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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 - 25 Apr 2024 5:39 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,617
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    guzbef guzbef@any.pink 217.138.216.153
    2001:1460:2:0:121:8:00:17 2001:1460:2:0:121:8:00:17 120.40.130.70
    tenniesepps95 tenniesepps95@abrahamson.browndecorationlights.com 192.210.199.34
    rawes rawes28171@buzblox.com 222.252.21.69
    psyhologftn aayxnrf@gmail.com 195.2.67.223
    2401:002:06:6800:825:370:7783:4805 2401:002:06:6800:825:370:7783:4805 120.40.130.70
    FranziskaRydge brentnash@ketview.info 196.51.201.47
    IssacDonaghy352 jonelleleventhal3441@1mail.x24hr.com 103.210.54.22
    WilliamzewRX revonadiana@gmail.com 141.101.104.73
    mikhaileliffkt mikhaileliffkt@mail.ru 172.71.184.145
    psyhologulv aajnwvf@gmail.com 195.2.67.223
    psyhologjvk aahvkuq@gmail.com 195.2.67.223
    BrendanEllery52 landondeena@joeymx.com 104.249.55.71
    Jeffreytreta myualyuels@mail.ru 213.219.247.106
    240:360:7200:68:8:253:4:14 240:360:7200:68:8:253:4:14 120.40.130.70
    i8mubby045 z1ypllg648@ampeoburew.com 194.195.93.95
    240:360:7200:488:826::8:2 240:360:7200:488:826::8:2 120.40.130.70
    Stanleyfug monstaecapsi1973@mail.ru 37.46.122.92
    240:30:209:1624:4448:55:266:115 240:30:209:1624:4448:55:266:115 120.40.130.70
    StewartLowery brentnash@ketview.info 5.253.161.194
    KoryPendergrass brentnash@ketview.info 196.51.204.175
    2003::520:5300:031:1363:01:4 2003::520:5300:031:1363:01:4 120.40.130.70
    rosita-banda rosita-banda@clementia.xyz 69.58.68.34
    lendaiboyu boisetivro@ampeoburew.com 157.52.212.109
    oranieenqn vindonwrjs@ampeoburew.com 104.143.244.136
    ChristaBreedlove lorenzmorgan@ketview.info 196.51.249.66
    sx18 sx18@qrvo31.inboxforwarding.website 120.40.130.70
    RedaLewers310 lorenzmorgan@ketview.info 196.51.204.205
    LucileNorf lucile-norfleet31@herstrengthdallas.com 95.142.116.1
    rezrymbeyo baniusnywc@lenonuzper.com 104.238.37.23
    ashtothgdd budolftuga@lenonuzper.com 104.239.81.172
    NamMoten31 nammoten36@sasu.ivolix.com 192.186.191.20
    AbbeyMcNaughtan abbeymcnaughtan@vhw.scoldly.com 136.226.230.105
    Arron19W84 brentnash@ketview.info 38.152.253.122
    valjok3 valjok3@inbox.lv 83.99.248.248
    MickeyBrito975 mickeybrito63@sasu.xylzen.com 196.57.225.121
    FrancineVvw adelinepruitt@1secmail.com 109.248.142.60
    ChristyFoust849 lorenzmorgan@ketview.info 196.51.204.159
    staciepauley6567 staciepauley6567@kzccv.com 5.160.90.50
    aleslednww q.ba.c.kl.ink@gmail.com 45.150.44.127
    eriatscorn caburgwnzz@itintosjab.com 185.242.95.84
    LakeishaGouin christianthibodeaux5189@1secmail.com 109.248.142.166
    bajibetlivechat luvzvlznpu@rambler.ru 94.131.80.157
    Adele6229702 fernisrael@1secmail.com 45.135.32.45
    RozellaHemming6 rozellahemming44@sata.ylixo.com 23.104.184.214
    WeldonOdell6 eunicequinn@ketview.info 196.51.249.170
    five88ipro lamin17318@gmail.com 104.28.222.74
    PriscillaWilliam devonqueen4033@1secmail.com 45.147.192.147
    brendaxbni eldigewhuj@lenonuzper.com 154.92.126.131
    ChristopherJau lorenzmorgan@ketview.info 196.51.204.175
    bedwyngiyw marsh.sidney.bqxkxgh@gmail.com 45.150.44.127
    Valentin97 ricinciocom1986@yahoo.com 195.128.99.4
    NelsonCop ad.am8.5.f.r.y.t.cik.@gmail.com 84.239.41.139
    galenasyxg amulosmrzw@itintosjab.com 109.196.163.227
    LouieEvamb b.u.ch.a.nao.n.ma.t.t@gmail.com 45.131.195.207
    Manuel8442 lorenzmorgan@ketview.info 5.253.161.174
    MicheleBlaylock careychristopher@bheps.com 103.250.10.146
    AlysaW9298410 careychristopher@bheps.com 103.250.10.146
    Gena97318697 lorenzmorgan@ketview.info 154.30.213.140
    TaylaQ2220833450 cliffordgill@ketview.info 196.51.249.170
    laraelawler38 laraelawler38@waste.kranso.com 154.13.109.235
    maultaofkw knap.p.and.e.r.so.n.guj.5.h.t.z@gmail.com 206.232.105.70
    gobellnnxn fredinaenj@lenonuzper.com 104.239.33.162
    ElenaWorsn ashleighleone@1secmail.com 163.5.71.171
    apsultiebcomra apsultiebcomra@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    one88comph albuquerqueeduardo929@gmail.com 103.239.254.129
    cwrictmnid mar.shsidney.bq.x.kxgh@gmail.com 206.232.105.70
    FreemanForrest9 lorenzmorgan@ketview.info 196.51.249.219
    JulieSpaulding eunicequinn@ketview.info 196.51.249.255
    202:8108:8100:324:3:7:217:248 202:8108:8100:324:3:7:217:248 120.40.130.70
    RosellaMcnabb0 lorenzmorgan@ketview.info 154.30.213.225
    SamLee samnyc38@gmail.com 172.226.44.128
    ImogenePrichard franchescachunggon2939@anonmails.de 103.136.203.128
    SamLee sales@twcholidays.net 172.226.44.128
    tammonwfxo mars.hsid.ne.y.b.qxk.x.g.h@gmail.com 206.232.105.70
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