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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 ~1500 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 - 17 Oct 2024 8:44 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,001,499
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    gertrudefulford gertrudefulford@web.run.place 152.58.115.170
    IrishCarboni953 irishcarboni33@sata.ylixo.com 107.175.14.172
    ver.b.ridg.eken.d.ab. ver.b.ridg.eken.d.ab.@s1rx2.tobu-wedding.com 125.228.216.16
    grav.eya.rd.winds grav.eya.rd.winds@gmail.com 45.138.117.114
    mel.iss.am.ayer3.1 mel.iss.am.ayer3.1@gmail.com 45.138.117.114
    ChaseElkin chaseelkin89@sasu.lyvix.org 196.58.229.136
    ver.br.idge.k.e.n.dab. ver.br.idge.k.e.n.dab.@s16rx4.tobu-wedding.com 125.228.216.16
    AngelaT636604 angelaburks50@sasu.ivolix.com 107.175.27.237
    MaryellenBriley janellearroyo7634@1secmail.net 45.144.49.208
    AlbertinaFrisby isahella@a.1000welectricscooter.net 23.129.253.108
    201:048:010:136:0007:0000:0000:0002 201:048:010:136:0007:0000:0000:0002 120.40.130.70
    AntoniettaWynne antoniettawynne59@sasu.ivolix.com 196.58.229.230
    fnokrzbiyz00piwva8ohsz7tdoiwgi fnokrzbiyz00piwva8ohsz7tdoiwgi@mail.ru 202.186.91.156
    fk11 fk11@goog95.mailcatch.world 120.40.130.70
    2001:088:100:000:0000:0000:0000:0276 2001:088:100:000:0000:0000:0000:0276 120.40.130.70
    canadausacertifiedmedication canadausacertifiedmedication@hotmail.com 120.40.130.70
    PatsyMilton2719 robertginn@1secmail.net 45.144.49.208
    elisabethchamplin23 elisabethchamplin23@dry.elyquin.com 165.231.35.181
    travisvandiver50 travisvandiver50@bheps.com 165.155.170.129
    Adriantok cophandtata1970@mailopenz.com 45.139.124.38
    200:116:010:8020:0000:0000:0000:0000 200:116:010:8020:0000:0000:0000:0000 120.40.130.70
    2606:4700:0020:0000:0000:0000:681:022 2606:4700:0020:0000:0000:0000:681:022 120.40.130.70
    2606:4700:0020:0000:0000:0000:43:4858 2606:4700:0020:0000:0000:0000:43:4858 120.40.130.70
    lucileen2 lucileen2@adbe62.mailweb.run 185.40.4.101
    loumb4 loumb4@bf.b49.webmail24.shop 185.220.101.3
    RonDarling53 rondarling@mvn.scoldly.com 178.20.42.231
    jose.ph.roy.735 jose.ph.roy.735@gmail.com 88.216.46.109
    NormandhiXCW yourmail@gmail.com 172.70.127.106
    201:048:0241:1010:0000:0000:0000:0002 201:048:0241:1010:0000:0000:0000:0002 120.40.130.70
    ConnieKhan13373 conniekhan@qys.eastworldwest.com 178.20.42.231
    JeraldWeatherfor jeraldweatherford8@sasu.ivolix.com 23.95.114.163
    201:048:0171:1530:0007:0000:0000:0002 201:048:0171:1530:0007:0000:0000:0002 120.40.130.70
    LashayI262736 lashaygeorge@qys.eastworldwest.com 178.20.42.231
    2001:088:100:000:0000:0000:0000:0299 2001:088:100:000:0000:0000:0000:0299 120.40.130.70
    FranziskaStones franziskastones28@sata.glinxy.com 107.175.35.134
    LacyLott36997 lacylott86@blar.makingdomes.com 178.20.42.231
    Joe.s.a.nd.y657 Joe.s.a.nd.y657@gmail.com 181.214.63.167
    NamRodriguez5 rickshull1962@dcctb.com 81.19.208.112
    201:048:10:828:0000:0000:0000:0001 201:048:10:828:0000:0000:0000:0001 120.40.130.70
    shereenj7 shereenj7@brk.b27.mailweb.run 192.42.116.179
    209:1:2380:1138::16:96 209:1:2380:1138::16:96 120.40.130.70
    TorriAcker572 torriacker1@sate.juxal.org 196.58.229.136
    201:048:0171:12:0007:0000:0000:0002 201:048:0171:12:0007:0000:0000:0002 120.40.130.70
    200:1169:0103:4650:0000:0000:0000:0000 200:1169:0103:4650:0000:0000:0000:0000 120.40.130.70
    201:048:010:9832:0000:0000:0000:0001 201:048:010:9832:0000:0000:0000:0001 120.40.130.70
    201:048:013:159:0007:0000:0000:0002 201:048:013:159:0007:0000:0000:0002 120.40.130.70
    nazim.yh.yaz.ad.9.8.5 nazim.yh.yaz.ad.9.8.5@gmail.com 174.140.207.150
    nluvfpzjboz nluvfpzjboz@hotmails.com 78.97.22.204
    RonnyHardwick50 ronnyhardwick87@sata.glinxy.com 192.227.205.27
    JonasCrowley1 stormykorff@mailmenot.io 81.19.208.112
    201:048:0120:4201:0007:0000:0000:0002 201:048:0120:4201:0007:0000:0000:0002 120.40.130.70
    ve.r.br.i.dg.e.kend.ab. ve.r.br.i.dg.e.kend.ab.@s1rx4.tobu-wedding.com 125.228.216.16
    Lakesha4028 lakeshasimmonds32@sasu.lyvix.org 196.196.23.160
    qnibot qnibot@solidsmm.net 27.71.58.242
    NMNEstelle winniedrago8050@ramin200.site 81.19.208.112
    v.e.r.bri.d.gek.e.n.d.ab. v.e.r.bri.d.gek.e.n.d.ab.@s1rx4.tobu-wedding.com 125.228.216.16
    2606:4700:0020:0000:0000:0000:681:00 2606:4700:0020:0000:0000:0000:681:00 120.40.130.70
    201:048:0161:3285:0007:0000:0000:0002 201:048:0161:3285:0007:0000:0000:0002 120.40.130.70
    nataliapelzer nataliapelzer@mailmenot.io 157.66.195.115
    help help@gwmetabitt.com 120.40.130.70
    werso049iu werso049iu@rambler.ru 120.40.130.70
    digi.t.a.lm.a.rk.eti.ng.com.min.ic.a.tio.n.1 digi.t.a.lm.a.rk.eti.ng.com.min.ic.a.tio.n.1@gmail 148.59.146.75
    TrenaHort47679 julionies3455@dcctb.com 59.6.9.239
    2001:40:0100:100:0080:0000:0080:0001 2001:40:0100:100:0080:0000:0080:0001 120.40.130.70
    SheritaBischof sherita.bischof7497@198854.xyz 170.106.183.127
    201:048:0140:449:0007:0000:0000:0002 201:048:0140:449:0007:0000:0000:0002 120.40.130.70
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    frankcl11 frankcl11@cnc28.mailcatch.world 185.220.101.74
    201:048:0222:2316:0007:0000:0000:0002 201:048:0222:2316:0007:0000:0000:0002 120.40.130.70
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