45.79.13.35
Intelligence Briefing: 45.79.13.35
Observation Period: 2026-09-22
Infrastructure and Ownership:
The IP address was hosted on Linode (ASN 63949) within a cloud computing environment located in Richardson, Texas, US. The subnet 45.79.13.0/24 contained one identified threat sibling with an abuse density of 0.5.
Services and DNS:
Reverse DNS resolution returned ns1.smatwebdesign.com, associated with the domain smatwebdesign.com. The domain utilized SPF and DMARC records. Port 22 (SSH) was open with no HTTP or TLS services detected.
Threat Intelligence:
The profile was classified as Low Risk (Score: 20) but tagged as a Suspicious Host. No active threat indicators, known campaigns, or behavioral incidents (honeypot hits, enumeration strikes) were recorded.
Anomalies and Contradictions:
Geovalidation data indicated a contradiction between claimed geolocation and RTT physics measurements (7978.6km distance vs 57.0ms RTT). The overall confidence score remained very low (0.225) due to these inconsistencies.
Recommendation:
Monitor the address for changes given the presence of signal contradictions.
This summary was generated by AI and may contain inaccuracies. Verify critical details independently.
🏢 Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Linode |
| ASN | AS63949 |
| Network Name | LINODE |
| CIDR Block | 45.79.0.0/16 |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | United States |
| Abuse Contact | Available via RDAP |
🌐 DNS Intelligence
| PTR | ns1.smatwebdesign.com |
| Forward Confirmed | Yes — FCrDNS verified |
| Forward Hostnames | ns1.smatwebdesign.com |
🔐 DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 80% (Excellent) |
| SPF | Present |
| DMARC | Present |
| FCrDNS | Verified |
| DNSSEC | Not signed |
| CAA | Present |
☁️ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Infrastructure / Datacenter |
| Service Purpose | Single-Service Host |
| Network Tier | Hosting — Infrastructure provider without advanced routing |
🔌 Services & Open Ports
| Port | Service | Protocol | Banner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | ssh | tcp | |
| Closed Ports | 25, 80, 443, 3389, 8080, 8443 (1 open / 7 scanned) | ||
| Server | — |
| HTTP Title | — |
| SSH Version | SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_9.6p1 Ubuntu-3ubuntu13.19 |
🔐 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 | 35% | 2 | 2 |
| ownership | 25% | 1 | 2 |
| reputation | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| geolocation | 25% | 1 | 1 |
| Overall | 22% | 6 | 7 |
| Data Coherence | Mostly Consistent (80%) — 1 contradiction(s) |
| Attribution | Moderate (55%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
📅 Observation Timeline 🔄 Live
| First Seen | 2026-09-22 15:54:36 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-09-22 15:54:36 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-09-22 16:13:05 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 23 |
| Total Observations | 23 |
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