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What happened to Piaproxy.com, and what to use instead

Piaproxy is gone. What the public record shows about when, what the site carried, and how to pick a replacement that fails less badly.

HProxy TeamSeptember 9, 20263 min read

What happened to Piaproxy.com, and what to use instead

If you are here because Piaproxy stopped answering, the short version is that it is not you. The site is unreachable and has been for a while. The rest of this page is the evidence and the replacement.

The full story of the business behind PIA S5 Proxy: our PIA S5 Proxy company page.

When it went dark

On 9 September 2026 the name resolved to nothing usable (ENOTFOUND). Three attempts, two protocols, no response.

Of 36 archived captures that actually loaded, the newest is January 2026. That is where the trail ends.

Piaproxy, the record with dates
  1. Jul 2022

    The archive's first working page

  2. 21 Jul 2022

    piaproxy.com registered

    through Aceville Pte. Ltd.

  3. Jan 2026

    The last working page the archive kept

    36 working captures in all

  4. 9 Sep 2026

    Our check: no answer

    the error was ENOTFOUND

  5. 21 Jul 2027

    Paid up until

    held, with nothing on it

Source: The Internet Archive, the domain registry (read 23 April 2026) and our own check · hproxy.comProxy.

What it said about itself at the end

The last working capture is from January 2026. Its title read "PIA Proxy - Largest Socks5 Residential Proxy Anonymous & Secure". Its headline read "PIA S5 Proxy is the largest SOCKS5 dynamic residential proxy". The blurb under its search result said: "Pia S5 Proxy is the world"

Preserved copy has one advantage over a live page: it cannot be edited after the fact. What it shows is the promise, not the product.

What was there

The archive first captured a working page in July 2022.

All of that is a record of what was published rather than of what worked. It is here because a reader who paid them deserves to see that the company was real and operating, which the archive settles.

Registration and expiry

The name was first registered on 21 July 2022 at Aceville Pte. Ltd.. About 4 years, then, from first registration to now. It is paid up to 21 July 2027, so the name is held even though nothing sits on it. Registry data read 23 April 2026.

The name still draws roughly 20 searches a month worldwide, measured 9 September 2026. That is the reason this page exists: the affiliate reviews recommending them are still live and still earning.

One limit worth stating plainly: none of the above explains why. A dead domain and an archive that stops are evidence of an ending, not of a cause, and we will not guess at one in public. If you know what happened, we would rather print your account than our speculation.

Also gone

We keep the same record for these, each re-checked the day it was written:

Where former customers end up

If you were mid-subscription, cancel any standing card authority first so it cannot be charged again, then check whether the payment is recent enough to dispute. Both are worth doing today rather than after the window closes.

What to look for next time: no expiry on the balance, no minimum commitment, and a price you can reach without a sales call. We meet all three, residential from $0.44 per GB, and so do several others. Measure on your target rather than taking anyone's word, including ours.

Frequently asked questions

Is Piaproxy really gone?

We re-checked the domain on 9 September 2026 over https, www and plain http. Nothing answered on any of them. That is evidence of a shutdown rather than proof of one, and it is the strongest evidence the public web offers.

What happened to Piaproxy?

Google's Threat Intelligence Group listed PIA S5 Proxy on 28 January 2026 among thirteen brands it says the actors behind the IPIDEA proxy network control, and said it took legal action to take down the domains that market them. The Internet Archive holds a Cloudflare malware warning in the site's place the next day, and the domain has been on client hold since 5 March 2026. What stays open is the company's own account: no statement from it has turned up.

Can I get my money back?

If the payment is recent enough to fall inside your card scheme's dispute window, a chargeback is usually the only realistic route once a provider stops answering. Cancel any recurring authority at your bank rather than on their site, and keep receipts and support threads as evidence.

What should I use instead of Piaproxy?

Weight the terms as heavily as the price, because an expiring balance and a large minimum top-up are what turn a shutdown into a real loss. Whatever you shortlist, run a small paid test on your own target before moving volume, and keep prepaid exposure small until a provider has earned more.

Proxies that don't die mid-job

Residential, ISP, datacenter and mobile, verified by the same engine that runs tens of millions of checks. They read as a real device and hold up under load. Pay as you go, and your balance never expires. $0.44/GB is the 2,000 GB+ rate; a single gigabyte is $0.50/GB, with no minimum order.

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