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Re: Show HN: Check if your IP has appeared in a residential proxy network

#11
In my testing, Synthient's tool[0] and offerings have performed very well for this kind of service. Synthient have also achieved impressive proven success against malicious botnets[1].

0: https://synthient.com/context/ip/

1: https://www.wsj.com/tech/kimwolf-hack-residential-proxy-netw... / https://archive.ph/SpKVn

Re: Show HN: Check if your IP has appeared in a residential proxy network

#13
Keep in mind these databases can be wildly inaccurate and basically impossible to prove them wrong (you can't prove a negative).

I've seen this (and verified with others) with other sites like iknowwhatyoudownload.com where they allege your connection downloaded something very illegal (like CSAM) even though you know for certain it never happened and you haven't been hacked.

Re: Show HN: Check if your IP has appeared in a residential proxy network

#14
post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If the IP address you're using has been detected as a residential proxy, it doesn't matter. It's going to be flagged on lists for a long time. Being able to check is helpful.

> If the IP address you're using has been detected as a residential proxy, it doesn't matter. It's going to be flagged on lists for a long time. Flagged and then... What exactly? If people who have a smart TV have their smart TV participate in a residential proxy, then it's billions of IP getting "flagged". What's the use of flagging those? When every IP is flagged, none is.

I assume that eventually the flag will just become meaningless and there will be other methods of verification in use by then... because cutting off a huge chunk of your customers just isn't good business.

But for now I'm already cut off from half the internet due to endless crimeflare captcha loops... I just don't visit those sites anymore because I literally can't.

Re: Show HN: Check if your IP has appeared in a residential proxy network

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I am on mobile network and it fails to consider this as a factor that other people who might receive this IP could be having a proxy.

But whether your IP address is being used as a residential proxy is already important information. It answers the question (is this IP address low quality?)

Although I'll grant that it would be interesting to know if your devices are running the proxy, but you'll need an exeuctable tool for that, not a per-ip network tool.

Re: Show HN: Check if your IP has appeared in a residential proxy network

#20

I am on mobile network and it fails to consider this as a factor that other people who might receive this IP could be having a proxy.

Yeah, clicked from my mobile network without thinking and nearly jumped out my skin.

I added a warning that should help with this now.
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