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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 - 3 Apr 2025 11:39 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,001,700
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    AuroraConnibere harlene@j.cosmicbridge.site 109.196.168.146
    RamonaWinchester dwight@h.thunderecho.store 109.196.169.15
    payment-methods-feedback payment-methods-feedback@stripe.com 120.40.130.70
    acss-debit-retries-private-beta acss-debit-retries-private-beta@stripe.com 120.40.130.70
    NonaBenes559 jeff@a.fruitingbodymushrooms.online 109.196.169.200
    ahero ahero@proton.me 120.40.130.70
    LindsayBear4 lindsaybear64@tempmail.my 198.23.168.69
    xrumer xrumer@dollarspace.pw 120.40.130.70
    Traviswaync supermicralla92@gmail.com 83.142.52.169
    matheusalmeida matheusalmeida@globmail.com.br 120.40.130.70
    Jamika25S30 jamikablackwelder@starda-gameripple.website 94.137.79.46
    SerenaWechsler estelagault4753@tempr-mail.line.pm 171.225.192.191
    SummerDove605 aureliamulga8509@kzccv.com 188.68.1.206
    demetrice demetrice@quantumnest.lat 46.175.154.111
    compliance.certificacao compliance.certificacao@spcbrasil.org.br 120.40.130.70
    FrancisBoelke autumnchristie8854@t.woeishyang.com 82.21.223.84
    ouvidoriacadastropositivo ouvidoriacadastropositivo@spcbrasil.org.br 120.40.130.70
    KristaDadson6 rogeliocordeaux@adult-work.info 82.21.218.110
    zorana zorana@i.cosmicbridge.site 89.251.23.36
    kamalikasphysiotherapy kamalikasphysiotherapy@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    har.tpoo.l.s368 har.tpoo.l.s368@gmail.com 104.234.53.246
    edinaldo.moraes.terceirizado edinaldo.moraes.terceirizado@sigaantenado.com.br 120.40.130.70
    205:1500:600:7:100::00:2 205:1500:600:7:100::00:2 120.40.130.70
    edmunds edmunds@j.cosmicbridge.site 193.47.239.118
    CalebZhang30 josephvela474@discardmail.com 171.225.192.191
    nicholasthyer6458 nicholasthyer6458@bheps.com 156.228.82.78
    202:267:00:4000:4000:: 202:267:00:4000:4000:: 120.40.130.70
    alxisjunioroz alxisjunioroz@126.com 108.142.15.127
    GenevieveFrench forrestkingston6957@1secmail.com 156.228.80.28
    e.l.li.sch.a.r.l.ie.0.0.1 e.l.li.sch.a.r.l.ie.0.0.1@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    bs2beast.cc justsprjuli1990@hotmail.com 185.101.20.183
    cs44 cs44@1pochtadom.biz (empty)
    marketa marketa@k.quantumnest.lat 193.228.14.134
    205:1500:600:7:100::00:2 205:1500:600:7:100::00:2 120.40.130.70
    minute minute@prostpro.fun 176.56.185.96
    aidanmarino aidanmarino@bruno.kewan.online 196.51.200.69
    nana nana@d.dontstress.online 195.242.211.165
    DuaneCombes908 bobbee@d.dontstress.online 195.242.208.222
    ShondaBader198 lita@fruitingbodymushrooms.online 46.175.155.251
    HopeFrierson257 hope.frierson9440@stakecrypto.ru 85.8.187.10
    info info@strictlydigital.net 120.40.130.70
    donabercrombie donabercrombie@1secmail.com 104.247.115.13
    MeaganFay9100 margette@fruitingbodymushrooms.online 46.175.154.187
    MaryMontalvo karlie@astroarch.online 46.175.155.232
    CeliaJ2963518 ladawn@seoneo.app 46.175.154.187
    MirandaBunting mirta@astroarch.online 46.175.154.177
    DustyJorgenson0 michealmulquin@discard.email 188.68.1.206
    ALKVirgil518 beau@i.cosmicbridge.site 191.101.92.167
    AlvinHayward francisjeffery6741@bheps.com 82.21.218.148
    whatever whatever@prostpro.fun 176.56.185.96
    JustineBirrell8 shennawell5354@qiott.com 82.21.218.253
    SvenHeadlam florenceflannagan2426@1secmail.com 119.42.38.49
    AlvinHayward francisjeffery6741@bheps.com 119.42.38.79
    OGHRoyce05713 demiburgoyne@wuuvo.com 140.99.202.37
    pamax9839 pamax9839@ligmamail.com 212.102.46.222
    VernonPoorman06 karolynmullings306@1secmail.com 156.228.190.139
    margaretfreund margaretfreund@1secmail.org 104.23.160.133
    helyn helyn@fruitingbodymushrooms.online 46.175.155.232
    LloydSkinner896 anitawilliamson@hidebox.org 104.253.82.72
    ModestaAmbrose graigrichart2549@1secmail.com 104.207.44.147
    Nidia83H37914877 leonorerainey@1secmail.com 45.81.136.220
    seo.eremenko+4425 seo.eremenko+4425@yandex.com 91.227.190.158
    IrmaCanada602 aureliamulga8509@kzccv.com 82.21.218.110
    everette everette@cosmicbridge.site 102.165.16.164
    cecilia.a.soumas1.7 cecilia.a.soumas1.7@gmail.com 49.180.8.107
    VioletteHoke0 morganhansen7374@b.cr.cloudns.asia 188.240.229.108
    Aidan86B35374759 aidanjung@zooma-casinohub.site 149.126.218.131
    rickienettleton rickienettleton@korailmail.com 107.174.235.136
    FlorrieWorthen chandramerry892@adult-work.info 45.147.186.105
    Kristofer33Q scotgreer@1secmail.com 185.181.245.141
    cuj1ah9b37ndhrjktjfg cuj1ah9b37ndhrjktjfg@example.org 195.82.146.250
    efrenwaters efrenwaters@8.dnsabr.com 104.207.42.182
    WillielatZN musicflac4djs2025@gmail.com 172.68.182.37
    BriannaBelton briannawebsolution@gmail.com 194.38.19.8
    Cathy89M47 cathyclark84@tempmail.my 198.23.171.72
    buffy buffy@seoneo.app 46.175.155.232
    vitian25 vitian25@ligmamail.com 154.12.240.134
    ThedaKoonce0 jacquesdarvall2963@1secmail.com 45.135.32.45
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