73.194.78.131
Intelligence Briefing: 73.194.78.131
The IP address 73.194.78.131 was identified as a residential cable endpoint belonging to Comcast IP Services, L.L.C. (ASN 7922), located in Rahway, New Jersey. Risk assessments assigned a low risk score of 25, and the address was not flagged as a known attacker, spam source, or Tor exit node. However, control plane data indicated one DNS blacklist listing among eight total lists.
A significant contradiction was observed between the claimed geolocation and network physics. The claimed location in New Jersey conflicted with a measured Round Trip Time of 29.0ms, which implied a distance of approximately 5,993 kilometers. Behavioral analysis recorded zero incidents, honeypot hits, or active attacks. Despite the low overall risk classification, the intelligence profile recommended monitoring the endpoint due to signal contradictions and very low confidence in the data sufficiency.
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🏢 Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Comcast IP Services, L.L.C. |
| ASN | AS7922 |
| Network Name | NJ-23 |
| CIDR Block | 73.194.0.0/15 |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | United States |
| Abuse Contact | — |
🌐 DNS Intelligence
| PTR | c-73-194-78-131.hsd1.nj.comcast.net |
| Forward Confirmed | Yes — FCrDNS verified |
| Forward Hostnames | c-73-194-78-131.hsd1.nj.comcast.net |
🔐 DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 60% (Good) |
| SPF | Present |
| DMARC | Present |
| FCrDNS | Verified |
| DNSSEC | Not signed |
| CAA | Not configured |
☁️ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Residential |
| Service Purpose | Residential Endpoint |
| Network Tier | End-User — Residential ISP endpoint |
🔌 Services & Open Ports
| Port | Service | Protocol | Banner |
|---|---|---|---|
| No open ports detected | |||
| Closed Ports | 22, 25, 80, 443, 3389, 8080, 8443 (0 open / 7 scanned) | ||
| Server | — |
| HTTP Title | — |
🔐 TLS Certificate
| SANs | None |
| Valid From | — |
| Valid Until | — |
🎯 Confidence Breakdown
Per-dimension confidence scores based on source diversity and data freshness
| Dimension | Score | Sources | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|
| threat | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| routing | 25% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 25% | 1 | 1 |
| ownership | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| reputation | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| geolocation | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Overall | 8% | 2 | 2 |
| Data Coherence | Mostly Consistent (80%) — 1 contradiction(s) |
| Attribution | Moderate (55%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
📅 Observation Timeline 🔄 Live
| First Seen | 2026-09-12 13:34:05 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-09-12 13:34:05 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-09-12 13:43:13 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 21 |
| Total Observations | 21 |
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