## Intelligence Briefing: IP 34.235.117.73/32
Classification: Low Risk / Legitimate Cloud Infrastructure
Date: 2024-01-15
Analyst: IPDebrief Intelligence Team
Executive Summary
IP 34.235.117.73 is a legitimate Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud compute instance with a low-risk reputation profile. No malicious indicators, threat campaigns, or abuse patterns were detected across the full profile assessment.
Profile Assessment
- Risk Score: 25 (Low Risk)
- Infrastructure Type: CloudCompute (AWS EC2)
- Organization: Amazon Technologies Inc. (ASN 14618)
- Network Block: AT-88-Z (34.192.0.0/10)
- Geolocation: Ashburn, Virginia, US
- Hostname: ec2-34-235-117.73.compute-1.amazonaws.com
Network Classification:
- Provider: Amazon Web Services
- Infrastructure: Cloud hosting environment
- Services: Firewalled / No active services detected
- DNS: Forward resolution confirmed to AWS compute hostname
- Email Authentication: SPF and DMARC records present
Threat Indicators
No threat indicators were identified:
- Blacklist status: Not listed (0/0 DNSBL lists)
- Known attacker: No
- Spam source: No
- Tor exit node: No
- Known campaigns: None correlated
- Abuse confidence score: Not applicable
Historical Analysis
22 signal observations were analyzed. The IP maintained consistent characteristics throughout the observation period:
- Geolocation: Consistently identified as Ashburn, VA (confidence 0.56)
- Operator Score: 0.2609 (Basic classification)
- Network Role: AWS cloud infrastructure (confirmed across all observations)
- Threat Persistence: No persistent malicious activity detected
- Risk Trend: Stable with no significant changes observed
Subnet Neighborhood Analysis
The /24 subnet (34.235.117.0.0/24) was assessed for related activity:
- Abuse Density: 0 (clean subnet)
- Threat Siblings: 0
- High-Risk Neighbors: 0
- Classification: Clean
No neighboring IPs within the subnet exhibited suspicious activity.
Relationship Graph
The IP maintains standard DNS associations with:
- Primary hostname: ec2-34-235-117.73.compute-1.amazonaws.com
- Network affiliation: AT-88-Z (Amazon network)
No anomalous relationships or lateral connections to malicious infrastructure were identified.
Recommended Actions
Based on the low-risk profile, no blocking or filtering actions are recommended:
Firewall Rules: None required
Monitoring: Standard monitoring appropriate
Reputation: Acceptable for inbound traffic
Note: This IP is a legitimate AWS cloud infrastructure resource. Traffic from this address should not be blocked unless specific application-layer threats are observed.
Conclusion
IP 34.235.117.73 represents normal AWS cloud infrastructure activity. The profile indicates no malicious behavior, no threat campaign association, and a clean neighborhood context. SOC analysts may proceed with standard monitoring procedures without additional threat mitigation measures.
This summary was generated by AI and may contain inaccuracies. Verify critical details independently.
π’ Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Amazon Technologies Inc. |
| ASN | AS16509 |
| Network Name | AT-88-Z |
| CIDR Block | 34.192.0.0/10 |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | United States |
| Abuse Contact | Available via RDAP |
π DNS Intelligence
| PTR | ec2-34-235-117-73.compute-1.amazonaws.com |
| Forward Confirmed | Yes β FCrDNS verified |
| Forward Hostnames | ec2-34-235-117-73.compute-1.amazonaws.com |
π DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 80% (Excellent) |
| SPF | Present |
| DMARC | Present |
| FCrDNS | Verified |
| DNSSEC | Valid |
| CAA | Not configured |
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 | 32% | 2 | 3 |
| routing | 13% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 19% | 2 | 2 |
| ownership | 27% | 2 | 3 |
| reputation | 17% | 1 | 2 |
| geolocation | 27% | 2 | 3 |
| Overall | 23% | 10 | 14 |
| Data Coherence | Consistent (100%) |
| Attribution | Moderate (70%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
π Observation Timeline π Live
| First Seen | 2026-07-25 02:41:56 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-08-12 19:15:19 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-08-12 19:44:31 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 22 |
| Total Observations | 32 |
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