Is 360Proxy Down? Status, Cherry Rebrand and IPIDEA

Updated July 12, 2026: In our checks, 360proxy.com does not resolve in public DNS. There is an extra wrinkle here: 360Proxy rebranded to Cherry Proxy in 2024, and Cherry's site is also down. Google named 360 Proxy among the brands controlled by the actors behind IPIDEA. The accurate summary: the original 360Proxy service and its Cherry successor are unavailable — not a separate proof that every server and IP was permanently destroyed.

Separate the layers before concluding anything:

• Website: 360proxy.com returns no DNS answer in our tests, and its successor cherryproxy.com is also unavailable.
• Retail service: login, top-ups, endpoint generation, renewals and support cannot be verified through either domain.
• Backend network: Google seriously degraded the shared IPIDEA pool, but later independent telemetry (Bitsight) showed parts of that supply survived, went dormant, or were rerouted through other channels.

For any real workload, treat 360Proxy as unavailable and unsuitable. That is more defensible than "the company was permanently liquidated," which the public record does not establish.

Source: Google Threat Intelligence Group, captured by ProxyRadar. The detailed claims live in the linked original report.

360Proxy became Cherry Proxy#

360Proxy was not built from scratch and then abandoned. On August 27, 2024, its official Telegram channel announced that 360 Proxy had been renamed Cherry Proxy and directed customers from 360proxy.com to cherryproxy.com, noting that mail to support@360proxy.com would still be received. Links to older 360Proxy downloads, documentation and partner campaigns remained visible after the rebrand.

So "is 360Proxy down?" is really two questions. The original 360Proxy domain does not resolve, and the Cherry Proxy service that replaced it is also unavailable after the IPIDEA disruption. For the full Cherry timeline and backend-recovery evidence, see our companion report: Is Cherry Proxy Down?.

Founded around 2020 and operating from China, 360Proxy advertised more than 80 million residential IPs across 190+ countries, with rotating and static residential products, HTTP(S) and SOCKS5, and pricing frequently cited around $0.77/GB or $0.04/IP. Those were vendor claims, never independently audited, and they do not describe any currently available network.

Why Google named 360 Proxy#

On January 28, 2026, Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) published its investigation into IPIDEA and said many ostensibly independent providers were controlled by the same actors. The named list explicitly included 360 Proxy (360proxy.com) and Cherry Proxy (cherryproxy.com) alongside 922 Proxy, ABC Proxy, IP2World, Luna Proxy, PIA S5 Proxy, PY Proxy, Tab Proxy and several VPN and SDK brands.

According to GTIG, SDKs embedded in mobile and desktop apps recruited residential exit nodes, and some apps did not clearly disclose that a user's device and home IP would join a commercial proxy network. GTIG connected the infrastructure with activity involving BadBox 2.0 and related campaigns and observed more than 550 tracked threat groups using IPIDEA exits during one seven-day period. Across the ecosystem it documented more than 600 Android apps, roughly 3,075 Windows files and about 7,400 second-tier command-and-control servers.

These are network-wide figures. They do not prove every 360Proxy customer or IP was malicious, but they explain the legal, platform and security action. Google described the outcome as significant degradation and a device pool reduced by millions — disruption, not a claim the brand can never return. Proxyway's 2026 market research lists the associated domains among "shut down" brands.

The NetNut takedown and what it means#

On July 2, 2026, Google, the FBI and Lumen announced action against the NetNut residential proxy network ("Popa"). Google stated it has "high confidence that many popular residential proxy brands are in fact whitelabeling the NetNut botnet" and warned that disrupted operators often start reselling competitors' capacity.

Be precise: the NetNut post did not publish a new list re-attributing 360Proxy specifically to NetNut. What is confirmed is that 360Proxy/Cherry was named in the January IPIDEA action, and that the ecosystem shares pools heavily — IPinfo found roughly nine in ten IPIDEA IPs also appeared in other providers. A dead 360Proxy/Cherry storefront does not mean that capacity vanished; it may be resold elsewhere.

What can be verified now#

• 360proxy.com does not resolve in our DNS checks, and its Cherry successor is also unavailable.
• The 360Proxy-to-Cherry rebrand was announced on the official channel on August 27, 2024.
• Google explicitly named both 360 Proxy and Cherry Proxy in the January 2026 IPIDEA disruption.
• No verified announcement of permanent closure and no confirmed refund program were found.

The original 360Proxy service and its Cherry Proxy successor are unavailable after the IPIDEA disruption, and 360proxy.com no longer resolves. There is no verified permanent-shutdown notice, and part of the underlying pool may persist via resellers — which does not restore the service.

What former 360Proxy / Cherry customers should do#

Do not top up an old balance, pay an "unlock" fee, or install a 360Proxy or Cherry client from a mirror, Telegram link or ad. After a domain disappears, look-alike sites and reuploaded clients are prime phishing and malware vectors.

1. Rotate any reused password; revoke credentials and API keys stored in browsers, antidetect profiles, scripts, CI secrets and servers.
2. Review important accounts for unfamiliar sessions and source-IP changes after the outage began.
3. If a 360Proxy or Cherry client is still installed, quarantine or remove it, check startup entries and scheduled tasks, and run an updated scan. Precautionary, not proof that every build was malicious.
4. For a refund, preserve invoices and support messages, send one documented request to the last verified contact, and ask your card issuer or PayPal about dispute deadlines. Crypto payments normally have no chargeback.

Choosing a safer replacement#

A large advertised pool and a low per-GB price do not prove informed consent from the device owners routing your traffic. Ask who legally operates the service, how device owners opt in and out, whether upstream suppliers and resellers are disclosed, and how abuse is handled. Treat "ethical," "clean" and "compliant" as marketing until backed by a DPA and auditable procedures, then run a small paid test measuring success rate, latency, geolocation accuracy, CAPTCHA rate, session stability and support.

For related incidents, see our reports on Cherry Proxy, PIA S5 Proxy, 922 Proxy and ABCProxy, plus the 9Proxy outage report.

Commercial disclosure: ProxyUniverse is one partner option available through this publication. This mention is not an independent audit of its IP sourcing or compliance. Apply the same consent, ownership and performance checks and compare other providers before purchasing.

FAQ#

Is 360Proxy the same as Cherry Proxy?#

Yes. The official channel announced the 360Proxy-to-Cherry rebrand on August 27, 2024. Both the original 360Proxy domain and the Cherry domain are now unavailable.

Is 360Proxy shut down for good?#

Its domain does not resolve, its Cherry successor is unavailable, and Google named it in the IPIDEA disruption. No verified announcement confirms permanent corporate closure, so "currently unavailable and disrupted" is accurate.

Was every 360Proxy IP from an infected device?#

Not established. Google documented substantial trojanized and deceptive sourcing across the shared IPIDEA supply chain, not universal maliciousness of every IP.

Can I recover my balance?#

There is no confirmed general refund program. Preserve evidence and promptly ask your payment provider about dispute options.

Sources#

• GTIG: Disrupting the World's Largest Residential Proxy Network
• GTIG: Google's Continued Disruption of Malicious Residential Proxy Networks (NetNut)
• Reuters: Google disrupts large residential proxy network
• Cherry Proxy official Telegram archive (360Proxy rename announcement)
• Bitsight: Residential Proxy Services and Malware Ecosystems
• Proxyway: Google Disrupts 10+ IPIDEA-Related Providers