40.77.179.16
Intelligence Briefing: IP 40.77.179.16
Analysis identified IP 40.77.179.16 as Microsoft Corporation (AS8075) infrastructure located in Quincy, WA. The address operated within the Microsoft Azure environment and resolved via DNS to `msnbot-40-77-179-16.search.msn.com`. A low-risk reputation score of 25 was recorded with no blacklist hits or known campaign associations. No open ports, TLS certificates, or active HTTP services were detected, indicating a firewalled cloud compute segment. Threat assessment returned no indicators of compromise, and the asset was classified as benign Microsoft infrastructure. No defensive action is recommended.
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🏢 Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Microsoft Corporation |
| ASN | AS8075 |
| Network Name | MSFT |
| CIDR Block | 40.74.0.0/15 |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | United States |
| Abuse Contact | Available via RDAP |
🌐 DNS Intelligence
| PTR | msnbot-40-77-179-16.search.msn.com |
| Forward Confirmed | Yes — FCrDNS verified |
| Forward Hostnames | msnbot-40-77-179-16.search.msn.com |
🔐 DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 100% (Excellent) |
| SPF | Present |
| DMARC | Present |
| FCrDNS | Verified |
| DNSSEC | Valid |
| CAA | Present |
☁️ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Infrastructure / Datacenter |
| Service Purpose | Firewalled / No Services |
| Network Tier | Tier 3 — Basic operator with some routing infrastructure |
🔌 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 | 25% | 1 | 1 |
| routing | 25% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 25% | 1 | 1 |
| ownership | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| reputation | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| geolocation | 25% | 1 | 1 |
| Overall | 16% | 4 | 4 |
| Data Coherence | Consistent (100%) |
| Attribution | Moderate (70%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
📅 Observation Timeline 🔄 Live
| First Seen | 2026-08-19 05:22:07 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-08-23 01:04:07 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-08-30 01:05:30 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 19 |
| Total Observations | 21 |
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