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How to block httrack ex programs?


Question : How to block httrack web site copier and example programs with .htaccess or robots.txt or with any type ?

SOME HTTRACK USER AGENTS FOR REQUESTS :

  • Mozilla/2.0 (compatible; MS FrontPage Express 2.0)
  • Mozilla/4.05 [fr] (Win98; I)
  • Lynx/2.8rel.3 libwww-FM/2.14
  • Java1.1.4
  • Mozilla/4.5 (compatible; HTTrack 3.0x; Windows 98)
  • HyperBrowser (Cray; I; OrganicOS 9.7.42beta-27)
  • HTTrack/3.0x
  • HTTrack Website Copier/3.0x (offline browser; web mirror utility)

Thanks for helps/answers.

Update / Detailed Information :

The .htaccess code shared by Mohammed below works and solves the problem, but if the HTTRACK program user sends a request with a different user agent, he can still complete the copying process.

For full and permanent security, I think that server-based firewall-side rules should be prepared to detect scanning per ip address, this will prevent automatic site downloading.

But those who want to manually copy the site will still copy it, so anyone cant prevent fully for any site copy action, but anyone can be block auto downloads with the some firewall rules.


Solution

  • this is almost complete blocking bots code for htaccess file

    ##Block bad bots
    RewriteEngine On 
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^BlackWidow [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Bot\ mailto:[email protected] [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^ChinaClaw [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Custo [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^DISCo [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Download\ Demon [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^eCatch [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^EirGrabber [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^EmailSiphon [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^EmailWolf [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Express\ WebPictures [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^ExtractorPro [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^EyeNetIE [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^FlashGet [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^GetRight [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^GetWeb! [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Go!Zilla [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Go-Ahead-Got-It [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^GrabNet [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Grafula [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^HMView [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} HTTrack [NC,OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Image\ Stripper [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Image\ Sucker [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} Indy\ Library [NC,OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^InterGET [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Internet\ Ninja [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^JetCar [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^JOC\ Web\ Spider [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^larbin [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^LeechFTP [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Mass\ Downloader [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^MIDown\ tool [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Mister\ PiX [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} uuuu7u^Navroad [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^NearSite [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^NetAnts [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^NetSpider [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Net\ Vampire [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^NetZIP [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Octopus [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Offline\ Explorer [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Offline\ Navigator [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^PageGrabber [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Papa\ Foto [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^pavuk [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^pcBrowser [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^RealDownload [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^ReGet [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^SiteSnagger [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^SmartDownload [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^SuperBot [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^SuperHTTP [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Surfbot [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^tAkeOut [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Teleport\ Pro [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^VoidEYE [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Web\ Image\ Collector [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Web\ Sucker [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^WebAuto [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^WebCopier [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^WebFetch [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^WebGo\ IS [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^WebLeacher [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^WebReaper [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^WebSauger [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Website\ eXtractor [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Website\ Quester [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^WebStripper [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^WebWhacker [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^WebZIP [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Wget [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Widow [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^WWWOFFLE [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Xaldon\ WebSpider [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Zeus
    RewriteRule ^.* - [F,L]