01 · Operator
Who operates ConveraMultiMediaCrawler
- Company
- Convera Corporation
02 · Behavior
What ConveraMultiMediaCrawler does
Convera built search software and offered vertical search services to publishers. The crawler collected web content for those search services. Convera merged with Firstlight ERA in 2010 to form NTENT.
03 · Impact
Why ConveraMultiMediaCrawler matters for your site
If you allow it
- Requests carrying this name today are unlikely to come from Convera
If you block it
- The operator no longer exists
- Current traffic with this name is likely spoofed
04 · Allow
How to allow ConveraMultiMediaCrawler
robots.txt
User-agent: ConveraMultiMediaCrawler
Allow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "ConveraMultiMediaCrawler")
Action: Skip › All Super Bot Fight Mode rules
# Also check Security › Bots: "Block AI bots" can block it regardless of robots.txt.WordPress
# WordPress serves a virtual robots.txt. Edit it with your SEO plugin:
# Yoast: SEO › Tools › File editor · Rank Math: General Settings › Edit robots.txt
User-agent: ConveraMultiMediaCrawler
Allow: /nginx
# nginx serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure no rule like this blocks it:
# if ($http_user_agent ~* "ConveraMultiMediaCrawler") { return 403; }Apache
# Apache serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure .htaccess has no rule like this:
# RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ConveraMultiMediaCrawler [NC]
# RewriteRule .* - [F,L]05 · Block
How to block ConveraMultiMediaCrawler
Start with robots.txt. If ConveraMultiMediaCrawler keeps showing up in your logs, block it at your CDN or web server.
robots.txt
User-agent: ConveraMultiMediaCrawler
Disallow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "ConveraMultiMediaCrawler")
Action: BlockWordPress
# WordPress serves a virtual robots.txt. Edit it with your SEO plugin:
# Yoast: SEO › Tools › File editor · Rank Math: General Settings › Edit robots.txt
User-agent: ConveraMultiMediaCrawler
Disallow: /nginx
# In your server { } block:
if ($http_user_agent ~* "ConveraMultiMediaCrawler") {
return 403;
}Apache
# .htaccess
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ConveraMultiMediaCrawler [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
</IfModule>06 · User agents
User agents we see for ConveraMultiMediaCrawler
The operator does not publish a full user agent string. Requests contain the token “ConveraMultiMediaCrawler”.
07 · Verification
Is it really ConveraMultiMediaCrawler?
ConveraMultiMediaCrawler’s operator publishes no IP ranges or hostnames, so requests cannot be verified. Treat the user agent as a claim, and watch your logs for unusual request rates.
FAQ
Questions about ConveraMultiMediaCrawler
Is ConveraMultiMediaCrawler still active?
Convera stopped operating as a standalone company in 2010, when it merged into NTENT. Current traffic with this name is unlikely to be genuine.
Should I block ConveraMultiMediaCrawler?
Blocking it has no downside. Its operator no longer exists.
Last reviewed Oct 7, 2026