So the next time you see a link for extratorrent.cd.proxy in an old forum post, smile. Click it if you want a 404 error or a fake casino ad. But remember: Have a dusty CD-R labeled "ET Backup 2017" lying around? Hook it up to an old PC—you might just find the ghost of the internet past.
When the site shut down permanently in November 2017, it left a 40-million-strong user base in withdrawal. But the internet never forgets. Enter the strange, shadowy artifact known as the extratorrent cd proxy
A proxy can cache a page. It cannot cache a swarm. So the next time you see a link for extratorrent