Question: Proxy Checker: Am I Using a Proxy?
Strange thing is, I’m NOT USING A PROXY! Never bothered to run the proxy checker when i’m just using the internet normally before. Tried it this time and got these information below. looks like I’m using a proxy.
HTTP_ACCEPT text/xml,application/xml,application/xhtml+xml,text/html; q=0.9,text/plain; q=0.8,image/png,*/*; q=0.5
HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE en-us,en; q=0.5
HTTP_ACCEPT_CHARSET ISO-8859-1,utf-8; q=0.7,*; q=0.7
HTTP_CONNECTION keep-alive
HTTP_HOST www.my-proxy.com
HTTP_REFERER https://www.my-proxy.com/
HTTP_USER_AGENT Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8) Gecko/20051111 Firefox/1.5
REMOTE_ADDR 203.155.1.245
REMOTE_HOST 203.155.1.245
REMOTE_PORT46961
HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR 203.209.38.13 Dubious
HTTP_VIA 1.1 wc-bkkbt2 (NetCache NetApp/5.6.2D7) Dubious
Conclusion You are possibly using a proxy.
So, my question is this…
On sites that don’t like you using Proxies (paypal etc) how dubious to the above values need to be before said sites can confirm you are definately using a proxy and then take action?
Can someone explain the values: HTTP_VIA, HTTP_X_FORWARDED FOR in more detail for me (sorry still new to this game)
Is having these fields pop up on a proxy i’m using going to flag up my paypal account?
Answers to any or all of these questions would be nice!
Answer: You aren’t using any proxy in your computer. But your company or ISP may be using a proxy. So the proxy checker detects proxy using.
Proxy Anonymity
Proxy server may be configured to either reveal or hide the end user’s IP address, depending on the administrator’s preference. Proxy Anonymity is determined by whether or not the proxy reveal your real IP address.
There are three types of proxy server according its anonymity.
High Anonymous Proxy (Level 1): The web server can’t detect whether you are using a proxy by the information your browser sent.
Anonymous Proxy (Level 2): The web server knows that you are probably using a proxy, but it can’t detect your real IP.
Transparent Proxy (Level 3): The web server knows that you are using a proxy and it can also detect your real IP address.
Proxy Checker
Proxy checker analyzes the HTTP header variables. If your IP address is revealed, it will usually show up in the HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR variable. Other variables that may reveal your real IP are:
HTTP_CLIENT_IP
HTTP_FORWARDED
HTTP_FROM
HTTP_PROXY_REMOTE_ADDR
HTTP_REMOTE_IP
HTTP_SCANNER_HOST
HTTP_USER_AGENT (VIA)
HTTP_VIA
You can use our online proxy checker to detect the anonymity of the proxy you are using.
You don’t need to worry about using a proxy. If I was PayPal staff, I would think that you were using a proxy. But I would not think you were going to cheat because both of your IPs (203.155.1.245 and 203.209.38.13) were from the same city: Bangkok. It’s usually because your ISP is using a proxy.
Proxy List Checker
If you want to test the anonymity of a proxy list, it will take too much time to check the proxies one by one. You can use our software Elite Proxy Switcher to help you.