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# IP Intelligence Briefing: 38.196.70.180

Date: 2026-07-24

Classification: Low Risk

Risk Score: 25/100

Status: Active Monitoring Recommended

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## Executive Summary

IP address 38.196.70.180 presents a low-risk profile with a reputation score of 25. The address is currently firewalled with no open services detected. Primary concerns include conflicting geolocation data and one DNSBL listing with high severity. No active threat indicators, malware campaigns, or neighborhood abuse activity observed.

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## Technical Profile

Network Classification

• Risk Score: 25 (Low Risk)
• Provider Score: 0
• Authority Score: 0
• Service Status: No services detected (Firewalled)
• Network Role: Infrastructure endpoint

Geolocation Analysis

• Consensus Location: US, Newark, NJ (America/New_York timezone)
• Conflicting Data: Historical signal detected Venezuelan geolocation (Maracaibo, Zulia)
• Geolocation Confidence: Low (geoConsensus: false, geoPlausible: false)
• Source Count: 2 geo sources with inconsistent results

Ownership & Registration

• ASN: 271951
• BGP Prefix: 38.196.64.0/21
• Organization: Not identified
• Abuse Contact: Not available
• Registration Date: Not available

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## Threat Intelligence

Current Threat Indicators

• Known Attacker: No
• Spam Source: No
• Tor Exit Node: No
• Blacklist Count: 0 (current scan)
• DNSBL Listings: 1 out of 8 total lists (high severity)
• Known Campaigns: None

Behavioral Analysis

• Honeypot Hits: 0
• Enumeration Strikes: 0
• WAF Violations: 0
• Total Incidents: 0
• Active Attacker Status: Inactive
• Persistence Days: 0

Network Behavior

• Traceroute: 24 hops, 11 timeouts
• Transit Network: Comcast
• DNSSEC: Valid
• Route Stability: Unstable

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## Observation History

Total Signals Observed: 9

Recent observations include:

• 2026-07-24 07:55:29: Geolocation signal from Venezuela (Maracaibo)
• 2026-07-24 07:55:21: Blacklist detection (1 listing, high severity)
• 2026-07-24 07:55:18: DNSSEC validation confirmed
• Operator Score: 0.1304 (Minimal)

No persistent malicious behavior detected over observation period.

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## Relationship Analysis

• Related Entities: None identified
• Subnet Relationships: No connections
• Hostname Associations: None
• Organization Links: None
• Certificate Associations: None

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## Neighborhood Analysis

Subnet: 38.196.70.180/24

• Total Siblings: 0
• Active Siblings: 0
• Threat Siblings: 0
• Abuse Density: 0
• Classification: No classification data available

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## Recommended Actions

Firewall Rules

No specific firewall rules generated at this time due to low risk profile.

Monitoring Recommendations

1. Continue monitoring for changes in geolocation data

2. Verify DNSBL listings to ensure false positive

3. Monitor for service emergence as ports may open

4. Correlate with other traffic to/from ASN 271951

Alert Thresholds

• Risk Score Increase: Alert if score exceeds 50
• New Blacklist Entries: Immediate review if blacklist count increases
• Service Discovery: Alert if open ports detected

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## Confidence Assessment

Overall Confidence: Moderate

Limitations:

• Inconsistent geolocation data reduces confidence
• No ownership/registration data available
• Limited observation history (9 signals)
• No neighbor activity for contextual analysis

Recommendation: Treat as low-risk but maintain awareness of conflicting geolocation signals. No immediate blocking recommended unless additional threat indicators emerge.

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