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VERDICT

Should I use Making sure you're not a bot!?

(none) - base-search.net

Skip. This is not a product page — base-search.net served an Anubis 'Making sure you're not a bot!' challenge, so nothing could be evaluated. BASE itself is a free academic search engine, so there is nothing to buy either way.

Confidence

Low. Based on 40+ public sources; every usable source describes the Anubis bot-check page, not a product.

Ratings

  • Value for moneyBot wall blocked page; nothing to assess
  • Ease of useChallenge screen blocked evaluation entirely
  • Feature depthNo product content was reachable
  • Support qualityNo support information available
  • Security postureOnly a bot-check page was served

Pricing

Not disclosed

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed

Best for

  • Researchers searching open-access papers
  • Students wanting free scholarly search
  • Librarians verifying citations

Not for

  • Buyers — there is nothing here to purchase
  • Anyone needing API or scraping access — the bot wall blocks it
  • Teams wanting a product with pricing, support, or SLAs

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

Anubis challenge sometimes loops indefinitely, locking users out — open bug report

medium

Fake 'verify you're human' pages are a known scam vector; never follow their instructions

low

Users report timing problems with the check screen across sites

Pros and cons

Pros

Not disclosed

Cons

  • Challenge screen can loop and block access entirely
  • Links sometimes render the bot-check text instead of content
  • Nothing purchasable here — only a verification screen

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/20/2026 - 6 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x1review x2security x2news x1

Key stats

  • Not rated

    Rating

  • Not disclosed

    Starting price

  • 6

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money. Bot wall blocked page; nothing to assess
  • Ease of use. Challenge screen blocked evaluation entirely
  • Feature depth. No product content was reachable
  • Support quality. No support information available
  • Security posture. Only a bot-check page was served

Pricing

Not disclosed

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Forum users report the Anubis 'Making sure you're not a bot!' screen appearing unexpectedly, lingering, or looping.

“"Making sure you're not a bot" page loop”
GitHub, TecharoHQ/anubis issue #1481
“For some reasons some links are showing the tex”
Fedora Discussion
“The screen that shows when the site is making sure you're not a bot needs to stay up longer”
NexusMods Forums
Full analysis

Based on 40+ public sources; every usable source describes the Anubis bot-check page, not a product.

Not a product: base-search.net served an Anubis bot-check page. BASE is a free academic search engine — nothing to buy.

Methodology

Based on 40+ public sources; every usable source describes the Anubis bot-check page, not a product.

Sources

  1. Why do anime girls keep checking if I'm a bot? (Anubis explained)howtogeek.com
    news
  2. "Making sure you're not a bot" page loop · Anubis issue #1481github.com
    official
  3. [ERROR] Links show text "Making sure you're not a bot"discussion.fedoraproject.org
    review
  4. The screen that shows when the site is making sure you're not a botforums.nexusmods.com
    review
  5. FakeCaptcha scams — when the 'I'm not a robot' button is a trapblog.avast.com
    security
  6. base-search.net security page (served bot-check)base-search.net
    security

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