What is AliyunSecBot?
AliyunSecBot is a security scanner operated by Alibaba, a major Chinese technology company. This bot crawls websites to scan for potential security vulnerabilities, threats, or compliance issues as part of Alibaba's cloud security services. You can set up Agent Analytics to see when AliyunSecBot visits your website.
Category
| Example User Agent | AliyunSecBot |
| Operated By | Alibaba |
| Triggered By | Scheduled or requested scan |
| Used for AI Model Training | Not expected |
| Affects AI Chat & Search Visibility | Not directly |
| Expected To Follow Robots.txt | Yes |
Why Is AliyunSecBot Visiting My Website?
AliyunSecBot is scanning your site for vulnerabilities, either as part of an internet-wide sweep or because someone requested an assessment of your domain. Recurring visits often indicate that a monitoring service has added your site to its checks.
Should I Block AliyunSecBot?
Usually not, unless you already run your own security scans and want cleaner logs. AliyunSecBot checks for exposed vulnerabilities, and some services report their findings to site owners at no cost. For context, 7% of the top websites we track currently have robots.txt rules for AliyunSecBot.
How Do I Block AliyunSecBot Using Robots.txt?
Add this rule to your robots.txt file to block AliyunSecBot from accessing your website, or use Automatic Robots.txt to block all security scanners at once. You can customize which pages are blocked by swapping out / for a different path.
User-agent: AliyunSecBot # https://knownagents.com/agents/aliyunsecbot
Disallow: /Insights for AliyunSecBot
As of October 29, 2026, this data reflects agent visits measured across thousands of websites using Agent Analytics, combined with daily scans of the top 1000 websites and their robots.txt files.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What Traffic Patterns Should I Expect From AliyunSecBot?
AliyunSecBot's cadence depends on how the scan is configured. Continuous monitoring may run daily or hourly, while a one-time or internet-wide scan may sweep once and disappear.
Does AliyunSecBot Follow Robots.txt Rules?
AliyunSecBot is expected to follow robots.txt rules, so a disallow rule is the appropriate first step if you want to block it. Automatic Robots.txt can add and maintain that rule, while Agent Analytics lets you verify whether AliyunSecBot respects it.
Is AliyunSecBot Used for AI Model Training?
Not ordinarily. AliyunSecBot is not categorized as an AI training scraper or data provider, so AI model training is not its expected purpose.
Does Blocking AliyunSecBot Affect AI Search or Citations?
Not directly. AliyunSecBot's expected purpose is not to supply an AI search index or retrieve pages for AI-generated answers.
Does AliyunSecBot Access Private Content?
It deliberately looks for exposed private content. AliyunSecBot tests login pages, admin panels, and API endpoints for vulnerabilities. Probing does not mean it gained access, but you should expect requests to sensitive paths in your logs.
How Can I Verify a Request From AliyunSecBot?
Agent Analytics tracks AliyunSecBot visits in real time. You can also check your server logs for requests whose user-agent string contains "AliyunSecBot". Look for bursts of requests to uncommon paths that ordinary visitors rarely access. Because AliyunSecBot does not publish a verification method, any client can claim its identity and a log match is only a clue.
How Is AliyunSecBot Different From Other Alibaba Agents?
Alibaba operates separate agents for different purposes, so each agent should be evaluated and controlled independently.
- TongyiBot: TongyiBot is a web crawler operated by Alibaba that fetches web content for the Tongyi Qianwen assistant and related Qwen-generated answers.
- QwenBot: QwenBot is a web crawler operated by Alibaba that downloads website content to support Qwen training and generated answers across Alibaba services.