Using proxy checker tools like Proxy-Checker.net to filter out the few working IPs from the 1,167 listed.
This file is best used as a for non-sensitive tasks. If you are using it, it is essential to run the list through a checker first to see which of the 1,167 entries are actually active. For anything involving personal data or accounts, a paid, private proxy service is significantly safer. 1167socks4_proxies.txt
Testing scripts or scraping low-security targets. Using proxy checker tools like Proxy-Checker
SOCKS4 is an older protocol that does not support authentication or encryption. Because the origin of these proxies is unknown, there is a high risk of "Man-in-the-Middle" attacks where the proxy owner can monitor your unencrypted traffic. For anything involving personal data or accounts, a
Publicly shared SOCKS4 lists like this usually have a high "dead" rate. By the time the list is compiled and uploaded, many of the IP addresses are already offline or blocked by major services.