Is 167.253.98.27:8118 a proxy? Yes.
167.253.98.27:8118 is a public HTTP proxy in the HProxy free proxy list, exiting from Hong Kong SAR China. It holds a spotty 19% uptime, and was last checked 7 h ago.
uptime
Hong Kong SAR ChinaUptime & downtime
7
Days tracked
367
Checks run
81.5%
Downtime
7
Down days
Continuous monitoring
How HProxy checks 167.253.98.27:8118
167.253.98.27:8118 is in the live pool right now, and it stays there only for as long as it keeps answering. Here is exactly what HProxy does to it, and how often.
Port 8118: Privoxy default
Port 8118 is the default listening port for Privoxy, a filtering proxy usually paired with Tor. Its presence suggests a deliberately configured privacy setup rather than a stray misconfiguration.
Every check is a real connection
HProxy does not read this address off somebody else's list and pass it on. Each check opens an actual connection to 167.253.98.27:8118 and waits up to 4 seconds for the other end to complete a proxy handshake. Anything that does not answer in that budget counts as a failure and is recorded as one, which is why the percentage on this page moves rather than sitting at a marketing number. The handshake is attempted across HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS4 and SOCKS5, which is how we know it spoke HTTP.
367 checks, 68 answered
That is 19% of the time, measured since July 28, 2026. Every one of those results, successes and failures alike, is a connection HProxy opened itself.
It is being re-tested continuously
167.253.98.27:8118 is in the live rotation, so it is re-tested continuously rather than on a daily cycle. If it stops answering it is marked down immediately, and if it stays down for 3 days it moves into the public proxy database with its full record intact. Nothing is deleted at any point.
This endpoint
The record
Everything HProxy holds on 167.253.98.27:8118, and nothing it does not.
- First seen
- July 28, 2026
- Last checked
- August 3, 2026
- Next check due
- continuously
- Checks run
- 367
- Times it answered
- 68
- Spoke
- HTTP
19%
answered 68 of 367 checks
How to use this proxy
Route a request through 167.253.98.27:8118 over HTTP. Free proxies are shared and rotate out fast, so test before you rely on it.
curl -x http://167.253.98.27:8118 \
https://api.ipify.org?format=json
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Where this address sits
Right now our free pool holds no other free proxies on AS26879 right now, and 420 in Hong Kong SAR China. 167.253.98.27:8118 sits inside that set, so if it is not usable the pages below are where its closest alternatives are.
Questions about 167.253.98.27:8118
Is 167.253.98.27:8118 a working proxy right now?
Yes. 167.253.98.27:8118 answered HProxy's automated check 7 h ago and is in the live free proxy pool as we publish this page. It is re-tested every few minutes, so open this page again for its current state rather than trusting a copy of it.
What kind of proxy is 167.253.98.27?
It speaks HTTP. The port is 8118. Point your client at 167.253.98.27:8118 over http to route a request through it.
Where is 167.253.98.27 located?
Traffic through it exits from Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China, on Aurelia Telecom Systems LLC (AS26879). That is where the destination site will think your request came from.
How reliable has 167.253.98.27:8118 been?
Across 7 days of tracking it answered 19% of our checks. The chart on this page shows every day we have recorded for it, including the days it was down.
Is it safe to use 167.253.98.27:8118?
Treat it the way you would any public proxy: it is operated by someone we have no relationship with, it is shared with strangers, and anything you send unencrypted over it can be read. Fine for a quick geo check or a scrape of public data, never for logins, payments or anything private.
How many free proxies are on AS26879?
None other than 167.253.98.27:8118 at the moment. AS26879 (AS26879) has no other free proxies live in our pool right now, though that changes as we re-verify.
Are there other free proxies in Hong Kong SAR China?
Yes, 420 free proxies are exiting from Hong Kong SAR China in our pool right now, answering in 1111ms at the median. If this address is not usable, that list is the place to look for a working one.
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About this list & IP removal
Every proxy here is aggregated from publicly available sources. We do not scan or collect these IP addresses ourselves: we verify entries that are already public (live status, latency, uptime) and store nothing else about the devices behind them. The list is provided as-is, with no warranty, for lawful use only, on the basis of our legitimate interest in a free, transparent proxy directory (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR). Never route passwords or sensitive data through a public proxy. If an IP address is yours and you'd like it removed, email legal@hproxy.com and we'll take it down (Art. 21 GDPR). Full details on the report abuse page.