Intelligence Briefing: 52.96.157.130
Classification: Legitimate Infrastructure (Low Risk)
Owner: Microsoft Corporation (ASN 8075)
Location: Chicago, IL, United States
Network Activity
Passive scanning indicated the address functioned as a cloud compute web server. TCP ports 80 and 443 were confirmed open. Server banners reported Microsoft-HTTPAPI/2.0. TLS certificate analysis validated the subject CN=outlook.com under the Organization Microsoft Corporation, with Subject Alternative Names covering *.live.com, *.office365.com, and related Outlook domains.
Threat Assessment
The IP recorded a risk score of 0 with zero entries across known threat feeds or blacklists. Neighborhood analysis of the 52.96.157.0/24 subnet classified the block as clean with zero abuse density. Behavioral monitoring detected no honeypot hits, enumeration strikes, or WAF violations. The control plane showed no route changes indicating instability.
Recommendation
Allow traffic. No significant risk indicators were present during the assessment.
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π’ Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Microsoft Corporation |
| ASN | AS8075 |
| Network Name | MSFT |
| CIDR Block | 52.96.0.0/12 |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | United States |
| Abuse Contact | Available via RDAP |
π DNS Intelligence
| PTR Record | No PTR |
| Forward Confirmed | No β PTR hostname does not resolve back to this IP (weak signal) |
π DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 40% (Fair) |
| SPF | 10/14 domains |
| DMARC | 12/14 domains |
| FCrDNS | Not verified |
| DNSSEC | Not signed |
| CAA | Not configured |
| Domains Checked | 14 domains |
βοΈ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Infrastructure / Datacenter |
| Service Purpose | Web Server |
| Network Tier | Hosting β Infrastructure provider without advanced routing |
π Services & Open Ports
| Port | Service | Protocol | Banner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | http | tcp | β |
| 443 | https | tcp | β |
| Closed Ports | 22, 25, 3389, 8080, 8443 (2 open / 7 scanned) | ||
| Server | Microsoft-HTTPAPI/2.0 |
| HTTP Title | β |
π TLS Certificate
| SANs | outlook.com*.hotmail.com*.internal.outlook.com*.live.com*.office.com*.office365.com*.outlook.com*.outlook.office365.comattachment.outlook.live.netattachment.outlook.office.net |
| Valid From | 2026-06-26T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Valid Until | 2027-01-10T23:59:59+00:00 |
| TLS Protocol | Tls13 |
| Cipher Suite | TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 |
| Signature Algorithm | sha256RSA |
| Validity Period | 198 days |
| Serial Number | 0E371D2766FD365DADDCF4004297839E |
| Thumbprint | C7C19E04464D744D810EF31A24C54FC22A7909C5 |
π― Confidence Breakdown
Per-dimension confidence scores based on source diversity and data freshness
| Dimension | Score | Sources | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|
| threat | 27% | 2 | 4 |
| routing | 19% | 1 | 2 |
| services | 38% | 2 | 5 |
| ownership | 27% | 2 | 3 |
| reputation | 22% | 1 | 3 |
| geolocation | 33% | 2 | 4 |
| Overall | 27% | 10 | 21 |
| Data Coherence | Mostly Consistent (80%) β 1 contradiction(s) |
| Attribution | Low (35%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
π Observation Timeline π Live
| First Seen | 2026-09-08 16:33:43 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-09-25 14:13:27 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-09-25 14:19:09 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 22 |
| Total Observations | 51 |
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