Intelligence Briefing: 98.85.64.52/32
The IP address 98.85.64.52 was observed with a High Risk reputation and a risk score of 70. Ownership data attributed the address to AS14618 (Amazon Data Services Northern Virginia) in Ashburn, Virginia. DNS reverse resolution confirmed the IP resolved to the hostname `ec2-98-85-64-52.compute-1.amazonaws.com`. Port 443 was open with a server banner identifying the service as `awselb/2.0`. A TLS certificate was issued by Sectigo with the subject `public1.adgear.com`.
Threat intelligence analysis classified the campaign likelihood as high, correlating the IP with 37 other IPs sharing the same certificate subject. The neighborhood assessment for the /24 subnet indicated one threat sibling and an abuse density of 0.5. The recommended action was to block the IP, with a severity rating of critical due to the high risk score and strong threat evidence. Despite a data sufficiency score of 0.8333, the overall confidence level remained very low.
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π’ Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Amazon Data Services Northern Virginia |
| ASN | AS14618 |
| Network Name | AMAZON-IAD |
| CIDR Block | 98.80.0.0/13 |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | United States |
| Abuse Contact | Available via RDAP |
π DNS Intelligence
| PTR | ec2-98-85-64-52.compute-1.amazonaws.com |
| Forward Confirmed | Yes β FCrDNS verified |
| Forward Hostnames | ec2-98-85-64-52.compute-1.amazonaws.com |
π DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 60% (Good) |
| SPF | Present |
| DMARC | Present |
| FCrDNS | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 443 | https | tcp | β |
| Closed Ports | 22, 25, 80, 3389, 8080, 8443 (1 open / 7 scanned) | ||
| Server | awselb/2.0 |
| HTTP Title | β |
π TLS Certificate
| SANs | public1.adgear.com*.adgear.com*.adgrx.com*.admin.adgear.com*.dsp.samsungads.com*.email-samsung.com*.pre-prod.dsp.samsungads.com*.pre-prod.trader.adgear.com*.samsungads.com*.samsungtvads.com |
| Valid From | 2026-04-06T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Valid Until | 2026-10-21T23:59:59+00:00 |
| TLS Protocol | Tls12 |
| Cipher Suite | TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 |
| Signature Algorithm | sha256RSA |
| Validity Period | 198 days |
| Serial Number | 2756B46331E3E37DCB60A644944DC66A |
| Thumbprint | 8FFAEDD681E7175FB796966ADEBA7451E6C7761D |
π― Confidence Breakdown
Per-dimension confidence scores based on source diversity and data freshness
| Dimension | Score | Sources | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|
| threat | 38% | 2 | 4 |
| routing | 17% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 38% | 2 | 4 |
| ownership | 38% | 2 | 4 |
| reputation | 32% | 1 | 3 |
| geolocation | 35% | 2 | 3 |
| Overall | 33% | 10 | 19 |
| Data Coherence | Consistent (100%) |
| Attribution | Moderate (70%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
π Observation Timeline π Live
| First Seen | 2026-09-21 12:38:50 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-09-24 21:41:26 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-09-24 21:48:44 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 24 |
| Total Observations | 31 |
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