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## IP Intelligence Briefing: 74.7.228.243/32

Date: 2026-07-26

Classification: Cloud Infrastructure IP

Risk Assessment: Moderate Risk (Score: 40/100)

Ownership & Network Context

The IP address 74.7.228.243 belongs to ASN 8075 (Microsoft Azure), registered under the organization "Divya Quamara" within the /17 CIDR block 74.7.128.0/17. The IP is classified as cloud compute infrastructure with firewalled/no services status. Geographic location is identified as Atlanta, Georgia, US, though geolocation data shows 3,750 km accuracy radius with plausible validation.

Threat Profile

Current threat indicators show no active malicious activity. The IP is not flagged as a known attacker, Tor exit node, or spam source. Blacklist presence is minimal (2 of 8 DNSBL lists), with no associated threat campaigns. The operator score rate is 0.1304 (Minimal risk classification). No honeypot hits, enumeration strikes, or WAF violations observed.

Neighborhood Analysis

The /24 subnet 74.7.228.243/24 demonstrates a clean abuse profile:

• Abuse Density: 0%
• Classification: Clean
• Total Siblings: 6
• Threat Siblings: 0

All neighboring IPs (74.7.228.168, 74.7.228.174, 74.7.228.200, 74.7.228.202, 74.7.228.247, 74.7.228.253) show low risk scores (0-25), indicating stable cloud infrastructure with no associated malicious activity.

Historical Observations

Analysis of 19 historical observations reveals:

• Recent traceroute activity routing through Boston, MA (104.44.21.7)
• Subnet consistently classified as clean with 0% abuse density
• Single medium-severity blacklist listing observed
• No persistent malicious behavior detected over observation period

Security Actions

Despite moderate risk classification, no specific threat-based recommendations were generated. The following firewall rules are provided for blocking the IP:

iptables:

```

iptables -A INPUT -s 74.7.228.243 -j DROP

```

nftables:

```

nft add rule inet filter input ip saddr 74.7.228.243 drop

```

nginx:

```

deny 74.7.228.243;

```

Cloudflare WAF:

```json

{

"description": "Block 74.7.228.243 — IPDebrief risk score 40",

"action": "block",

"filter": {"expression": "ip.src eq 74.7.228.243"}

}

```

AWS WAF:

```json

{

"Addresses": ["74.7.228.243/32"],

"Description": "IPDebrief risk 40"

}

```

Intelligence Summary

74.7.228.243 is a Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure IP with moderate baseline risk (40) but no active threat indicators. The subnet demonstrates clean abuse density with no threat siblings. Historical observations show consistent clean classification with minimal blacklist presence. No immediate blocking action is recommended unless specific traffic patterns or organizational policies require it. Monitor for any changes in risk score or emergence of threat indicators.

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