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# IP INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: 34.38.81.163

## Executive Summary

IP 34.38.81.163 is classified as Low Risk with a risk score of 25. The address belongs to Google LLC's cloud infrastructure (ASN 396982, GOOGL-2 network) and presents no actionable threat indicators. No blocking or mitigation actions are recommended at this time.

## Ownership & Infrastructure

• Organization: Google LLC
• ASN: 396982
• Network: GOOGL-2 (34.4.5.0/24)
• Provider: Google Cloud
• Geolocation: St. Ghislain, Walloon Region, Belgium (50.45°N, 3.82°E)
• Timezone: Europe/Brussels

The IP operates within Google Cloud infrastructure with a BGP origin prefix of 34.38.0.0/16. Control plane analysis confirms stable routing with no route changes in the past 30 days.

## Network Classification & Services

• Infrastructure Type: Cloud Infrastructure
• Services: Firewalled / No Services
• Open Ports: None detected
• TLS Certificate: Not applicable
• DNS Resolution: 163.81.38.34.bc.googleusercontent.com (googleusercontent.com)
• Email Authentication: SPF and DMARC records present
• Forward Resolution: Confirmed

## Threat Indicators

• Abuse Confidence Score: None
• Blacklist Count: 0
• Known Attacker: False
• Spam Source: False
• Tor Exit Node: False
• Known Campaigns: None
• Threat Feeds: No matches

The IP shows no threat indicators across all monitored threat feeds and reputation sources.

## Neighborhood Analysis

Subnet 34.38.81.163/24 classification: Clean

• Abuse Density: 0
• Inherited Risk: 0
• Total Siblings: 1
• Active Threat Siblings: 0

No neighboring IPs exhibit malicious activity within the /24 subnet.

## Observation History (17 Signals)

Recent monitoring activity from 2026-08-06:

• Ownership: Stable with no changes recorded
• Threat persistence: 0 days
• Geographic validation: ICMP blocked (unable to validate); geo-data deemed plausible
• Geo-location confidence: 0.85 (ownership), 0.50 (tracing), 0.90 (registration), 0.95 (network)
• No persistent malicious behavior observed

## Relationships

• DNS Associations: 163.81.38.34.bc.googleusercontent.com (3 instances)
• Network Associations: GOOGL-2 (2 instances)
• Total Relationships: 6

All relationships are benign and consistent with Google Cloud infrastructure patterns.

## Recommended Actions

No blocking or mitigation actions required. The IP address operates within legitimate Google Cloud infrastructure with no malicious indicators. Standard network monitoring and logging practices are sufficient.

Firewall Rules

None recommended. The IP does not require explicit allow/deny rules beyond standard organizational policies for cloud service traffic.

## SOC Analyst Notes

This IP address represents legitimate Google Cloud infrastructure, likely associated with content delivery services (googleusercontent.com). The low risk score (25) and clean neighborhood profile indicate normal operational activity. No correlation with known threat campaigns, malicious campaigns, or correlated malicious IPs. Continue standard monitoring procedures.

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