# 173.239.240.222 — IP Intelligence Summary 173.239.240.222 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/173.239.240.222 - 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 \# IPDEBRIEF INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING **Target IP**: 173.239.240.222/32 **Date**: Current Analysis **Classification**: LOW RISK \--- \## EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The IP address 173.239.240.222 presents a LOW RISK profile with no active threat indicators. The address is registered to NSQ-VENTURE under the New York, US network block (173.239.240.0/24). No malicious activity, blacklisting, or attack patterns have been observed. The IP is currently firewalled with no open services detected. \--- \## OWNERSHIP & NETWORK ATTRIBUTES | Attribute | Value | |-----------|-------| | **ASN** | 396356 (LATITUDE-SH) | | **Organization** | Private Customer / NSQ-VENTURE | | **CIDR Block** | 173.239.240.0/24 | | **RIR** | ARIN | | **Geolocation** | New York, US (US-NY) | | **Registration Date** | 2010-05-06 | | **Risk Score** | 0 | | **Provider Score** | 0 | | **Authority Score** | 0 | \--- \## THREAT INDICATORS **Current Threat Status**: None Detected \- **Abuse Confidence Score**: N/A \- **Blacklist Count**: 0 \- **Known Attacker**: No \- **Spam Source**: No \- **Tor Exit Node**: No \- **Known Campaigns**: None \- **Threat Feeds**: Empty \- **DNSBL Listed**: 0/0 lists **Behavioral Indicators**: \- Honeypot Hits: 0 \- Enumeration Strikes: 0 \- WAF Violations: 0 \- Total Incidents: 0 \- Auto-Banned: No \- Active Attacker: No \--- \## NETWORK ROLE & SERVICES \- **Infrastructure Type**: Not Classified \- **Connection Type**: Not Classified \- **Cloud Provider**: No \- **CDN**: No \- **VPN**: No \- **Proxy**: No \- **Tor Network**: No \- **Hosting**: No \- **Mobile**: No \- **Residential**: No \- **Bogon**: No \- **Anycast**: No **Service Status**: Firewalled / No Services Detected **Open Ports**: None **TLS Certificate**: None **HTTP Title**: None \--- \## DNS & EMAIL REPUTATION \- **PTR Records**: Not Present \- **Forward Resolution**: 0 hostnames \- **DNSSEC Valid**: Yes \- **Hosted Domains**: 0 \- **SPF Record**: None \- **DMARC Record**: None \- **TXT Records**: 0 \- **Email Reputation**: Not Available \--- \## SUBNET ANALYSIS (173.239.240.0/24) | Metric | Value | |--------|-------| | **Total Neighbors** | 79 IPs in /24 | | **Abuse Density** | 0% | | **High Risk Siblings** | 0 | | **Medium Risk Siblings** | 3 | | **Low Risk Siblings** | 57 | **Notable Neighbors**: \- 173.239.240.34 (Risk: 25) \- 173.239.240.35 (Risk: 25) *Note: Target IP (173.239.240.222) maintains risk score of 0, distinct from neighboring addresses.* \--- \## RELATIONSHIP GRAPH **Identified Relationships**: \- **Same Network**: NSQ-VENTURE (1 relationship) No additional correlations to subnets, hostnames, organizations, or certificates beyond network-level association. \--- \## OBSERVATION HISTORY **Total Observations**: 9 **Most Recent Activity**: 2026-07-22 **Key Historical Signals**: \- DNSSEC validation confirmed (true) \- PTR record resolution: Not present \- ASN attribution: 396356 (LATITUDE-SH, US) \- Geolocation consistency: Confirmed via single source \- Threat persistence days: 0 \- Ownership changes: 0 **Temporal Analysis**: The IP has not exhibited persistent malicious behavior. No escalating threat patterns observed over observation period. \--- \## TRACEROUTE ANALYSIS \- **Hop Count**: 14 \- **First Hop RTT**: 0.4ms \- **Last Hop RTT**: 24.3ms \- **Timed Out Hops**: 3 \- **Transit Networks**: Comcast, Cogent \--- \## SECURITY RECOMMENDATIONS **Current Action**: No blocking or restriction required **Rationale**: The IP presents a low-risk profile with no active threat indicators, no blacklisting, and no observed malicious behavior. Normal network traffic from this address is not expected to pose a security risk. **Recommended Actions**: \- Monitor for new threat indicators if traffic patterns change \- Standard logging and monitoring practices apply \- No firewall rules or WAF policies recommended at this time \--- \## CONCLUSION IP 173.239.240.222 is a legitimate, low-risk address with no known malicious associations. The subnet maintains minimal abuse density. SOC teams may treat traffic from this IP as benign unless new threat indicators emerge. No immediate defensive actions required. \--- *Report generated by IPDebrief Intelligence Platform* ## 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) --- Source: IPDebrief, "173.239.240.222 IP intelligence", https://ipdebrief.com/173.239.240.222, updated 2026-10-06. Assessments are probabilistic.