1,685 SOCKS5 Proxies You Didn’t Have to Pay For
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Grab the list → pastee.dev/p/Dvmg3zzb — 1,685 SOCKS5 proxies, IP:PORT format. Check before using, free proxies decay fast.
🧐 Why SOCKS5 Over HTTP?
| Feature | HTTP Proxy | SOCKS4 | SOCKS5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic types | HTTP/HTTPS only | TCP only | TCP + UDP |
| Authentication | Basic (if any) | None | Username/Password |
| DNS handling | Client-side | Client-side | Proxy-side (no leaks) |
| Use cases | Web browsing | Basic tunneling | Everything — torrents, gaming, scraping |
SOCKS5 operates at a lower network level — handles any traffic, supports UDP, and does DNS resolution on the proxy side so nothing leaks. The only reason to use HTTP is if your tool doesn’t support SOCKS.
🛠️ Check Them First — Proxy Tools
| Tool | Type | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Proxy-Check | CLI (Go) — multi-threaded, Termux-compatible | GitHub |
| ProxyChecker | Python + GUI — anonymity detection, geo-lookup | GitHub |
| CheckerProxy.net | Web — daily updated, clean ratings | checkerproxy.net |
| Infatica Checker | Web — bulk check, speed + anonymity + geo | infatica.io |
Set timeout to 3-5 seconds. Anything slower is unusable. Filter by anonymity — keep elite/anonymous only, transparent ones leak your IP.
🔄 Auto-Updating Lists (Never Hunt Manually Again)
| Source | Frequency | Formats |
|---|---|---|
| Proxifly | Every 5 min | JSON, TXT, CSV |
| monosans/proxy-list | Hourly | JSON, TXT |
| TheSpeedX/PROXY-List | Daily | TXT |
Pull these programmatically. Cron job + checker script = infinite proxies on autopilot.
⚠️ Reality Check
Free proxies are public, shared, and sometimes honeypots. Perfect for testing, learning, low-stakes scraping, quick IP rotation. For anything serious — don’t rely on these as your only layer.
1,685 reasons to close that proxy seller tab. Grab them before they’re ghosts. 
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