41.78.188.162
IP 41.78.188.162 was identified as a web server hosted in Johannesburg, South Africa, within the 41.78.188.128/26 block owned by Ben Maddison (ASN 37271). Active scanning confirmed TCP port 443 (HTTPS) with a TLS certificate issued to CN=self.signed. The asset received a low-risk reputation score of 25. Control plane analysis indicated one DNSBL listing among eight total lists, while behavioral monitoring recorded no honeypot hits, enumeration strikes, or WAF violations. The surrounding neighborhood was classified as clean with no threat siblings. Although categorized as a suspicious host, the overall threat likelihood remained none with no known campaigns detected. The final assessment recommended monitoring the asset with low severity due to the clean neighborhood context.
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🏢 Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Ben Maddison |
| ASN | AS37271 |
| Network Name | 41.78.188.128 - 41.78.188.191 |
| CIDR Block | 41.78.188.128/26 |
| RIR | AFRINIC |
| Country | ZA |
| Abuse Contact | — |
🌐 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 | Web Server |
| Network Tier | Unknown — Insufficient routing data to classify |
🔌 Services & Open Ports
| Port | Service | Protocol | Banner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 443 | https | tcp | — |
| Closed Ports | 22, 25, 80, 3389, 8080, 8443 (1 open / 7 scanned) | ||
| Server | — |
| HTTP Title | — |
🔐 TLS Certificate
| SANs | None |
| Valid From | 2024-06-06T00:46:52+00:00 |
| Valid Until | 2106-07-27T00:46:52+00:00 |
| TLS Protocol | Tls12 |
| Cipher Suite | TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 |
| Signature Algorithm | sha256RSA |
| Validity Period | 30000 days |
| Serial Number | 008D8D2CDAB4C9E83F |
| Thumbprint | 3860513049D64D48A92169E7C8575FD4E8042962 |
🎯 Confidence Breakdown
Per-dimension confidence scores based on source diversity and data freshness
| Dimension | Score | Sources | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|
| threat | 33% | 2 | 5 |
| routing | 13% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 27% | 2 | 4 |
| ownership | 27% | 2 | 3 |
| reputation | 27% | 1 | 5 |
| geolocation | 27% | 2 | 4 |
| Overall | 26% | 10 | 22 |
| Data Coherence | Consistent (100%) |
| Attribution | Moderate (50%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
📅 Observation Timeline 🔄 Live
| First Seen | 2026-09-06 20:25:43 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-09-27 13:20:45 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-09-27 13:30:45 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 21 |
| Total Observations | 36 |
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