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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 also provide 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 (or use the simpler, comma-delimited text version here).

If you need to do more than about ~100 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 submitting their information to our database. 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.

    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 - 19 Feb 2019 2:08 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 8,347,059
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    Gnrflld tomfurnari@sbcglobal.net 178.137.165.124
    kutova92 kutova92@abv.bg 120.40.130.70
    coretta coretta@livemail.bid 5.188.210.19
    Shawnpah uaanfitamin@rambler.ru 36.68.10.102
    cynthiauq16 donafy60@fumio67.besttorrents.top 217.182.78.177
    Cherie.Cazares77 Cherie.Cazares77@ledet38.sfxmailbox.com 213.108.138.30
    JeanneKessell JeanneKessell@ledet38.sfxmailbox.com 187.72.88.22
    lydapember lyda.pemberton@lodpg.xyz 60.50.105.153
    DeanaCho4 DeanaCho4@rice.ultramoonbear.com 109.196.15.142
    Emanuelly.Vaz70 Emanuelly.Vaz70@usa.mailblogsfree.space 206.217.136.211
    brendaboschee3564 brendaboschee3564@newtimespop.com 59.58.147.40
    reneetucker2174 reneetucker2174@newtimespop.com 59.58.147.40
    amygf5 amygf5@tamotsu33.gotorrents.top 87.118.122.30
    202:587:9017:4700:550:390:862:332 202:587:9017:4700:550:390:862:332 120.40.130.70
    lisa lisa@cheapvisums.eu 102.164.230.22
    violetoe16 bonniemv7@akio30.besttorrents.top (empty)
    michelevs69 frankgc3@ryoichi32.gotorrents.top 51.38.115.34
    morgancm6 morgancm6@michio6510.yuji74.besttorrents.top 62.210.157.133
    haxirtaw obizaiwe@fdaswmail.com 37.229.197.92
    CarlosBlackham56 CarlosBlackham56@hang.egogap.com 165.231.121.4
    Corinaqane7679 Corinaqane7679@batterydoctor.online 101.109.43.196
    armandonz18 barrysq2@isamu71.besttorrents.top (empty)
    rjina1962 rjina1962@sslsmtp.trade 5.188.210.19
    AndrewPouch hacid@cheapscript.net 185.247.140.230
    Williammurgy rosinskiy.den@mail.ru 77.232.153.155
    Airbladexqh dkrutsinger@floraschools.com 188.138.188.34
    Infraredcje erma_boateng@yahoo.com 188.138.188.34
    Professionalhrj jpark2133@gmail.com 188.138.188.34
    isaackp1 li4@haru29.gotorrents.top 144.217.90.68
    Zphadtk lcavcom@aol.com 178.137.17.11
    Professionalygj jpark2133@gmail.com 188.138.188.34
    ProhorIntow prohor208@xmmail.ru 95.105.29.69
    Bluetoothnsu l.ver.2017@bk.ru 188.138.188.34
    Infraredkel erma_boateng@yahoo.com 188.138.188.34
    Professionalbrv jpark2133@gmail.com 188.138.188.34
    Bluetoothvjn l.ver.2017@bk.ru 188.138.188.34
    Professionaldni jpark2133@gmail.com 188.138.188.34
    Orqwsij tomfurnari@sbcglobal.net 178.137.165.124
    Poxtsbv lcavcom@aol.com 178.137.17.11
    Bluetoothdiz l.ver.2017@bk.ru 188.138.188.34
    Airbladeuph dkrutsinger@floraschools.com 188.138.188.34
    Infraredalc erma_boateng@yahoo.com 188.138.188.34
    Airbladebqu dkrutsinger@floraschools.com 188.138.188.34
    Infraredwjw erma_boateng@yahoo.com 188.138.188.34
    Professionalrsv jpark2133@gmail.com 188.138.188.34
    Robertstync goga.pochtaruk@mail.ru 77.232.153.155
    Professionalqwn jpark2133@gmail.com 188.138.188.34
    Bluetoothhza l.ver.2017@bk.ru 188.138.188.34
    Infraredjxz erma_boateng@yahoo.com 188.138.188.34
    Professionalowf jpark2133@gmail.com 188.138.188.34
    deannahl18 mg11@itsuki27.toptorrents.top 5.79.86.16
    Bluetoothmhv l.ver.2017@bk.ru 188.138.188.34
    Cersoii tomfurnari@sbcglobal.net 178.137.165.124
    Bduylsc tomfurnari@sbcglobal.net 178.137.17.11
    Infraredfkp erma_boateng@yahoo.com 188.138.188.34
    Professionalfgj jpark2133@gmail.com 188.138.188.34
    Bluetoothjxm l.ver.2017@bk.ru 188.138.188.34
    Airbladesnp dkrutsinger@floraschools.com 188.138.188.34
    Professionaljuu jpark2133@gmail.com 188.138.188.34
    Airbladesbv dkrutsinger@floraschools.com 188.138.188.34
    Infraredqxm erma_boateng@yahoo.com 188.138.188.34
    Professionalujk jpark2133@gmail.com 188.138.188.34
    Airbladegsj dkrutsinger@floraschools.com 188.138.188.34
    Infraredrve erma_boateng@yahoo.com 188.138.188.34
    Professionalpgt jpark2133@gmail.com 188.138.188.34
    Infrareddsm erma_boateng@yahoo.com 188.138.188.34
    Airbladeaqx dkrutsinger@floraschools.com 188.138.188.34
    Airbladedsk dkrutsinger@floraschools.com 188.138.188.34
    Uefxexl tomfurnari@sbcglobal.net 178.137.17.11
    Airbladebao dkrutsinger@floraschools.com 188.138.188.34
    Airbladeizo dkrutsinger@floraschools.com 188.138.188.34
    Airbladewez dkrutsinger@floraschools.com 188.138.188.34
    Airbladeyqq dkrutsinger@floraschools.com 188.138.188.34
    Xiquvpa tomfurnari@sbcglobal.net 178.137.17.11
    Infraredihe erma_boateng@yahoo.com 188.138.188.34
    Vhprixz lcavcom@aol.com 178.137.17.11
    Airbladepcz dkrutsinger@floraschools.com 188.138.188.34
    Airbladelro dkrutsinger@floraschools.com 188.138.188.34
    Professionalmdx jpark2133@gmail.com 188.138.188.34
    Infraredhcy erma_boateng@yahoo.com 188.138.188.34