Intelligence analysis was conducted on IP address 71.18.53.226/32. The address is registered to Bytedance Inc. within the 71.18.0.0/16 network block. Operational scans identified the system as a Web Server with active TCP services on ports 80, 443, and 8080. TLS certificate inspection revealed a certificate subject of *.videoarchserverqa.xyz issued by DigiCert Inc.
Geolocation data indicated a location in New York, US; however, validation flagged a contradiction between the claimed distance of 6327km and an observed RTT of 108.4ms. While the overall reputation was classified as Low Risk with a score of 25, control plane data showed the IP listed on one of eight DNSBLs. The immediate neighborhood displayed a low abuse density of 0.25, though one threat sibling was identified within the /24 subnet. Behavioral analysis found no active attacker indicators or WAF violations.
Based on signal contradictions and neighborhood context, the recommended action was to monitor the address with low severity. No specific threat campaigns were correlated with the IP.
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π’ Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Bytedance Inc. |
| ASN | β |
| Network Name | BYTED |
| CIDR Block | 71.18.0.0/16 |
| 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 | 0% (None) |
| SPF | Not configured |
| DMARC | Not configured |
| FCrDNS | Not verified |
| DNSSEC | Not signed |
| CAA | Not configured |
βοΈ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Unknown |
| Service Purpose | Web Server |
| Network Tier | Unknown β Insufficient routing data to classify |
π Services & Open Ports
| Port | Service | Protocol | Banner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | http | tcp | β |
| 443 | https | tcp | β |
| 8080 | http-alt | tcp | β |
| Closed Ports | 22, 25, 3389, 8443 (3 open / 7 scanned) | ||
| Server | Bytedance NSS |
| HTTP Title | β |
π TLS Certificate
| SANs | *.videoarchserverqa.xyzvideoarchserverqa.xyz |
| Valid From | 2026-04-20T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Valid Until | 2026-11-04T23:59:59+00:00 |
| TLS Protocol | Tls13 |
| Cipher Suite | TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 |
| Signature Algorithm | sha256RSA |
| Validity Period | 198 days |
| Serial Number | 0490A3901F485E5584AE2870D70B4395 |
| Thumbprint | C8E8DA7422F067A740FDC4452BE5D87D87B69B15 |
π― Confidence Breakdown
Per-dimension confidence scores based on source diversity and data freshness
| Dimension | Score | Sources | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|
| threat | 25% | 1 | 1 |
| routing | 25% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 25% | 1 | 1 |
| ownership | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| reputation | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| geolocation | 25% | 1 | 1 |
| Overall | 16% | 4 | 4 |
| Data Coherence | Mostly Consistent (80%) β 1 contradiction(s) |
| Attribution | Low (35%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
π Observation Timeline π Live
| First Seen | 2026-09-15 05:12:36 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-09-15 05:12:36 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-09-15 05:28:12 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 20 |
| Total Observations | 20 |
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