Bot IP: 61.135.159.148

Name: Bot IP Lookup: 61.135.159.148 (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 30th, 2024 12:46 AM Last seen: Mar 30th, 2024 12:46 AM

Known Hostname(s)

sogouspider-61-135-159-148.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 IP address 61.135.159.148, identified as 'sogou-spider', is visiting websites as part of Sogou's web crawling activities. Sogou is a major Chinese search engine, and its crawler collects publicly available information from websites to update its search index. The user agent string 'Sogou web spider/4.0(+http://www.sogou.com/docs/help/webmasters.htm#07)' and the reverse DNS hostname 'sogouspider-61-135-159-148.crawl.sogou.com' both indicate this is an automated bot, not a human visitor. If this crawler is accessing your site, it is likely indexing content for inclusion in Sogou's search results.

What does sogou-spider do?

Sogou-spider is an automated web crawler operated by Sogou, a search engine company. Its primary function is to systematically browse and index web pages, allowing Sogou to provide up-to-date search results. The crawler typically follows links and collects publicly accessible content. The user agent and hostname can be used to verify its identity. Website owners can manage how sogou-spider interacts with their site by using the robots.txt file to allow or restrict access to specific pages or sections.

Is sogou-spider safe?

Sogou-spider is a legitimate search engine crawler, but as with any automated bot, it is important to monitor its activity. The provided user agent and reverse DNS suggest the visit is genuine. However, excessive crawling can impact website performance. To verify authenticity, check the reverse DNS for 'crawl.sogou.com', monitor request frequency, and review the user agent string. To manage access, consider updating your robots.txt file, implementing rate limits, or using a web application firewall (WAF) to control bot traffic. Regularly monitor logs for unusual patterns to ensure site stability.

This page provides a detailed lookup for the bot with the IP address of 61.135.159.148, 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.