38.79.33.3
Intel Briefing: 38.79.33.3/32
Summary
Analysis of IP 38.79.33.3 identified a Low Risk reputation status with an associated risk score of 25. The address belongs to Cogent Communications, LLC (ASN 174) within the COGENT-A network block (38.0.0.0/8).
Geolocation
Geolocation data consensus placed the address in London, GB, operating within the Europe/London timezone.
Threat Posture
Threat indicators returned empty results. The IP was not flagged as a known attacker, spam source, or Tor exit node. No known campaigns or threat feed associations were recorded.
Network Behavior
Service assessment indicated the address was firewalled with no services active. No open ports, TLS certificates, or HTTP titles were detected. Forward DNS resolution was not confirmed.
Control Plane
BGP origin was recorded at ASN 174. Route stability analysis showed zero route changes over 30 days. DNSBL evaluation returned a listing count of 1 within a total of 8 evaluated lists.
Recommendation
Maintain standard monitoring for this address. While the risk score remains low, the DNSBL listing warrants situational awareness for security operations teams.
This summary was generated by AI and may contain inaccuracies. Verify critical details independently.
🏢 Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Cogent Communications, LLC |
| ASN | AS174 |
| Network Name | COGENT-A |
| CIDR Block | 38.0.0.0/8 |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | United States |
| Abuse Contact | Available via RDAP |
🌐 DNS Intelligence
| PTR Record | No PTR |
| Forward Confirmed | No — PTR hostname does not resolve back to this IP (weak signal) |
🔐 DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 0% (None) |
| SPF | Not configured |
| DMARC | Not configured |
| FCrDNS | Not verified |
| DNSSEC | Not signed |
| CAA | Not configured |
☁️ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Unknown |
| Service Purpose | Firewalled / No Services |
| Network Tier | Unknown — Insufficient routing data to classify |
🔌 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 | — |
| HTTP Title | — |
🔐 TLS Certificate
| SANs | None |
| Valid From | — |
| Valid Until | — |
🎯 Confidence Breakdown
Per-dimension confidence scores based on source diversity and data freshness
| Dimension | Score | Sources | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|
| threat | 50% | 2 | 3 |
| routing | 25% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 35% | 2 | 2 |
| ownership | 50% | 2 | 3 |
| reputation | 25% | 1 | 1 |
| geolocation | 35% | 2 | 2 |
| Overall | 36% | 10 | 12 |
| Data Coherence | Consistent (100%) |
| Attribution | Moderate (50%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
📅 Observation Timeline 🔄 Live
| First Seen | 2026-08-28 23:42:08 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-08-28 23:42:08 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-08-29 00:01:54 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 19 |
| Total Observations | 19 |
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