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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 - 25 Apr 2024 2:40 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,247
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    TerrellHei gerardbarrett@1secmail.org 37.46.113.198
    metformin500mg ntn1283@hotmail.com 5.188.210.30
    lin lin03011996@gmail.com 152.58.213.101
    heldazjyjq qb.ac.kl.i.nk@gmail.com 45.150.44.186
    HarleyD78318191 cliffordgill@ketview.info 196.51.249.170
    HayleySteere60 cliffordgill@ketview.info 154.30.213.225
    NikoleDesimone6 cliffordgill@ketview.info 196.51.252.88
    emilie.villanueva-6414 emilie.villanueva-6414@pemainhandal.vip 45.199.142.47
    EricHartin7 desiredaniels@ketview.info 38.152.253.104
    2.6.1.2.s.up.e.r.s.ervi.s20.21 2.6.1.2.s.up.e.r.s.ervi.s20.21@gmail.com 188.126.94.246
    solenaahuc qb.ackl.i.nk@gmail.com 45.150.44.186
    ChrisDomingo cliffordgill@ketview.info 38.152.253.212
    talzora1990 talzora1990@mail.ru 172.70.243.205
    JanaBresnahan6 desiredaniels@ketview.info 196.51.204.205
    buthirbwlv m.a.r.sh.sidney.bq.x.k.xg.h@gmail.com 45.150.44.186
    TitusSae439 ralphbarnum6752@1secmail.com 109.248.204.223
    chantarrau hi.roki.ro.berto.80.3@gmail.com 193.38.243.181
    Franziska11A cliffordgill@ketview.info 196.51.249.102
    Christine4423 eunicequinn@ketview.info 196.51.201.240
    ShoshanaWhitesid tanyawhipple@8.dnsabr.com 37.46.113.198
    toypropadsandwesvi toypropadsandwesvi@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    CaroleLapham81 cliffordgill@ketview.info 154.30.213.109
    JDWAbdul29 randalmaples@adult-work.info 191.96.67.242
    PilarMurillo cliffordgill@ketview.info 196.51.252.88
    jboland landjbo128@gmail.com 123.58.198.221
    AmberHely42 buffy@stopstress.shop 59.13.75.244
    KellieJorgenson eunicequinn@ketview.info 196.51.249.155
    JustinC6476677 kristeensung@tekisto.com 45.41.160.90
    BrodieWinston cliffordgill@ketview.info 196.51.204.50
    FaustoThorpe luigivincent8349@b.cr.cloudns.asia 37.46.113.198
    KurtWagstaff111 eunicequinn@ketview.info 196.51.201.240
    melchiorsenmccarthy766 melchiorsenmccarthy766@wrksemails.com 23.95.224.30
    alanbrown2010 alanbrown2010@live.com.au 103.56.15.153
    KristenBock262 brentnash@ketview.info 38.152.253.36
    kelliberryhill kelliberryhill@1secmail.com 172.71.184.140
    look_my_passiono h.arrisonan.ica47.6@gmail.com 193.38.243.181
    caburgljhi kevalaaiqd@ampeoburew.com 161.123.209.92
    kokusaikoryu kokusaikoryu@ktie.or.jp 120.40.130.70
    MelissaFarias58 brentnash@ketview.info 196.51.252.151
    NZBMarie51 eunicequinn@ketview.info 196.51.249.66
    LavadaC725 eunicequinn@ketview.info 38.152.253.135
    IsabellaSalmon eunicequinn@ketview.info 196.51.140.99
    EdwinSoileau eunicequinn@ketview.info 196.51.249.255
    patiusyozp saboss.875@gmail.com 209.251.22.43
    iintabre iintabre@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    LucasFalconer eunicequinn@ketview.info 196.51.201.96
    rrodmanr rrodmanr@yaboo.com 209:3:42:183::26:9
    grufuseqrg a.a.r.onn.h.e.rrod@gmail.com 154.13.125.186
    BPKMargery adanpollich1786@mailknox.com 196.196.255.23
    tifardzmjx lilian.al.der.ma.na@gmail.com 154.13.126.245
    NealEec86693898 brentnash@ketview.info 154.30.213.225
    swaldegfcj ma.r.shsidne.ybq.x.kxgh@gmail.com 45.150.44.186
    SYTConnie471 sborpis.e.m.all@gmail.com 109.234.35.41
    jeanettedegaris7 jeanettedegaris7@nakedgirlsonomegle.com 172.69.135.2
    thoinneayh j.osepphh.a.r.ri.so.n@gmail.com 154.13.125.186
    FilomenaWirtz94 estheremmett@tekisto.com 64.137.104.248
    egennaejxc hyarisjnld@itintosjab.com 104.238.37.23
    WilfredoDudley eunicequinn@ketview.info 5.253.161.140
    wade.eichhorn wade.eichhorn@bogmail.top 91.243.90.106
    ok88ai angelinamantik1@gmail.com 113.61.48.86
    KristoferTardent armandobarela2184@bheps.com 103.67.186.183
    Brittny7263 brentnash@ketview.info 196.51.201.116
    m6idwbx414 t8zcxlt483@ampeoburew.com 192.241.72.147
    StepanieHawkins desiredaniels@ketview.info 196.51.249.35
    quinuskhnf calvinbxug@ampeoburew.com 104.222.187.191
    joyceycqjz j.ose.p.phha.rriso.n@gmail.com 154.13.126.245
    LeonardoKuefer5 estelleingram@ketview.info 154.30.213.74
    AgustinTei armandobarela2184@bheps.com 103.67.186.183
    ravettjssz berhannnbt@ampeoburew.com 38.154.206.54
    AlexandriaMullen desiredaniels@ketview.info 5.253.161.134
    CodyNeil531275 loganmcdaniels2038@qiott.com 154.38.34.8
    EarthaW319 estheremmett@tekisto.com 119.42.36.199
    EmelyHoz91 estelleingram@ketview.info 196.51.204.94
    BrennaBelue66 eunicequinn@ketview.info 196.51.252.238
    vqhicksgxf KIM@RIPETOYOU.COM 185.220.101.9
    CarlaYcc88816 angelitabonny@joeymx.com 64.137.96.4
    KatieDuggan chesteraird1228@qiott.com 166.88.243.39
    AgnesLoughlin virgieloehr@dcctb.com 154.12.133.186
    CierraMeeks4094 brentnash@ketview.info 196.51.249.102