INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: 51.89.129.42/32
OVERVIEW
IP 51.89.129.42 is a cloud infrastructure address hosted on OVH (ASN 16276) in London, England. The IP carries a moderate risk score of 40, with classification flags indicating hosted cloud compute infrastructure. No active services or open ports were detected during scanning.
OWNERSHIP & INFRASTRUCTURE
- Organization: Ahrefs Pte Ltd Dmytro
- ASN: 16276 (OVH)
- Registration: RIR RIPE NCC, allocated 2001-02-15
- Infrastructure Type: CloudCompute (OVH)
- Network Role: Hosting provider with firewall protection
- DNS Resolution: proxy-uk008-san42.ahrefs.net (ahrefs.net)
GEOLOCATION
- Country: United Kingdom (GB)
- Region: England
- City: London
- Geolocation Confidence: High (geo consensus confirmed, 5 probes)
- Network Origin: BGP prefix 51.89.0.0/16, route stable
THREAT INDICATORS
- Risk Score: 40 (Moderate)
- DNSBL Status: Listed on 1 of 8 threat feeds
- Known Campaigns: None identified
- Campaign Likelihood: Not applicable
- Tor/Proxy/VPN: Not detected
- Malicious Activity: No known attacker or spam source indicators
NEIGHBORHOOD ANALYSIS
The /24 subnet (51.89.129.0/24) shows elevated abuse characteristics:
- Abuse Density: 0.7344 (high abuse classification)
- Total Siblings: 256 addresses
- Active Siblings: 182
- Threat Siblings: 188
- Inherited Risk: 29
- Network Classification: High abuse density subnet
Neighbor analysis indicates consistent risk scores (40) across the subnet with medium authority ratings.
OBSERVATION HISTORY
- Total Observations: 24 signals
- Latest Activity: 2026-06-20
- Threat Persistence: 0 days (not persistently malicious)
- Ownership Changes: 0
- Route Changes (30d): 0
- Threat Observation Count: 1
Historical signals confirm stable network assignment (prefix 51.89.0.0/16) and consistent ASN attribution to 16276.
NETWORK BEHAVIOR
- Open Ports: None detected
- TLS Certificates: None
- HTTP Services: None (firewalled/no services)
- Server Banner: None
- HTTP Headers: No HSTS, CSP, or permissions policy headers
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
Based on the moderate risk classification and hosted infrastructure nature:
- Monitor for any service initiation or port opening
- The IP is associated with Ahrefs infrastructure; verify against known Ahrefs IP ranges
- DNSBL listing requires investigation but does not indicate active malicious use
- Subnet-level abuse density suggests broader monitoring of 51.89.129.0/24 is warranted
ASSESSMENT
The IP represents standard cloud hosting infrastructure for Ahrefs services. While DNSBL listing exists and the subnet shows elevated abuse density, no active threat indicators were identified. The moderate risk score reflects the hosting provider context rather than confirmed malicious activity. SOC teams should maintain awareness of the subnet's abuse characteristics while treating the IP as legitimate cloud infrastructure unless contradictory intelligence emerges.
This summary was generated by AI and may contain inaccuracies. Verify critical details independently.
๐ข Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Ahrefs Pte Ltd Dmytro |
| ASN | AS16276 |
| Network Name | โ |
| CIDR Block | 51.89.0.0/16 |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | โ |
| Abuse Contact | Available via RDAP |
๐ DNS Intelligence
| PTR | proxy-uk008-san42.ahrefs.net |
| Forward Confirmed | No โ PTR hostname does not resolve back to this IP (weak signal) |
| Forward Hostnames | proxy-uk008-san42.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 | Tier 3 โ Basic operator with some routing infrastructure |
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 | 36% | 2 | 4 |
| routing | 33% | 2 | 3 |
| services | 15% | 2 | 2 |
| ownership | 37% | 3 | 5 |
| reputation | 31% | 1 | 3 |
| geolocation | 30% | 2 | 3 |
| Overall | 30% | 12 | 20 |
| Data Coherence | Consistent (100%) |
| Attribution | Moderate (50%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
๐ Observation Timeline ๐ Live
| First Seen | 2026-05-21 21:00:59 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-06-28 16:29:14 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-06-29 10:36:09 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 25 |
| Total Observations | 29 |
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