Bot intelligence record
iAskSpider 2.0
Review firstiAskSpider 2.0 is a search crawler from iAsk used for search indexing, URL discovery, page rendering, result freshness; it appears in server logs as `iAskSpider/2.0`.
User-Agent Pattern
iAskiAskSpider/2.0
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: iAskSpider/2.0
Disallow: /Click the snippet to copy it, or highlight the text manually.
Handling Guidance
DependsUse this record as bot intelligence, then verify the request source and behavior before allowing, blocking, or rate limiting.
iAskSpider 2.0 is used for search indexing, URL discovery, page rendering, result freshness, and search-quality checks.
Record Details
Structured data- Operator
- iAsk
- Family
- iAsk
- Purpose
- Search Indexing
- Identity type
- Documented
- Confidence
- Medium
- Last verified
- 2026-06-22
- Last checked
- 2026-06-22
- Source type
- Observed
- Verification
- Verify iAskSpider 2.0 by matching `iAskSpider/2.0` to iAsk evidence, then checking reverse DNS, source-network ownership, signed request data, or published crawler documentation when available.
- Spoofing risk
- iAskSpider 2.0 has medium spoofing risk because user-agent strings can be copied; pair the match with DNS, IP, behavior, or operator evidence.
Notes
- iAskSpider 2.0 is a search crawler from iAsk used for search indexing, URL discovery, page rendering, result freshness, and search-quality checks.
- Its primary user-agent pattern is
iAskSpider/2.0; related patterns includeiaskspider-2-0; iAskSpider. - iAskSpider 2.0 is not independently verified with Medium confidence. The identity type is Documented, and the evidence basis is observed traffic patterns and user-agent evidence.
- iAskSpider 2.0 does not have confirmed robots.txt behavior in the available public evidence.
- iAskSpider 2.0 should be reviewed against site policy, source evidence, crawl rate, and requested paths before a permanent allow or block rule is created.
Evidence and Source
- Verify iAskSpider 2.0 by matching `iAskSpider/2.0` to iAsk evidence, then checking reverse DNS, source-network ownership, signed request data, or published crawler documentation when available.
- iAskSpider 2.0 traffic is primarily detected by the `iAskSpider/2.0` user-agent pattern; related patterns include `iaskspider-2-0; iAskSpider`. Compare source IPs, reverse DNS, request paths, and crawl cadence with iAsk infrastructure before trusting the traffic.
- iAskSpider 2.0 is used for search indexing, URL discovery, page rendering, result freshness, and search-quality checks.
- iAskSpider 2.0 has medium spoofing risk because user-agent strings can be copied; pair the match with DNS, IP, behavior, or operator evidence.
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