Overview
Wotbox is a search crawler used for search indexing, URL discovery, page rendering, result freshness, and search-quality checks.
Its primary user-agent pattern is Wotbox; related patterns include Wotbox/2.01.
Wotbox is Unverified at the identity-evidence level. The listed identity remains useful for detection, but this record does not currently contain authoritative evidence sufficient to authenticate the identity claim.
Robots.txt behavior is not currently confirmed.
Wotbox should be monitored first, then rate-limited or blocked if the crawl rate, paths, or behavior are unwanted.
Identity
- User-Agent Pattern
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Wotbox - Aliases
- Wotbox/2.01
- HTTP Agent Examples
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Wotbox - Robots Token
- Wotbox
- Identity Type
- Observed
- Evidence Method
- Treat `Wotbox` as an identity signal only. Confirm it with current operator documentation, cryptographic verification, forward-confirmed reverse DNS, source-network ownership, or other authoritative evidence before trusting the claimed identity.
Classification
- Type
- Search engine crawler
- Kind
- Search engine crawler
- Family
- Wotbox
- Purpose
- Search indexing
Behavior and handling
- Common Use
- Wotbox is used for search indexing, URL discovery, page rendering, result freshness, and search-quality checks.
- Detection Notes
- Wotbox traffic is primarily detected by the `Wotbox` user-agent pattern; related patterns include `Wotbox/2.01`. Compare source IPs, reverse DNS, request paths, and crawl cadence before trusting the traffic.
- Respects robots.txt
- Unknown
- Spoofing Risk
- Wotbox has medium spoofing risk because user-agent strings can be copied; pair the match with DNS, IP, behavior, or operator evidence.
- Risk
- Caution
- Recommended Handling
- Monitor
Rules and controls
- Robots.txt Snippet
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# robots.txt behavior is unconfirmed. Do not rely on this rule without verification.
Relationships
- Operator
- Wotbox Checked 2026-08-07
Relationships without an Evidence link are normalized from the canonical directory record. They should not be interpreted as independent proof of physical presence or request origin.