## IP Intelligence Briefing: 8.229.97.48
Executive Summary
IP 8.229.97.48 is a low-risk Google Cloud infrastructure address with no active threat indicators. The IP exhibits clean reputation metrics, no blacklist associations, and no malicious threat signals. Recommended action: Allow traffic with standard logging.
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Infrastructure Profile
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| **IP Address** | 8.229.97.48/32 |
| **Organization** | Google LLC (ASN 396982) |
| **Network** | 8.228.0.0/15 (GOOGL-2) |
| **Classification** | Google Cloud Platform (CloudCompute) |
| **Geolocation** | The Dalles, Oregon, US |
| **Risk Score** | 25 (Low Risk) |
Threat Assessment
- Reputation: Low Risk
- Abuse Confidence: N/A (no active abuse indicators)
- Blacklist Count: 0
- Known Campaigns: None detected
- Tor Exit Node: No
- Known Attacker: No
- Spam Source: No
Network Behavior
- Services: Firewalled / No open ports detected
- DNS Resolution: 48.97.229.8.bc.googleusercontent.com
- Email Authentication: SPF and DMARC configured
- CDN/Proxy/VPN: Not detected
- Infrastructure Type: Cloud Compute
Temporal Analysis
Observation History (24 records):
- Recent ASN routing changes observed (8.228.0.0/15 β 8.229.0.0/16)
- No persistent malicious activity detected
- Ownership stability: Confirmed
- Threat persistence days: 0
Neighborhood Analysis
- Subnet: 8.229.97.48/24
- Abuse Density: 0 (Clean)
- High-Risk Neighbors: 0
- Medium-Risk Neighbors: 0
- Low-Risk Neighbors: 0
- Active Siblings: 1
Relationship Graph
- Total Relationships: 43
- Primary Association: DNS hostname 48.97.229.8.bc.googleusercontent.com
- No cross-IP threat correlations
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SOC Analyst Recommendations
1. Firewall/IPS Rules: No blocking required. Traffic from this IP range represents legitimate Google Cloud infrastructure.
```bash
# Example allow rule (if not already configured)
iptables -A INPUT -s 8.229.0.0/15 -j ACCEPT
```
2. Monitoring: No special monitoring required. IP exhibits standard cloud provider behavior.
3. Threat Hunting: No investigation warranted. No threat indicators, campaign associations, or suspicious network behavior detected.
4. False Positive Consideration: Given the low risk score (25) and clean neighborhood profile, any alerts related to this IP should be reviewed as potential false positives.
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Conclusion
IP 8.229.97.48 is legitimate Google Cloud infrastructure with no malicious indicators. The IP maintains a clean reputation, operates within a low-abuse subnet, and shows no evidence of exploitation, scanning, or command-and-control activity. Standard allow policies with logging are appropriate.
This summary was generated by AI and may contain inaccuracies. Verify critical details independently.
π’ Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Google LLC |
| ASN | AS396982 |
| Network Name | GOOGL-2 |
| CIDR Block | 8.228.0.0/14 |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | United States |
| Abuse Contact | Available via RDAP |
π DNS Intelligence
| PTR | 48.97.229.8.bc.googleusercontent.com |
| Forward Confirmed | Yes β FCrDNS verified |
| Forward Hostnames | 48.97.229.8.bc.googleusercontent.com |
π DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 100% (Excellent) |
| SPF | Present |
| DMARC | Present |
| FCrDNS | Verified |
| DNSSEC | Valid |
| CAA | Present |
βοΈ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Infrastructure / Datacenter |
| Service Purpose | Firewalled / No Services |
| Network Tier | Hosting β Infrastructure provider without advanced routing |
π 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 | β |
| HTTP Title | β |
π TLS Certificate
| SANs | None |
| Valid From | β |
| Valid Until | β |
π― Confidence Breakdown
Per-dimension confidence scores based on source diversity and data freshness
| Dimension | Score | Sources | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|
| threat | 31% | 2 | 4 |
| routing | 22% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 15% | 2 | 2 |
| ownership | 27% | 2 | 3 |
| reputation | 31% | 1 | 3 |
| geolocation | 33% | 2 | 3 |
| Overall | 27% | 10 | 16 |
| Data Coherence | Consistent (100%) |
| Attribution | Moderate (70%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
π Observation Timeline π Live
| First Seen | 2026-05-25 12:43:08 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-06-29 01:51:00 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-06-29 07:53:17 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 24 |
| Total Observations | 26 |
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