Bot IP: 42.236.17.225
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: 71/100
71
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
- ✅ Mostly 200/304 responses
- 📌 Visits: 3
- ⏱️ Age: 11347h
Penalties
- ✅ No major spoof pattern
- ✅ No fingerprint fields
- ✅ Cookies not enabled
- ✅ No connection type
Total visits: 3 First seen: Apr 14th, 2024 10:33 AM Last seen: Jul 31st, 2025 6:12 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 user agent string observed in recent visits includes '360Spider', which is associated with the 360 Search engine, a major search provider in China. Visits from the IP address 42.236.17.225 show requests to both the homepage and specific URLs, indicating typical crawling behavior. If 360spider is accessing your website, it is likely attempting to gather publicly available content for search indexing. To verify the legitimacy of these visits, consider checking the reverse DNS of the IP address, reviewing the user agent in your server logs, and consulting official documentation from 360 Search. If you wish to control access, you can update your robots.txt file, implement IP allow/block lists, or set up rate limiting.
What does 360spider do?
360spider functions as an automated bot that scans and indexes web pages for the 360 Search engine. Its primary role is to discover and catalog website content, making it searchable for users of the 360 Search platform. The bot identifies itself with a user agent string containing '360Spider' and typically requests publicly accessible pages. The hostname observed in visits is 'hn.kd.ny.adsl', which may indicate a dynamic or residential IP range. Website owners can monitor the bot's activity by analyzing server logs and user agent patterns. To manage how 360spider interacts with your site, consider specifying crawl rules in your robots.txt file, monitoring request frequency, and using web application firewall (WAF) rules if needed.
Is 360spider safe?
360spider is generally recognized as a legitimate search engine crawler, but as with any automated bot, it is important to verify its authenticity and monitor its behavior. The IP address 42.236.17.225 has made multiple visits with a consistent user agent, which aligns with known patterns for 360spider. However, some bots may spoof user agents or originate from unexpected IP ranges. To ensure safety, perform a reverse DNS lookup on the IP, check for official IP ranges published by 360 Search, and monitor for unusual or excessive crawling activity. If unwanted behavior is detected, use robots.txt directives, implement IP blocking, or apply rate limiting to mitigate potential issues.
This page provides a detailed lookup for the bot with the IP address of 42.236.17.225, 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.