msnbot/1.0 ( http://search.msn.com/msnbot.htm)

[[TODO: MAP ONE SENTENCE SUMMARY]]

Category: [[TODO: MAP CATEGORY]] Avg 1.1 req/min Seen on 16 systems 112 observed requests 4 exact variants First seen August 5, 2026 Last seen October 18, 2026

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What is msnbot/1.0 ( http://search.msn.com/msnbot.htm)?

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Analyst summary: [[TODO: MAP ANALYST REPORT SUMMARY]]
User-agent
msnbot/1.0 ( http://search.msn.com/msnbot.htm)
Observed source IPs
0
Observed requests
112
Source networks
45
Exact variants
4
Latest hit count
22
Latest miss count
38
Latest 404 count
0
Unique paths
1
Related campaigns
[[TODO: MAP RELATED CAMPAIGN COUNT]]

Observed exact user-agent strings

msnbot/1.0 ( http://search.msn.com/msnbot.htm) First seen August 11, 2026 · Last seen October 18, 2026
msnbot/1.0 (+http://search.msn.com/msnbot.htm��) First seen August 17, 2026 · Last seen October 18, 2026
msnbot/0.11 ( http://search.msn.com/msnbot.htm) First seen August 5, 2026 · Last seen September 21, 2026
msnbot/1.1 ( http://search.msn.com/msnbot.htm) First seen August 13, 2026 · Last seen August 25, 2026

Behavior profile

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Category
[[TODO: MAP CATEGORY]]
Average request rate
1.1 requests per minute
HTTP and HTTPS support
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HTTP version support
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Redirect behavior
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Robots.txt behavior
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Crawl-rate behavior
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JavaScript execution
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Form submission activity
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Malformed URL requests
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HTTP/1.0: [[TODO: MAP HTTP 1.0 SUPPORT]] HTTP/1.1: [[TODO: MAP HTTP 1.1 SUPPORT]] HTTP/2: [[TODO: MAP HTTP 2 SUPPORT]] HTTP/3: [[TODO: MAP HTTP 3 SUPPORT]] [[TODO: MAP HEADER ORDER FINGERPRINTED]]

Source distribution

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Top countries

Country Networks Site sightings Share
United States 21 26 55.4%
India 6 6 14.3%
China 8 8 13.4%
United Arab Emirates 1 2 6.3%
Singapore 3 3 4.5%
Unknown 2 2 1.8%
Germany 1 1 1.8%
Bulgaria 1 1 0.9%
Romania 1 1 0.9%
South Africa 1 1 0.9%

Top ASNs

ASN Organization Networks Share
AS207990 [[TODO: MAP ASN ORGANIZATION]] 8 23.2%
AS203020 [[TODO: MAP ASN ORGANIZATION]] 10 23.2%
AS9009 [[TODO: MAP ASN ORGANIZATION]] 2 7.1%
AS46261 [[TODO: MAP ASN ORGANIZATION]] 1 7.1%
AS262287 [[TODO: MAP ASN ORGANIZATION]] 1 6.3%
AS4134 [[TODO: MAP ASN ORGANIZATION]] 2 4.5%
AS133499 [[TODO: MAP ASN ORGANIZATION]] 2 3.6%
AS134768 [[TODO: MAP ASN ORGANIZATION]] 2 2.7%
AS16509 [[TODO: MAP ASN ORGANIZATION]] 3 2.7%
AS213541 [[TODO: MAP ASN ORGANIZATION]] 1 2.7%

Top datacenters

Provider Type Snapshots Share

Representative source IPs

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HTTP fingerprint and request characteristics

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Observed header order
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Common headers sent
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TLS and HTTPS behavior
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URL normalization behavior
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Malformed request patterns
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Observed sample requests

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GET
/_profiler/phpinfo
Status pattern: HTTP 404
Seen 2 times, Last seen August 25, 2026
GET
/_profiler/phpinfo
Status pattern: HTTP 403
Seen 1 times, Last seen August 25, 2026
GET
/pinterest-smart-assembly-ki-werbung-ohne-katalog
Status pattern: HTTP 403
Seen 1 times, Last seen August 18, 2026
HEAD
/7-reasons-your-video-content-needs-captions-today
Status pattern: HTTP 403
Seen 1 times, Last seen August 18, 2026
HEAD
/how-to-build-a-digital-marketing-strategy-from-scratch
Status pattern: HTTP 403
Seen 1 times, Last seen August 18, 2026
GET
/x-original-content-rewards-ersetzt-erloesteilung
Status pattern: HTTP 403
Seen 1 times, Last seen August 16, 2026
GET
/fake-news-oesterreicher-orf-umfrage/
Status pattern: HTTP 403
Seen 1 times, Last seen August 12, 2026
GET
/amazon-kuerzere-produkttitel-haendler
Status pattern: HTTP 301
Seen 1 times, Last seen August 12, 2026
GET
/internationale-investoren-startup-finanzierung-oesterreich
Status pattern: HTTP 301
Seen 1 times, Last seen August 12, 2026
GET
/happyrobot-raises-150-million-ai-workers-enterprise
Status pattern: HTTP 403
Seen 1 times, Last seen August 11, 2026

Related campaigns and associations

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Detailed analyst report

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Frequently asked questions about msnbot/1.0 ( http://search.msn.com/msnbot.htm)

What is msnbot/1.0 ( http://search.msn.com/msnbot.htm)?

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Is msnbot/1.0 ( http://search.msn.com/msnbot.htm) considered malicious?

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Does msnbot/1.0 ( http://search.msn.com/msnbot.htm) respect robots.txt and crawl-rate controls?

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What infrastructure is commonly associated with msnbot/1.0 ( http://search.msn.com/msnbot.htm)?

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