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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 - 15 Oct 2024 5:32 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,001,467
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    s.h.kajd.lajs s.h.kajd.lajs@gmail.com 43.228.237.145
    hho-carecoordinationintake hho-carecoordinationintake@highmark.com 120.40.130.70
    anticamera anticamera@ms.gov.md 120.40.130.70
    ElenaRollins4 lisetteeubanks5631@anonmails.de 192.186.171.89
    2607:91:896:0:25:90:08:72 2607:91:896:0:25:90:08:72 120.40.130.70
    stephaniewx7 stephaniewx7@bf.b49.webmail24.shop 84.239.46.144
    EarlBentley8 earl.bentley@f1df.proofcatch.net 188.213.34.73
    ImogenLedet690 lisetteeubanks5631@anonmails.de 46.175.154.250
    werso07kiu werso07kiu@rambler.ru (empty)
    205:1500:600:7:100::00:2 205:1500:600:7:100::00:2 120.40.130.70
    sepacontractingquestions sepacontractingquestions@highmark.com 120.40.130.70
    VmvUBYYTl apadre@apadre.com 61.8.71.106
    vSnoxgaqgF apadre@apadre.com 61.8.71.106
    s.hka.j.dlajs s.hka.j.dlajs@gmail.com 104.245.244.213
    samiraoberle samiraoberle@oppositehq.click 5.45.37.157
    2607:91:19:83:8:51::955 2607:91:19:83:8:51::955 120.40.130.70
    KianTong8532 janice@seoneo.biz 143.244.52.56
    aliona.serbulenco aliona.serbulenco@ms.gov.md 120.40.130.70
    zhanna.oleynikova.73 zhanna.oleynikova.73@bk.ru 89.58.41.251
    fermin fermin@wineonline.one 39.109.113.97
    victoria.olaru victoria.olaru@ms.gov.md 120.40.130.70
    205:1500:600:7:100::00:2 205:1500:600:7:100::00:2 120.40.130.70
    BeatrizLongo43 larina@rchelicoptersreview.com 84.239.42.14
    EdithGoderich82 edithgoderich@d491.proofcatch.net 181.214.94.44
    corina.caus corina.caus@ms.gov.md 120.40.130.70
    Elisha14O3 elisha-catchpole@88f8.proofcatch.net 212.102.49.188
    KevinSands91516 kevin-sands57@wuvy1d.marymarshall.co.uk 102.165.1.137
    s.h.ka.j.d.l.ajs s.h.ka.j.d.l.ajs@gmail.com 45.43.177.29
    shka.j.d.l.a.js shka.j.d.l.a.js@gmail.com 86.38.26.18
    SalvatoreGale4 336@mailcomfort.com 104.28.198.34
    JamiCastiglione roxine@itchydog.store 173.239.226.144
    205:1500:600:7:100::00:2 205:1500:600:7:100::00:2 120.40.130.70
    b.u.c.han.ao.n.mat.t. b.u.c.han.ao.n.mat.t.@gmail.com 45.13.191.80
    2607:90:0:94:708:980:61:269 2607:90:0:94:708:980:61:269 120.40.130.70
    RonnieBreeze025 339@mailcomfort.com 104.28.198.34
    ChristelBoyle5 christel-boyle89@wuvy1d.marymarshall.co.uk 5.45.36.50
    hho-providercomplaints hho-providercomplaints@highmark.com 120.40.130.70
    LuannEsquivel8 342@mailcomfort.com 104.28.198.34
    v.erbr.id.ge.k.e.n.d.a.b. v.erbr.id.ge.k.e.n.d.a.b.@s16rx4.tobu-wedding.com 125.228.216.16
    sergiu.oglinda sergiu.oglinda@ms.gov.md 120.40.130.70
    ludmila.topchin ludmila.topchin@ms.gov.md 120.40.130.70
    vasilepavel vasilepavel@ms.gov.md 120.40.130.70
    andrei.mecineanu andrei.mecineanu@ms.gov.md 120.40.130.70
    emquepossoajudar emquepossoajudar@tokioschool.pt 154.57.3.36
    oleg.hincu oleg.hincu@ms.gov.md 120.40.130.70
    EdytheTudawali2 edythe-tudawali@customercare.triggerly.click 104.252.30.150
    LinetteMorse10 linette.morse98@gooden12.browndecorationlights.com 209.163.118.239
    hho-providerforumsrsvp hho-providerforumsrsvp@highmark.com 120.40.130.70
    andrei.usatii andrei.usatii@ms.gov.md 120.40.130.70
    zombiesalmonthehorrorcontinues zombiesalmonthehorrorcontinues@wordpress.com 120.40.130.70
    clinicalqualityoutreach clinicalqualityoutreach@highmark.com 120.40.130.70
    RefugioCan treybartels@mailcatch.com 139.0.250.37
    LelaBunton lela.bunton@wuvy1d.marymarshall.co.uk 37.143.63.68
    j9784.25.9.0. j9784.25.9.0.@gmail.com 212.30.36.81
    Mitzi22718 mitzi-moorhouse32@wuvy1d.marymarshall.co.uk 5.45.37.52
    gregoryguest71 gregoryguest71@8ga.claychoen.top 102.165.1.114
    maria.lapteanu maria.lapteanu@ms.gov.md 120.40.130.70
    LatashaFlanigan latashaflanigan17@hang.codepb.com 209.163.118.239
    UZFCliff44940 ashleighwilson9372@1secmail.org 185.220.100.254
    SherlynKnorr sherlyn.knorr@wuvy1d.marymarshall.co.uk 5.45.37.222
    Bruce85F24 bruce.robinson95@wuvy1d.marymarshall.co.uk 37.143.62.93
    ion.glovatchi ion.glovatchi@ms.gov.md 120.40.130.70
    LamontCoode290 lamont-coode@wuvy1d.marymarshall.co.uk 102.165.1.171
    liudmila.plugaru liudmila.plugaru@ms.gov.md 120.40.130.70
    v.erb.ri.d.gek.en.d.ab. v.erb.ri.d.gek.en.d.ab.@s1rx1.tobu-wedding.com 125.228.216.16
    diana.noroc diana.noroc@ms.gov.md 120.40.130.70
    andrei.cazacu andrei.cazacu@ms.gov.md 120.40.130.70
    205:1500:600:7:100::00:2 205:1500:600:7:100::00:2 120.40.130.70
    AdolphRoberge33 adolph-roberge@besafe-app.com 38.154.109.241
    PatrickRig m.egas.to.play@gmail.com 31.129.170.42
    TEBJess4518342 jesswardill61@scene.dewuch.com 147.92.52.16
    BookofGoldenSandsAimee phillismais@1secmail.com 89.149.93.19
    Zenaida90S zenaidalalonde@besafe-app.com 196.51.43.44
    alexandru.rosioru alexandru.rosioru@ms.gov.md 120.40.130.70
    v.e.rbri.d.g.e.ke.nd.a.b v.e.rbri.d.g.e.ke.nd.a.b@s1rx1.tobu-wedding.com 125.228.216.16
    2600:1010:06:7487:1123:46:109:67 2600:1010:06:7487:1123:46:109:67 120.40.130.70