# IP Intelligence Briefing: 51.195.244.55/32
## Executive Summary
IP address 51.195.244.55 presents a moderate risk profile (risk score: 40) associated with legitimate cloud infrastructure hosting services. The IP is registered under Ahrefs Pte Ltd Dmytro, operating on OVH network infrastructure in London, England. While the IP itself shows no direct malicious indicators, the /24 subnet exhibits high abuse density (0.8314) with 212 threat siblings among 255 active addresses, warranting contextual monitoring.
## Network Infrastructure & Ownership
- ASN: 16276 (OVH)
- Organization: Ahrefs Pte Ltd Dmytro
- RIR: ARIN
- Infrastructure Type: CloudCompute, Hosting
- Connection Type: Firewalled / No Services Detected
- BGP Prefix: 51.195.0.0/16
- Route Stability: False (route changes observed)
- DNSSEC: Valid
- CAA Records: Present
## Geographic Analysis
- Country: United Kingdom (GB)
- Region: England
- City: London
- Geo Confidence: Plausible (geoPlausible: true, geoConsensus: true)
- Geolocation Accuracy: 750 km radius
- Network Distance from Claimed Location: 473.7 km
- Average RTT: 91.8 ms
## Threat Indicators & Reputation
- Risk Score: 40 (Moderate Risk)
- Blacklist Count: 0
- Known Attacker: False
- Spam Source: False
- Tor Exit Node: False
- Threat Feeds: None detected
- DNSBL Listed: 1 of 8 total lists
- Operator Score: 0.2174 (Minimal)
## Network Context & Neighborhood Risk
The /24 subnet 51.195.244.0/24 is classified as high_abuse with concerning neighbor distribution:
- Abuse Density: 0.8314
- Active Siblings: 220 of 255 total
- Threat Siblings: 212
- Inherited Risk: 33
- Neighbor Risk Distribution: Predominantly medium risk (100 of 100 sampled neighbors scored 40)
This elevated neighborhood risk suggests the IP shares infrastructure with potentially compromised peers.
## Behavioral & Historical Signals
- Observation Count: 21 historical signals recorded
- Last Observation: 2026-06-15
- Threat Persistence Days: 0
- Is Persistently Malicious: False
- Campaign Likelihood: None
- Cert Matches: 0
- Correlated IPs: 0
Recent geo-validation probes (5 probes) confirmed plausible UK location with RTT consistency. No service banners or open ports detected across recent scans.
## Security Recommendations
Based on the moderate risk score and high-abuse neighborhood context:
1. Monitor Contextually: Flag for monitoring due to high-density abuse subnet, but treat as legitimate cloud infrastructure
2. Apply Standard CloudCompute Rules: Allow established traffic patterns but monitor for behavioral anomalies
3. DNS Traffic Analysis: PTR hostname proxy-uk000-san55.ahrefs.net suggests legitimate proxy infrastructure
4. No Immediate Blocking Warranted: IP shows no direct threat indicators; blocking may impact legitimate services
5. Correlation Recommended: Monitor for activity patterns matching known Ahrefs infrastructure
## Classification Summary
- Network Role: Cloud Hosting Provider
- Risk Level: Moderate
- Action Required: Contextual Monitoring
- Confidence: High (based on 21 historical observations and 34 relationship signals)
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๐ข Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Ahrefs Pte Ltd Dmytro |
| ASN | AS16276 |
| Network Name | โ |
| CIDR Block | โ |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | โ |
| Abuse Contact | Available via RDAP |
๐ DNS Intelligence
| PTR | proxy-uk000-san55.ahrefs.net |
| Forward Confirmed | No โ PTR hostname does not resolve back to this IP (weak signal) |
| Forward Hostnames | proxy-uk000-san55.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 | |||
| Closed Ports | 22, 25, 80, 443, 3389, 8080, 8443 (0 open / 7 scanned) | ||
| 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 | 30% | 2 | 3 |
| routing | 13% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 12% | 2 | 2 |
| ownership | 20% | 2 | 3 |
| reputation | 22% | 1 | 2 |
| geolocation | 33% | 2 | 3 |
| Overall | 22% | 10 | 14 |
| Data Coherence | Consistent (100%) |
| Attribution | Moderate (50%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
๐ Observation Timeline ๐ Live
| First Seen | 2026-05-22 09:13:30 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-06-28 18:56:34 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-06-29 13:01:42 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 21 |
| Total Observations | 25 |
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