202.8.41.198
IP Intelligence Briefing: 202.8.41.198
*Generated via IPDebrief tools (profile, history, relationships, neighbors)*
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**Key Findings**
1. Reputation & Risk
- Risk Score: 0 (Low Risk)
- Threat Indicators: No malicious activity detected (no malware, phishing, or C2 signatures).
- Network Role: Unknown infrastructure (not CDN, cloud, or residential).
2. Ownership & Geolocation
- Organization: Ahrefs Pte Ltd (Singapore-based SEO tools company).
- Geolocation: Ashburn, Virginia, USA (data center location).
- ASN: 140577 (AHREFS-AS-AP, APNIC registered).
3. Network Context
- Subnet: 202.8.41.0/24 (93 total IPs).
- Subnet Risk: 24 medium-risk IPs, 65 low-risk IPs; no abuse density detected.
- Neighbors: Includes 202.8.41.0 (risk score 25) and 202.8.41.8 (risk score 50).
4. Historical Observations
- DNS Activity: 17 observations (last 30 days) show DNS resolution attempts, but no persistent threats.
- Threat Feeds: Listed in 8 feeds (confidence 0.85), but no confirmed malicious campaigns.
- Email Security: No SPF/DMArc records detected for ahrefs.net.
5. Relationships
- Network Associations: Linked to "AHREFS-CRAWLER-A-USA" subnet (likely crawling infrastructure).
- DNS: One failed resolution to 192.168.2.108 (internal IP, possibly misconfigured).
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**Actionable Insights**
- No Immediate Threat: The IP is associated with a legitimate company and shows no malicious activity.
- Monitor DNS Misconfigurations: The failed DNS resolution may indicate internal network issues or misconfigured DNS settings.
- Subnet Context: While the subnet is clean, the presence of medium-risk IPs suggests monitoring for anomalies.
Recommendation: No blocking required. Validate DNS configurations and ensure network segmentation for internal IPs.
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*Generated by IPDebrief | © 2026 Jason Alberino*
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🏢 Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Ahrefs Pte Ltd administrator |
| ASN | AS140577 |
| Network Name | — |
| CIDR Block | — |
| RIR | APNIC |
| Country | — |
| Abuse Contact | Available via RDAP |
🌐 DNS Intelligence
| PTR | sardine454.ahrefs.net |
| Forward Confirmed | Yes — FCrDNS verified |
| Forward Hostnames | sardine454.ahrefs.net |
🔐 DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 60% (Good) |
| SPF | Not configured |
| DMARC | Not configured |
| FCrDNS | Verified |
| DNSSEC | Valid |
| CAA | Present |
☁️ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Unknown |
| Service Purpose | Single-Service Host |
| Network Tier | Tier 3 — Basic operator with some routing infrastructure |
🔌 Services & Open Ports
| Port | Service | Protocol | Banner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | ssh | tcp | |
| Closed Ports | 25, 80, 443, 3389, 8080, 8443 (1 open / 7 scanned) | ||
| Server | — |
| HTTP Title | — |
| SSH Version | SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_9.2p1 Debian-2+deb12u10 |
🔐 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 | 35% | 2 | 2 |
| routing | 25% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 19% | 1 | 2 |
| ownership | 33% | 2 | 4 |
| reputation | 19% | 1 | 2 |
| geolocation | 13% | 1 | 1 |
| Overall | 24% | 8 | 12 |
| Data Coherence | Mostly Consistent (80%) — 1 contradiction(s) |
| Attribution | Moderate (55%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
📅 Observation Timeline 🔄 Live
| First Seen | 2026-05-17 03:08:23 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-06-17 19:05:06 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-06-08 04:35:37 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 21 |
| Total Observations | 23 |
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