https://ipdebrief.com/202.8.40.19)

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Source: IPDebrief, "202.8.40.118 IP intelligence", https://ipdebrief.com/202.8.40.118, updated 2026-10-06. Assessments are probabilistic.