diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/model/host.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/model/host.py
index ebafb09f5..dcc6e7455 100644
--- a/monkey/infection_monkey/model/host.py
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/model/host.py
@@ -46,17 +46,3 @@ class VictimHost(object):
 
     def set_default_server(self, default_server):
         self.default_server = default_server
-
-
-def generate_victims_from_range(net_range):
-    """
-    Generates VictimHosts from a given netrange
-    :param net_range: Network range object
-    :return: Generator of VictimHost objects
-    """
-    for address in net_range:
-        if hasattr(net_range, 'domain_name'):
-            victim = VictimHost(address, net_range.domain_name)
-        else:
-            victim = VictimHost(address)
-        yield victim
diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/model/victim_host_generator.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/model/victim_host_generator.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1309278c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/model/victim_host_generator.py
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+from infection_monkey.model.host import VictimHost
+from infection_monkey.network.info import local_ips
+
+
+class VictimHostGenerator(object):
+    def __init__(self, network_ranges, blocked_ips):
+        self._ip_addresses = local_ips()
+        self.blocked_ips = blocked_ips
+        self.ranges = network_ranges
+
+    def generate_victims(self, chunk_size):
+        """
+        Generates VictimHosts in chunks from all the instances network ranges
+        :param chunk_size: Maximum size of each chunk
+        """
+        chunk = []
+        for net_range in self.ranges:
+            for victim in self.generate_victims_from_range(net_range):
+                chunk.append(victim)
+                if len(chunk) == chunk_size:
+                    yield chunk
+                    chunk = []
+        if chunk:  # finished with number of victims < chunk_size
+            yield chunk
+
+    def generate_victims_from_range(self, net_range):
+        """
+        Generates VictimHosts from a given netrange
+        :param net_range: Network range object
+        :return: Generator of VictimHost objects
+        """
+        for address in net_range:
+            if not self.is_ip_scannable(address):  # check if the IP should be skipped
+                continue
+            if hasattr(net_range, 'domain_name'):
+                victim = VictimHost(address, net_range.domain_name)
+            else:
+                victim = VictimHost(address)
+            yield victim
+
+    def is_ip_scannable(self, ip_address):
+        if ip_address in self._ip_addresses:
+            return False
+        if ip_address in self.blocked_ips:
+            return False
+        return True
diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/network/network_scanner.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/network/network_scanner.py
index eb7c29572..da3d88e5f 100644
--- a/monkey/infection_monkey/network/network_scanner.py
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/network/network_scanner.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import logging
 
 from common.network.network_range import NetworkRange
 from infection_monkey.config import WormConfiguration
-from infection_monkey.model.host import generate_victims_from_range
+from infection_monkey.model.victim_host_generator import VictimHostGenerator
 from infection_monkey.network.info import local_ips, get_interfaces_ranges
 from infection_monkey.network import TcpScanner, PingScanner
 from infection_monkey.utils import is_windows_os
@@ -18,23 +18,6 @@ LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 ITERATION_BLOCK_SIZE = 5
 
 
-def generate_victims(net_ranges, chunk_size):
-    """
-    Generates VictimHosts in chunks from all the netranges
-    :param net_ranges: Iterable of network ranges
-    :param chunk_size: Maximum size of each chunk
-    """
-    chunk = []
-    for net_range in net_ranges:
-        for victim in generate_victims_from_range(net_range):
-            chunk.append(victim)
-            if len(chunk) == chunk_size:
-                yield chunk
-                chunk = []
-    if chunk:  # finished with number of victims < chunk_size
-        yield chunk
-
-
 class NetworkScanner(object):
     def __init__(self):
         self._ip_addresses = None
@@ -95,20 +78,12 @@ class NetworkScanner(object):
         # Because we are using this to spread out IO heavy tasks, we can probably go a lot higher than CPU core size
         # But again, balance
         pool = Pool(ITERATION_BLOCK_SIZE)
+        victim_generator = VictimHostGenerator(self._ranges, WormConfiguration.blocked_ips)
 
         victims_count = 0
-        for victim_chunk in generate_victims(self._ranges, ITERATION_BLOCK_SIZE):
+        for victim_chunk in victim_generator.generate_victims(ITERATION_BLOCK_SIZE):
             LOG.debug("Scanning for potential victims in chunk %r", victim_chunk)
 
-            # skip self IP addresses
-            victim_chunk = [x for x in victim_chunk if x.ip_addr not in self._ip_addresses]
-            # skip IPs marked as blocked
-
-            bad_victims = [x for x in victim_chunk if x.ip_addr in WormConfiguration.blocked_ips]
-            for victim in bad_victims:
-                LOG.info("Skipping %s due to blacklist" % victim)
-            victim_chunk = [x for x in victim_chunk if x.ip_addr not in WormConfiguration.blocked_ips]
-
             # check before running scans
             if stop_callback and stop_callback():
                 LOG.debug("Got stop signal")