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IP INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: 44.220.185.12

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

IP 44.220.185.12 is classified as MODERATE RISK (score: 40/100). The IP is hosted on Amazon Web Services infrastructure in Ashburn, VA and is associated with a high-abuse-density subnet (44.220.185.0/24). While the IP itself shows no known malicious indicators, the network neighborhood exhibits elevated abuse activity warranting defensive monitoring.

OWNERSHIP & INFRASTRUCTURE

• ASN: 14618 (Amazon Data Services Northern Virginia)
• Organization: AMAZON-IAD
• CIDR Block: 44.192.0.0/11
• Infrastructure Type: Cloud Compute / Single-Service Host
• Location: Ashburn, VA, US (N. America)
• Geolocation Confidence: High (consensus validated)

NETWORK SIGNATURES

• PTR Hostname: scanner-44-220-185-12.reposify.net
• Service: HTTP/1.0 (Port 80/tcp)
• Server Banner: Reposity
• HTTP Status: 200 OK
• DNSSEC: Valid

THREAT ASSESSMENT

• Risk Score: 40/100 (Moderate)
• Abuse Confidence: Not applicable
• Tor Exit Node: No
• Known Attacker: No
• Spam Source: No
• Blacklist Status: 0 lists
• DNSBL Listed: 1 of 8 lists
• Campaign Association: None detected
• Persistent Malicious Behavior: No

NEIGHBORHOOD ANALYSIS

Subnet 44.220.185.0/24 shows elevated abuse activity:

• Abuse Density: 0.5556 (high_abuse classification)
• Total Siblings: 27
• Active Siblings: 16
• Threat Siblings: 15
• Risk Distribution: 0 High | 10 Medium | 19 Low

OBSERVATION HISTORY

• Total Observations: 24
• Recent Signals: Network-level routing and subnet abuse density signals detected between 2026-06-16 and 2026-06-21
• Ownership Changes: None (stable)
• Threat Persistence: 0 days
• Observation Count: 1

RELATIONSHIP MAPPING

• Primary Associations: Same network (AMAZON-IAD)
• DNS Associations: scanner-44-220-185-12.reposify.net
• Correlated Entities: Multiple hostname and network associations within same infrastructure

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS

Based on the moderate risk profile and neighborhood context, the following firewall rules are recommended:

Recommended Block Rule:

```bash

# iptables

iptables -A INPUT -s 44.220.185.12 -j DROP

# nftables

nft add rule inet filter input ip saddr 44.220.185.12 drop

# nginx

deny 44.220.185.12;

# pfSense

44.220.185.12/32

# Cloudflare WAF

Block 44.220.185.12 — IPDebrief risk score 40

# AWS WAF

Addresses: ["44.220.185.12/32"]

```

INTEL CONCLUSION

This IP represents a moderate-risk infrastructure host within an abuse-prone subnet. While the IP shows no direct malicious indicators, the neighborhood context suggests potential for abuse. Implementing the recommended block rule is advised, particularly for high-traffic or security-sensitive endpoints. Monitor for any behavioral changes or correlation with known threat actor infrastructure.

This summary was generated by AI and may contain inaccuracies. Verify critical details independently.