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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 - 14 Jun 2021 11:13 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 8,103,366
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    friedastobie40 friedastobie40@vipitv.com 183.197.56.7
    sergi.sacristan sergi.sacristan@gmail.com 114.119.129.189
    susannah-sprouse75 susannah-sprouse75@ualusa.com 183.197.56.7
    elizbeth-barron35 elizbeth-barron35@vipitv.com 183.197.56.7
    beauparkman beauparkman@be.popautomated.com 173.31.204.211
    xhpvyEmibleEleseernnet xhpvyEmibleEleseernnet@gmail.com 5.188.210.6
    b.rewe.r.k.a.ma.ria5.9.67.2 b.rewe.r.k.a.ma.ria5.9.67.2@gmail.com 116.73.5.157
    marilou.cottman marilou.cottman@vipcherry.com 183.197.56.7
    2001:1460:2:0:121:8:00:17 2001:1460:2:0:121:8:00:17 120.40.130.70
    chenxieaiomg chenxieaiomg@163.com 120.40.130.70
    jehntivanova663 jehntivanova@vip.163.com 62.173.149.24
    Michaellaw alekspronin61@gmail.com 185.220.101.144
    badamadarky8237 badamadarky@gmail.com 89.163.252.12
    AnastasiaFennesc anastasiafennescey27@only.westrb.com 23.94.64.226
    Michaelbug alekspronin61@gmail.com 105.71.145.205
    DanutaWoolner danutawoolner77@edge.westrb.com 107.173.248.54
    MeredithMulquin meredithmulquin81@offer.ovaki.com 198.46.235.24
    jarrodplayford35 jarrodplayford35@say.hammerhandz.com 107.158.86.211
    cameron cameron@apluson.xyz 194.49.67.242
    lkadho lkadho@saldov.club 178.159.37.171
    BertCrommelin debroah@wifisolarcamera.store 23.19.176.54
    cjnicklaw cjnicklaw@instamail.site (empty)
    DamonOram97 clea@usatravel.network 172.241.88.219
    MaggieStaton toney@screwdriver.site 172.241.88.219
    2400:6180:100:0::87:3001 2400:6180:100:0::87:3001 120.40.130.70
    bobydark4833 bobydark@163.com 193.189.100.199
    MarshaPxb6 sharmaine@web20.club 108.62.155.31
    jal.a.p.a.nic.a.ra.g.ua jal.a.p.a.nic.a.ra.g.ua@gmail.com 92.204.174.134
    mkgvrk mkgvrk@saldov.club 178.159.37.171
    brendafawsitt63 brendafawsitt63@any.ploooop.com 171.22.122.90
    tobychurch71 tobychurch71@moon.makingdomes.com 107.152.174.127
    Mackenzie4 teddy@d.linkbuildingtools.club 172.245.66.96
    2600:1006:12:9101:726:6:6:964 2600:1006:12:9101:726:6:6:964 120.40.130.70
    flcnz1 flcnz1@hanmail.net 120.40.130.70
    odetteeverard odetteeverard@any.ploooop.com 109.236.63.127
    n.ahalkag.a.l.k.a.431. n.ahalkag.a.l.k.a.431.@gmail.com 185.190.42.200
    DomingoTincher0 hailee@n.hamstercage.online 193.56.64.105
    FranchescaZ28 franchesca-kifer69@restorationscompanynearme.com 209.107.196.196
    uzubusageb onuwuhata@aviye.jonjamail.com 62.210.139.12
    ThomasHal quinomecom123@gmail.com 45.77.142.146
    AstridShep astrid-sheppard65@errorid.com 178.48.124.182
    SherryBlackmore sherry-blackmore60@restorationscompanynearme.com 173.195.15.108
    newtonsantana65 newtonsantana65@from.crossandgarlic.com 198.23.197.8
    gwenny gwenny@solarinverter.club 110.78.146.127
    irenextb irene.wylly21@ilove.antibucin.com 154.16.69.125
    darya.troitskaya.85 darya.troitskaya.85@mail.ru 91.241.47.234
    tad.al.a.m.af.a.l.ar. tad.al.a.m.af.a.l.ar.@gmail.com 92.204.174.134
    marisalj7 marisalj7@haru1610.kenta71.mokomichi.xyz 89.163.150.213
    LanceBillings93 lancebillings99@city.cowsnbullz.com 62.4.13.160
    lg21542000 lg21542000@yahoo.com.tw 36.227.128.6
    catch catch@that.hammerhandz.com 185.245.25.31
    DinaWilbur1794 dinawilbur52@uk.oldoutnewin.com 195.154.51.199
    ArielleH54 victorbellino@lajoska.pe.hu 142.147.97.84
    Nicoki konstantin.dmitriev7119@gmail.com 185.247.21.167
    Brianplone nocdzmgzesun@hotmail.com 61.163.174.240
    RalphDeerm marn_01@mail.ru 84.244.16.79
    Lewisvip yzpnrowqgzwdeec@hotmail.com 115.61.210.117
    Darhotablody darhota@mulars.ru 178.159.37.58
    Victorbah notgambdarta1973@dizaer.ru 92.118.77.10
    AikZebelyanneM khryakova.ira@gmail.com 212.86.108.41
    RalphRoord marn_01@mail.ru 84.244.16.79
    Williamhic wojtek.marolnki@interia.pl 80.94.27.137
    RalphGlage marn_01@mail.ru 84.244.16.79
    Ronniecheef fgfdsfhjjhkj@yandex.com 94.181.47.232
    RalphPex marn_01@mail.ru 84.244.16.79
    LinktrRew roudnivirnax@gmail.com 94.155.33.34
    Lntshra craig.farnsworth@ethernovia.com 5.188.211.46
    bagrgorasmaarleyy9872 bagrgorasmaarleyy@yeah.com 5.183.92.19
    GeorgettaCooks 12@brasil-empresas.com 81.177.27.14
    bgregorasitt6061 bgregorasitt@yeah.com 5.183.92.19
    braafrances8181 braafrances@gmail.com 87.118.96.154
    balexeusasda1252 balexeusasda@yeah.com 107.174.244.102
    bpttylittley5358 bpttylittley@hotmail.com 198.144.120.177
    bpttylittley5358 bpttylittley@hotmail.com 51.81.34.149