HTTrack

Last updated 16 hours ago.

What is HTTrack?

About

HTTrack is a scraper. It's not currently known to be artificially intelligent or AI-related. If you think that's incorrect or can provide more detail about its purpose, please contact us. Set up Dark Visitors agent analytics to see how often HTTrack visits your website.

Detail

Documentation https://httrack.com/

Type

Scraper
Downloads web content for possibly malicious purposes

Expected Behavior

Due to the wide variety of use cases, there's no way to accurately predict visitation behavior. Scrapers are notorious for ignoring robots.txt rules and accessing disallowed content. This is especially true if they're dispatched to achieve a specific goal rather than for some general purpose.

Analytics

Visits to Your Website

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Other Websites

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Robots.txt

Should I Block HTTrack?

Probably. Scrapers usually download publicly available internet content, which is freely accessible by default. However, you might want to block them if you don't want your content to be used for unauthorized purposes.

How Do I Block HTTrack?

You can block HTTrack 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.

User Agent Token Description
HTTrack Should match instances of HTTrack
# robots.txt
# This should block HTTrack

User-agent: HTTrack
Disallow: /

Recommended Solution

Instead of doing this manually, use automatic robots.txt to keep your rules updated with the latest AI scrapers, crawlers, and assistants automatically.

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