Data as of Nov 8, 2026
197.
Anonymizer- Proxy activity
- Not seen in 30 days
- Type
- VPNResidential network
- Risk
- 75 / 100 · High
- Operator
- VPN servicesoperated by Windscribe
- Announced by
- AS37611Afrihost SP (Pty) Ltdafrihost.comInternet provider
- Announcement
- 197.242.144.0/20RPKI valid
- Location
- Johannesburg, Gauteng, South AfricaAn anonymizer's exit: its user may be anywhere.
Network & registry
The block's full lineage, from registry to use, is on its prefix page.
Announced by
Announcement
- Prefix
- 197.242.144.0/20
- Announced by
- AS37611 Afrihost SP (Pty) Ltd
- Type
- Residential
- Anonymizer addresses
- 6 addresses · 0.15%VPN
- Proxy exits
- 5
- RPKI
- RPKI valid
Origin network
AS37611
ZA
- Name
- Afrihost SP (Pty) Ltd
- Type
- Internet provider
- Registered
- Aug 20, 2013
- Domain
- afrihost.com
- Website
- www.afrihost.com
- Industry
- Internet Service Provider (ISP)
- Spamhaus ASN-DROP
- not listed
- VPN servers
- 6
Routing timeline
Who has announced 197.242.144.0/20
197.242.144.0/20
Routing history
- Pattern
- Stable
- First seen
- Mar 2012
- Current origin since
- Jul 2019 · 7.3 yr
- Origin networks
- 2
- Last change of origin
- Jul 2019
Recorded history
History
- Handoffs
- 1
RPKI
Route origin authorizations
| ROA prefix | ASN | Max len | Anchor | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 197.242.144.0/20 | AS37611 | /32 | AFRINIC | RPKI valid |
IRR
Route objects on 197.242.144.0/20
| Origin | Registry | Description | Maintainer | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS37611 | AFRINIC | Afrihost | AS7-MNT | Jun 30, 2025 |
Whois
Registration for this address
- Range
- 197.
242. 144. 0/ 20 - Netname
- AFRIHOST-SP
- Registrant
- Afrihost SP (Pty) Ltd
- Registrant country
- ZA
- Organization
- Afrihost SP (Pty) Ltd (ORG-AS7-AFRINIC)
- Org country
- ZA
- Type
- ALLOCATED PA
- Parent
- 197.
0. 0. 0 - 197. 255. 255. 255 - Created
- Not stated by the registry
- Maintainer
- AFRINIC-HM-MNT
- RIR
- AFRINIC
- Country
- ZA
- Delegated
- Mar 26, 2012
- Status
- assigned
Report abuse
Abuse contact
- abuse@
afrihost. co. za - Name
- IRT-AS37611-ZA
- Handle
- IRT-AS37611-ZA
Geolocation
Location detail
- Country
- South Africa
- Region
- Gauteng
- City
- Johannesburg
- Coordinates
- -26.
2023, 28. 0436 - Time zone
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Continent
- Africa
- GeoNames
- 993800