Data as of Nov 3, 2026
104.234.163.0/24
Anonymizer · VPNVirtualShield LLC · space held by Velcom
Announcement
this exact prefix
RPKI valid
Announced by
Type
VPN
Risk
90 / 100 · Critical
Datacenter proxy
IPv4 market
Path
Operators, sellers and brokers
VPN services
| Name | Parent | In 104.234.163.0/24 | /24s |
|---|---|---|---|
| VirtualShield | 256100% | 1 |
Leased from
IP brokers
| Name | In 104.234.163.0/24 | /24s |
|---|---|---|
| IPXO | 256100% | 1 |
Leased from
Owners leasing their own space
| Name | In 104.234.163.0/24 | /24s |
|---|---|---|
| Velcom | 256100% | 1 |
Lineage
How this block came to its use, oldest first. The whole IPv4 market →
104.234.163.0/24
From the registry to its use
- Oct 27, 2014Registry recordVelcomDirect Allocation104.234.0.0/16
- Feb 21, 2022– Nov 12, 2024
- Jun 9, 2022– Oct 30, 2022
- Oct 19, 2022– Dec 29, 2022
- Dec 30, 2022– Jan 22, 2023
- Jan 11, 2023– Apr 4, 2023
- Apr 5, 2023– Oct 13, 2023
- Oct 6, 2023Route objectIPXORADB route object for AS62579 VirtualShield LLC, maintainer MAINT-AS834
- Oct 14, 2023– Nov 2, 2026
- Sep 14, 2024– Sep 25, 2024
- Nov 13, 2024– Nov 2, 2026
- Jan 7, 2025ReallocatedInternet Utilities NA LLCReallocated104.234.160.0/21
- Jan 7, 2025AssignedVirtualShield LLCReassigned104.234.163.0/24
- Jan 7, 2025Route objectIPXOARIN route object for AS62579 VirtualShield LLC, maintainer MNT-DCL-577
- todayLeased fromIPXOIP broker
- todayUsedVirtualShieldVPN
Announcements
Less specific
Covering announcements
| Prefix | Origin | Type | Leased from | Holder | RPKI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 104.234.162.0/23 since Nov 2024 | AS174 | ISP proxy | IP broker IPXO | Velcom via Internet Utilities NA LLC |
Registrations in this block
The registry's network records over the announcement: those covering it, widest first, then every record inside it, under its parent.
| Range | Addresses | Netname | Holder | Type | Created | Abuse contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 104.234.0.0/16 | 65,536 | VELCOM-16 | Velcom (ONTAR-40) · CA | Direct Allocation | Oct 27, 2014 | [email protected] |
| └ 104.234.160.0/21 | 2,048 | IL-845 | IPXO LLC (IL-845) · US | Reallocated | Jan 28, 2022 | [email protected] |
| └ 104.234.160.0/21 | 2,048 | NETUTILS | Internet Utilities NA LLC (DCL-577) · US | Reallocated | Jan 7, 2025 | [email protected] |
| └ 104.234.163.0/24 | 256 | NET-104-234-163-0-24 | VirtualShield LLC (C11061901) · US | Reassigned | Jan 7, 2025 | [email protected] via IL-845 |
A contact marked “via” is the registry's: the record names none of its own, so the registry hands down its parent's.
Network & registry
IPv4 market
Holder
- Organization
- Velcom
- Handle
- ONTAR-40
- Range
- 104.234.0.0/16
- Registration type
- Direct Allocation
- Record created
- Oct 27, 2014
- Reallocated to
- Internet Utilities NA LLC (DCL-577)
- Reallocated range
- 104.234.160.0/21
- Reallocated
- Jan 7, 2025
Origin network
AS62579
US
- Name
- VirtualShield LLC
- Type
- Hosting
- Registered
- Mar 1, 2018
- Domain
- as62579.net
- Website
- as62579.net
- Industry
- Computer and Information Technology
- Spamhaus ASN-DROP
- not listed
Routing timeline
Covering aggregate above, the prefix's own history below
Summary
Routing history
- Pattern
- Rotating
- First seen
- Jun 2022
- Current origin since
- Oct 2023 · 3.1 yr
- Origin networks
- 5
- Last change of origin
- Oct 2023
Recorded history
History
- Handoffs
- 5
Whois
Registration for this announcement
- Range
- 104.234.163.0/24
- Netname
- NET-104-234-163-0-24
- Registrant
- VirtualShield LLC
- Organization
- VirtualShield LLC (C11061901)
- Type
- Reassigned
- Handle
- NET-104-234-163-0-1
- Parent
- NET-104-234-160-0-2
- Created
- Jan 7, 2025
- RIR
- ARIN
- Country
- CA
- Delegated
- Oct 27, 2014
- Status
- assigned
Report abuse
Abuse contact
- [email protected]
- Name
- Internet Utilities Abuse
- Phone
- +1-650-934-1667
- Handle
- IUA-ARIN