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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 6:05 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,001,574
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    cammacisdo1972 cammacisdo1972@op.pl 45.15.159.42
    Lisa lisawilliams2698@gmail.com 166.181.83.191
    pe.rs.ait.ov.2.0 pe.rs.ait.ov.2.0@gmail.compop.gmail.com 95.182.124.119
    kjennifwer.orlando57 kjennifwer.orlando57@fuse.net 193.34.74.92
    EricaMattox23 erica.mattox9183@evengoodmail.com 23.81.230.185
    per.sait.o.v.2.0 per.sait.o.v.2.0@gmail.compop.gmail.com 213.226.101.128
    laviniagulgowski1180 laviniagulgowski1180@mailbays.com 45.132.166.151
    pe.r.s.aito.v.20 pe.r.s.aito.v.20@gmail.compop.gmail.com 188.130.185.197
    ArleneDeeds3778 arlene.deeds8235@evengoodmail.com 23.94.52.209
    RochelleHarmer russmcbride@hidebox.org 62.90.92.149
    ver.b.r.i.dge.ken.d.ab ver.b.r.i.dge.ken.d.ab@s1rx2.tobu-wedding.com 125.228.216.16
    GilbertoMedford gilbertomedford4598@541241.xyz 43.130.40.70
    KiaBabin21 kiababin-136@evengoodmail.com 196.245.248.105
    kristina.n.bjorkenstam kristina.n.bjorkenstam@su.se 120.40.130.70
    LucianaBrazenor luciana-brazenor.8040@brainstormmail.com 23.81.229.90
    JacksonHildebran jackson-hildebrand@541241.xyz 43.130.40.70
    leatharoot271 leatharoot271@7k-diamondcasino.world 94.137.79.126
    MiquelMidgett26 miquel-midgett7889@541241.xyz 43.130.40.70
    werso067iu werso067iu@rambler.ru 191.96.168.238
    baffgoogpie baffgoogpie@gismail.online 188.130.142.14
    BobbyBoston305 bobbyboston@abc.heartmantwo.com 178.20.42.231
    MinnieDeatherage minniedeatherage@vcr.intained.com 178.20.42.231
    JooMurilodaRocha joomurilodarocha@portaldenoticias.top 42.193.108.35
    205:1500:600:7:100::00:2 205:1500:600:7:100::00:2 120.40.130.70
    marcelino marcelino@m.muscle-building.club 38.153.159.92
    brandon.lunsfordhodson brandon.lunsfordhodson@statetechmo.edu 120.40.130.70
    Laurinda8430 enoch@anemia.makeup 216.158.208.208
    KlaraBurdick250 willi@e.shavers.hair 154.12.121.13
    FredericIat emilie@anemia.makeup 196.51.103.154
    v.erb.rid.g.e.ke.nda.b. v.erb.rid.g.e.ke.nda.b.@s16rx4.tobu-wedding.com 125.228.216.16
    HazelMarcus764 hazelmarcus@003565.xyz 43.159.140.82
    ShanaQog39474597 shanawelch@evengoodmail.com 23.81.230.185
    205:1500:600:7:100::00:2 205:1500:600:7:100::00:2 120.40.130.70
    ShaniceCremean shanicecremean.8345@003565.xyz 43.159.140.82
    CelindaS67 celinda-bogen@72b2.herbhouse.ir 23.105.157.198
    KurtisCastleton ba.i.lbond.s3.9@gmail.com 65.21.16.207
    SeanDecoteau511 sean-decoteau@8c51.proofcatch.net 138.199.59.47
    MonaVeilleux mona-veilleux@108678.xyz 43.159.140.82
    ja.sonm.as.te.r.sp.a.s ja.sonm.as.te.r.sp.a.s@gmail.com 81.199.26.51
    CedricHodgson79 cedric.hodgson20@themanlythings.com 104.252.30.151
    GuillermoMullan guillermo.mullan@112333.xyz 43.159.140.82
    PreciousHale precioushale56@tapa.ophixy.com 50.3.221.14
    BetseyL8484 betseywhetsel2@estrella.claxyn.com 177.234.139.24
    SeanDecoteau511 sean-decoteau@8c51.proofcatch.net 212.102.39.142
    MarciaReaves550 marciareaves@c4db.nex4.ir 185.28.183.7
    max max@m.muscle-building.club 196.51.153.98
    ElmaSouthwick elma.southwick1712@112333.xyz 43.159.140.82
    ErnestinaSapp1 ernestinasapp@108678.xyz 43.159.140.82
    ZEFShari231082 shari.hearon-8486@108678.xyz 43.159.140.82
    Jackiefer khwtcryrbp@rambler.ru 45.67.229.87
    TwylaArmbruster twylaarmbruster@0029.spotifygold.ir 196.240.143.148
    EarnestCallender earnestcallender@108678.xyz 43.159.140.82
    RoxannaHause96 roxannahause26@72b2.herbhouse.ir 185.28.183.7
    yasen.krasen.13+94317 yasen.krasen.13+94317@mail.ru (empty)
    pablo.floresm pablo.floresm@issste.gob.mx 120.40.130.70
    ReganTallis9 regantallis72@tapa.ophixy.com 185.223.234.109
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    grazyna-bourgeois grazyna-bourgeois@themanlythings.com 158.62.218.28
    p.e.rs.a.ito.v2.0 p.e.rs.a.ito.v2.0@gmail.compop.gmail.com 95.182.127.95
    davidgreenbergcreative davidgreenbergcreative@gmail.com 173.61.188.11
    HenriquedasNeves leila@portugal-holidays.pt 47.243.114.192
    davidgreenbergcreative davidgreenbergcreative@gmail.com 2600:1001:11:10:0:6:128:01
    flavio.bernal flavio.bernal@issste.gob.mx 120.40.130.70
    205:1500:600:7:100::00:2 205:1500:600:7:100::00:2 120.40.130.70
    sibley sibley@helpmeto.bar 192.186.191.210
    lydabatz1517 lydabatz1517@mailbays.com 45.128.83.233
    elbaab11 elbaab11@gen4710.ben14.mailprocessor.pics 185.220.100.254
    MariaAmandaOsg mariaamanda-martins14@folhadenoticias.top 23.95.204.164
    Fermin6517 ferminhogben-863@104197.xyz 43.159.140.82
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    FCWHerman263873 herman.derry@104197.xyz 43.159.140.82
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