52.96.69.98
The IP address 52.96.69.98 was associated with Microsoft Corporation (ASN 8075) and operated within the 52.96.0.0/12 CIDR block. Analysis indicated the host served web traffic on ports 80 and 443 with TLS certificates issued by DigiCert for Outlook.com. The profile assigned a Low Risk reputation score of 25.
Geolocation data presented a significant contradiction. The profile claimed a location in Redmond, Washington, United States, yet RTT measurements indicated a distance of 7066km with a latency of 47ms, contradicting the physical minimum possible RTT of 141.3ms for that distance. The address resided in a subnet classified as mostly clean, though one threat sibling was identified within the 52.96.69.0/24 range. No specific threat campaigns or known attacker indicators were attributed to the address.
Operational monitoring was recommended due to signal contradictions present in the profile.
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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 | 15/21 domains |
| DMARC | 18/21 domains |
| FCrDNS | Not verified |
| DNSSEC | Not signed |
| CAA | Not configured |
| Domains Checked | 21 domains |
☁️ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Unknown |
| Service Purpose | Web Server |
| Network Tier | Tier 3 — Basic operator with some routing infrastructure |
🔌 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 | 38% | 2 | 5 |
| routing | 38% | 4 | 5 |
| services | 27% | 2 | 4 |
| ownership | 27% | 2 | 3 |
| reputation | 22% | 1 | 4 |
| geolocation | 36% | 2 | 7 |
| Overall | 31% | 13 | 28 |
| Data Coherence | Mostly Consistent (80%) — 1 contradiction(s) |
| Attribution | Moderate (65%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
📅 Observation Timeline 🔄 Live
| First Seen | 2026-08-29 16:44:29 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-09-26 05:50:26 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-09-26 06:03:15 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 30 |
| Total Observations | 69 |
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