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## IP Intelligence Briefing: 62.171.188.144/32

Assessment Date: August 2026

Risk Classification: Moderate Risk (Score: 50)

Provider: Contabo (ASN 51167)

Ownership and Infrastructure

The IP address is registered to Johannes Selg under the CONTABO organization (netname: CONTABO) within the RIPE RIR. The address belongs to the 62.171.160.0/19 CIDR block and operates as cloud compute infrastructure with web server services. The IP resolves to hostname vmi3043351.contaboserver.net with forward DNS confirmation enabled.

Geolocation and Network Position

Primary geolocation data indicates the address is located in Lauterbourg, France (Grand Est region), with coordinates at latitude 48.97, longitude 8.19. Control plane data shows the address participates in BGP prefix 62.171.188.0/23, though route stability is marked as false.

Network Services

The target hosts standard web services on ports 80 (HTTP) and 443 (HTTPS). The server banner indicates a Caddy web server is running. No TLS certificate data was captured during observation.

Threat Indicators

Current threat profile shows zero known campaigns and no designation as known attacker or Tor exit node. However, the address maintains two listings across eight DNS blacklists (dnsblListedCount: 2). Abuse confidence scoring is unavailable. The operator score is rated as "Basic" at 0.2609.

Neighborhood Analysis

The /24 subnet (62.171.188.0/24) exhibits abuse density of 0.25, classified as "mostly_clean." Of 256 possible addresses, 3 are active with one identified as a threat sibling. Neighboring IP addresses include:

• 62.171.188.7 (risk score: 0)
• 62.171.188.41 (risk score: 25)
• 62.171.188.128 (risk score: 15)

Historical Observations

Eighteen historical observations were collected. Recent signals (August 2026) include:

• Geo-inconsistency with one observation inferring Germany (51.17, 10.45) with 52% confidence
• Connection failures on HTTPS probes
• Port scans detected with Caddy server banner responses
• Ownership stability confirmed with zero ownership changes

Recommended Security Actions

Based on the risk profile, the following firewall rules are recommended:

Intelligence Summary

The IP address 62.171.188.144 operates as a Contabo cloud compute web server with moderate risk designation. While not currently flagged as a known attacker, the presence of DNSBL listings and moderate neighborhood abuse density warrants monitoring. The address shows geo-inconsistency in historical observations and has generated firewall blocking recommendations. SOC teams should consider blocking or rate-limiting traffic from this address pending additional correlation with threat intelligence feeds.

This summary was generated by AI and may contain inaccuracies. Verify critical details independently.