cf-qualys-scanner

What is cf-qualys-scanner?

About

cf-qualys-scanner is a cloud-based web application security scanner that provides automated crawling and vulnerability testing to identify security flaws including XSS, SQL injection, and OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities. You can see how often cf-qualys-scanner visits your website by setting up Dark Visitors agent analytics.

Expected Behavior

Security scanners do not follow a predictable schedule when visiting websites. Their scans can be one-time, occasional, or recurring depending on the purpose of the scanner and the organization's security practices. The frequency and depth of their scans can vary based on factors like the visibility of the site on the public internet, past scan results, and inclusion in external threat intelligence feeds.

Type

Security Scanner
Scans websites to find vulnerabilities

Detail

Operated By Qualys
Last Updated 17 hours ago

Insights

Top Website Robots.txts

0%
0% of top websites are blocking cf-qualys-scanner
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Country of Origin

Unknown
cf-qualys-scanner has no known country of origin

Global Traffic

The percentage of all internet traffic coming from Security Scanners

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Robots.txt

Should I Block cf-qualys-scanner?

Probably not. Security scanners can be beneficial, especially if they're configured to report issues back to you.

How Do I Block cf-qualys-scanner?

⚠️ Manual Robots.txt Edits Are Not Scalable
New agents are created every day. Instead, serve a continuously updating robots.txt that blocks new agents automatically.

You can block cf-qualys-scanner or limit its access by setting user agent token rules in your website's robots.txt. Set up Dark Visitors agent analytics to check whether it's actually following them.

# robots.txt
# This should block cf-qualys-scanner

User-agent: cf-qualys-scanner
Disallow: /

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