Data as of Nov 8, 2026

185.159.159.0/24

Anonymizer · VPN

Proton AG

Announcement
this exact prefix
RPKI valid
Announced by
Type
VPN
Risk
75 / 100 · High
IPv4 market

Path

1 · Holder
record created Jul 14, 2016
2 · Leased from
not leased
3 · Announced by
AS209103 Proton AG
since Nov 2020 · 6.0 yr ago
4 · Use
VPN servicesnamed Proton VPN
VPN

Operators, sellers and brokers

VPN services

NameParentIn 185.159.159.0/24/24s
Proton VPNProton AG
256100%
1

Lineage

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

185.159.159.0/24

From the registry to its use

  1. Jul 14, 2016
    Registry record
    Proton AG
    ALLOCATED PA
    185.159.156.0/22
  2. Apr 2, 2019– Aug 23, 2019
    Announced
    AS19905 Vercara, LLC
    Business
  3. Aug 12, 2019– Feb 7, 2020
    Announced
    AS209103 Proton AG
    Hosting
  4. Aug 13, 2019
    Route object
    AS209103 Proton AG
    RIPE route object for AS209103 Proton AG, maintainer PROTONMAIL-MNT CH-PROTONVPN-1-MNT
  5. Jan 27, 2020– Nov 21, 2020
    Announced
    AS19905 Vercara, LLC
    Business
  6. Nov 10, 2020– today
    Announced
    AS209103 Proton AG
    Hosting
  7. Nov 27, 2021
    Route object
    AS209103 Proton AG
    RADB route object for AS209103 Proton AG, maintainer MAINT-AS62371
  8. today
    Used
    Proton VPN
    VPN

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
185.159.156.0/221,024CH-PROTONVPN-20160714Proton AG (ORG-PA891-RIPE) · CHALLOCATED PAJul 14, 2016abuse@protonvpn.com
└ 185.159.159.0/24256ProtonVPN-CH1unknownASSIGNED PAAug 11, 2016abuse@protonvpn.com
via CH-PROTONVPN-20160714

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
Proton AG
Handle
ORG-PA891-RIPE
Range
185.159.156.0/22
Registration type
ALLOCATED PA
Record created
Jul 14, 2016
Origin network

AS209103

CH
Name
Proton AG
Type
Hosting
Registered
Apr 5, 2019
Domain
proton.me
Website
proton.me
Industry
Software Development
Spamhaus ASN-DROP
not listed
VPN servers
372