# IP Intelligence Briefing: 34.79.2.177/32
Date: 2026-06-18
Classification: LOW RISK
Risk Score: 25/100
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## Executive Summary
IP 34.79.2.177 is identified as legitimate Google Cloud infrastructure with a low risk profile. No active threat indicators or malicious reputation were observed. The IP resolves to Google's content delivery infrastructure and presents no actionable threat to defensive operations.
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## Ownership and Geolocation
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Organization | Google LLC |
| ASN | 396982 |
| Network Provider | Google Cloud |
| Country | US |
| Region | Brussels (BRU) |
| Infrastructure Type | Cloud Compute |
| Service Purpose | Firewalled / No Services |
The IP is part of Google's cloud infrastructure network and resolves to googleusercontent.com via DNS PTR records (177.2.79.34.bc.googleusercontent.com).
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## Threat Assessment
Risk Indicators:
- Abuse Confidence Score: Not available
- Blacklist Count: 0
- Tor Exit Node: No
- Known Attacker: No
- Spam Source: No
- Campaign Associations: None detected
Control Plane Data:
- DNSBL Listed: 1 of 8 total lists
- Operator Score: 0.3478 (Basic)
- Route Stability: Unstable
- BGP Prefix: 34.79.0.0/20
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## Network Neighborhood Analysis
Subnet: 34.79.2.177/24
- Abuse Density: 0 (mostly clean)
- Classification: mostly_clean
- Risk Siblings: 1 threat sibling identified
- Total Siblings: 1 active sibling
The surrounding /24 subnet shows minimal abuse activity, consistent with cloud infrastructure deployment patterns.
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## Relationship Graph
Total relationships: 293
- Primary Associations: Same Network (GOOGL-2), DNS Associations (googleusercontent.com hostnames)
- Network Classification: All relationships map to Google Cloud infrastructure
- No malicious entity associations detected
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## Historical Signal Analysis
Observation Count: 47 signals over monitoring period
- Latest Observation: 2026-06-18 18:47 UTC
- Operator Score Consistency: Stable at 0.3478
- Risk Persistence: 0 days
- Ownership Changes: 0
- Threat Persistence: None observed
Signal history indicates stable, consistent cloud infrastructure behavior with no degradation in reputation over time.
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## Technical Services Scan
- Open Ports: None detected
- TLS Certificate: Not available
- HTTP Title: Not available
- Service Banner: None
- Network Classification: Firewalled/No Services
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## Recommended Actions
Security Posture: ACCEPT / MONITOR
Given the low risk score (25/100) and confirmed Google Cloud infrastructure origin, no blocking or restrictive firewall rules are recommended. The IP may be allowed through with standard egress monitoring.
Action Items:
- No immediate action required
- Continue standard network monitoring
- No whitelist needed (Google Cloud traffic is legitimate)
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## Intelligence Conclusion
IP 34.79.2.177 represents legitimate Google Cloud infrastructure with no evidence of malicious activity. The low risk score, absence of threat indicators, and clean neighborhood classification support allowing this traffic with standard monitoring. SOC teams may treat this as trusted cloud traffic unless additional contextual indicators emerge.
This summary was generated by AI and may contain inaccuracies. Verify critical details independently.
๐ข Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Google LLC |
| ASN | AS396982 |
| Network Name | โ |
| CIDR Block | โ |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | โ |
| Abuse Contact | Available via RDAP |
๐ DNS Intelligence
| PTR | 177.2.79.34.bc.googleusercontent.com |
| Forward Confirmed | Yes โ FCrDNS verified |
| Forward Hostnames | 177.2.79.34.bc.googleusercontent.com |
๐ DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 100% (Excellent) |
| SPF | Present |
| DMARC | Present |
| FCrDNS | Verified |
| DNSSEC | Valid |
| CAA | Present |
โ๏ธ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Infrastructure / Datacenter |
| Service Purpose | Firewalled / No Services |
| Network Tier | Hosting โ Infrastructure provider without advanced routing |
๐ 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 | โ |
| HTTP Title | โ |
๐ TLS Certificate
| SANs | None |
| Valid From | โ |
| Valid Until | โ |
๐ฏ Confidence Breakdown
Per-dimension confidence scores based on source diversity and data freshness
| Dimension | Score | Sources | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|
| threat | 26% | 2 | 4 |
| routing | 8% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 12% | 2 | 2 |
| ownership | 17% | 2 | 3 |
| reputation | 28% | 1 | 3 |
| geolocation | 33% | 2 | 3 |
| Overall | 21% | 10 | 16 |
| Data Coherence | Consistent (100%) |
| Attribution | Moderate (70%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
๐ Observation Timeline ๐ Live
| First Seen | 2026-05-19 03:36:05 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-06-28 08:26:24 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-06-29 02:30:37 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 25 |
| Total Observations | 29 |
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