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Bot IP: 42.236.12.239

Bot Name: 360Spider
360Spider is a web crawler operated by Qihoo 360, a major Chinese internet security company, primarily used for indexing web content for the 360 Search engine.
Likely legitimate
Track-A-Bot Trust Score: 77/100
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Identity

  • ✅ Marked as bot traffic
  • ✅ Bot name present
  • ✅ User-agent matches bot name
  • ℹ️ No identity link/email in user-agent

Hostname

  • ✅ Hostname observed
  • ℹ️ Hostname does not resemble bot name
  • ℹ️ Hostname status not verified
  • ✅ No hostname mismatch flags

Behavior

  • ℹ️ No /robots.txt request observed
  • ✅ No referrer (typical crawler behavior)
  • ✅ Mostly 200/304 responses
  • 📌 Visits: 4
  • ⏱️ Age: 12545h

Penalties

  • ✅ No major spoof pattern
  • ✅ No fingerprint fields
  • ✅ Cookies not enabled
  • ✅ No connection type
Total visits: 4 First seen: Jul 8th, 2024 1:27 AM Last seen: Dec 12th, 2025 7:23 PM
Known Hostname(s)
hn.kd.ny.adsl
Known User Agent(s)
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/50.0.2661.102 Safari/537.36; 360Spider
Known Accepted Language(s)
zh-CN
Known Accepted Encoding(s)
deflate, gzip
gzip, deflate, br, zstd

Common User-Agent Tokens

These are identifiers found inside user-agent strings we observed for 360spider.

Token
Seen
First seen
Last seen
360spider
1,116
3/28/24
12/12/25
360spider 1,116 seen
First 3/28/24
Last 12/12/25
build/mmb29p
19
6/12/25
12/12/25
build/mmb29p 19 seen
First 6/12/25
Last 12/12/25
haosouspider
1
12/12/25
12/12/25
haosouspider 1 seen
First 12/12/25
Last 12/12/25
trident/5.0
1
12/12/25
12/12/25
trident/5.0 1 seen
First 12/12/25
Last 12/12/25

Identity Links

These are URLs we observed in association with 360spider (often used as an identity, help, or policy link).

URL
Seen
First seen
Last seen
First 12/12/25
Last 12/12/25

Bot FAQ for this IP


Why is 360spider visiting my website?

360spider is a web crawler that visits websites to collect and index information, typically for the 360 Search engine, a major search provider in China. Visits from 360spider are generally automated and may occur when the crawler is discovering new content or updating its index. The user agent string in recent visits from IP address 42.236.12.239 identifies itself as '360Spider', and the hostname also matches a pattern commonly associated with this bot. If 360spider is accessing your site, it is likely attempting to gather publicly available information for search indexing purposes.

What does 360spider do?

360spider is an automated bot operated by Qihoo 360, a Chinese internet security and search company. Its primary function is to crawl web pages, analyze their content, and add them to the 360 Search engine's index. This process helps users of 360 Search find relevant web pages in search results. The bot typically identifies itself with a specific user agent string and originates from IP ranges associated with Qihoo 360. Site owners can verify its activity by checking user agent strings, reviewing reverse DNS lookups, and monitoring request patterns for consistency with known crawler behavior.

Is 360spider safe?

360spider is a legitimate search engine crawler, but as with any automated bot, it is important to monitor its activity to ensure it does not negatively impact website performance or security. The provided data shows standard user agent strings and hostnames, which are consistent with known 360spider behavior. To verify authenticity, perform a reverse DNS lookup on the IP address and compare it to official Qihoo 360 domains. Site owners can manage crawler access by updating robots.txt rules, implementing rate limiting, monitoring server logs for unusual activity, and using web application firewall (WAF) rules to block or allow specific bots as needed.

This page provides a detailed lookup for the bot with the IP address of 42.236.12.239, based on real-world traffic observed across websites using Track-A-Bot software. Use this information to verify whether activity from this IP belongs to a legitimate search engine crawler, or to analyze bot behavior on your website.