52.96.230.2
IP Intelligence Briefing: 52.96.230.2/32
Target Identification
The IP address 52.96.230.2/32 is owned by Microsoft Corporation (ASN 8075, MSFT). Geolocation data indicates the host is located in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The infrastructure is classified as CloudCompute hosting with a Web Server service purpose.
Network and Security Posture
The host presents standard web services on ports 80 (HTTP) and 443 (HTTPS). Server fingerprinting identified the banner as "Microsoft-HTTPAPI/2.0" running HTTP version 2.0, returning a 301 status code. TLS certificate validation confirmed an issuer from DigiCert Global G2 TLS RSA SHA256 2020 CA1 with a subject identifying Microsoft Corporation and Outlook.com. DNS hygiene assessment showed SPF and DMARC records were present.
Threat Assessment
The profile indicates a Low Risk reputation with a risk score of 25. The neighborhood surrounding the subnet was classified as clean with an abuse density of 0. No blacklists were matched, and the host was not identified as a known attacker, spam source, or Tor exit. Behavioral analysis reported zero honeypot hits, enumeration strikes, or total incidents. While the threat actor classification labeled the host as "Suspicious" with a "Suspicious Host" tag, specific threat indicators were absent.
Recommendation
Current data supports a "Monitor" action with low severity. The host resides in a stable Microsoft cloud environment with standard security configurations.
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🏢 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 |
🌐 DNS Intelligence
| PTR Record | No PTR |
| Forward Confirmed | No — PTR hostname does not resolve back to this IP (weak signal) |
🔐 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 |
☁️ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Infrastructure / Datacenter |
| Service Purpose | Web Server |
| Network Tier | Hosting — Infrastructure provider without advanced routing |
🔌 Services & Open Ports
| Port | Service | Protocol | Banner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | http | tcp | — |
| 443 | https | tcp | — |
| Closed Ports | 22, 25, 3389, 8080, 8443 (2 open / 7 scanned) | ||
| Server | Microsoft-HTTPAPI/2.0 |
| HTTP Title | — |
🔐 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 |
🎯 Confidence Breakdown
Per-dimension confidence scores based on source diversity and data freshness
| Dimension | Score | Sources | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|
| threat | 37% | 2 | 6 |
| routing | 13% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 27% | 2 | 4 |
| ownership | 27% | 2 | 3 |
| reputation | 22% | 1 | 4 |
| geolocation | 19% | 2 | 2 |
| Overall | 24% | 10 | 20 |
| Data Coherence | Mostly Consistent (80%) — 1 contradiction(s) |
| Attribution | Low (35%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
📅 Observation Timeline 🔄 Live
| First Seen | 2026-09-05 12:41:56 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-09-26 13:18:56 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-09-26 13:34:41 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 23 |
| Total Observations | 52 |
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