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What happened to sec4you.net: the dated record

Sec4you.net was a free web proxy the archive first saved in December 2002. What it was, when it stopped, what the name does today, and a list that is still checked.

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sec4you.net does not answer. The name still resolves, but nothing responded to our request, and the archive's last working copy is from August 2025.

What it was

The Internet Archive's first working copy of sec4you.net is from December 2002 and it holds 37 days of captures in total.

Underneath it was PHProxy, the same free script the rest of the directory ran.

It was listed on workingproxysites.com, a directory of free web proxies, 13 years ago, and that listing counted 435 clicks through to it. The directory recorded it as United States.

When it stopped

The last capture that returned a page at all is from 17 August 2025.

What the name does today

We checked sec4you.net on 10 September 2026 from our own server in Germany. The name resolves to 85.13.149.195, but nothing answered on either protocol.

People still look for it: 10 searches a month for the name, according to Google's Keyword Planner read on 10 September 2026.

What to use instead

Use a list somebody keeps checking rather than a name that used to work. Our free proxy list is re-verified every few minutes, and an address that stops answering leaves it instead of sitting there for years. If you already have an address, the proxy checker will tell you whether it still relays anything.

The limits of free are the same everywhere, ours included: the addresses are shared, so the sites that care have seen them before, and there is no session to hold, so logins break part way through.

What this page cannot tell you

Why it stopped is not in the record. A dead name and an archive that runs out show that something ended, not the reason for it, and we will not put a reason in print that the record does not carry.

Our status check is one day from one vantage point, and a site that refuses requests from data centres would look the same as one that is switched off. We will check this page again by 1 January 2027.

Sources

  • Internet Archive, capture index for sec4you.net, first capture 13 December 2002, most recent capture 17 August 2025. Read 2026-09-10.
  • Our own status check of sec4you.net and of all 8,948 sites listed on the same directory, 10 September 2026.
  • Google Ads Keyword Planner, worldwide monthly searches for the name. Read 10 September 2026.

Frequently asked questions

Is sec4you.net still working?
Not from where we checked. On 10 September 2026 the name resolved but nothing answered our request. The last working capture the archive holds is from August 2025.
What can I use instead of sec4you.net?
A list that is re-checked rather than a name someone remembers. Our free proxy list is re-verified every few minutes, so entries that stop answering drop off it. Free proxies stay shared and short lived, so anything behind a login will still break.

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