IP address 156.38.120.44

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Overview

LocationCity, region and country where this IP is located.
Cape Coast, Central, GH
ASNThe autonomous system that announces this IP on the internet.
AS328212 — THE UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST
TimezoneThe IANA time zone at this IP's location.
Africa/Accra
NetworkThe routed network block (CIDR) that contains this IP.
156.38.120.0/21
CompanyThe organization this IP is assigned to.
THE UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST
Abuse contactWhere to report spam, attacks or other misuse from this IP.
alex.asante@ucc.edu.gh

Associated location

Cape Coast

Central, Ghana (GH)

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City
Cape Coast
District / county
Cape Coast
State / province
Central
Country
Ghana
Postal code
—
Coordinates
5.12306, -1.26894

Ghana

5.12306, -1.26894

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Threat score

45/100 Medium risk

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Flags detected

  • AnonymousTraffic from this IP hides its real origin (VPN, proxy or Tor).Detected
  • Known AttackerThis IP has been seen in attacks such as brute force, scanning or exploits.Not Detected
  • SpamThis IP has been reported for sending spam.Not Detected
  • TorThis IP is a Tor exit node.Not Detected
  • ProxyThis IP is an open, public or commercial proxy.Detected
    Residential ProxyA home or mobile connection resold as a proxy exit.Detected
  • BotAutomated traffic such as crawlers or scrapers comes from this IP.Not Detected
    Known Good BotThis bot is a known, legitimate crawler, such as a search engine.Not Detected
  • VPNThis IP belongs to a VPN service.Not Detected
  • Cloud ProviderThis IP belongs to a cloud or hosting provider's data center.Not Detected
  • Corporate GatewayA shared egress gateway used by a company's network.Not Detected
  • RelayThis IP is a relay exit, such as iCloud Private Relay.Not Detected

Proxy

Detected
Residential Proxy
Provider Names
Proxy Rack
Confidence Score
90 %
Last Seen
2026-10-19
Providers (30d)Number of distinct proxy providers associated with this IP in the last 30 days.
1
Active Days (30d)Number of days in the last 30 days this IP was observed acting as a proxy.
1
Active Days (7d)Number of days in the last 7 days this IP was observed acting as a proxy.
0

Abuse contact

Alex Asante

alex.asante@ucc.edu.gh

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Name
Alex Asante
Organization
—
Network
156.38.96.0/19
Country
GH
Kind
individual
Address
University of Cape Coast, PMB, Cape Coast, Ghana
Emails
alex.asante@ucc.edu.gh
Phone numbers
+233 24 777 0677+233 24 912 4808

Autonomous system

AS328212

THE UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST

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ASN
AS328212
Country
GH
Domain
—
Regional registry
AFRINIC
Organization
THE UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST
Type
—
Allocated on
2017-08-18

Organization

THE UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST

AS328212 No domain Type — GH

Associated company

THE UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST

EDUCATION · ucc.edu.gh

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Name
THE UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST
Type
Education
Domain
ucc.edu.gh

Network route

156.38.120.0/21

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Hostname
156.38.120.44
Route
156.38.120.0/21
Connection type
—
Anycast
No
CDN
No
CDN provider
—

Time zone

Africa/Accra

2026-11-11 10:40

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Offset from UTC
0.0
Standard time zone
Greenwich Mean Time
Standard abbreviation
GMT
Daylight saving time
No
DST savings (hours)
0
Observing DST now
No
Cape Coast

Africa/Accra

UTC0.0

User agent string

Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com)

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  • BrowserClaudeBotver. 1.0
  • EngineClaudeBotver. 1.0
  • Operating systemCloud
  • DeviceRobotAnthropic ClaudeBot
  • ArchitectureUnknown
Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com)
Response 
{
  "ip" : "156.38.120.44",
  "hostname" : "156.38.120.44",
  "location" : {
    "continent_code" : "AF",
    "continent_name" : "Africa",
    "country_code2" : "GH",
    "country_code3" : "GHA",
    "country_name" : "Ghana",
    "country_name_official" : "Republic of Ghana",
    "country_capital" : "Accra",
    "state_prov" : "Central",
    "state_code" : "GH-CP",
    "district" : "Cape Coast",
    "city" : "Cape Coast",
    "locality" : "Cape Coast",
    "accuracy_radius" : "4.517",
    "confidence" : "high",
    "dma_code" : "",
    "zipcode" : "",
    "latitude" : "5.12306",
    "longitude" : "-1.26894",
    "is_eu" : false,
    "country_flag" : "https://ipgeolocation.io/static/flags/gh_64.png",
    "geoname_id" : "2296038",
    "country_emoji" : "🇬🇭"
  },
  "country_metadata" : {
    "calling_code" : "+233",
    "tld" : ".gh",
    "languages" : [ "en-GH", "ak", "ee", "tw" ]
  },
  "network" : {
    "connection_type" : "",
    "route" : "156.38.120.0/21",
    "is_anycast" : false,
    "is_cdn" : false,
    "cdn_provider_name" : ""
  },
  "currency" : {
    "code" : "GHS",
    "name" : "Ghanaian Cedi",
    "symbol" : "GH₵"
  },
  "asn" : {
    "as_number" : "AS328212",
    "organization" : "THE UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST",
    "country" : "GH",
    "type" : "",
    "domain" : "",
    "date_allocated" : "2017-08-18",
    "rir" : "AFRINIC"
  },
  "company" : {
    "name" : "THE UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST",
    "type" : "EDUCATION",
    "domain" : "ucc.edu.gh"
  },
  "security" : {
    "threat_score" : 45,
    "is_tor" : false,
    "is_proxy" : true,
    "proxy_provider_names" : [ "Proxy Rack" ],
    "proxy_confidence_score" : 90,
    "proxy_last_seen" : "2026-10-19",
    "proxy_days_seen_30d" : 1,
    "proxy_days_seen_7d" : 0,
    "proxy_provider_count_30d" : 1,
    "is_residential_proxy" : true,
    "is_vpn" : false,
    "vpn_provider_names" : [ ],
    "vpn_confidence_score" : 0,
    "vpn_last_seen" : "",
    "is_relay" : false,
    "relay_provider_name" : "",
    "is_anonymous" : true,
    "is_known_attacker" : false,
    "is_bot" : false,
    "bot_confidence_score" : 0,
    "bot_operator_name" : "",
    "bot_type" : "",
    "is_known_good_bot" : false,
    "bot_last_seen" : "",
    "is_spam" : false,
    "is_cloud_provider" : false,
    "cloud_provider_name" : "",
    "is_corporate_gateway" : false,
    "corporate_gateway_type" : "",
    "corporate_gateway_provider_name" : ""
  },
  "abuse" : {
    "route" : "156.38.96.0/19",
    "country" : "GH",
    "name" : "Alex Asante",
    "organization" : "",
    "kind" : "individual",
    "address" : "University of Cape Coast, PMB, Cape Coast, Ghana",
    "emails" : [ "alex.asante@ucc.edu.gh" ],
    "phone_numbers" : [ "+233247770677", " +233249124808" ]
  },
  "time_zone" : {
    "name" : "Africa/Accra",
    "offset" : 0,
    "offset_with_dst" : 0,
    "current_time" : "2026-11-11 10:40:02.773+0000",
    "current_time_unix" : 1.794393602773E9,
    "current_tz_abbreviation" : "GMT",
    "current_tz_full_name" : "Greenwich Mean Time",
    "standard_tz_abbreviation" : "GMT",
    "standard_tz_full_name" : "Greenwich Mean Time",
    "is_dst" : false,
    "dst_savings" : 0,
    "dst_exists" : false,
    "dst_tz_abbreviation" : "",
    "dst_tz_full_name" : "",
    "dst_start" : { },
    "dst_end" : { }
  },
  "user_agent" : {
    "user_agent_string" : "Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com)",
    "name" : "ClaudeBot",
    "type" : "Robot",
    "version" : "1.0",
    "version_major" : "1",
    "device" : {
      "name" : "Anthropic ClaudeBot",
      "type" : "Robot",
      "brand" : "Anthropic",
      "cpu" : "Unknown"
    },
    "engine" : {
      "name" : "ClaudeBot",
      "type" : "Robot",
      "version" : "1.0",
      "version_major" : "1"
    },
    "operating_system" : {
      "name" : "Cloud",
      "type" : "Cloud",
      "version" : "??",
      "version_major" : "??",
      "build" : "??"
    }
  }
}

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Behind the address

What the data tells you about 156.38.120.44.

Who operates 156.38.120.44?

THE UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST operates AS328212, the autonomous system announcing this address. The associated company is THE UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST; the reported network is 156.38.120.0/21.

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Why can its location change?

IP location comes from routing, registry and measurement data. It can shift when THE UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST reassigns the block, so treat Cape Coast as an estimate, not a fixed point.

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How do I report abuse?

The listed abuse contact is Alex Asante. Include the source IP, timestamps with a timezone, and relevant logs so the contact can investigate.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The latest lookup maps 156.38.120.44 to Cape Coast, Central, Ghana. Geolocation is approximate and should be treated as city/region level guidance.
This page currently shows ASN AS328212 and company THE UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST. ASN and company attribution can change as routing and ownership records are updated.
The reported connection type for 156.38.120.44 is not published. This value helps with traffic analytics, abuse prevention, and policy routing decisions.
The current timezone record for 156.38.120.44 is Africa/Accra. Teams commonly use this signal to localize timestamps, notifications, and fraud models.
IP intelligence is dynamic. Routing, ASN ownership, company names, and security posture can change over time, so this page should be treated as a point-in-time lookup for 156.38.120.44.
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