Is 8.242.153.163:999 a proxy? Yes.
8.242.153.163:999 is a public HTTPS proxy in the HProxy free proxy list, exiting from Colombia. It holds a spotty 9% uptime with a high 7872ms response time, and was last checked 5 min ago.
uptime
ColombiaUptime & downtime
2
Days tracked
44
Checks run
90.9%
Downtime
2
Down days
Continuous monitoring
How HProxy checks 8.242.153.163:999
8.242.153.163:999 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 999: System port
Ports below 1024 are privileged: on most operating systems a program needs administrator rights to listen on one. Whatever answered here was therefore started by a system service or by someone with full control of the machine, not by an ordinary user process.
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 8.242.153.163:999 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 HTTPS.
44 checks, 4 answered
That is 9% of the time, measured since August 2, 2026. Every one of those results, successes and failures alike, is a connection HProxy opened itself.
It is being re-tested continuously
8.242.153.163:999 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 8.242.153.163:999, and nothing it does not.
- First seen
- August 2, 2026
- Last checked
- August 3, 2026
- Next check due
- continuously
- Checks run
- 44
- Times it answered
- 4
- Spoke
- HTTPS
9%
answered 4 of 44 checks
How to use this proxy
Route a request through 8.242.153.163:999 over HTTPS. Free proxies are shared and rotate out fast, so test before you rely on it.
curl -x https://8.242.153.163:999 \
https://api.ipify.org?format=json
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Where this address sits
Right now our free pool holds 2 other free proxies on Level 3, and 86 in Colombia. 8.242.153.163:999 sits inside that set, so if it is not usable the pages below are where its closest alternatives are. At 7872ms it is slower than the 4710ms median for Colombia proxies.
What HProxy holds on Level 3 Communications, Inc.
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 171 addresses on AS3549, which is 0.03% of every address in the database and a small corner of the database. 8 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 before2%
- Never answered94%
Questions about 8.242.153.163:999
Is 8.242.153.163:999 a working proxy right now?
Yes. 8.242.153.163:999 answered HProxy's automated check 5 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 8.242.153.163?
It speaks HTTPS, and our checks grade it elite. The port is 999. Point your client at 8.242.153.163:999 over https to route a request through it.
Where is 8.242.153.163 located?
Traffic through it exits from Bogota, Colombia, on Level 3 Communications, Inc. (AS3549). That is where the destination site will think your request came from.
How fast is 8.242.153.163:999?
It answered in 7872ms 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 8.242.153.163:999 been?
Across 2 days of tracking it answered 9% 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 8.242.153.163:999?
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 Level 3?
2 other free proxies are live on Level 3 (AS3549) in our pool right now, alongside 8.242.153.163:999. 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 Colombia?
Yes, 86 free proxies are exiting from Colombia in our pool right now, answering in 4710ms at the median. If this address is not usable, that list is the place to look for a working one.
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