# PIA S5 Proxy: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 2 judge labels across 1 category by 2 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/pia-s5-proxy

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Proxy and web data providers](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/proxy-networks/index.md) | 0% | 133 | 100% | 2 |

## And against it

- "I'd avoid these unless you can independently verify a changed ownership, sourcing, and consent chain" (GPT-6 Luna, Proxy and web data)
- "Be cautious of dark-web or forum-promoted networks advertising custom desktop apps (e.g., *PIA S5 Proxy*, *Yilu Proxy*, *SocksEscort*)" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Proxy and web data)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named PIA S5 Proxy, from 3 of the 3 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- apnews.com: 2
- cloud.google.com: 2
- fbi.gov: 2
- justice.gov: 2
- cppa.ca.gov: 1
- dataimpulse.com: 1
- ic3.gov: 1
- krebsonsecurity.com: 1
- medium.com: 1
- ndss-symposium.org: 1

### Pages cited

- https://apnews.com/article/3ad8968550dd7e11bcd285a74fb6e2ff: 2
- https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/disrupting-largest-residential-proxy-network: 2
- https://fbi.gov/investigate/cyber/alerts/2026/evading-residential-proxy-networks-protecting-your-devices-from-becoming-a-tool-for-criminals: 2
- https://justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/911-s5-botnet-dismantled-and-its-administrator-arrested-coordinated-international-operation: 2
- https://cppa.ca.gov/announcements/2025/20250227: 1
- https://dataimpulse.com/blog/how-to-tell-if-proxy-provider-is-ethical: 1
- https://fbi.gov/investigate/cyber/how-to-identify-and-remove-vpn-applications-that-contain-911-s5-backdoors: 1
- https://fbi.gov/video-repository/inside-the-fbi-the-911-s5-cyber-threat-061124.mp4/view: 1

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.