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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 - 26 Jul 2024 9:59 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,001,470
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    erika.tomaszewski erika.tomaszewski@bermenizerson.com.au 216.98.255.141
    l.e.nag.op.k.a.lo.7.3. l.e.nag.op.k.a.lo.7.3.@gmail.com 151.106.11.187
    jam.e.s.w.oo.d.sii.i.iv jam.e.s.w.oo.d.sii.i.iv@gmail.com 50.114.94.68
    isabellesurratt isabellesurratt@mailmenot.io 104.160.17.233
    2001:1460:2:0:121:8:00:17 2001:1460:2:0:121:8:00:17 120.40.130.70
    buycrevazag1970 buycrevazag1970@op.pl 120.40.130.70
    nguyenthiduyen02031998 nguyenthiduyen02031998@gmail.com 42.114.121.243
    suzannehc69 suzannehc69@khc98.mailsecurenet.online 5.45.102.93
    damonkingsbury12 damonkingsbury12@dia.claxyn.org 109.230.220.195
    KennySlapoffski halera@poochta.ru 185.80.150.121
    CasieEnglish technician@safesafeguard.com 23.95.237.88
    yazpokkgow treyquay@gmail.com 192.42.116.199
    MargieRunyon01 technician@safesafeguard.com 196.245.153.98
    JaredMaruff technician@safesafeguard.com 196.242.178.15
    SheilaPsyncUY alexpopov3453@gmail.com 172.68.238.83
    SheilaPsyncUY alexpopov3453@gmail.com 172.71.184.68
    ZHPAretha0 aba@poochta.ru 217.106.239.247
    GustavoStott620 gustavostott63@more.codepb.com 196.242.47.106
    JennyCairnduff6 jennycairnduff43@youth.ernsys.com 196.242.178.178
    CruzBergmann77 cruzbergmann61@youth.ernsys.com 196.242.115.230
    ToneyGeorge1 springsprout59@rapmail.store 185.80.150.121
    DelWestbury03 delwestbury16@youth.ernsys.com 196.242.47.190
    SonPalafox5 latashiaarmand@andindoc.com 196.242.195.90
    v.e.r.b.r.i.d.g.eke.n.d.a.b v.e.r.b.r.i.d.g.eke.n.d.a.b@s16rx1.tobu-wedding.co 125.228.216.16
    KelliDang03998 kellidang47@more.codepb.com 196.242.195.90
    j.9.7.8.4.2590 j.9.7.8.4.2590@gmail.com 45.8.17.20
    2001:488:3081:10:7:42:404:516 2001:488:3081:10:7:42:404:516 120.40.130.70
    miriamjerrell miriamjerrell@andindoc.com 23.231.33.234
    fgypxjgarcia06028q fgypxjgarcia06028q@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    AmyShipley59065 support@gooncloud.click 168.228.45.115
    NXSAbdul24365931 arlie@awsome-gadgets.com 69.141.179.52
    201:048:0241:1010:0000:0000:0000:0002 201:048:0241:1010:0000:0000:0000:0002 120.40.130.70
    MorrisTalley87 morristalley34@a2a6.dreamcoffeehouse.ir 107.175.13.96
    NewtonStrickland newton.strickland@avail.openinvestmentapp.com 45.43.83.218
    a.d.an.gates.4 a.d.an.gates.4@gmail.com 188.138.129.64
    Tiffany7579 tiffanywarman84@89bf.tradingcogroup.ir 192.3.4.131
    2001:088:100:000:0000:0000:0000:029 2001:088:100:000:0000:0000:0000:029 120.40.130.70
    QVHRefugio refugio-nickel@c58e.spotifygold.ir 196.242.178.198
    naomiquinones naomiquinones@email.com 135.180.146.198
    v.erb.r.idg.e.k.e.nd.ab. v.erb.r.idg.e.k.e.nd.ab.@s1rx3.tobu-wedding.com 125.228.216.16
    Martinduh terwacouci1977@op.pl 69.16.147.120
    2001:088:100:000:0000:0000:0000:0299 2001:088:100:000:0000:0000:0000:0299 120.40.130.70
    GlindaShimizu glindashimizu69@c58e.spotifygold.ir 23.94.81.201
    pearla pearla@seoneo.online 194.76.33.197
    202:598:128:800::00:18 202:598:128:800::00:18 120.40.130.70
    paigerosser51 paigerosser51@sales1ywbayi.com 154.13.103.38
    earlwoolcock80 earlwoolcock80@sales1ywbayi.com 38.152.43.65
    adriannecalderone95 adriannecalderone95@sales1ywbayi.com 38.154.172.101
    2001:1460:2:0:121:8:00:17 2001:1460:2:0:121:8:00:17 120.40.130.70
    CassandraOFlynn adelaidekisch@1secmail.com 5.196.78.175
    RobertWhami ra.nda...r.a.nd.267.@gmail.com 176.195.31.122
    chascheyne chascheyne@fgr.radities.com 178.20.42.231
    dub.e.5da.n.e dub.e.5da.n.e@gmail.com 37.139.53.198
    2001:088:100:000:0000:0000:0000:0284 2001:088:100:000:0000:0000:0000:0284 120.40.130.70
    AnthonyLew unnekesma1986@op.pl 154.47.27.81
    201:048:0120:4201:0007:0000:0000:0002 201:048:0120:4201:0007:0000:0000:0002 120.40.130.70
    2001:088:100:000:0000:0000:0000:02 2001:088:100:000:0000:0000:0000:02 120.40.130.70
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    espaciosciberseguridad espaciosciberseguridad@incibe.es 120.40.130.70
    investiga.ciberseguridad investiga.ciberseguridad@incibe.es 120.40.130.70
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    talento.ciberseguridad talento.ciberseguridad@incibe.es 120.40.130.70
    FinleyDunshea8 starrynights42@rapmail.store 81.177.181.218
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    MiloLangler5 byh@poochta.ru 81.177.27.246
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    CarleySweat430 carleysweat22@more.codepb.com 23.95.237.124
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