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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 - 6 Nov 2024 5:48 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,001,562
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    ver.b.r.i.dge.ken.d.ab ver.b.r.i.dge.ken.d.ab@s1rx2.tobu-wedding.com 125.228.216.16
    RochelleHarmer russmcbride@hidebox.org 62.90.92.149
    KiaBabin21 kiababin-136@evengoodmail.com 196.245.248.105
    MiquelMidgett26 miquel-midgett7889@541241.xyz 43.130.40.70
    LucianaBrazenor luciana-brazenor.8040@brainstormmail.com 23.81.229.90
    kristina.n.bjorkenstam kristina.n.bjorkenstam@su.se 120.40.130.70
    GilbertoMedford gilbertomedford4598@541241.xyz 43.130.40.70
    JacksonHildebran jackson-hildebrand@541241.xyz 43.130.40.70
    s.a.i.m.o.n7.0.g.e.n.rich s.a.i.m.o.n7.0.g.e.n.rich@gmail.com 149.40.50.18
    baffgoogpie baffgoogpie@gismail.online 188.130.142.14
    prefekt prefekt@socarb.su.se 120.40.130.70
    BobbyBoston305 bobbyboston@abc.heartmantwo.com 178.20.42.231
    MinnieDeatherage minniedeatherage@vcr.intained.com 178.20.42.231
    GenieHanton2021 saul@c.shavers.skin 45.33.144.44
    JooMurilodaRocha joomurilodarocha@portaldenoticias.top 42.193.108.35
    marcelino marcelino@m.muscle-building.club 38.153.159.92
    205:1500:600:7:100::00:2 205:1500:600:7:100::00:2 120.40.130.70
    HazelMarcus764 hazelmarcus@003565.xyz 43.159.140.82
    Laurinda8430 enoch@anemia.makeup 216.158.208.208
    KlaraBurdick250 willi@e.shavers.hair 154.12.121.13
    henrik.hansson henrik.hansson@dsv.su.se 120.40.130.70
    v.erb.rid.g.e.ke.nda.b. v.erb.rid.g.e.ke.nda.b.@s16rx4.tobu-wedding.com 125.228.216.16
    FredericIat emilie@anemia.makeup 196.51.103.154
    ShanaQog39474597 shanawelch@evengoodmail.com 23.81.230.185
    KurtisCastleton ba.i.lbond.s3.9@gmail.com 65.21.16.207
    205:1500:600:7:100::00:2 205:1500:600:7:100::00:2 120.40.130.70
    CelindaS67 celinda-bogen@72b2.herbhouse.ir 23.105.157.198
    SeanDecoteau511 sean-decoteau@8c51.proofcatch.net 138.199.59.47
    ja.sonm.as.te.r.sp.a.s ja.sonm.as.te.r.sp.a.s@gmail.com 81.199.26.51
    JuliGetty55599 juligetty@112333.xyz 43.159.140.82
    CedricHodgson79 cedric.hodgson20@themanlythings.com 104.252.30.151
    MonaVeilleux mona-veilleux@108678.xyz 43.159.140.82
    max max@m.muscle-building.club 196.51.153.98
    MarciaReaves550 marciareaves@c4db.nex4.ir 185.28.183.7
    PreciousHale precioushale56@tapa.ophixy.com 50.3.221.14
    GuillermoMullan guillermo.mullan@112333.xyz 43.159.140.82
    ElmaSouthwick elma.southwick1712@112333.xyz 43.159.140.82
    ErnestinaSapp1 ernestinasapp@108678.xyz 43.159.140.82
    RoxannaHause96 roxannahause26@72b2.herbhouse.ir 185.28.183.7
    TwylaArmbruster twylaarmbruster@0029.spotifygold.ir 196.240.143.148
    ZEFShari231082 shari.hearon-8486@108678.xyz 43.159.140.82
    Jackiefer khwtcryrbp@rambler.ru 45.67.229.87
    LuellaSutcliffe luella-sutcliffe-5680@112333.xyz 43.159.140.82
    yasen.krasen.13+94317 yasen.krasen.13+94317@mail.ru (empty)
    ReganTallis9 regantallis72@tapa.ophixy.com 185.223.234.109
    205:1500:600:7:100::00:2 205:1500:600:7:100::00:2 120.40.130.70
    Jasonjom maximo@apacheodyssey.com 212.30.36.226
    AshliBelstead7 ashlibelstead@112888.xyz 43.159.140.82
    h.olme.sst.eph.0.6 h.olme.sst.eph.0.6@gmail.com 45.13.191.34
    per.sai.t.o.v.20 per.sai.t.o.v.20@gmail.compop.gmail.com 46.8.15.13
    davidgreenbergcreative davidgreenbergcreative@gmail.com 2600:1001:11:10:0:6:128:01
    davidgreenbergcreative davidgreenbergcreative@gmail.com 173.61.188.11
    HenriquedasNeves leila@portugal-holidays.pt 47.243.114.192
    luis.mirandar luis.mirandar@issste.gob.mx 120.40.130.70
    davidgreenbergcreative davidgreenbergcreative@gmail.com 69.141.205.224
    p.e.rs.a.ito.v2.0 p.e.rs.a.ito.v2.0@gmail.compop.gmail.com 95.182.127.95
    grazyna-bourgeois grazyna-bourgeois@themanlythings.com 158.62.218.28
    ve.rb.r.id.g.e.k.en.dab. ve.rb.r.id.g.e.k.en.dab.@s1rx4.tobu-wedding.com 125.228.216.16
    daniel.eriksson.bjurell daniel.eriksson.bjurell@su.se 120.40.130.70
    lona lona@k.getit.email 38.153.159.92
    sibley sibley@helpmeto.bar 192.186.191.210
    205:1500:600:7:100::00:2 205:1500:600:7:100::00:2 120.40.130.70
    MariaAmandaOsg mariaamanda-martins14@folhadenoticias.top 23.95.204.164
    torstein.stiegler-seim torstein.stiegler-seim@su.se 120.40.130.70
    2003::13:8400:12:23:9657:50 2003::13:8400:12:23:9657:50 120.40.130.70
    bthnegdxrbx2fn5 bthnegdxrbx2fn5@tempmail.us.com 120.40.130.70
    Jonathan0821 jonathan-stabile@104197.xyz 43.159.140.82
    TanyaTomaszewski tanya-tomaszewski@alldarknetmarkets.com 161.123.115.228
    victorxe16 victorxe16@sbac35.webmail2024.lol 109.70.100.5
    franchescahaszler46 franchescahaszler46@tupi.vexint.com 141.164.88.116
    ve.rb.rid.ge.ke.n.d.a.b. ve.rb.rid.ge.ke.n.d.a.b.@s1rx3.tobu-wedding.com 125.228.216.16
    EllisMorrissey0 ellis-morrissey@297372.xyz 43.135.181.212
    GeorgiannaJux georgianna.ashley@alldarknetmarkets.com 64.137.18.208
    PearlMasterson pearlmasterson91@lela.lyvix.org 107.158.117.233