What is a "clean proxy"? Does it really stay clean?

Hidemyacc Global

Supreme Member
Jr. VIP
Joined
Jan 11, 2023
Messages
1,475
Reaction score
498
A clean proxy typically refers to proxies with IPs that are not blacklisted by major websites like Google, Cloudflare, and can be used for tasks like account registration or account management without getting blocked. However, if a proxy is blacklisted on one site (say, site A), it may still work on another site (site B).

In practice, finding a "completely clean" proxy is very difficult because proxies aren't unlimited.

When you buy proxies from large providers, you’re often sharing those IP addresses with many other users. The more people using the same proxy pool, the higher the chance that one of them will end up doing something that causes the IP to get blacklisted. This increases the risk of using "dirty" proxies.

On the other hand, when you buy proxies from newer providers with smaller IP pools, you’re more likely to find clean proxies. These smaller providers tend to offer more exclusive access to their IP pools, meaning less competition and a lower risk of your proxy being compromised by someone else’s actions.

However, beyond just "cleanness," there are other important factors to consider when selecting proxies:
  • Correct location: Ensure the proxy IP matches the country, state, or city you need.
  • Correct timezone: Make sure the proxy is aligned with the timezone you require for your tasks.
  • Stable speed: The proxy should provide a stable connection without interruptions.
  • No WebRTC leaks: This is crucial for maintaining privacy and anonymity.
You can revisit Hidemyacc’s old threads to learn how to check these factors when selecting proxies.

In conclusion, to check whether a proxy is clean, you need to verify if it has been blacklisted by major websites. But beyond "blacklisting," it’s also important to check other factors that Hidemyacc has outlined above to ensure your proxy is both effective and safe.
 
Thank you for posting these info man. I need a newer provider to buy a proxy for my single reddit account.
 
A clean proxy typically refers to proxies with IPs that are not blacklisted by major websites like Google, Cloudflare, and can be used for tasks like account registration or account management without getting blocked. However, if a proxy is blacklisted on one site (say, site A), it may still work on another site (site B).

In practice, finding a "completely clean" proxy is very difficult because proxies aren't unlimited.

When you buy proxies from large providers, you’re often sharing those IP addresses with many other users. The more people using the same proxy pool, the higher the chance that one of them will end up doing something that causes the IP to get blacklisted. This increases the risk of using "dirty" proxies.

On the other hand, when you buy proxies from newer providers with smaller IP pools, you’re more likely to find clean proxies. These smaller providers tend to offer more exclusive access to their IP pools, meaning less competition and a lower risk of your proxy being compromised by someone else’s actions.

However, beyond just "cleanness," there are other important factors to consider when selecting proxies:
  • Correct location: Ensure the proxy IP matches the country, state, or city you need.
  • Correct timezone: Make sure the proxy is aligned with the timezone you require for your tasks.
  • Stable speed: The proxy should provide a stable connection without interruptions.
  • No WebRTC leaks: This is crucial for maintaining privacy and anonymity.
You can revisit Hidemyacc’s old threads to learn how to check these factors when selecting proxies.

In conclusion, to check whether a proxy is clean, you need to verify if it has been blacklisted by major websites. But beyond "blacklisting," it’s also important to check other factors that Hidemyacc has outlined above to ensure your proxy is both effective and safe.
Thanks, very informative post.
 
That is definitely a better solution than proxies that's what I do actually but VPNs are private because of the gross users like if you are on a VPN connection with just one person it would be useless but when there's thousands of people it makes you anonymous at least a bit.
 
WebRTC leaks are usually handled on the browser level, not on the proxy level.

Also a lot of the newer providers are usually just resellers of the big old providers.
 
In fact, the only proxy type I need is one that isn't banned by Google or blacklisted. This is crucial in the cloud computing industry. Informative content...
 
By “clean mobile proxy,” it means the IP addresses have a low fraud score. However, mobile IPs change very quickly every day, and no one knows who used the IP before or what it was used for. This means if you use the IP for things like mass mailing and a fraud system detects it, the IP can get flagged right away. So, nobody can guarantee you permanently “clean” IPs – this can change at any time.
 
What about cleaning a dirty IP? Any recommendations for that?
You can gradually improve an IP’s reputation by:

Checking IP Reputation: Use sites like AbuseIPDB, Spamhaus, Talos, HoneyPot and request delisting if needed.
Clearing Abuse Reports: Ask your provider to remove any abuse complaints associated with the IP.
Whitelist Requests: If wrongly listed, you can request whitelist/allowlist from platforms like Google, Meta, Cloudflare.
Time Factor: With consistent clean usage, the IP will naturally be removed from many lists over time.

But this is a very tedious and lengthy process.
 
In fact, the only proxy type I need is one that isn't banned by Google or blacklisted. This is crucial in the cloud computing industry. Informative content...
Seeking proxy providers with consistently updated IP pools will give you a competitive edge.
 
Often times people think of a clean proxy as an ip with a low “fraud score “ but often is not the case . A clean proxy often times requires a few things besides fraud score . In order to avoid ip flagging geolocation is critical . Besides that … ensure that you are hosting the proxies with the best possible software (not squid) . Besides that use an ip checker that also checks if the proxy has been used as a vpn since it could indicate abuse. Use a good quality asn and you should be good. In order to keep the ip clean allow resting periods and avoid high refresh times .
 
What about cleaning a dirty IP? Any recommendations for that?
It’s not necessarily worth cleaning a dirty ip since it requires a lot of time . If you were to do so I would request to remove any blacklists on the ip to the specific database . I would then move the IPs to a good asn . Besides that you would have to wait until you start seeing improvements. Just countinue to use the ip/ proxy in a non spam way .
 
Mobile is better than any other types of proxy cuz it has the highest anonymity compare to others
Why mobile plataform has more anonymity than others? Can you explain about? I dont understand so much about mobile.
 
What about cleaning a dirty IP? Any recommendations for that?
Once an IP has been on any server companies ASN its pretty much never clean, such as AWS, Vultr, and any other company using them on servers. Those IPs get abused and flagged.
 
The breakdown's mostly solid. Good resource for those not entirely in the know about these sorts of things I'd say. Bookmarking in case I need to direct peeps here.
 
i see people mention vpns / proxys alot to change ips
what about mobile pay as you go wifi BB
Mobile PAYG is a good option if you don't need too much data and/or need more than 1 ip at a time. a lot of mobile proxy providers charge a premium price per month where you get unlimited IPs but have to pay per port that you use. Depends on your use case - if you share more, maybe we can help you more
 
Back
Top