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title: "Why might a residential IP be classified as a proxy?"
type: "faq"
url: "https://docs.spur.us/knowledgebase/faqs/why-might-a-residential-ip-be-classified-as-a-proxy"
category: "Anonymizing Infrastructure"
product: "general"
publishedAt: "2026-08-07T15:05:00.000Z"
updatedAt: "2026-08-12T19:30:30Z"
---

# Why might a residential IP be classified as a proxy?

Some residential IPs participate in proxy-sharing networks, malware-based proxy networks, commercial residential proxy services, or other infrastructure that causes them to exhibit proxy-like behavior. Spur evaluates multiple indicators before making classifications.