About this bot
naverbot is a legacy crawler associated with NAVER and used for legacy identification.
The primary identifying User-Agent token is naverbot. Representative HTTP identity or detection model: naverbot (historical/observed).
Directory status: Legacy. Identity classification: Unverified with Low confidence. Identity type: legacy-observed.
This is a historical identity retained for log compatibility; no current crawler behavior is implied.
Risk classification: Neutral. Recommended handling is to evaluate the request context before allowing, rate-limiting, or blocking.
How to identify this bot
- User-agent and crawler identifiers
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naverbot
Details
- Kind
- Legacy crawler
- Family
- NAVER
- Purpose
- Legacy identification
- Common Use
- Historical NAVER search-crawler identification.
- Respects robots.txt
- Unknown
Verification
- Identity Type
- legacy-observed
- Evidence Method
- Current NAVER Search Advisor documentation identifies `Yeti` as NAVER's search crawler, not `naverbot`; the older token remains historical and unauthenticated.
- Detection Notes
- Treat `naverbot` as legacy. Current NAVER search crawling should be classified under the separate Yeti record.
Website controls
- Robots.txt Snippet
# Legacy identity retained for log compatibility; no current crawler control is implied.- Apache Rule
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} naverbot [NC] RewriteRule .* - [F,L]- Nginx Rule
if ($http_user_agent ~* "naverbot") { return 403; }