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How to block rogue crawlers and bad bots?

Navigate to ‘Origin Shield’ > 'Bot management'. On the 'Application layer' box, look for 'Block rogue crawlers and bad bots'.

Toggle the switch to turn on/off this security feature.

Rogue crawlers/bad bots list

You can click the ‘View’ (eye) icon to see the full rogue crawlers/bad bots list.

Here's what will be blocked once this feature is activated:

; widows
8484 boston project
a href=
adsarobot
advanced email extractor
agdm79@mail.ru
amiga-aweb/3.4
athens
atomic_email_hunter
atspider
attache
autoemailspider
backdoor
black hole
botversion
butch__2.1.1
bwh3_user_agent
cheesebot
cherrypicker
china local browse 2.
chinaclaw
compatible ; msie
compatible ;.
compatible-
concealed defense
contactbot/
contentsmartz
converacrawler
copyguard
copyrightcheck
core-project/1
crescent internet toolpak
datacha0s
digimarc webreader
digout4uagent
dts agent
ecollector
educate search vxb
eirgrabber
email
email extractor
emailcollect
emailharvest
emailmagnet
emailreaper
emailsiphon
emailwolf
eo browse
extractorpro
fantombrowser
fastlwspider
faxobot
fiddler
floodgate
foobar/
franklin locator
full web bot
gameBoy powered by nintendo
gecko/2525
grub crawler
grub-client
hanzoweb
hhjhj@yahoo
hl_ftien_spider
indy library
injection
internet exploiter six
internet ninja
internet-exprorer
isc systems irc search 2.1
jakarta
kenjin spider
larbin@unspecified
mailto:craftbot@yahoo.com
microsoft internet explorer/5.0
microsoft url
microsoft url control
missigua
morfeus fucking scanner
morzilla via
mosiac 1
mozilla/3.mozilla/2.01
murzillo compatible
nameofagent
nessus
neuralbot/0.2
newt activeX; win32
nikto
no browser
nokia-waptoolkit
packrat
panscient.com
pcbrowser
pe 1.4
pleasecrawl/1.
pmafind
poe-component-client
production bot
program shareware 1.0.
prowebwalker
psurf
psycheclone
rsync
s.t.a.l.k.e.r.
safexplorer tl
searchbot admin@google
security scan
shai
sitesnagger
stress test
surveybot
takeout
teleport pro
telesoft
this is an exploit
toata dragostea mea pentru diavola
turing machine
under the rainbow 2.
user-Agent
user-agent:
vadixbot
voideye
w3mir
web by mail
web downloader
webaltbot
webbandit
webemailextrac
webemailextract
webmole
webroot
webster pro
webvulnscan
wells search ii
wep Search 00
windows-update-agent
wisebot
wisenutbot
wordpress hash grabber
wordpress/4.01
www.weblogs.com
xmlrpc exploit
zeus