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].
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.
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.
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.
It says I was observed on a couple areas, but not sure what to do with that information. It would be great if thi tool provided links to guides to discover more.
Some info on methodology would be necessary for a paid plan for two purposes, one to audit that the quality of the methodology and the signal is good (it's not hallucinated or checking few sources).
But also to make sure it doesn't clash with other signals if used in conjunction with other sources of tool (if I have another signal, I want to know whether they are redundant or complementary, to avoid interpreting two positives as independently verified.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Seems it only detects ipv4. Any plan to support scanning ipv6 /56 range?
It says I was observed on a couple areas, but not sure what to do with that information. It would be great if thi tool provided links to guides to discover more.
Which proxy network(s) did you get tagged in?
very nice.
Can we use it in other IPs? (without having to issue the request from that IP)
Yes. You can use https://spur.us/context/<ip> where the IP is the one you want to lookup.
Needs an API to query other IPs beyond one's own.
Try https://spur.us/context/<ip> where <ip> is the IP you want to query :)
Thanks! Do you plan on a paid plan? Would you be able to provide methodology under NDA if needed?
(cyber consultant, have people who might use this for enrichment in security stacks)
+1
Some info on methodology would be necessary for a paid plan for two purposes, one to audit that the quality of the methodology and the signal is good (it's not hallucinated or checking few sources).
But also to make sure it doesn't clash with other signals if used in conjunction with other sources of tool (if I have another signal, I want to know whether they are redundant or complementary, to avoid interpreting two positives as independently verified.