AS9009 is operated by M247 Europe SRL, a major hosting and network provider headquartered in Romania. M247 is widely used as VPN exit infrastructure by ExpressVPN, NordVPN, PureVPN, and other major VPN providers.
Privacy note
AS9009 is one of the most commonly seen ASNs in VPN leak tests. If you see M247 in your IP lookup while connected to a VPN, your VPN exit node likely runs on M247 infrastructure. This is expected behavior for many commercial VPNs.
AS9009 is registered to M247 Europe SRL, a Hosting / VPN infrastructure network based in Romania.
What type of network is AS9009?
AS9009 is classified as a Hosting / VPN infrastructure. This type of network is responsible for routing traffic within its allocated IP address ranges.