Bot IP: 58.250.125.142

Name: Bot IP Lookup: 58.250.125.142 (Sogou Spider)
Creator: Track-A-Bot

Sogou Spider is the web crawling bot operated by Sogou, a major Chinese search engine, used to index web content for its search results.

Unverified

Track-A-Bot Trust Score: 51/100

score

0255075100

Why Track-A-Bot rated this IP (tap to expand)

Identity

✅ Marked as bot traffic
✅ Bot name present
⚠️ User-agent does not match bot name
✅ User-agent includes identity link/email

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)
⚠️ Many non-200/304 responses
📌 Visits: 1
⏱️ Age: 0h

Penalties

✅ No major spoof pattern
✅ No fingerprint fields
✅ Cookies not enabled
✅ No connection type

Total visits: 1 First seen: Mar 20th, 2024 4:30 AM Last seen: Mar 20th, 2024 4:30 AM

Known Hostname(s)

sogouspider-58-250-125-142.crawl.sogou.com

Known User Agent(s)

Sogou web spider/4.0(+http://www.sogou.com/docs/help/webmasters.htm#07)

Known Accepted Language(s)

zh-cn

Known Accepted Encoding(s)

gzip,deflate

Common User-Agent Tokens

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

Token

Seen

First seen

Last seen

sogou

11,479

3/19/24

12/12/25

sogou 11,479 seen

First 3/19/24

Last 12/12/25

spider/4.0

11,478

3/19/24

12/12/25

spider/4.0 11,478 seen

First 3/19/24

Last 12/12/25

web

11,478

3/19/24

12/12/25

web 11,478 seen

First 3/19/24

Last 12/12/25

x86_64

3/17/24

7/30/24

x86_64 66 seen

First 3/17/24

Last 7/30/24

build/grj22

12/12/24

12/12/25

build/grj22 3 seen

First 12/12/24

Last 12/12/25

cyanogenmod-7

12/12/24

12/12/25

cyanogenmod-7 3 seen

First 12/12/24

Last 12/12/25

mb200

12/12/24

12/12/25

mb200 3 seen

First 12/12/24

Last 12/12/25

mqqbrowser/26

12/12/24

12/12/25

mqqbrowser/26 3 seen

First 12/12/24

Last 12/12/25

build/huaweibra-al00

12/18/24

build/huaweibra-al00 1 seen

First 12/18/24

Last 12/18/24

covc/046801

12/18/24

covc/046801 1 seen

First 12/18/24

Last 12/18/24

mqqbrowser/14.6

12/18/24

mqqbrowser/14.6 1 seen

First 12/18/24

Last 12/18/24

pic

11/2/25

pic 1 seen

First 11/2/25

Last 11/2/25

spider/3.0

11/2/25

spider/3.0 1 seen

First 11/2/25

Last 11/2/25

vog-al00

12/18/24

vog-al00 1 seen

First 12/18/24

Last 12/18/24

Identity Links

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

URL

Seen

First seen

Last seen

www.sogou.com/docs/help/webmasters.htm#07

11,479

3/19/24

12/12/25

www.sogou.com/docs/help/webmasters.htm#07 11,479 seen www.sogou.com

First 3/19/24

Last 12/12/25

Bot FAQ for this IP

Why is sogou-spider visiting my website?

The sogou-spider is visiting your website to crawl and index its content for the Sogou search engine, which is popular in China. According to the visit data, the bot accessed your homepage using the user agent 'Sogou web spider/4.0' and originated from the hostname 'sogouspider-58-250-125-142.crawl.sogou.com'. This behavior is typical for search engine crawlers aiming to update their search results. If you do not want sogou-spider to access your site, you can disallow it in your robots.txt file.

What does sogou-spider do?

Sogou-spider is an automated web crawler operated by the Sogou search engine. Its main function is to systematically browse and index web pages so they can appear in Sogou's search results. The bot identifies itself with a specific user agent and typically respects robots.txt directives. You can verify its legitimacy by checking the reverse DNS of its IP address and reviewing its user agent string. If you want to control its access, update your robots.txt or implement rate limiting.

Is sogou-spider safe?

Based on the available data, sogou-spider appears to be a legitimate search engine crawler, as indicated by its user agent and reverse DNS hostname. However, as with any bot, it is important to monitor its activity for unusual patterns, such as excessive requests or ignoring robots.txt rules. To ensure safety: 1) Check your server logs for abnormal behavior, 2) Use robots.txt to set crawl rules, 3) Implement rate limiting to prevent overload, 4) Consider a web application firewall (WAF) for added protection, and 5) Verify the bot's identity by checking its reverse DNS and user agent.

This page provides a detailed lookup for the bot with the IP address of 58.250.125.142, 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.