# 172.98.33.201 — IP Intelligence Summary 172.98.33.201 is an IPv4 address operated by Prefixx, Inc. (AS396356), geolocated to Dallas, United States. As of August 30, 2026, IPDebrief rates it Low Risk (25/100); no anonymizing service was detected. - Canonical page: https://ipdebrief.com/172.98.33.201 - Last updated: 2026-08-30 ## Ownership - Organization: Prefixx, Inc. - Network name: PFX-EXPRESSVPN - Allocated block: 172.98.32.0/23 - ASN: AS396356 (https://ipdebrief.com/asn/396356) - Regional registry: ARIN ## Location - City: Dallas - Region: TX - Country: United States - Time zone: — ## Network classification - Infrastructure type: — - Datacenter / hosting: no - Residential: no - Mobile: no - Anycast: no - Tor exit node: no - VPN: no - Proxy: no ## Risk assessment - Assessment: Low Risk (25/100) - Blocklist listings: 0 - Suspicious activity indicators: no - Spam source: no ## Analyst narrative \# IP INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: 172.98.33.201/32 \## EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The target IP 172.98.33.201 presents a **Low Risk** profile (Risk Score: 0) with no active threat indicators. Current analysis shows the address is currently inactive/firewalled with no open services. Historical data indicates association with VPN infrastructure provider Prefixx, Inc., though current operational state appears benign. \--- \## CURRENT STATUS \### Risk Assessment \- **Overall Risk Score:** 0 (Low Risk) \- **Provider Score:** 0 \- **Authority Score:** 0 \- **Stability Score:** 0 \- **Status:** Firewalled / No Services \### Geolocation \- **Country:** United States (US) \- **Region:** New Jersey (US-NJ) \- **City:** Newark \- **Timezone:** America/New_York \### Network Classification \- **Provider:** None detected \- **Infrastructure Type:** None detected \- **Cloud/CDN/VPN/Proxy:** All false \- **Hosting/Residential/Mobile:** All false \- **Bogon/Anycast:** All false \--- \## THREAT INDICATORS \### Active Threat Signals \- **Abuse Confidence Score:** Not applicable (Risk Score: 0) \- **Blacklist Count:** 0 \- **Known Campaigns:** None \- **Tor Exit Node:** No \- **Known Attacker:** No \- **Spam Source:** No \- **Threat Feeds:** None \### Behavioral Analysis \- **Honeypot Hits:** 0 \- **Enumeration Strikes:** 0 \- **WAF Violations:** 0 \- **Total Incidents:** 0 \- **Active Attacker Status:** No \- **Auto-Banned:** No \--- \## NETWORK PROFILE \### Services \- **Open Ports:** None \- **TLS Certificate:** None \- **HTTP Title:** None \- **Server Banner:** None \### DNS \- **PTR Hostnames:** None \- **Forward Resolution:** Not confirmed \- **Hosted Domains:** 0 \- **Email Auth (SPF/DMARC):** Not configured \### Control Plane \- **Origin ASN:** None \- **BGP Prefix:** Not detected \- **RPKI State:** Not configured \- **Route Changes (30d):** 0 \- **Route Stability:** False \- **MoAS:** No \- **DNSSEC:** Not valid \- **DNSBL Listed:** 0 \--- \## OWNERSHIP & REGISTRATION \### Organization \- **Organization:** Prefixx, Inc. \- **Abuse Contact:** abuse-reports@vpnconsumer.com \- **RIR:** ARIN \- **CIDR Block:** 172.98.32.0/23 \- **Net Name:** PFX-EXPRESSVPN \--- \## NEIGHBORHOOD ANALYSIS \### Subnet: 172.98.33.0/24 \- **Total Neighbors:** 100 \- **Abuse Density:** 0 \- **Risk Distribution:** \- High Risk: 0 \- Medium Risk: 1 \- Low Risk: 99 \### Sample Neighbors | IP Address | Risk Score | Authority Score | |------------|------------|-----------------| | 172.98.33.5 | 0 | 50 | | 172.98.33.6 | 0 | 50 | | 172.98.33.8 | 0 | 50 | | 172.98.33.9 | 0 | 50 | | 172.98.33.11 | 0 | 50 | \--- \## OBSERVATION HISTORY \### Signal Timeline \- **Total Observations:** 9 \- **Most Recent:** 2026-07-28T00:20:34 UTC \### Key Historical Signals \- **Ownership \--- **Key Historical Signals** \- **Most Recent:** 2026-07-28T00:20:34 UTC \- **RIR Classification:** ARIN \- **Organization:** Prefixx, Inc. \- **Abuse Email:** abuse-reports@vpnconsumer.com \- **CIDR Range:** 172.98.32.0/23 \- **City:** Florida \- **Risk Classification:** Minimal \### Temporal Analysis \- **Ownership Changes:** 0 \- **Threat Persistence Days:** 0 \- **Threat Observation Count:** 1 \- **Persistently Malicious:** No \--- \## RELATIONSHIPS \### Detected Relationships \- **Direct Associations:** None \- **Correlated IPs:** 0 \- **Campaign Correlations:** None \--- \## ACTIONABLE RECOMMENDATIONS \### Current Status \- **Risk Score:** 0 (Low Risk) \- **Recommended Action:** No immediate action required \- **Monitoring Level:** Standard \### Firewall Rules \- **No specific firewall rules generated** \- **Decision:** Allow traffic based on current risk profile \### Notes \- These recommendations are probabilistic and should be combined with other signals before taking action \- Current profile shows no active threat indicators \--- \## FINAL ASSESSMENT IP address 172.98.33.201/32 is classified as **Low Risk** based on current data. The address is associated with VPN infrastructure provider Prefixx, Inc. (PFX-EXPRESSVPN) within the 172.98.32.0/23 CIDR block. Current operational status indicates the host is firewalled with no open services. No active threat indicators, blacklist entries, or malicious campaign associations were detected. Neighborhood analysis shows 99 of 100 sibling IPs classified as low risk with 0 high-risk neighbors. **Threat Level:** None **Recommended Handling:** Monitor as part of standard traffic patterns; no escalation required. \--- *Report generated by IPDebrief Intelligence Platform* ## Nearby addresses - 172.98.33.4 (https://ipdebrief.com/172.98.33.4) - 172.98.33.5 (https://ipdebrief.com/172.98.33.5) - 172.98.33.6 (https://ipdebrief.com/172.98.33.6) - 172.98.33.7 (https://ipdebrief.com/172.98.33.7) - 172.98.33.8 (https://ipdebrief.com/172.98.33.8) - 172.98.33.9 (https://ipdebrief.com/172.98.33.9) - 172.98.33.11 (https://ipdebrief.com/172.98.33.11) - 172.98.33.12 (https://ipdebrief.com/172.98.33.12) - 172.98.33.13 (https://ipdebrief.com/172.98.33.13) - 172.98.33.14 (https://ipdebrief.com/172.98.33.14) - 172.98.33.15 (https://ipdebrief.com/172.98.33.15) - 172.98.33.16 (https://ipdebrief.com/172.98.33.16) --- Source: IPDebrief, "172.98.33.201 IP intelligence", https://ipdebrief.com/172.98.33.201, updated 2026-08-30. Assessments are probabilistic.