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# INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: 202.8.40.37

Date: 2026-07-24

Classification: LOW RISK

Analyst: SOC Intelligence Team

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## EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

IP address 202.8.40.37 is classified as a low-risk infrastructure endpoint with no active threat indicators. The address resolves to Ahrefs network infrastructure and presents minimal operational risk to defensive networks. No immediate blocking or mitigation actions are recommended.

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## PROFILE ANALYSIS

Basic Information

• IP Address: 202.8.40.37/32
• Reputation: Low Risk
• Risk Score: 0.00
• Provider Score: 0.00
• Authority Score: 0.00
• Stability Score: 0.00

Geolocation

• Country: United States (US)
• Region: Virginia
• City: Ashburn
• Coordinates: 39.05°N, -77.49°W
• Timezone: America/New_York
• Geo Validation: Consensus verified across multiple sources

Network Registration

• Origin ASN: 140577
• BGP Prefix: 202.8.40.0/23
• Control Plane Operator Score: 0.3478 (Basic)
• Route Stability: Unstable (isRouteStable: false)
• Route Changes (30d): 0

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## OWNERSHIP & INFRASTRUCTURE

DNS Resolution

• PTR Hostname: sardine037.ahrefs.net
• Forward Resolution: Confirmed
• Domain: ahrefs.net
• Hosted Domain Count: 0

Network Role Classification

• Infrastructure Type: Infrastructure
• Services: Firewalled / No Services
• Open Ports: None detected
• TLS Certificate: Not present
• HTTP Banner: Not present

Security Classifications

• Is Cloud: False
• Is CDN: False
• Is VPN: False
• Is Proxy: False
• Is Tor Exit: False
• Is Hosting: False
• Is Mobile: False
• Is Residential: False
• Is Bogon: False
• Is Anycast: False

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## THREAT INDICATORS

Active Threat Status: CLEAN

Threat Feed Analysis

• Blacklist Count: 0
• Abuse Confidence Score: Not applicable (low risk profile)
• Known Campaigns: None
• Threat Feeds: None

Historical Observations

• Total Signal Observations: 14
• Threat Persistence Days: 0
• Is Persistently Malicious: False
• Honeypot Hits: 0
• Enumeration Strikes: 0
• WAF Violations: 0
• Total Incidents: 0

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## NETWORK NEIGHBORHOOD ANALYSIS

Subnet: 202.8.40.0/24

Abuse Metrics

• Abuse Density: 0.1135 (Low)
• Subnet Classification: Mostly Clean
• Inherited Risk: 4/100

Neighbor Distribution

• Total Siblings: 141
• Active Siblings: 59
• Threat Siblings: 16
• High Risk Neighbors: 0
• Medium Risk Neighbors: 5
• Low Risk Neighbors: 95

Notable Neighbor Risk Scores

• 202.8.40.1: Risk Score 25, Authority Score 60
• 202.8.40.2: Risk Score 0, Authority Score 60
• 202.8.40.3: Risk Score 0, Authority Score 60

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## RELATIONSHIP GRAPH

Connected Entities

• Type: DNS Association
• Target: sardine037.ahrefs.net (hostname)
• Total Relationships: 1

Cert Matches: 0

Correlated IPs: 0

Campaign Likelihood: Not applicable

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## OBSERVATION HISTORY

Timeline of Signals (Recent 14 Observations)

Temporal Analysis

• Ownership Changes: 0
• Avg Ownership Days: Not applicable
• Threat Observation Count: 0

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## RECOMMENDED ACTIONS

Security Recommendations: None

Firewall Rules: Not applicable

Rationale: The IP address presents no active threat indicators, has a clean reputation score of 0, and is associated with Ahrefs infrastructure. No blocking or rate-limiting actions are warranted at this time.

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## TRACERoute & Performance

Hop Count: 22

First Hop RTT: 0.2ms

Last Hop RTT: 31ms

Timed Out Hops: 13

Transit Networks: Comcast, Zayo

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## CONCLUSION

IP 202.8.40.37 is a low-risk infrastructure endpoint associated with Ahrefs. The address demonstrates stable DNS resolution with no open services, no threat indicators, and resides within a subnet with low abuse density (0.1135). Historical data shows 14 observations with no persistent malicious activity. The single relationship to airmail hostname sardine037.ahrefs.net confirms association with Ahrefs' operational infrastructure.

SOC Recommendation: Monitor passively. No blocking required.

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Generated by: IPDebrief Intelligence Platform

Data Currency: Real-time as of 2026-07-24

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