INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: 51.161.37.91/32
Assessment: Moderate Risk (Score: 40)
Classification: OVH Cloud Compute Infrastructure
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1. OWNERSHIP & GEOLOCATION
- Organization: Dmytro, Ahrefs Pte Ltd (OVH-CUST-281059684)
- ASN: 16276 (OVH)
- Location: Montreal, QC, Canada
- Infrastructure Type: Cloud Compute / Hosting
- CIDR Block: 51.161.37.0/24
2. THREAT INDICATORS
- Risk Score: 40/100 (Moderate)
- DNSBL Status: Listed on 1 of 8 total blacklist sources
- Known Threats: No active campaigns, not a known attacker
- Tor/Proxy: Not a Tor exit node, not a proxy, not a VPN
- Service Status: No open ports detected (Firewalled)
3. DNS & RESOLUTION
- PTR Hostname: proxy-ca005-san91.ahrefs.net
- Forward Resolution: Confirmed to afields.net domain
- Email Authentication: No SPF/DMARC records configured
4. NETWORK CONTEXT
- Subnet Classification: High Abuse (Density: 0.6484)
- Threat Density: 166 threat siblings out of 256 active IPs in /24
- Route Stability: False (Route changes detected)
- BGP Prefix: 51.161.0.0/17
5. OBSERVATION HISTORY
- Observations: 18 total signals
- Last Observed: 2026-06-14
- Signal Types: Geolocation, subnet classification, operator score, network classification, overall profile
- Consensus: Moderate confidence across signals (0.35โ0.90)
6. RELATIONSHIPS
- Primary Entity: OVH-CUST-281059684 (Multiple network relationships)
- Correlated Entities: 44 relationship links identified
- Cert Matches: 0 certificate associations
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7. RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
IMMEDIATE:
- Block at perimeter firewall: `iptables -A INPUT -s 51.161.37.91 -j DROP`
- Apply to WAF rulesets (Cloudflare, AWS)
CONTEXTUAL NOTES:
- IP is associated with Ahrefs web proxy infrastructure (legitimate hosting customer)
- High-abuse subnet requires contextual filtering rather than blanket blocking
- DNSBL listing suggests prior abuse activity on subnet
- No services currently accessible (firewalled)
SOC ANALYSIS RECOMMENDATION:
Monitor for lateral movement from this IP if observed in internal logs. The high-abuse neighborhood context warrants enhanced logging on related IPs (51.161.37.x/24). Consider subnet-level rules for this /24 given the 0.6484 abuse density and 166 threat sibling count.
This summary was generated by AI and may contain inaccuracies. Verify critical details independently.
๐ข Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Dmytro, Ahrefs Pte Ltd |
| ASN | AS16276 |
| Network Name | OVH-CUST-281059684 |
| CIDR Block | 51.161.37.0/24 |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | Singapore |
| Abuse Contact | โ |
๐ DNS Intelligence
| PTR | proxy-ca005-san91.ahrefs.net |
| Forward Confirmed | No โ PTR hostname does not resolve back to this IP (weak signal) |
| Forward Hostnames | proxy-ca005-san91.ahrefs.net |
๐ DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 40% (Fair) |
| SPF | Not configured |
| DMARC | Not configured |
| FCrDNS | Not verified |
| DNSSEC | Valid |
| CAA | Present |
โ๏ธ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Infrastructure / Datacenter |
| Service Purpose | Firewalled / No Services |
| Network Tier | Hosting โ Infrastructure provider without advanced routing |
๐ Services & Open Ports
| Port | Service | Protocol | Banner |
|---|---|---|---|
| No open ports detected | |||
| Server | โ |
| HTTP Title | โ |
๐ TLS Certificate
| SANs | None |
| Valid From | โ |
| Valid Until | โ |
๐ฏ Confidence Breakdown
Per-dimension confidence scores based on source diversity and data freshness
| Dimension | Score | Sources | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|
| threat | 26% | 2 | 3 |
| routing | 13% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 8% | 1 | 1 |
| ownership | 19% | 2 | 2 |
| reputation | 28% | 1 | 3 |
| geolocation | 21% | 2 | 2 |
| Overall | 19% | 9 | 12 |
| Data Coherence | Consistent (100%) |
| Attribution | Moderate (50%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
๐ Observation Timeline ๐ Live
| First Seen | 2026-05-08 11:10:40 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-06-27 13:18:40 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-06-28 07:24:45 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 19 |
| Total Observations | 24 |
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