The filename follows a naming convention typically used by automated tools to export lists of SOCKS4 proxy servers .
Developers or researchers use these lists to rotate their IP addresses to avoid being blocked by websites. SOCKS4-09-12-22-03-00-58.txt
These lists often contain "open" or "public" proxies, which are generally considered unstable and insecure for handling sensitive data (like passwords or credit card info). The filename follows a naming convention typically used
Files with this naming structure are almost always plain text lists of IP addresses and ports. The content would look like this: 124.41.240.43:9050 185.162.229.155:4145 91.206.32.146:34714 111.223.75.148:1080 Context of Use SOCKS4-09-12-22-03-00-58.txt
The numbers in the filename usually represent a timestamp: . Likely Content
These files are generated by "proxy scrapers" that crawl the web for open SOCKS4 proxies.