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Figure Nine (9): Screenshot from Northeastern University Network Center Network Threat
Blacklist System web site

This raises the question as to who or what this IP address is really assigned to. The
Northeastern University Network Center attributes this IP as Hengyang Telecom ADSL, but the
information we receive from the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) regarding this IP is not nearly
as concise.
As the screenshot in Figure Ten (10) indicates, there is no mention of Hengyang Telecom
ADSL. The RIR provides the city as Changsha with a latitude and longitude nearby, and the ISP
as CHINANET HUNAN PROVINCE NETWORK with the AS Name & Number as CHINANET-
BACKBONE. Hengyang province is a considerable distance from Hunan province and the city
of Changsha:














Figure Ten (10): Screenshot from Norse DarkViking regarding IP 218.77.79.43








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