Bot intelligence record
Expanse
Review firstExpanse is a security scanner from Expanse / Palo Alto Networks used for security scanning, malware checks, vulnerability assessment, certificate review; it appears in server logs as `Expanse`.
- Operator
- Expanse / Palo Alto Networks
- Family
- Expanse / Palo Alto Networks
- Type
- Security Scanner
- Source type
- Observed
- Last checked
- 2026-06-22
User-Agent Pattern
Expanse / Palo Alto NetworksExpanse
User-agent strings are identification signals, not proof of identity. Confirm important allow, block, or rate-limit decisions with logs, DNS or IP evidence, request behavior, or operator documentation when available.
Robots.txt Snippet
Click snippet to copyUser-agent: Expanse
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Handling Guidance
MonitorUse this record as bot intelligence, then verify the request source and behavior before allowing, blocking, or rate limiting.
Expanse is used for security scanning, malware checks, vulnerability assessment, certificate review, and site-safety analysis.
Record Details
Structured data- Operator
- Expanse / Palo Alto Networks
- Family
- Expanse / Palo Alto Networks
- Type
- Security Scanner
- Purpose
- Security Scanning
- Identity type
- Documented
- Confidence
- Medium
- Last verified
- 2026-06-22
- Last checked
- 2026-06-22
- Source type
- Observed
- Verification
- Verify Expanse by matching `Expanse` to Expanse / Palo Alto Networks evidence, then checking reverse DNS, source-network ownership, signed request data, or published crawler documentation when available.
- Spoofing risk
- Expanse has medium spoofing risk because user-agent strings can be copied; pair the match with DNS, IP, behavior, or operator evidence.
Notes
- Expanse is a security scanner from Expanse / Palo Alto Networks used for security scanning, malware checks, vulnerability assessment, certificate review, and site-safety analysis.
- Its primary user-agent pattern is
Expanse. - Expanse is verified with Medium confidence. The identity type is Documented, and the evidence basis is observed traffic patterns and user-agent evidence.
- Expanse does not have confirmed robots.txt behavior in the available public evidence.
- Expanse should be monitored first, then rate-limited or blocked if the crawl rate, paths, or behavior are unwanted.
Evidence and Source
- Verify Expanse by matching `Expanse` to Expanse / Palo Alto Networks evidence, then checking reverse DNS, source-network ownership, signed request data, or published crawler documentation when available.
- Expanse traffic is primarily detected by the `Expanse` user-agent pattern. Compare source IPs, reverse DNS, request paths, and crawl cadence with Expanse / Palo Alto Networks infrastructure before trusting the traffic.
- Expanse is used for security scanning, malware checks, vulnerability assessment, certificate review, and site-safety analysis.
- Expanse has medium spoofing risk because user-agent strings can be copied; pair the match with DNS, IP, behavior, or operator evidence.
Monitor This Bot In Edge
Botcrawl EdgeUse Botcrawl Edge to see matching traffic, identify related datacenter activity, and create allow, block, rate-limit, or log rules across connected sites.