About SamtaroScan
If you saw SamtaroScan/1.0 in your logs, this page explains what it did and how to stop it.
Last reviewed: 18 October 2026
Automated scan of publicly visible website signals. Not legal advice, not a security audit or penetration test.
User-Agent
SamtaroScan/1.0 (+https://samtaro-security.pages.dev/scanner)
Free mini-scan (anyone who confirms they're authorised)
- One request to the homepage over HTTPS, one HTTP request to check the redirect, and a request for
/robots.txt. - Public DNS lookups (SPF, DMARC) through a public resolver.
- No other paths, no forms submitted, no logins, no exposed-file checks.
Full scan (owner-verified domains only)
- Runs only after the domain owner proves control with a DNS TXT record (
samtaro-verify=<token>), a file at/.well-known/samtaro-verify.txt, or a reply from an admin address at the domain. - Up to 10 public pages, at a low request rate (at most about one request per second), in a single pass, respecting robots.txt.
- A headless browser loads pages without accepting cookies, to see what loads before consent.
- A short list of common sensitive paths (for example
/.git/HEAD,/.env) is checked for existence only, using the HTTP status code. Contents are never downloaded, read or stored. - No exploitation, fuzzing, brute-forcing, port scanning or authenticated testing.
What we never do
- Scan government or state-affiliated domains without verified owner consent.
- Publish results about any named website or business. Reports go only to the verified requester.
Opt out
- Add this to your robots.txt:
User-agent: SamtaroScanthenDisallow: /. Both the free and full scans respect it. - Or email [email protected] with the domain. We add it to our block list.
Report a concern: [email protected].
Need help with an issue?
Quick contact Quick fixes Email support
Send the domain and finding reference. Please do not email passwords, customer records or exposed secrets. We reply within one business day; this is not a 24-hour incident-response hotline.