# 40.124.179.77 — IP Intelligence Summary 40.124.179.77 is an IPv4 address operated by Microsoft Corporation (AS8075), geolocated to San Antonio, United States. It belongs to datacenter or hosting infrastructure with reverse DNS name azpdstosqc31q8.stretchoid.com. As of October 9, 2026, IPDebrief rates it Low Risk (25/100); no anonymizing service was detected. - Canonical page: https://ipdebrief.com/40.124.179.77 - Last updated: 2026-10-09 ## Ownership - Organization: Microsoft Corporation - Network name: MSFT - Allocated block: 40.74.0.0/15 - ASN: AS8075 (https://ipdebrief.com/asn/8075) - Regional registry: ARIN - Cloud / hosting provider: Microsoft Azure ## Location - City: San Antonio - Region: TX - Country: United States - Time zone: America/Chicago ## Network classification - Infrastructure type: CloudCompute - Datacenter / hosting: yes - Residential: no - Mobile: no - Anycast: no - Tor exit node: no - VPN: no - Proxy: no ## Risk assessment - Assessment: Low Risk (25/100) - Blocklist listings: 0 - Suspicious activity indicators: no - Spam source: no ## Reverse DNS - azpdstosqc31q8.stretchoid.com - Forward-confirmed: yes ## Analyst narrative \# INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: 40.124.179.77/32 **Classification:** Moderate Risk - Cloud Infrastructure (Microsoft Azure) **Date Generated:** 2026-07-26 **Analyst:** IPDebrief Intelligence Team \--- \## EXECUTIVE SUMMARY IP address 40.124.179.77 resolves to Microsoft Corporation (ASN 8075) cloud infrastructure hosted in Microsoft Azure. The address exhibits a moderate risk score of 50 and is classified as cloud compute infrastructure with no active services exposed. The IP resolves to stretchoid.com DNS records and maintains minimal threat indicators with zero blacklist entries. Neighborhood analysis indicates elevated regional abuse density (0.6667) within the /24 subnet, though the target IP itself shows limited malicious activity. \--- \## OWNERSHIP AND INFRASTRUCTURE | Attribute | Value | |-----------|-------| | **Organization** | Microsoft Corporation | | **ASN** | 8075 | | **CIDR Block** | 40.74.0.0/15 | | **Infrastructure Type** | CloudCompute (Microsoft Azure) | | **Registration RIR** | ARIN | | **Abuse Contact** | abuse@microsoft.com | The IP operates within Microsoft's global cloud network infrastructure. The address is part of the larger 40.74.0.0/15 allocation, consistent with Azure's enterprise cloud provisioning patterns. \--- \## GEOLOCATION ANALYSIS | Attribute | Value | |-----------|-------| | **Country** | United States (US) | | **State/Region** | Texas (TX) | | **City** | San Antonio | | **Coordinates** | 29.43°N, 98.49°W | | **Timezone** | America/Chicago | | **Geo Validation** | ICMP blocked - unable to validate | | **Distance Claimed** | 8,390.7 km | Geolocation data shows the IP is claimed to be located in San Antonio, Texas. Validation attempts were unsuccessful due to ICMP blocking, a common security measure in cloud environments. The geolocation consensus is marked as plausible. \--- \## THREAT ASSESSMENT **Overall Risk Score:** 50 (Moderate Risk) **Abuse Confidence Score:** Not assigned **Blacklist Count:** 0 **Known Attacker:** No **Spam Source:** No **Tor Exit Node:** No **DNSBL Listings:** 2 of 8 lists \### Threat Indicators \- No active threat indicators detected \- No known campaign associations \- No correlation to organized threat actor infrastructure \- Single threat observation recorded in history \### Network Classification \- **Is Cloud:** Yes \- **Is CDN:** No \- **Is VPN:** No \- **Is Proxy:** No \- **Is Hosting:** Yes \- **Is Mobile:** No \- **Is Residential:** No \--- \## NETWORK BEHAVIOR **Services:** Firewalled / No Services (No open ports detected) **DNS Records:** \- PTR Hostname: azpdstosqc31q8.stretchoid.com \- Forward Resolution: Confirmed \- Forward Hostnames: azpdstosqc31q8.stretchoid.com **Control Plane:** \- Route Stability: Not stable \- RPKI State: Not determined \- DNSSEC Valid: Yes \- CAA Records: Present \--- \## NEIGHBORHOOD ANALYSIS **Subnet:** 40.124.179.77/24 **Abuse Density:** 0.6667 (Elevated) **Classification:** mostly_clean \### Neighbor IP Analysis | IP Address | Risk Score | Authority Score | |------------|------------|-----------------| | 40.124.179.226 | 0 | 50 | | 40.124.179.252 | 25 | 60 | **Subnet Statistics:** \- Total Siblings: 3 \- Active Siblings: 1 \- Threat Siblings: 2 \- High Risk Neighbors: 0 \- Medium Risk Neighbors: 0 \- Low Risk Neighbors: 2 The /24 subnet shows elevated abuse density (0.6667) with 2 threat siblings identified. The target IP maintains a low risk profile relative to neighborhood peers. \--- \## OBSERVATION HISTORY **Total Observations:** 20 **Recent Activity:** July 2026 \### Historical Signals 1. **Geolocation Signal (2026-07-26 14:03:33)** \- Confidence: 0.50 \- Status: ICMP blocked - unable to validate \- Claimed Location: San Antonio, TX (8,390.7 km) 2. **Ownership Signal (2026-07-26 13:59:08)** \- Confidence: 0.95 \- Organization: Microsoft Corporation \- RIR: ARIN 3. **DNS Signal (2026-07-26 13:59:42)** \- Confidence: 0.90 \- Subnet: 40.124.179.77/24 \- Abuse Density: 0.6667 \- Classification: mostly_clean **Temporal Analysis:** \- Ownership Changes: 0 \- Threat Persistence Days: 0 \- Threat Observation Count: 1 \- Persistently Malicious: No \--- \## RELATIONSHIP GRAPH **Total Relationships:** 9 \### DNS Associations \- azpdstosqc31q8.stretchoid.com (Multiple entries) \### Network Relationships \- MSFT (Microsoft Corporation network) The IP maintains DNS associations with stretchoid.com, a domain commonly associated with Microsoft Azure infrastructure. Multiple relationship entries indicate consistent network-level associations. \--- \## RECOMMENDED ACTIONS **Firewall Recommendations:** No specific rules generated (risk profile does not warrant blocking) **Monitoring Recommendations:** Continue passive observation \### Rationale \- No active threat indicators \- No blacklist presence \- Legitimate Microsoft cloud infrastructure \- Services are properly firewalled with no open ports \--- \## CONCLUSION IP address 40.124.179.77 represents Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure with a moderate risk profile. The address shows no evidence of malicious activity and operates within legitimate enterprise cloud parameters. While the /24 subnet exhibits elevated abuse density, the target IP itself maintains a clean profile with zero blacklist entries and no known threat associations. **Recommended Handling:** Monitor passively. No immediate remediation required. The IP should be treated as legitimate cloud infrastructure requiring no blocking or special handling beyond standard network logging. \--- **End of Briefing** **Source:** IPDebrief Intelligence Platform **Data Freshness:** Current (2026-07-26) ## Nearby addresses - 40.124.179.12 (https://ipdebrief.com/40.124.179.12) - 40.124.179.123 (https://ipdebrief.com/40.124.179.123) - 40.124.179.158 (https://ipdebrief.com/40.124.179.158) - 40.124.179.181 (https://ipdebrief.com/40.124.179.181) - 40.124.179.226 (https://ipdebrief.com/40.124.179.226) - 40.124.179.252 (https://ipdebrief.com/40.124.179.252) --- Source: IPDebrief, "40.124.179.77 IP intelligence", https://ipdebrief.com/40.124.179.77, updated 2026-10-09. Assessments are probabilistic.