Data as of Nov 8, 2026

172.98.160.0/24

Anonymizer · ISP proxy1 residential-proxy exit · 30 days

Windstream Communications LLC · space held by BraveWay LLC

Announcement
this exact prefix
RPKI valid
Announced by
Type
ISP proxy
Risk
90 / 100 · Critical

Residential-proxy exits

Proxy exits
1
0.39% of its addresses · 30 days
Providers
1
selling exits here
Oct 9, 2026 – Nov 7, 2026

Exits seen per day

1 observation

Proxy providers listing exits

  • GSocks
IPv4 market

Path

1 · Holder
record created Jun 16, 2015
2 · Leased from
its owner, directly
3 · Announced by
AS7029 Windstream Communications LLC
since Mar 2024 · 2.6 yr ago
4 · Use
ISP proxy
anonymizer space, operator not named

Operators, sellers and brokers

Leased from

Owners leasing their own space

NameIn 172.98.160.0/24/24s
BraveWay LLC
256100%
1

Lineage

How this block came to its use, oldest first. The whole IPv4 market →

172.98.160.0/24

From the registry to its use

  1. Jun 16, 2015
    Registry record
    BraveWay LLC
    Direct Allocation
    172.98.160.0/19
  2. Jul 1, 2015– Jan 7, 2019
    Announced
    AS11831 eSecureData
    Hosting
  3. Dec 27, 2018– May 27, 2022
    Announced
    AS9009 M247 Europe SRL
    Hosting
  4. Jan 11, 2023– Feb 27, 2023
    Announced
    AS1239 Cogent Communications, LLC
  5. Jan 17, 2023
    Assigned
    Wifiber IKE
    Reassigned
    172.98.160.0/24
  6. Feb 28, 2023– Mar 29, 2024
    Announced
    AS22773 Cox Communications Inc.
    Internet provider
  7. Mar 30, 2024– today
    Announced
    AS7029 Windstream Communications LLC
    Internet provider
  8. Apr 2, 2024
    Route object
    AS7029 Windstream Communications LLC
    ARIN route object for AS7029 Windstream Communications LLC, maintainer MNT-BL-216
  9. Apr 2, 2024
    Route object
    AS399989 Ultra One
    ARIN route object for AS399989 Ultra One, maintainer MNT-BL-216
  10. Apr 8, 2024
    Route object
    AS399989 Ultra One
    RADB route object for AS399989 Ultra One, maintainer MAINT-AS399989
  11. Apr 11, 2024– Apr 22, 2024
    Announced
    AS399989 Ultra One
    Hosting

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.

RangeAddressesNetnameHolderTypeCreatedAbuse contact
172.98.160.0/198,192BWAY-19BraveWay LLC (BL-216) · USDirect AllocationJun 16, 2015abuse@braveway.com
└ 172.98.160.0/24256WIFIBER-IKEWifiber IKE (C09147569) · USReassignedJan 17, 2023abuse@braveway.com
via BWAY-19

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
BraveWay LLC
Handle
BL-216
Range
172.98.160.0/19
Registration type
Direct Allocation
Record created
Jun 16, 2015
Origin network

AS7029

US
Name
Windstream Communications LLC
Type
Internet provider
Registered
Jul 30, 1996
Domain
uniti.com
Website
www.uniti.com/
Industry
Internet Service Provider (ISP)
Spamhaus ASN-DROP
not listed