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# IP Intelligence Briefing: 44.220.185.173/32

Classification: Low Risk – Cloud Infrastructure Asset

Date Generated: 2026-07-23

Analyst: IPDebrief Intelligence Team

## Executive Summary

IP address 44.220.185.173 was identified as a low-risk cloud compute infrastructure address owned by Amazon Web Services. The IP demonstrated no active threat indicators, with a risk score of 0 and zero blacklist listings. The address operates within AWS's Northern Virginia data center infrastructure (AS14618, AMAZON-IAD) and is associated with the reposify.net domain.

## Ownership and Network Classification

The target IP is classified under Amazon Web Services cloud infrastructure:

• ASN: 14618 (Amazon Data Services Northern Virginia)
• Organization: AMAZON-IAD
• CIDR Block: 44.192.0.0/11
• Infrastructure Type: CloudCompute
• Registration RIR: ARIN
• Geolocation: United States, Virginia, Ashburn (39.04°N, -77.49°W)

The address is confirmed as cloud infrastructure with hosting services enabled. Network classification shows "Firewalled / No Services" on the service layer.

## Threat Intelligence Assessment

Current Risk Profile:

• Overall Risk Score: 0 (Low Risk)
• Provider Score: 0
• Authority Score: 0
• Abuse Confidence Score: Not available
• Blacklist Count: 0
• Tor Exit Node: No
• Known Attacker: No
• Spam Source: No

Threat Indicators: No active threat indicators detected. The IP showed no association with known attack campaigns, zero blacklist listings across threat feeds, and no malicious campaign correlations.

Control Plane Analysis:

• BGP Prefix: 44.192.0.0/11
• Route Stability: Not stable
• RPKI State: Not available
• DNSSEC Valid: Yes
• DNSBL Listings: 0 of 8 total lists checked

## Neighborhood Analysis (44.220.185.0/24)

The /24 subnet containing the target IP shows mixed activity with moderate abuse density:

• Total Siblings: 38
• Active Siblings: 29
• Threat Siblings: 13
• Abuse Density: 0.3421 (34.21%)
• Classification: Mixed

Risk Distribution:

• High Risk: 0
• Medium Risk: 0
• Low Risk: 42

The neighborhood contains multiple sibling IPs with risk scores of 25 (medium) and 0 (low), indicating a typical AWS cloud subnet with varying utilization patterns. Notable neighbors include 44.220.185.3, 44.220.185.4, 44.220.185.12, among others, most showing authority scores of 50-60.

## DNS and Relationship Mapping

Reverse DNS: scanner-44-220-185-173.reposify.net

Forward Resolution: Forward confirmed with 1 hostname

Hosted Domain Count: 0

Relationship graph analysis revealed 14 connections:

• Multiple "Same Network" relationships to AMAZON-IAD
• DNS associations to scanner-44-220-185-173.reposify.net
• No external entity associations beyond AWS infrastructure

## Historical Observations

Signal history captured 17 observations since 2026-07-05, with the most recent activity on 2026-07-23. Key temporal indicators:

• Threat Observation Count: 0
• Threat Persistence Days: 0
• Is Persistently Malicious: No
• Ownership Changes: 0
• Average Ownership Days: Not available

The IP has demonstrated stability with no ownership changes and no persistent malicious activity detected across the observation period.

## Recommended Security Actions

Risk-Based Recommendations: None

• Firewall Rules: Not applicable (risk score 0)
• Action Status: No immediate blocking or allowlisting required

The IP's low risk profile and cloud infrastructure classification suggest it should be permitted through standard security policies. No specific firewall rules or WAF recommendations were generated due to the absence of threat indicators.

## Assessment and Intelligence Notes

The target IP 44.220.185.173 represents legitimate cloud infrastructure operated by Amazon Web Services. The address shows no malicious indicators and is associated with reposify.net domain infrastructure. The moderate abuse density in the containing /24 subnet (34.21%) is consistent with a mixed-use AWS subnet containing both legitimate and potentially compromised instances, which is typical for large-scale cloud providers.

Recommended Handling: Permit traffic. Monitor for any behavioral changes or new threat indicators. No immediate blocking action required.

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*Intel generated by IPDebrief Intelligence Platform*

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