Bot IP: 42.236.12.240
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.
Unverified
Track-A-Bot Trust Score: 65/100
65
score
0255075100
Why Track-A-Bot rated this IP (tap to expand)
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
- ℹ️ Referrer seen
- ⚠️ Many non-200/304 responses
- 📌 Visits: 3
- ⏱️ Age: 11850h
Penalties
- ✅ No major spoof pattern
- ✅ No fingerprint fields
- ✅ Cookies not enabled
- ✅ No connection type
Total visits: 3 First seen: Apr 7th, 2024 11:34 AM Last seen: Aug 14th, 2025 5:36 AM
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
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
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
build/mmb29p
19 seen
First
6/12/25
Last
12/12/25
haosouspider
1
12/12/25
12/12/25
haosouspider
1 seen
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
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 search engine purposes. The visits from IP address 42.236.12.240, identified by the user agent string containing '360Spider', suggest automated access rather than human browsing. This activity is common among search engines and analytics services aiming to gather publicly available data. If 360spider is accessing your site, it is likely attempting to index your content for inclusion in a search database or for data analysis. To verify the legitimacy of these visits, consider checking the reverse DNS of the IP, reviewing your server logs for visit patterns, and consulting the official documentation or website of 360spider.
What does 360spider do?
360spider is known as the web crawler for Qihoo 360, a major Chinese internet security and search company. Its primary function is to scan and index web pages, making them searchable through 360's search engine services. The crawler typically identifies itself in the user agent string as '360Spider'. It accesses websites to gather information such as page titles, content, and metadata. Website owners can control or limit 360spider's access by using robots.txt rules, monitoring server logs, and implementing IP-based allow or block lists as needed.
Is 360spider safe?
360spider is a legitimate web crawler associated with a well-known search engine, but as with any automated traffic, it is important to monitor its behavior. The provided data shows visits with a consistent user agent and hostname pattern, which is typical for recognized bots. However, excessive crawling or ignoring robots.txt rules can impact server performance. To ensure safety, verify the IP address using reverse DNS lookup, monitor the frequency and depth of requests, set appropriate robots.txt directives, and consider rate limiting or firewall rules if unwanted or disruptive activity is detected.
This page provides a detailed lookup for the bot with the IP address of 42.236.12.240, 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.