What is InternetMeasurement?

InternetMeasurement is a bot operated by Driftnet that scans and measures publicly exposed services on networks to provide network administrators with an external view of their infrastructure. The bot is used for internet measurement and discovery purposes, and does not perform site crawling, login attempts, or send spam. You can set up Agent Analytics to see when InternetMeasurement visits your website.

Overview

Operated By Driftnet
Source Official Website
Expected To Follow Robots.txt Yes
Insights Last Updated September 14, 2026

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Category

Security Scanner
Scans websites for security vulnerabilities, threats, and configuration weaknesses

Expected Behavior

InternetMeasurement'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.

InternetMeasurement's User Agent

User Agent Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; InternetMeasurement/1.0; +https://internet-measurement.com/)

How To Block InternetMeasurement With Robots.txt

Add this rule to your robots.txt file to block InternetMeasurement 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: InternetMeasurement # https://knownagents.com/agents/internetmeasurement
Disallow: /

Insights for InternetMeasurement

As of September 14, 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.

Robots.txt Blocked Percentage

6%
6% of top websites are blocking InternetMeasurement
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Country of Origin

United Kingdom
InternetMeasurement normally visits From the United Kingdom

Robots.txt Blocking Trend

6% of top websites block InternetMeasurement in their robots.txts.

Overall Security Scanner Traffic

0.0% of all web traffic came from security scanners.

Top Visited Website Categories

People and Society
Law and Government
Games
Jobs and Education
Internet and Telecom

The types of websites most frequently visited by InternetMeasurement.

Frequently Asked Questions

Should I Block InternetMeasurement?

Usually not, unless you already run your own security scans and want cleaner logs. InternetMeasurement checks for exposed vulnerabilities, and some services report their findings to site owners at no cost. For context, 6% of the top websites we track currently have robots.txt rules for InternetMeasurement.


Does InternetMeasurement Follow Robots.txt Rules?

Yes. InternetMeasurement is expected to follow robots.txt rules, so a disallow rule is the appropriate first step. Automatic Robots.txt can add and maintain that rule, while Agent Analytics lets you verify whether InternetMeasurement respects it.


Does InternetMeasurement Access Private Content?

It deliberately looks for exposed private content. InternetMeasurement 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 Tell if InternetMeasurement Is Visiting My Website?

Agent Analytics tracks InternetMeasurement visits in real time. You can also check your server logs for requests whose user-agent string contains "InternetMeasurement". Look for bursts of requests to uncommon paths that ordinary visitors rarely access. Because InternetMeasurement does not publish a verification method, any client can claim its identity and a log match is only a clue.


Why Is InternetMeasurement Visiting My Website?

InternetMeasurement 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.