# robots.txt file for https://www.computerhope.com/
# Send comments about this file to <URL:https://www.computerhope.com/contact/>
# Disobeying the rules of the robots.txt will cause your IP to be banned.
# Last updated: 3/24/2025
Sitemap: https://www.computerhope.com/sitemap.xml
User-agent: Mediapartners-Google
Disallow:

User-agent: *
Disallow: /cgi-bin/yabb/
Disallow: /cgi-bin/process/
Disallow: /cgi-bin/search.cgi*
Disallow: /cgi-bin/error.cgi*
Disallow: /forum2/
Disallow: /forum/index.php?action=activate
Disallow: /forum/index.php?action=admin
Disallow: /forum/index.php?action=arcade
Disallow: /forum/index.php?action=calendar
Disallow: /forum/index.php?action=collapse
Disallow: /forum/index.php?action=deletemsg
Disallow: /forum/index.php?action=editpoll
Disallow: /forum/index.php?action=help
Disallow: /forum/index.php?action=helpadmin
Disallow: /forum/index.php?action=lock
Disallow: /forum/index.php?action=login
Disallow: /forum/index.php?action=logout
Disallow: /forum/index.php?action=markasread
Disallow: /forum/index.php?action=mergetopics
Disallow: /forum/index.php?action=mlist
Disallow: /forum/index.php?action=modifykarma
Disallow: /forum/index.php?action=movetopic
Disallow: /forum/index.php?action=notify
Disallow: /forum/index.php?action=notifyboard
Disallow: /forum/index.php?action=pm
Disallow: /forum/index.php?action=post
Disallow: /forum/index.php?action=profile
Disallow: /forum/index.php?action=register
Disallow: /forum/index.php?action=removetopic2
Disallow: /forum/index.php?action=reporttm
Disallow: /forum/index.php?action=search
Disallow: /forum/index.php?action=sendtopic
Disallow: /forum/index.php?action=splittopics
Disallow: /forum/index.php?action=stats
Disallow: /forum/index.php?action=sticky
Disallow: /forum/index.php?action=trackip
Disallow: /forum/index.php?action=unread
Disallow: /forum/index.php?action=unreadreplies
Disallow: /forum/index.php?action=who

#Block AI crawlers
User-agent: AI2Bot
Disallow: /
User-agent: Ai2Bot-Dolma
Disallow: /
User-agent: Amazonbot
Disallow: /
User-agent: anthropic-ai
Disallow: /
User-agent: Applebot
Disallow: /
User-agent: Applebot-Extended
Disallow: /
User-agent: Brightbot 1.0
Disallow: /
User-agent: Bytespider
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User-agent: CCBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: ChatGPT-User
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User-agent: Claude-Web
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User-agent: ClaudeBot
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User-agent: cohere-ai
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User-agent: cohere-training-data-crawler
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User-agent: Crawlspace
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User-agent: Diffbot
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User-agent: DuckAssistBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: FacebookBot
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User-agent: FriendlyCrawler
Disallow: /
User-agent: GPTBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: iaskspider/2.0
Disallow: /
User-agent: ICC-Crawler
Disallow: /
User-agent: ImagesiftBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: img2dataset
Disallow: /
User-agent: ISSCyberRiskCrawler
Disallow: /
User-agent: Kangaroo Bot
Disallow: /
User-agent: Meta-ExternalAgent
Disallow: /
User-agent: Meta-ExternalFetcher
Disallow: /
User-agent: OAI-SearchBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: omgili
Disallow: /
User-agent: omgilibot
Disallow: /
User-agent: PanguBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: PerplexityBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: PetalBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: PiplBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: Scrapy
Disallow: /
User-agent: SemrushBot-OCOB
Disallow: /
User-agent: SemrushBot-SWA
Disallow: /
User-agent: Sidetrade indexer bot
Disallow: /
User-agent: Timpibot
Disallow: /
User-agent: VelenPublicWebCrawler
Disallow: /
User-agent: Webzio-Extended
Disallow: /
User-agent: YouBot
Disallow: /

#Other bots not allowed
User-agent: asterias
Disallow: /
User-agent: Atomic_Email_Hunter
Disallow: /
User-agent: b2w/0.1
Disallow: /
User-agent: BackDoorBot/1.0
Disallow: /
User-agent: Black Hole
Disallow: /
User-agent: BlowFish/1.0
Disallow: /
User-agent: BotALot
Disallow: /
User-agent: BotRightHere
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User-agent: BuiltBotTough
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User-agent: Bullseye/1.0
Disallow: /
User-agent: BunnySlippers
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User-agent: Cegbfeieh
Disallow: /
User-agent: CheeseBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: CherryPicker
Disallow: /
User-agent: CherryPickerElite/1.0
Disallow: /
User-agent: CherryPickerSE/1.0
Disallow: /
User-agent: CopyRightCheck
Disallow: /
User-agent: cosmos
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User-agent: Crescent
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User-agent: Crescent Internet ToolPak HTTP OLE Control v.1.0
Disallow: /
User-agent: discobot
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User-agent: DittoSpyder
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User-agent: DOC
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User-agent: Download Ninja
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User-agent: EmailCollector
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User-agent: EmailSiphon
Disallow: /
User-agent: EmailWolf
Disallow: /
User-agent: EroCrawler
Disallow: /
User-agent: ExtractorPro
Disallow: /
User-agent: Fasterfox
Disallow: /
User-agent: Fetch
Disallow: /
User-agent: Foobot
Disallow: /
User-agent: grub-client
Disallow: /
User-agent: Harvest/1.5
Disallow: /
User-agent: hloader
Disallow: /
User-agent: httplib
Disallow: /
User-agent: HTTrack
Disallow: /
User-agent: humanlinks
Disallow: /
User-agent: ia_archiver
Disallow: /
User-agent: ieautodiscovery
Disallow: /
User-agent: InfoNaviRobot
Disallow: /
User-agent: JennyBot
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User-agent: k2spider
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User-agent: Kenjin Spider
Disallow: /
User-agent: Keyword Density/0.9
Disallow: /
User-agent: larbin
Disallow: /
User-agent: LexiBot
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User-agent: libWeb/clsHTTP
Disallow: /
User-agent: libwww
Disallow: /
User-agent: LinkextractorPro
Disallow: /
User-agent: linko
Disallow: /
User-agent: LinkScan/8.1a Unix
Disallow: /
User-agent: LinkWalker
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User-agent: LNSpiderguy
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User-agent: lwp-trivial
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User-agent: lwp-trivial/1.34
Disallow: /
User-agent: Mata Hari
Disallow: /
User-agent: Microsoft.URL.Control
Disallow: /
User-agent: Microsoft URL Control - 5.01.4511
Disallow: /
User-agent: Microsoft URL Control - 6.00.8169
Disallow: /
User-agent: MIIxpc
Disallow: /
User-agent: MIIxpc/4.2
Disallow: /
User-Agent: Missigua Locator
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User-agent: Mister PiX
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User-agent: moget
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User-agent: moget/2.1
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User-agent: MSIECrawler
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User-agent: NetAnts
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User-agent: NICErsPRO
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User-agent: NPBot
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User-agent: Offline Explorer
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User-agent: Openfind
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User-agent: Openfind data gathere
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User-agent: ProPowerBot/2.14
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User-agent: ProWebWalker
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User-agent: QueryN Metasearch
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User-agent: RepoMonkey
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User-agent: RepoMonkey Bait & Tackle/v1.01
Disallow: /
User-agent: RMA
Disallow: /
User-agent: sitecheck.Internetseer.com
Disallow: /
User-agent: SiteSnagger
Disallow: /
User-agent: SiteSucker
Disallow:/
User-agent: Site Sucker
Disallow:/
User-agent: SnapPreviewBot
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User-agent: SpankBot
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User-agent: spanner
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User-agent: suzuran
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User-agent: Szukacz/1.4
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User-agent: Teleport
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User-agent: TeleportPro
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User-agent: Teleport Pro/1.29
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User-agent: Telesoft
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User-agent: TurnitinBot
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User-agent: The Intraformant
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User-agent: TheNomad
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User-agent: TightTwatBot
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User-agent: Titan
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User-agent: toCrawl/UrlDispatcher
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User-agent: True_Robot
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User-agent: True_Robot/1.0
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User-agent: turingos
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User-agent: UbiCrawler
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User-agent: URLy Warning
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User-agent: VCI
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User-agent: VCI WebViewer VCI WebViewer Win32
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User-agent: Web Image Collector
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User-agent: Web Downloader/6.9
Disallow: /
User-agent: WebAuto
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User-agent: WebBandit
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User-agent: WebBandit/3.50
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User-agent: WebCopier
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User-agent: WebCopier v4.0
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User-agent: WebEnhancer
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User-agent: WebmasterWorldForumBot
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User-agent: WebReaper
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User-agent: WebSauger
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User-agent: Website Quester
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User-agent: Webster Pro
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User-agent: WebStripper
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User-agent: WebZip
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User-agent: WebZip/4.0
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User-agent: Wget
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User-agent: Wget/1.5.3
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User-agent: Wget/1.6
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User-agent: WWW-Collector-E
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User-agent: Xenu's
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User-agent: Xenu's Link Sleuth 1.1c
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User-agent: Zao
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User-agent: Zeus
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User-agent: Zeus 32297 Webster Pro V2.9 Win32
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User-agent: ZyBORG
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