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Welcome To BotScout

BotScout helps prevent automated web scripts, known as "bots", from registering on forums, polluting databases, spreading spam, and abusing forms on web sites. We do this by tracking the names, IPs, and email addresses that bots use and logging them as unique signatures for future reference. We make this signature data available through a simple yet powerful API that you can use to test forms when they're submitted on your site.

Stop The Bots

You can manually search our bot database to find bots in your forums, but you can also use a little bit of code in your forum, contact form, or other web application to test for bots and automatically ban or reject them on the spot. To make use of our database in your application, all you need to do is query it correctly. You can also download a list of the most recently-caught bots (shown below) from this URL: http://botscout.com/last_caught_cache.htm.

If you need to do more than about ~1000 automated lookups a day you'll probably want to get a free API key so you can do as many as you need. We even provide some sample code that you can use in your forums, contact forms, mailing lists, and other parts of your site.

There are also anti-bot plugins available for popular forums and CMS applications, including SMF, VBulletin, phpBB, Phorum, PunBB, Invision Power Board, FUDForum, Ikonboard, W-Agora, Wordpress, Joomla, and Drupal.

Who Uses BotScout?

People and companies all over the world rely on BotScout to help screen out bots, including:
  • University of Washington
  • University of Milan
  • Fibromyalgia.com
  • UC Berkley
  • Georgia Courts
  • UNC Machine Vision Lab
  • Discover Seattle!
  • Banca Popolare del Verona
  • AspergerPlanet
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • BME Cancer Communities
  • US Motorcycle Rally
  • Snitz Forums
  • University of Georgia
  • Marriott International
  • The Standard Bank of South Africa
  • University of Pittsburgh
    • and thousands more!

    We can provide secure form protection and bot-screening solutions for your group or organization too- please contact us to find out more!

    Want To Help?

    You can help make life harder for bots by using the BotScout plugin on your site, because the more bot signatures we collect the more effective our filters become. Although we collect large numbers of bot signatures through our "bot honeypots", we can't catch them all. To submit bot data, all you need to do is get an API key and use BotScout on your site(s).

    You can also put a BotScout logo, button, or badge on your site to help let other people know about BotScout.

    Click Here To Help Keep BotScout Running

    Most Recently Banned Bots - 27 Apr 2024 1:36 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,015
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    KathrynLavender kathrynlavender17@court.kranso.com 192.3.56.126
    heldazjeow asi.a.vir.tualcontent.m.a.rket.i.ngseo@gmail.com 38.170.245.35
    EliMosely8 rachelhaining@b.cr.cloudns.asia 176.9.233.90
    hirinatheq nelseasyya@kanhisnevi.com 104.239.33.72
    MTMTaj019 alreadyc@snterra.com 172.241.171.132
    GeorginaSc phoebebenjamin@spambog.ru 188.130.187.246
    FannyButte whilec@the-terraces.net 38.154.169.186
    LeroyTenorio444 pablosabo@adult-work.info 103.35.189.217
    MargeneEwa complainc@snterra.com 45.92.28.235
    timandqbdv colynnalwv@ledwusuptu.com 154.95.36.28
    tedionloto vormaswxet@kanhisnevi.com 45.67.0.240
    DorrisLohr53 charolettefrey@freundin.ru 121.125.165.170
    WKITaylah74028 angelitabonny@joeymx.com 64.137.124.139
    AntwanSnid tapc@newenglandcoinco.com 38.154.169.104
    ephardbrby caburggjci@ledwusuptu.com 45.43.189.139
    galduritfj ma.s.t.r.t.xt.6.7.yhg.h@gmail.com 198.46.210.60
    TaylorNare stealc@sbaron.com 103.221.232.27
    ciaramwlwi n.aomiw.ood.1.993.3.1@gmail.com 209.251.22.43
    DaisyRandl mildc@mailmanila.com 38.154.169.186
    DorothySta parkc@porkmiss.com 38.154.143.180
    LasonyaFly malec@wannoys.com 107.172.68.8
    HalSanders filterc@medicalze.com 23.108.24.252
    scwardqmnu mas.t.rtxt6.7y.h.gh@gmail.com 191.102.182.78
    DamionSga7 weekendc@supportgm.com 23.82.184.57
    yasen.krasen.13+95358 yasen.krasen.13+95358@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    yasen.krasen.13+70899 yasen.krasen.13+70899@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    IsabelleGarvin isabellegarvin64@boy.fxdan.com 196.196.169.115
    EulahBunting7 lyndonwalpole@1secmail.com 109.236.87.67
    MosheHodel insteadc@callsbo.com 23.81.80.172
    yasen.krasen.13+90078 yasen.krasen.13+90078@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    yasen.krasen.13+72388 yasen.krasen.13+72388@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    fauguspofx nelseaycyr@lenonuzper.com 192.198.124.227
    MiquelA3307 miquelhoff23@focus.oueue.com 23.82.29.59
    ChelseyLeg windc@risekka.com 23.108.24.34
    mechalrcle eracheshg@wezitukkod.com 154.30.251.242
    ebultefmnt delodoaegv@ledwusuptu.com 109.196.163.227
    GPUJamison savec@cavebite.com 45.95.116.13
    Randall94J randallsmiley10@arm.powds.com 196.240.105.120
    204:4540:607:500:4:6664:9879:9804 204:4540:607:500:4:6664:9879:9804 120.40.130.70
    ShariRoyst failc@ovallo.com 85.208.115.82
    AZXCarmell hillc@usewm.com 103.221.232.27
    kenseylphr hithinrdsp@wezitukkod.com 104.148.5.47
    pulcfibucyp1977 pulcfibucyp1977@mail.ru 172.68.213.137
    meggursaag genielpibu@itintosjab.com 192.198.124.227
    ertle ertle@mzmk.fun 46.8.192.118
    reagangonzales1983 reagangonzales1983@gmail.in.net 117.254.36.27
    HMKTyson04 copec@twicebro.com 223.29.254.248
    v1znjop172 q3dnyyb101@kanhisnevi.com 196.242.20.211
    hirinawjst erachtuge@kanhisnevi.com 45.251.61.2
    WilfredOReily7 javiercary@makekaos.com 165.231.105.69
    maryellenheffner13 maryellenheffner13@heel.oueue.com 162.212.170.167
    BrendanToups54 kristeensung@tekisto.com 107.181.154.173
    denopendsc trrg.ag.ne@gmail.com 198.46.172.66
    drianaupxp boltonyeob@kanhisnevi.com 104.143.250.127
    GabrielMes loadc@wannoys.com 172.255.93.5
    AdolphVand watermelonc@uaboves.com 38.154.139.236
    ravettiakr baniusmyxy@kanhisnevi.com 154.30.251.242
    ryalasowgg ietureehxe@ledwusuptu.com 198.240.115.178
    marco356 santosohengky17@gmail.com 85.203.15.12
    swaldehzkv whyttazltr@kanhisnevi.com 64.43.89.51
    LyndonCham horsec@mzable.com 107.175.247.108
    FredaColli decidec@ctcables.com 23.82.111.64
    MPZHildegarde rodrigoshirleen@ipbeyond.com 107.181.141.32
    sivneygghc gweterepun@ledwusuptu.com 154.85.126.227
    SharylCres sharylcrespin38@siti.oxilv.com 196.240.173.33
    PorfirioZa aboutc@callsbo.com 172.255.93.193
    v8itdbh563 b4xeswe323@kanhisnevi.com 23.81.231.22
    EdisonCairns79 edisoncairns65@fault.ambele.com 192.3.56.183
    SonyaDanie freshc@woriline.com 23.108.48.33
    LyndonNevi heritagec@sensewa.com 165.231.105.48
    budolfwawy meirdatgbf@kanhisnevi.com 45.61.96.227
    EarthaAmerson earthaamerson80@focus.oueue.com 23.82.29.15
    beliascgdp duftahmrks@wezitukkod.com 137.59.4.157
    2600:1017:010:23:91:96:33:5951 2600:1017:010:23:91:96:33:5951 120.40.130.70
    RonPeralta awesomec@medicalze.com 85.208.115.93
    ZackLucero bridgec@safekiosk.com 23.108.24.95
    Rashad78S naturec@boicau.com 23.82.184.26
    IolaWest66 tradec@sbaron.com 23.81.67.176