## IP INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: 54.39.210.194/32
Classification: Moderate Risk / High-Abuse Subnet
Date: 2026-06-15
Analyst: IPDebrief Intelligence Team
Executive Summary
IP 54.39.210.194 is a cloud-hosted IP address belonging to OVH network (ASN 16276) with a moderate risk score of 40. The IP is associated with Ahrefs Pte Ltd and is part of a high-abuse subnet (54.39.210.0/24) with 73.44% abuse density. The address resolves to proxy-ca007-san194.ahrefs.net and shows evidence of blacklist listings.
Ownership and Infrastructure
- ASN: 16276 (OVH)
- Organization: Dmytro, Ahrefs Pte Ltd
- Network: 54.39.210.0/24
- Infrastructure Type: Cloud Compute / Hosting
- Country: CA (Canada) - Beauharnois, QC
- DNS Resolution: proxy-ca007-san194.ahrefs.net (forward confirmed)
Risk Indicators
- Risk Score: 40 (Moderate Risk)
- Abuse Confidence: Evidence of blacklist listings (1 of 8 DNSBL lists)
- Operator Score: 0.2174 (Minimal)
- Route Stability: Unstable (route changes detected in 30-day window)
- Geo Validation: Implausible - RTT of 27ms inconsistent with 5,629km reported distance (minimum possible 112.6ms)
Neighborhood Analysis
The /24 subnet (54.39.210.0/24) shows elevated abuse characteristics:
- Abuse Density: 0.7344 (high abuse)
- Active Siblings: 172 of 256 total
- Threat Siblings: 188
- Risk Distribution: 100 medium-risk IPs in neighborhood
- Subnet Classification: high_abuse
Historical Observations
- Total Signals: 18 observations over monitoring period
- Latest Subnet Classification (2026-06-15): high_abuse (confidence 0.75)
- Blacklist Activity (2026-06-10): Listed on 8 blacklist categories with maximum severity "high"
- Threat Persistence: Single threat observation event, not persistently malicious
Services Assessment
- Open Ports: None detected
- HTTP/HTTPS Services: No active services observed
- TLS Certificates: Not applicable
- Network State: Firewalled / No Services
Recommended Actions
Immediate Blocking Recommended. Implement the following firewall rules:
- iptables: `iptables -A INPUT -s 54.39.210.194 -j DROP`
- nftables: `nft add rule inet filter input ip saddr 54.39.210.194 drop`
- nginx: `deny 54.39.210.194;`
- pfSense: Block 54.39.210.194/32
- Cloudflare WAF: Block with expression `ip.src eq 54.39.210.194`
- AWS WAF: Add 54.39.210.194/32 to block list
Intelligence Context
This IP is part of OVH's cloud infrastructure hosting Ahrefs services. The subnet-level abuse density is significant, suggesting this environment is frequently leveraged for malicious activities. While the specific IP shows no active open ports or direct attack indicators, the high-abuse neighborhood context warrants defensive blocking. The implausible geolocation data may indicate spoofed or misconfigured DNS records commonly associated with hosting environments used for compromised downstream traffic.
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๐ข Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Dmytro, Ahrefs Pte Ltd |
| ASN | AS16276 |
| Network Name | OVH-CUST-281059686 |
| CIDR Block | 54.39.210.0/24 |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | Singapore |
| Abuse Contact | โ |
๐ DNS Intelligence
| PTR | proxy-ca007-san194.ahrefs.net |
| Forward Confirmed | No โ PTR hostname does not resolve back to this IP (weak signal) |
| Forward Hostnames | proxy-ca007-san194.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 | |||
| 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 | 39% | 2 | 3 |
| routing | 13% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 8% | 1 | 1 |
| ownership | 19% | 2 | 2 |
| reputation | 31% | 1 | 3 |
| geolocation | 33% | 2 | 3 |
| Overall | 24% | 9 | 13 |
| Data Coherence | Mostly Consistent (80%) โ 1 contradiction(s) |
| Attribution | Low (35%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
๐ Observation Timeline ๐ Live
| First Seen | 2026-05-22 15:20:12 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-06-28 19:57:22 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-06-29 08:01:26 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 19 |
| Total Observations | 23 |
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