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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 ~1000 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 - 21 May 2024 8:54 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,001,004
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    RebeccaPenningto silviacarmella@corebux.com 104.239.84.169
    wuthering-waves-accounts info.wutheringwaves@gmail.com 171.224.180.13
    Objenry Objenry@posthome.space 37.139.53.167
    gwaynefurj geraldin.ebar.bo.s.o.n.77@gmail.com 185.196.191.157
    Inge54161402 edithe@thegreenliving.world 98.170.57.231
    WilfredZiemba martinfink@1secmail.net 212.30.36.102
    FaustoUgalde154 kerribrook@corebux.com 104.249.61.75
    aspaidmqgq sebas.tie.nd.upeyr.on48@gmail.com 185.196.191.157
    KirbyGuthrie barbrarandal@tekisto.com 154.92.125.219
    guitire1991 guitire1991@mail.ru 172.71.250.70
    giotacount1989 giotacount1989@mail.ru 172.68.243.81
    AshelyHollis01 barbrarandal@tekisto.com 198.105.100.209
    baldricdamiani1957 baldricdamiani1957@int.pl 85.203.44.111
    baldricdamiani1957 baldricdamiani1957@int.pl 85.203.44.141
    CliffFriedman04 artbarrios8465@freundin.ru 162.241.70.64
    LavadaHerington gingergorham@1secmail.net 212.30.36.102
    MelodyRooney elvinmaitland@qiott.com 154.12.12.33
    AdrienneMckeever adriennemckeever@sre.dummyfox.com 89.22.237.210
    KathieHirst7707 darwinjani@tekisto.com 45.138.117.4
    VytoKetoSupplement viki@drown.institute 181.214.165.107
    murraywakelin34 murraywakelin34@split.xlping.com 192.3.142.126
    MeghanBender barbrarandal@tekisto.com 104.239.76.200
    CoreyHoulding coreyhoulding13@ayw.crossandgarlic.com 193.188.20.238
    KandaceStultz9 silviacarmella@corebux.com 193.161.2.245
    v.erbridge.k.en.d.ab v.erbridge.k.en.d.ab@s16rx4.tobu-wedding.com 125.228.216.16
    202:8108:8100:324:56:51:838:130 202:8108:8100:324:56:51:838:130 120.40.130.70
    KarolynDenehy06 hasnainabbottnashabdulmalachiacostaburgessadkinsma 101.2.177.8
    hortensepease hortensepease@dcctb.com 172.69.195.172
    ValerieJanssen2 hasnainabbottnashabdulmalachiacostaburgessadkinsma 101.2.177.8
    CyrilDeville9 andreasproffitt@1secmail.com 212.30.36.59
    DorisLyne694171 hasnainabbottnashabdulmalachiacostaburgessadkinsma 101.2.177.8
    hansgurin1979 hansgurin1979@int.pl 172.71.246.157
    mohammed.sayers41 mohammed.sayers41@wierman.dynainbox.com 39.73.46.74
    DenisMonsen barbrarandal@tekisto.com 91.217.72.171
    AntoinetteLewis livishalewis@gmail.com 2607:91:1401:497:571:22:442:17
    CyrilDeville9 andreasproffitt@1secmail.com 212.30.36.70
    DyanMertz0723 irwinmorgans@kzccv.com 103.136.201.29
    JaneB5552630134 silassaul6537@mailmenot.io 109.236.87.67
    FosterPvd9573844 demijenks3298@mailmenot.io 109.236.87.67
    CrystleLat grier@giveblood.bar 194.169.95.17
    KandiceSelf grier@giveblood.bar 194.169.92.107
    HowardBuffington howardbuffington@usgeek.org 121.16.26.72
    DeeDeal37348673 trinaamaya@mailmenot.io 109.236.87.67
    ScarlettTrouette alejandrinaleatherma@hotbird.giize.com 88.99.21.190
    bookralis1985 bookralis1985@mail.ru 172.71.130.231
    maldorzhfz li.li.ana.lder.mana@gmail.com 154.13.105.66
    cbdfocus a.l.berto25.s.a.ni.cs@gmail.com 84.239.43.9
    240:350:70:300:86:8:986:95 240:350:70:300:86:8:986:95 120.40.130.70
    baldricdamiani1957 baldricdamiani1957@int.pl 85.203.44.107
    EverettSancho48 kanya@a.drown.institute 156.238.9.120
    MickeyWolken824 alejandrinaleatherma@hotbird.giize.com 88.99.21.190
    Eve27R58431 jessalyn@o.getit.email 104.239.42.227
    EloyBowens8 abbie@b.cooldown.hair 104.239.44.235
    202:60:61:13:528:46:207:1 202:60:61:13:528:46:207:1 120.40.130.70
    NevaKashiwagi68 alejandrinaleatherma@hotbird.giize.com 88.99.21.190
    TemekaSewell3 ahmadaird@bybit.gotdns.ch 59.44.47.106
    513-387-8072jennrichmond 513-387-8072jennrichmond@coca-cola.com 120.40.130.70
    WalkerCuevas859 shayloane7255@anonmails.de 195.177.217.131
    2001:1460:2:0:121:8:00:17 2001:1460:2:0:121:8:00:17 120.40.130.70
    KristyFoust375 sophieself3504@t.woeishyang.com 34.145.90.163
    WyattCamma wyatt.cammack@rockthebolt.com 147.78.141.87
    Lupita29S0 lupitabergin23@duck.unylix.com 154.13.96.96
    baldricdamiani1957 baldricdamiani1957@int.pl 85.203.44.112
    ibca investmentbankingcouncil01@gmail.com 106.205.152.143
    202:44:5927:1:241:888:949:82 202:44:5927:1:241:888:949:82 120.40.130.70
    sulannrixf g.er.a.l.d.in.eb.arbo.s.on77@gmail.com 185.196.191.84
    baldricdamiani1957 baldricdamiani1957@int.pl 85.203.44.110
    CarlaWill193760 esmeraldadonley8304@23.8.dnsabr.com 59.44.47.106
    insammmseu sebas.tien.du.p.eyr.o.n4.8@gmail.com 185.196.191.84
    leburro leburro@mailcos.site 109.248.142.166
    MauriceHol demonstratec@dettcointl.com 107.175.247.108
    nhacaiuytin215 nhacaiuytin215@gmail.com 173.239.236.40
    ve.rbr.i.d.gek.e.ndab ve.rbr.i.d.gek.e.ndab@s16rx2.tobu-wedding.com 125.228.216.16
    jorguslarf a.ar.on.nher.r.o.d@gmail.com 154.13.105.66
    v.erbr.i.dge.ke.nd.a.b v.erbr.i.dge.ke.nd.a.b@s1rx2.tobu-wedding.com 125.228.216.16
    wood.b.n.5.4.4 wood.b.n.5.4.4@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    StacieZdl5 stacieblunt60@siti.xylzen.com 89.41.190.134