Behaviour
32 observations (publishable events for this actor)
2026-11-05 05:20:57 UTC → 2026-11-05 08:35:44 UTC
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SEC-AHREFS-AHREFSBOT is a tracked bot identity in the Mothlight observatory. A search-engine crawler that indexes pages for a search index. This profile describes observed requests and classification evidence, not the intent of every visitor sharing a signature.
No. Confidence measures support for the assigned label (out of 100). AI likelihood estimates evidence for AI involvement (out of 100). Identity verification is reported separately.
SEC-AHREFS-AHREFSBOTEvidence strength is a heuristic score out of 100, not a probability. Percentages elsewhere on this page state their denominator in the section text.
A search-engine crawler that indexes pages for a search index.
Label: Search crawler (SEC) · Verified identity — Ahrefs.
Verification: ✓ Verified identity — method: ip_list. Documented purpose: seo. Vendor documentation
32 observations (publishable events for this actor)
2026-11-05 05:20:57 UTC → 2026-11-05 08:35:44 UTC
32 observations (publishable events for this actor)
2026-11-05 05:20:57 UTC → 2026-11-05 08:35:44 UTC
32 observations (publishable events for this actor)
2026-11-05 05:20:57 UTC → 2026-11-05 08:35:44 UTC
Requests only `/robots.txt` with GET from 30 sources; no exploitation attempts observed in the published technique evidence; consistent with uptime or metrics scraping.
Based on 32 requests from 30 distinct sources. Buckets with fewer than 3 events or 2 sources are hidden. IPs are never listed here; user agents are shown only as product families. Percentages in breakdowns use the publishable buckets shown as their denominator.
Window adapts to available data since first seen; empty early periods are trimmed and labelled, not stretched across a 30-day axis.
| Time | Requests |
|---|---|
| 2026-11-05T03:00:00.000Z | 0 |
| 2026-11-05T04:00:00.000Z | 0 |
| 2026-11-05T05:00:00.000Z | 9 |
| 2026-11-05T06:00:00.000Z | 1 |
| 2026-11-05T07:00:00.000Z | 0 |
| 2026-11-05T08:00:00.000Z | 22 |
| Time | Requests |
|---|---|
| 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z | 0 |
| 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z | 0 |
| 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z |
Services / traps targeted: site-page (25 of 28 publishable trap observations), robots (3 of 28 publishable trap observations).
No publishable technique tags yet.
No publishable CVE observations yet. This does not mean the actor never probed a vulnerability; only that no bucket reached the publication threshold.
Robots compliance: Not measured yet for this actor.
Canary follows: 0 publishable canary follows
Honeytoken uses: 0 publishable honeytoken uses
Following a canary or using a honeytoken is behavioural evidence; it does not by itself prove AI involvement or intent.
No related bots above the similarity threshold.
No publishable related actors yet. Related actors are publishable bots sharing a known-bot identity, cluster label, or technique set; withheld single-source actors are not listed here.
/robots.txt3First seen: 2026-11-05 05:20:57 UTC
Last seen: 2026-11-05 08:35:44 UTC
Regions: cdg1
Countries: FR
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Mothlight Observatory. "AhrefsBot" (SEC-AHREFS-AHREFSBOT). First seen 2026-11-05, last seen 2026-11-05. https://mothlight.ai/bots/ahrefs-ahrefsbot (accessed 2026-11-05). Counts follow the publication rule (at least 3 events from at least 2 distinct sources).
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