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What Happened to AWM Proxy? The Malware Service That Sold Your PC for 13 Years
AWM Proxy sold access to malware-infected PCs as proxies from 2008 until Google sued its operators in 2021. How it worked, who ran it, and the Glupteba link.
What Happened to BuyProxies? The Old-School Private Proxy Shop, Explained
BuyProxies sold dedicated 'virgin' datacenter proxies at buyproxies.org. What it sold, why the private-proxy era faded, and if it is still worth buying.
What Happened to GeoSurf? The Enterprise Proxy Pioneer Bright Data Litigated Off the Market
GeoSurf was one of the oldest enterprise residential proxy networks. It lost a patent war to Bright Data and shut down all proxy services on December 20, 2023.
What Happened to HighProxies? The Private Proxy Seller That Went Quiet
HighProxies sold private, shared, and social media datacenter proxies. What it was, why social-media proxies moved on, and if it is still live.
What Happened to LimeProxies? The Premium Datacenter Proxy Shop That Went Silent
LimeProxies sold premium dedicated datacenter proxies from 2010, then went quiet. What it was, why it faded, and whether its domain still means anything.
What Happened to Storm Proxies? The Budget Rotating Proxy That Quietly Stopped Evolving
Storm Proxies was the cheap backconnect rotating proxy everyone used around 2016. It never shut down. It stopped evolving, and the market moved past it.
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