# 173.239.240.221 — IP Intelligence Summary

173.239.240.221 is an IPv4 address operated by Private Customer (AS396356), geolocated to Edison, United States. As of October 6, 2026, IPDebrief rates it Low Risk (25/100); no anonymizing service was detected.

- Canonical page: https://ipdebrief.com/173.239.240.221
- Last updated: 2026-10-06

## Ownership

- Organization: Private Customer
- Network name: NSQ-VENTURE
- Allocated block: 173.239.240.0/24
- ASN: AS396356 (https://ipdebrief.com/asn/396356)
- Regional registry: ARIN

## Location

- City: Edison
- Region: NJ
- Country: United States
- Time zone: America/New_York

## 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: 173.239.240.221

\## Executive Summary

IP address 173.239.240.221 is classified as **Low Risk** with an overall risk score of 25. The address belongs to NSQ-VENTURE (Private Customer) within the 173.239.240.0/24 subnet in New York, US. Current analysis indicates minimal threat activity and no active malicious indicators.

\## Technical Profile

\- **Risk Score:** 25 (Low Risk)

\- **ASN:** 396356 (LATITUDE-SH)

\- **Organization:** NSQ-VENTURE (Private Customer)

\- **Netname:** NSQ-VENTURE

\- **Location:** New York, US (US-NY)

\- **CIDR Block:** 173.239.240.0/24

\- **Registration:** ARIN

\- **Timezone:** America/New_York

\## Threat Assessment

\- **Blacklist Status:** 0 current listings (1 historical DNSBL listing noted)

\- **Known Attacker:** No

\- **Spam Source:** No

\- **Tor Exit Node:** No

\- **Known Campaigns:** None detected

\## Network Services

\- **Open Ports:** None detected (firewalled/no services)

\- **DNS Resolution:** No PTR record, forward resolution disabled

\- **Email Authentication:** No SPF/DMARC records

\- **HTTP Services:** No active web services detected

\- **TLS Certificates:** None

\## Neighborhood Analysis (173.239.240.0/24)

\- **Total Subnet Size:** 254 active IPs

\- **Abuse Density:** 0

\- **Risk Distribution:** 61 low-risk, 3 medium-risk, 0 high-risk

\- **Target IP Classification:** Consistent with subnet baseline (risk score 25)

\## Historical Observations

Nine signal observations recorded, most recent on 2026-07-22:

\- **DNSSEC:** Valid

\- **ASN Confirmation:** 396356 (LATITUDE-SH)

\- **Geolocation:** US

\- **Threat Signals:** 1 DNSBL listing (high severity noted in historical data)

\- **PTR Records:** None

\## Behavioral Indicators

\- **Honeypot Hits:** 0

\- **Enumeration Strikes:** 0

\- **WAF Violations:** 0

\- **Total Incidents:** 0

\- **Auto-Banned:** No

\## Network Routing

\- **BGP Prefix:** 173.239.240.0/24

\- **Route Stability:** Unstable

\- **30-Day Route Changes:** 0

\- **DNSSEC Valid:** Yes

\- **Transit Networks:** Comcast, Cogent

\- **Traceroute:** 13 hops, 2 timeouts

\## Relationship Graph

\- **Same Network Relationships:** 2 (NSQ-VENTURE network)

\- **Correlated IPs:** None detected

\- **Certificates:** None

\## Recommended Security Actions

No specific firewall rules or blocking recommendations generated. The IP presents minimal threat indicators and does not warrant immediate defensive action. Standard monitoring practices are sufficient.

\## Intelligence Conclusion

173.239.240.221 represents a low-risk infrastructure asset with no active malicious behavior. The subnet demonstrates healthy abuse density metrics. No correlation with known threat campaigns or attacker infrastructure. Maintain standard monitoring; no immediate blocking required.

## Nearby addresses

- 173.239.240.5 (https://ipdebrief.com/173.239.240.5)
- 173.239.240.6 (https://ipdebrief.com/173.239.240.6)
- 173.239.240.9 (https://ipdebrief.com/173.239.240.9)
- 173.239.240.15 (https://ipdebrief.com/173.239.240.15)
- 173.239.240.18 (https://ipdebrief.com/173.239.240.18)
- 173.239.240.24 (https://ipdebrief.com/173.239.240.24)
- 173.239.240.27 (https://ipdebrief.com/173.239.240.27)
- 173.239.240.34 (https://ipdebrief.com/173.239.240.34)
- 173.239.240.35 (https://ipdebrief.com/173.239.240.35)
- 173.239.240.36 (https://ipdebrief.com/173.239.240.36)
- 173.239.240.37 (https://ipdebrief.com/173.239.240.37)
- 173.239.240.38 (https://ipdebrief.com/173.239.240.38)

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Source: IPDebrief, "173.239.240.221 IP intelligence", https://ipdebrief.com/173.239.240.221, updated 2026-10-06. Assessments are probabilistic.