ProbetheNet is an ambitious research project dedicated to exploring and categorizing the vast expanse of the public IPv4 space.

Our mission is to:

  • Classify Usage Patterns: Understand how IP addresses are utilized across the globe, revealing trends and behaviors.
  • Identify Attack Sources: Detect and analyze potential malicious activities and their origins within the public IPv4 space.
  • Categorize Server/System Types: Identify and classify the diverse range of servers and systems connected to the public internet.

This is a White Hat project, and all queries are designed to be extremely randomized so that it has very little impact on the internet it probes. This project is starting fresh again, and is anticipated to conduct probes only once per month.

Our probes are designed to report on the usage patterns of various services on the internet, often involving identifying hardware, location, operators, behaviors, and even software.

While we primarily use this information for internal research projects and threat analysis, we occasionally take on commercial probes to offset research costs. We are open to commissioning probes from authorized parties, but we will only share metadata without revealing personal information and take steps to ensure the intentions are for the best interests.

We believe in sharing our findings and regularly publish interesting insights from our probes. If you have a great idea for a probe that aligns with the public interest, we might consider taking it on pro bono.

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At ProbetheNet, we are committed to responsible and ethical research practices. Here's what we do not do:

  • We Never Compromise: We never attempt to abuse, hack, or disrupt any service on the internet.
  • We Never Operate in the Shadows: We identify ourselves in every probe and only utilize our own IP space.
  • We Never Compromise Privacy: We never attach private information to our metadata shared with unrelated third parties.

Independence and Transparency: At this time, we are not affiliated with, conducting any probes, or sharing any data, or metadata with any government-affiliated organizations. If at any time we either do so, or are forced to do so, we will publicly disclose such a relationship.