INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: IP 34.21.121.177/32
Classification: LOW RISK / MONITOR
Date: 2026-08-13
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
IP 34.21.121.177 is a Google Cloud infrastructure address with an overall risk score of 25 (Low Risk). The IP operates within Google's cloud computing environment in Ashburn, Virginia and exhibits characteristics consistent with legitimate cloud hosting services. No active malicious campaigns or persistent threats were observed.
OWNERSHIP & GEOLOCATION
- Organization: Google LLC (ASN 396982)
- Network: GOOGL-2, CIDR Block 34.4.5.0/24
- Location: Ashburn, VA, US (39.04°N, -77.49°W)
- Infrastructure Type: CloudCompute (Google Cloud)
- Classification: Cloud provider, hosting infrastructure
NETWORK BEHAVIOR & SERVICES
- Open Ports: None detected (firewalled/no services exposed)
- DNS: Resolves to 177.121.21.34.bc.googleusercontent.com
- PTR Record: 177.121.21.34.bc.googleusercontent.com
- Forward Resolution: Confirmed (googleusercontent.com)
- HTTP/HTTPS: No active web services detected
THREAT INDICATORS
- Abuse Confidence Score: Not applicable
- Known Attacker: No
- Spam Source: No
- Tor Exit Node: No
- Blacklist Count: 0
- Threat Feeds: None
Note: One DNSBL listing detected (1 of 8 total lists), categorized as high severity but isolated to DNS-based filtering systems.
SUBNET ANALYSIS
- Subnet: 34.21.121.177/24
- Abuse Density: 0%
- Classification: Clean
- Active Siblings: 0
- Threat Siblings: 0
- Risk Distribution: No high or medium risk neighbors
OBSERVATION HISTORY
- Total Observations: 16
- Recent Classification: Clean subnet with 0 inherited risk
- Operator Score: 0.3478 (Basic classification)
- Threat Persistence: No persistent malicious activity observed
- Ownership Changes: 0
- Route Stability: Route changes detected (isRouteStable: false)
RELATIONSHIPS
- DNS Associations: 177.121.21.34.bc.googleusercontent.com
- Network Associations: GOOGL-2 (34.4.5.0/24)
- Organization: Google LLC
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ASSESSMENT
IP 34.21.121.177 represents standard Google Cloud infrastructure with no evidence of malicious activity. The single DNSBL listing is likely a false positive or routine filtering artifact. The subnet demonstrates clean abuse density with no correlated threats.
RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Allow - No firewall blocking required for legitimate Google Cloud traffic
2. Monitor - Continue standard logging for cloud infrastructure baseline
3. No Action - No immediate blocking or investigation warranted
4. Context: Traffic from this IP is consistent with Google Cloud service delivery
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Analyst Notes: This IP should be treated as trusted cloud infrastructure. Any anomalous behavior from this address would warrant investigation, but the IP itself does not require proactive blocking or alerting.
This summary was generated by AI and may contain inaccuracies. Verify critical details independently.
π’ Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Google LLC |
| ASN | AS396982 |
| Network Name | GOOGL-2 |
| CIDR Block | 34.4.5.0/24 |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | United States |
| Abuse Contact | Available via RDAP |
π DNS Intelligence
| PTR | 177.121.21.34.bc.googleusercontent.com |
| Forward Confirmed | Yes β FCrDNS verified |
| Forward Hostnames | 177.121.21.34.bc.googleusercontent.com |
π DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 100% (Excellent) |
| SPF | Present |
| DMARC | Present |
| FCrDNS | Verified |
| DNSSEC | Valid |
| CAA | Present |
βοΈ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Infrastructure / Datacenter |
| Service Purpose | Firewalled / No Services |
| Network Tier | Tier 3 β Basic operator with some routing infrastructure |
π 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 | β |
| HTTP Title | β |
π TLS Certificate
| SANs | None |
| Valid From | β |
| Valid Until | β |
π― Confidence Breakdown
Per-dimension confidence scores based on source diversity and data freshness
| Dimension | Score | Sources | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|
| threat | 31% | 2 | 2 |
| routing | 22% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 32% | 2 | 2 |
| ownership | 45% | 2 | 3 |
| reputation | 22% | 1 | 2 |
| geolocation | 45% | 2 | 3 |
| Overall | 33% | 10 | 13 |
| Data Coherence | Consistent (100%) |
| Attribution | Moderate (70%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
π Observation Timeline π Live
| First Seen | 2026-08-09 16:59:40 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-08-27 16:54:04 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-08-29 04:09:38 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 19 |
| Total Observations | 22 |
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