Resident Evil - Understanding Residential IP Proxy as a Dark Service

Explore the emerging and controversial world of residential IP proxy (RESIP) services in this illuminating conference talk from the 2019 IEEE Symposium on Security & Privacy. Delve into the first comprehensive study on RESIPs, uncovering their role in potential cybercrimes and their operational methods. Discover the surprising findings from an infiltration framework that detected 6 million RESIP IPs across 230+ countries and 52K+ ISPs. Learn about the unexpected prevalence of compromised hosts, including IoT devices, despite providers' claims of voluntary participation. Examine the various illicit operations performed by RESIP hosts, such as illegal promotion, fast fluxing, phishing, and malware hosting. Gain insights into the internal infrastructures of RESIP services and their potential rebranding and reselling behaviors. Understand the security risks associated with this new Internet service and the steps taken towards effective control measures.

Intro
Background: Web Proxies
Outline
Service Overview: How it works
Residential or Not
Evasiveness
Recruitment
Misc. Findings
Summary