Rotating & Sticky Sessions
Get a new IP on every request or keep the same one for up to 24 hours, with country, region, and city targeting set right in the proxy username.
NetNut Alternative
NetNut was seized. Get your pipelines back online in minutes.
On July 2, 2026, the FBI seized NetNut's domains after researchers tied its residential network to the Popa botnet — roughly 2 million consumer devices proxying traffic without meaningful consent. If your pipelines just went dark, ProxyHat is a quick replacement: pay-as-you-go traffic that never expires, instant activation, and dedicated static IPs in 35+ countries.
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What Happened to NetNut?
Looking for a NetNut alternative? Here is the short, factual version of why so many teams suddenly are:
- On July 2, 2026, the FBI — working with Google — seized hundreds of domains tied to NetNut, the residential proxy service operated by Alarum Technologies (NASDAQ: ALAR).
- Security researchers had linked NetNut's residential network to the Popa botnet: roughly 2 million consumer devices, including smart TVs and set-top boxes, routing proxy traffic through pirated streaming apps with little or no owner consent.
- In a single week of June 2026, researchers counted at least 316 distinct threat clusters using NetNut exit nodes for credential stuffing, password spraying, ad fraud, and data scraping.
- The takedown cut the network off from those devices, leaving NetNut customers with disrupted service and prepaid traffic in limbo while the legal process plays out.
Reported by: Krebs on Security, BleepingComputer, SecurityWeek
Why Teams Switch to ProxyHat
The same job — geo-targeted residential and static IPs — with pay-as-you-go billing and no lock-in.
Purchased Traffic Never Expires
Buy bandwidth once and it stays in your balance until you use it. No monthly resets, no use-it-or-lose-it billing — unused GB roll over indefinitely.
Transparent Per-GB Pricing
A published price ladder starting at $2.30/GB for residential traffic, with volume discounts at higher tiers. No setup fees, no hidden charges — the full ladder is on the pricing page.
Instant Activation
Sign up, top up, connect. Your credentials work the moment you pay — no sales calls, no contracts, no onboarding queue.
ISP Static IPs in 35+ Countries
Need a fixed identity instead of a rotating pool? Dedicated static residential (ISP) IPs in 35+ countries at a flat price per IP — traffic isn't billed per GB — over HTTP and SOCKS5.
ProxyHat vs a Typical NetNut Plan
What actually changes when you migrate.
| Feature | ProxyHat | Typical NetNut plan |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | Pay-as-you-go — residential traffic from $2.30/GB | Monthly subscription, historically from around $99/month |
| Traffic expiry | Never — unused GB roll over indefinitely | Resets at the end of each billing cycle |
| Minimum commitment | None — top up any amount, stop any time | Monthly plan commitment tied to your tier |
| Status today | Fully operational | Domains seized by the FBI on July 2, 2026 |
NetNut figures reflect publicly listed plans prior to the July 2026 domain seizure. Verify current availability and terms directly with Alarum Technologies.
Migrate from NetNut in Four Steps
Most teams are back to collecting data in under ten minutes.
Create your account
Sign up free in about a minute — no sales call, no contract, no credit card required to register.
Create Free AccountTop up only what you need
Buy residential traffic at the published per-GB rate, or grab dedicated ISP static IPs. Start small to validate your setup — the balance never expires.
Swap your endpoint
Point your code at gate.proxyhat.com — port 8080 for HTTP, 1080 for SOCKS5 — and move your geo-targeting into username flags like user-country-US or user-sid-abc123.
Verify and scale
Confirm your exit IPs, then ramp volume back up. Add sticky sessions for logins and ISP statics for long-lived identities.
The endpoint swap in practice:
# HTTP — country targeting via username flags
curl -x http://user-country-US:pass@gate.proxyhat.com:8080 \
https://httpbin.org/ip
# SOCKS5
curl -x socks5://user-country-US:pass@gate.proxyhat.com:1080 \
https://httpbin.org/ip
# Sticky session (same exit IP across requests)
curl -x http://user-country-DE-sid-abc123:pass@gate.proxyhat.com:8080 \
https://httpbin.org/ipNetNut Alternative FAQ
Is my NetNut traffic refundable?
Honestly: that is between you and Alarum Technologies, NetNut's parent company — ProxyHat has no visibility into their billing or refund process. Review your NetNut terms, contact their support, and if the payment was recent, ask your card provider about your options. What we can control is how fast you are back online: a ProxyHat account takes about a minute, there is no minimum commitment, and you can start with a small top-up to validate your setup before moving volume.
What exactly happened to NetNut?
On July 2, 2026, the FBI — working with Google — seized hundreds of domains tied to NetNut after security researchers connected its residential proxy network to the Popa botnet, roughly 2 million consumer devices proxying traffic with little or no owner consent. The takedown disrupted the service and cut the network off from those devices.
Can I check your network quality before I switch?
Yes. We test our residential network every week and publish the success rate, median response time, and exit-country accuracy on the residential proxies page, together with the method. You can also start with a small top-up and test against your own targets before moving volume.
Do I need a subscription or minimum commitment to use ProxyHat?
No. Residential and mobile traffic is pay-as-you-go per GB with volume discounts, and unused bandwidth rolls over indefinitely. Dedicated ISP static IPs have a flat price per IP for the rental period you choose, and their traffic isn't billed per GB. There are no monthly subscriptions and no minimum commitments.
Can I keep my country and session targeting when I switch?
Yes. Targeting moves into the proxy username: user-country-US for country targeting, user-country-DE-region-state_of_berlin-city-berlin for city-level, and user-sid-abc123 for sticky sessions. The gateway is gate.proxyhat.com with HTTP on port 8080 and SOCKS5 on port 1080, and dedicated ISP statics are available in 35+ countries.
Switch to ProxyHat in Minutes
Create a free account, top up only what you need, and be back to collecting data in minutes.
Pay-as-you-go pricing — No commitments — Purchased traffic never expires