INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: 4.227.169.195/32
Executive Summary
IP address 4.227.169.195 is identified as low-risk infrastructure belonging to Microsoft Corporation (ASN 8075). The address is classified within Microsoft Azure cloud compute infrastructure with no malicious indicators or threat activity.
Ownership & Infrastructure
- Owner: Microsoft Corporation
- ASN: 8075 (MSFT)
- CIDR Block: 4.224.0.0/12
- Infrastructure Type: Cloud Compute (Microsoft Azure)
- Classification: Cloud infrastructure with hosting services, firewalled with no exposed services
Geolocation
- Country: United States (US)
- Region: Virginia (VA)
- Coordinates: 37.37, -79.46
- Timezone: America/New_York
Threat Assessment
- Risk Score: 0 (Low Risk)
- Abuse Confidence Score: Not applicable
- Blacklist Count: 0
- Known Attacker: False
- Spam Source: False
- Tor Exit Node: False
- Threat Indicators: None
- Associated Campaigns: None
Network Observations
- Open Ports: None detected
- HTTP/TLS Services: Not exposed
- DNS Records: No forward resolution confirmed
- Email Authentication: No SPF/DMARC configured (typical for cloud infrastructure)
- Control Plane: Route stable, DNSSEC validated, minimal operator score (0.1304)
Historical Analysis
Total of 19 observations recorded with the following temporal characteristics:
- Ownership changes: 0 (stable ownership)
- Threat persistence days: 0
- Is persistently malicious: False
- Most recent activity observed: 2026-08-05
- Threat observation count: 1 (single historical event, non-persistent)
Relationship Network
Seven relationships identified, all pointing to Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) network. No external network associations or organizational links outside the Microsoft ecosystem.
Neighborhood Analysis (4.227.169.0/24)
- Abuse Density: 0 (clean subnet)
- Total Siblings: 1
- Active Siblings: 0
- Threat Siblings: 0
- Classification: Clean
- Risk Distribution: No high-risk or medium-risk neighbors
Behavioral Indicators
- Honeypot Hits: 0
- Enumeration Strikes: 0
- WAF Violations: 0
- Total Incidents: None recorded
Traceroute Analysis
- Hop Count: 18
- First Hop RTT: 0.1ms
- Last Hop RTT: 26.9ms
- Timed Out Hops: 5
- Transit Network: Comcast
Recommended Actions
No blocking or filtering actions recommended. This IP address represents legitimate Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure with no malicious indicators. Standard monitoring practices apply.
Conclusion
IP 4.227.169.195 is confirmed as benign Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure with zero malicious indicators. The clean neighborhood profile, absence of threat indicators, and stable ownership history support classification as legitimate enterprise infrastructure. No defensive measures required beyond standard network hygiene.
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π’ Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Microsoft Corporation |
| ASN | AS8075 |
| Network Name | MSFT |
| CIDR Block | 4.224.0.0/12 |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | United States |
| Abuse Contact | Available via RDAP |
π DNS Intelligence
| PTR Record | No PTR |
| Forward Confirmed | No β PTR hostname does not resolve back to this IP (weak signal) |
π DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 20% (Poor) |
| SPF | Not configured |
| DMARC | Not configured |
| FCrDNS | Not verified |
| DNSSEC | Valid |
| CAA | Not configured |
βοΈ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Infrastructure / Datacenter |
| Service Purpose | Firewalled / No Services |
| Network Tier | Hosting β Infrastructure provider without advanced routing |
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 | 31% | 2 | 4 |
| routing | 13% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 19% | 2 | 2 |
| ownership | 30% | 2 | 3 |
| reputation | 28% | 1 | 3 |
| geolocation | 13% | 1 | 1 |
| Overall | 22% | 9 | 14 |
| Data Coherence | Consistent (100%) |
| Attribution | Moderate (50%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
π Observation Timeline π Live
| First Seen | 2026-07-26 03:09:07 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-08-12 20:16:51 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-08-12 20:26:08 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 19 |
| Total Observations | 21 |
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