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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 Oct 2019 3:06 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 8,336,154
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    Howtomake0,954Bitcoinperdayhttp:clertenaltu.tkxom8jG14VSwZGH loribobh@bresna.net 89.187.168.68
    arssa arssa@course-fitness.com 120.40.130.70
    ashleigh.fredrickson ashleigh.fredrickson@nerd.vocating.com 107.173.179.142
    christianvandenbossche christianvandenbossche@skynet.be 120.40.130.70
    LauriHennings46 LauriHennings46@it.wpgun.com 196.16.234.126
    MapleMaxfield70 MapleMaxfield70@it.wpgun.com 196.16.234.126
    anyutacherry+jarf anyutacherry+jarf@yandex.ua 212.47.240.194
    eric.van.den.bosch eric.van.den.bosch@freeler.nl 120.40.130.70
    IrvinTaft15 IrvinTaft15@page.wpgun.com 196.16.234.126
    JaysonWhitaker9 JaysonWhitaker9@it.wpgun.com 196.16.234.126
    Mattiepthg7019 Mattiepthg7019@unit48.online 180.180.99.86
    akbowa akbowa@vip.qq.com 47.52.115.5
    2607227963 2607227963@qq.com 47.52.115.5
    anastasia.makarova+mhqx anastasia.makarova+mhqx@mail.ru 212.47.240.194
    traciegt1 traciegt1@hotaka37.dev256.xyz 142.44.133.83
    alfonzofowell alfonzofowell@nice.islaby.com 192.210.147.46
    jolly71 jolly71@mynetsolutions.website 5.188.210.23
    johrmj johrmj@saldov.xyz 178.159.37.73
    wouter.van.den.berge wouter.van.den.berge@telenet.be 120.40.130.70
    israelblock israelblock@hidebox.org 198.41.231.71
    willian.guy584 willian.guy584@platinum.clarized.com 107.172.88.41
    wdevuys1 wdevuys1@volvocars.com 120.40.130.70
    VanChilds89 VanChilds89@mall.wpgun.com 120.40.130.70
    iv18 iv18@haruki39.kiesag.xyz 185.220.102.7
    bagrgorasgooglety bagrgorasgooglety@hotmail.org 185.220.100.252
    vada.cloutier vada.cloutier@privatemail1.pageone.id 91.222.236.133
    17753741... 17753741... 120.40.130.70
    Gerard-Dalyell1643 Gerard-Dalyell1643@alilen.pw 101.100.130.138
    alexey.tereshchenko+enet alexey.tereshchenko+enet@gmail.com 212.47.240.194
    RoyalCurrey8841 RoyalCurrey48@org.factorican.com 23.245.188.235
    ianheng8 ianheng8@yahoo.com.my (empty)
    jeanpierre.donnadieu jeanpierre.donnadieu@sfr.fr 120.40.130.70
    BertieTurk55575 BertieTurk@org.factorican.com 23.89.236.2
    kelvin.frey9199 kelvin.frey9199@domaincroud.club 69.4.94.107
    Normanden x47nz@maidsmanhattan.club 128.71.79.208
    Sandyhic georgii634512@gmail.com 178.150.125.88
    Charlesskal sfadtcnn@spacecas.ru 178.159.37.85
    Sandywaype georgii634512@gmail.com 178.150.125.88
    michelesy2 mikezj18@akira79.funnetwork.xyz 185.220.101.31
    Tihonovevy tihon381@wemail.ru 136.169.224.16
    Tihoncoigo tihon381@wemail.ru 136.169.224.16
    WilliamPef daisy@onlinemarketpromo.info 159.138.22.112
    AnthonyseretS sitechecker69+round2@gmail.com 37.204.162.96
    janesssulzea9621 janesssulzea@hotmail.com 109.70.100.21
    BonsayHow w904680@gmail.com 213.59.158.104
    2252823681 2252823681@qq.com 47.52.75.110
    menyingyue menyingyue@126.com 47.52.75.110
    deetta deetta@probbox.com 5.188.210.79
    DarrinMayers10 DarrinMayers10@books.clarized.com 107.172.229.169
    aqufufer aqufufer@mailforspam.com 176.103.56.213
    bernadette.middernacht bernadette.middernacht@skynet.be 120.40.130.70
    sergi.sacristan sergi.sacristan@gmail.com 157.55.39.55
    wwhhcc1980 wwhhcc1980@qq.com 47.52.224.241
    bftdyz bftdyz@163.com 47.52.224.241
    JulianSib julian376@xmmail.ru 136.169.224.16
    Dominictrome dominic376@xmmail.ru 178.214.255.236
    Sandysat georgii634512@gmail.com 178.150.125.88
    Davidnaima annakowalczyk20002@gmail.com 185.234.216.115
    wilma wilma@a.gsaverifiedlist.download 107.173.29.16
    ivacu1 dianeol11@akio7910.takumi12.yourfun.xyz 23.129.64.167
    zacharyfy60 marcyap2@akio7910.takumi12.yourfun.xyz 109.69.67.17
    TameraRumpf TameraRumpf@webpack.pw 109.164.112.109
    SandyTiz georgii634512@gmail.com 178.150.125.88
    angelslav1978rus+yelc angelslav1978rus+yelc@yandex.com 212.47.240.194
    dauy888 dauy888@qq.com 47.52.67.217
    903960532 903960532@qq.com 47.52.67.217
    Randallinvef georgezyx@mail.ru 176.226.151.224
    Yandep yan381@wemail.ru 136.169.224.16
    ChesterSeeno fight514@hotmail.com 114.100.103.3
    LuxuryBetSpark luxuryluckyme1213@mail.ru 5.228.57.189
    Vikulov57 Shavrukov91@thefmail.com 5.144.97.173
    DominicWak dominic376@xmmail.ru 178.214.255.236
    JulianDooli julian376@xmmail.ru 136.169.224.16
    Dominicmox dominic376@xmmail.ru 178.214.255.236
    zhanglinfenge zhanglinfenge@qq.com 47.90.103.191
    bagregorasjuniry7010 bagregorasjuniry@126.com.org 66.70.228.168
    bajehnzark2581 bajehnzark@163.com.net 109.70.100.21
    barry.watt318 barry.watt318@fusion.consored.com 107.174.238.233
    Austin-McGirr2 Austin-McGirr2@love-s.top 68.170.36.100
    OctavioGarza62 OctavioGarza62@page.wpgun.com 104.203.212.115
    bajehnzark2581 bajehnzark@163.com.net 128.31.0.13
    porfirioreno515 porfirioreno515@fusion.consored.com 107.175.141.213
    RodLander53 RodLander53@tough.ppoet.com 104.203.212.115