Is 74.242.169.16:3128 a proxy? Yes.
74.242.169.16:3128 is a public HTTP proxy in the HProxy free proxy list, exiting from Switzerland. It holds a spotty 47% uptime with a high 2626ms response time, and was last checked 16 min ago.
uptime
SwitzerlandUptime & downtime
7
Days tracked
424
Checks run
60.4%
Downtime
7
Down days
Continuous monitoring
How HProxy checks 74.242.169.16:3128
74.242.169.16:3128 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 3128: Squid default
Port 3128 is the default listening port for Squid, the most widely deployed caching proxy in the world. Most addresses published on 3128 are Squid installations that were left reachable from the public internet rather than restricted to a local network.
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 74.242.169.16:3128 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.
2,528 checks, 1,181 answered
That is 47% of the time, measured since June 23, 2026. Every one of those results, successes and failures alike, is a connection HProxy opened itself.
It is being re-tested continuously
74.242.169.16:3128 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 74.242.169.16:3128, and nothing it does not.
- First seen
- June 23, 2026
- Last checked
- August 3, 2026
- Next check due
- continuously
- Checks run
- 2,528
- Times it answered
- 1,181
- Spoke
- HTTP
47%
answered 1,181 of 2,528 checks
How to use this proxy
Route a request through 74.242.169.16:3128 over HTTP. Free proxies are shared and rotate out fast, so test before you rely on it.
curl -x http://74.242.169.16:3128 \
https://api.ipify.org?format=json
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Where this address sits
Right now our free pool holds 10 other free proxies on Microsoft, and 197 in Switzerland. 74.242.169.16:3128 sits inside that set, so if it is not usable the pages below are where its closest alternatives are. At 2626ms it is slower than the 135ms median for Switzerland proxies.
What HProxy holds on Microsoft Corporation
Open proxies are not spread evenly across the internet. They cluster, because one misconfigured template, one cheap hosting reseller or one leaked image tends to produce hundreds of identical machines on the same network. HProxy tracks 816 addresses on AS8075, which is 0.14% of every address in the database and a meaningful pocket of the database. 38 of them are answering right now, so if this particular address is not usable, the network is a reasonable place to look for one that is.
- Answering now5%
- Answered before9%
- Never answered86%
Questions about 74.242.169.16:3128
Is 74.242.169.16:3128 a working proxy right now?
Yes. 74.242.169.16:3128 answered HProxy's automated check 16 min 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 74.242.169.16?
It speaks HTTP, and our checks grade it transparent. The port is 3128. Point your client at 74.242.169.16:3128 over http to route a request through it.
Where is 74.242.169.16 located?
Traffic through it exits from Zurich, Switzerland, on Microsoft Corporation (AS8075). That is where the destination site will think your request came from.
How fast is 74.242.169.16:3128?
It answered in 2626ms on the last check. Free public proxies are shared, so real-world speed varies with how many other people are using it at the same moment.
How reliable has 74.242.169.16:3128 been?
Across 42 days of tracking it answered 47% 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 74.242.169.16:3128?
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 Microsoft?
10 other free proxies are live on Microsoft (AS8075) in our pool right now, alongside 74.242.169.16:3128. Networks that host one open proxy usually host several, which is why the whole AS is worth browsing rather than just this address.
Are there other free proxies in Switzerland?
Yes, 197 free proxies are exiting from Switzerland in our pool right now, answering in 135ms at the median. If this address is not usable, that list is the place to look for a working one.
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