Security Report for IP:
66.249.73.8
Verified Official Crawler (Google Official Crawler (Googlebot))
🌐 Verified Official Web Crawler: Google Official Crawler (Googlebot) (Google LLC)
Official web crawler operated by Google LLC for search indexing, Google Web Light mobile optimization, and Google Gemini AI.
✓ Status: Legitimate Automated System. This host crawls the web according to standard
robots.txt guidelines and does not engage in abusive or unauthorized scraping.
⚠️ Third-Party Reputation Alert
This IP address was reported in public crowdsourced blacklists (such as CleanTalk or NERD OSINT). It has not been observed in active automated attacks on our real-time honeypot sensors. Such records frequently arise from past temporary malware infections, dynamic ISP IP reallocations, or spoofed proxy headers.
| IP Address (Exact) | 66.249.73.8 |
| Reverse DNS (PTR) | crawl-66-249-73-8.googlebot.com |
| Location / Country | 🇺🇸 United States (US) |
| ISP / Organization | Google LLC |
| Evaluation Verdict | Verified Official Crawler (Google Official Crawler (Googlebot)) |
| First Detected | Today |
| Last Incident Recorded | No attacks recorded |
Identified Attack Patterns & Activity
| Detected Attack Type / Pattern | Recorded Hits | Last Incident (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| [!] Historical Abuse Record (CleanTalk Web OSINT) | 1 requests | 2026-10-07 19:28:38 |
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Frequently Asked Questions & Host Intelligence
66.249.73.8
Full reputation profile and security audit for IP address
66.249.73.8: evaluated as Verified Official Crawler (Google Official Crawler (Googlebot)). Reverse DNS: crawl-66-249-73-8.googlebot.com • ISP: Google LLC.
Is 66.249.73.8 a bot?
66.249.73.8 is currently evaluated as: Verified Official Crawler (Google Official Crawler (Googlebot)).
66.249.73.8 whois & host details
Reverse DNS (PTR):
crawl-66-249-73-8.googlebot.com • ISP: Google LLC.
66.249.73.8 abuse report
Zero malicious abuse complaints or active scraping incidents recorded in this monitoring cycle.
Who owns 66.249.73.8?
66.249.73.8 is allocated to Google LLC in United States.