204.79.197.200📋 Copy

# IP INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING

Target: 204.79.197.200/32 | Date: 2026-08-06 | Classification: LOW RISK

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## EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

IP 204.79.197.200 is a legitimate Microsoft Azure cloud compute infrastructure address. No malicious indicators or threat activity observed. Risk score: 20 (Low). No blocking recommended.

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## OWNERSHIP & NETWORK CLASSIFICATION

• ASN: 8068 | Organization: Microsoft Corporation
• Network Name: ECN-NETWORK | CIDR: 204.79.195.0/24
• RIR: ARIN | Registration: Microsoft Azure infrastructure
• Infrastructure Type: Cloud Compute (Microsoft Azure)
• Network Role: Web Server hosting

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## GEOLOCATION

• Country: United States (US)
• Region: Washington (WA)
• City: Redmond
• Coordinates: 47.67°N, -122.12°W
• Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
• RTT Validation: 23ms average (geolocation discrepancy detected)

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## THREAT INDICATORS

• Risk Score: 20/100
• Abuse Confidence Score: Not applicable (legitimate infrastructure)
• Blacklist Count: 0
• Known Campaigns: None
• Tor Exit Node: No
• Known Attacker: No
• Spam Source: No

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## NETWORK SERVICES & DNS

• Open Ports: TCP/80 (HTTP), TCP/443 (HTTPS)
• PTR Hostname: a-0001.a-msedge.net
• Forward Resolution: a-msedge.net
• TLS Certificate: Issued by Microsoft TLS G2 RSA CA OCSP 02
• Certificate Subject: CN=www.bing.com, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=WA, C=US
• Certificate SANs: *.platform.bing.com, *.bing.com, bing.com, ieonline.microsoft.com, *.windowssearch.com (+5 more)

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## NEIGHBORHOOD ANALYSIS

• Subnet: 204.79.197.200/24
• Abuse Density: 0%
• Classification: Clean
• Total Siblings: 1 | Active Siblings: 1 | Threat Siblings: 0

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## OBSERVATION HISTORY

• Total Observations: 25
• Recent Classification: Clean
• Threat Persistence Days: 0
• Ownership Changes: 0
• Campaign Correlation: 0

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## RELATIONSHIP GRAPH

• DNS Associations: a-0001.a-msedge.net (Microsoft Edge network)
• Network Associations: ECN-NETWORK (Microsoft network)
• Total Relationships: 18 (primarily DNS and network associations)

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## RECOMMENDED ACTIONS

No blocking or mitigation actions required. This IP belongs to Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure with legitimate web server services. No firewall rules recommended.

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INTEL ANALYST NOTE: This IP is part of Microsoft's edge network (a-msedge.net), commonly used for Bing search infrastructure and Azure services. The RTT validation discrepancy indicates geolocation inference variance typical for cloud infrastructure. No security concerns identified.

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