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## IP Intelligence Briefing: 74.7.229.137

Executive Summary

IP address 74.7.229.137 is a Microsoft Azure cloud compute resource (ASN 8075) registered to "Divya Quamara" with a moderate risk score of 40. The IP shows no open services and is classified as infrastructure hosting. Geographic analysis places the resource in Atlanta, Georgia (US), with geo validation issues due to ICMP blocking.

Risk Assessment

Risk Score: 40 (Moderate Risk)

Key Risk Indicators:

• Listed on 2 DNSBL lists out of 8 total lists
• Risk stability score: 0 (no observed stability)
• Provider score: 0, Authority score: 0
• Route stability: False (route changes detected)
• No active threat indicators (no known campaigns, attacks, or spam sources)

Infrastructure Classification:

• Cloud Provider: Microsoft Azure
• Infrastructure Type: Cloud Compute
• Hosting: Yes
• CDN/VPN/Proxy/Tor: No

Network Context

Subnet Analysis (74.7.229.0/24):

• Abuse Density: 0%
• Total Siblings: 6 (5 active)
• Risk Distribution: 0 High, 1 Medium, 5 Low
• Neighboring IPs with notable risk: 74.7.229.170 (score 40), 74.7.229.159, 74.7.229.167, 74.7.229.188, 74.7.229.207 (all score 25)

Control Plane:

• BGP Prefix: 74.7.0.0/16
• Origin ASN: 8075
• Route Changes (30d): 0
• DNSSEC: Valid
• Operator Score: 0.1304 (Minimal)

Observation History

Analysis of 18 observations reveals:

• Recent activity: July 26, 2026
• Cloud infrastructure confirmation via multiple signals
• ICMP validation failures (ICMP blocked - unable to validate)
• No persistent malicious behavior detected
• No honeypot hits, enumeration strikes, or WAF violations recorded

Network Behavior

• Services: None detected (firewalled/no services)
• DNS: No forward resolution, no PTR hostnames, 0 hosted domains
• Email Auth: No SPF or DMARC records
• Traceroute: 29 hops, first hop 0.2ms, last hop 43.3ms, 14 timed-out hops
• Transit Network: Comcast

Recommended Actions

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

iptables:

```

iptables -A INPUT -s 74.7.229.137 -j DROP

```

nftables:

```

nft add rule inet filter input ip saddr 74.7.229.137 drop

```

Cloud Platforms:

• Cloudflare WAF: Block rule with expression: `ip.src eq 74.7.229.137`
• AWS WAF: Add address `74.7.229.137/32`
• pfSense: Block 74.7.229.137/32

Analyst Notes

This IP represents a cloud-based infrastructure resource with moderate risk indicators primarily from DNSBL listings. The absence of open services and no observed threat activity suggests limited active exploitation. The moderate risk score warrants monitoring but may not require immediate blocking depending on organizational tolerance levels. Consider the IP's cloud hosting nature and the presence of other moderate-risk neighbors in the same subnet when evaluating threat correlation.

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