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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 - 3 Apr 2025 10:18 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,001,630
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    helyn helyn@fruitingbodymushrooms.online 46.175.155.232
    VernonPoorman06 karolynmullings306@1secmail.com 156.228.190.139
    LloydSkinner896 anitawilliamson@hidebox.org 104.253.82.72
    margaretfreund margaretfreund@1secmail.org 104.23.160.133
    ModestaAmbrose graigrichart2549@1secmail.com 104.207.44.147
    IrmaCanada602 aureliamulga8509@kzccv.com 82.21.218.110
    seo.eremenko+4425 seo.eremenko+4425@yandex.com 91.227.190.158
    BretPickens7 bret-pickens@zooma-casinohub.site 149.126.217.226
    thelmafung thelmafung@live.com.au 114.74.23.52
    VioletteHoke0 morganhansen7374@b.cr.cloudns.asia 188.240.229.108
    everette everette@cosmicbridge.site 102.165.16.164
    Aidan86B35374759 aidanjung@zooma-casinohub.site 149.126.218.131
    rickienettleton rickienettleton@korailmail.com 107.174.235.136
    cecilia.a.soumas1.7 cecilia.a.soumas1.7@gmail.com 49.180.8.107
    cuj1ah9b37ndhrjktjfg cuj1ah9b37ndhrjktjfg@example.org 195.82.146.250
    FlorrieWorthen chandramerry892@adult-work.info 45.147.186.105
    williamoconnor32 williamoconnor32@east.elyquin.org 158.222.15.82
    Kristofer33Q scotgreer@1secmail.com 185.181.245.141
    efrenwaters efrenwaters@8.dnsabr.com 104.207.42.182
    WillielatZN musicflac4djs2025@gmail.com 172.68.182.37
    BriannaBelton briannawebsolution@gmail.com 194.38.19.8
    vitian25 vitian25@ligmamail.com 154.12.240.134
    WillardWurfel3 willard-wurfel@buskonavvt.us 185.213.246.48
    j.o.njo.h.ns.o.n.thet.hi.rd j.o.njo.h.ns.o.n.thet.hi.rd@gmail.com 45.8.19.190
    Keisha06E889 maxmendiola@1secmail.com 188.130.218.240
    KaraHowey501 candidaphilpott@kzccv.com 171.225.192.191
    vyerys.h.ani.kkya vyerys.h.ani.kkya@gmail.com (empty)
    gestorpracticasprogresa gestorpracticasprogresa@ucentral.edu.co 120.40.130.70
    CharlesFar info@himchistka-mebeli-msk24.store 65.108.229.215
    weekend weekend@hackthissite.org 120.40.130.70
    JeanneNeal carolina@a.itchydog.online 109.196.168.58
    store store@hackthissite.org 120.40.130.70
    staff staff@hackthissite.org 120.40.130.70
    anarkakari anarkakari@hackthissite.org 120.40.130.70
    h h@hackthissite.org 120.40.130.70
    ivoryhaynes498 ivoryhaynes498@1secmail.com 156.228.115.24
    donate donate@hackthissite.org 120.40.130.70
    ircuser ircuser@hackthissite.org 120.40.130.70
    scram scram@hackthissite.org 120.40.130.70
    FaeRobles387 faerobles14@def.vocalmajoritynow.com 221.202.27.194
    mshred mshred@hackthissite.org 120.40.130.70
    irc irc@hackthissite.org 120.40.130.70
    RainaChute64 mitchellconforti4192@t.woeishyang.com 171.225.192.191
    apply apply@hackthissite.org 120.40.130.70
    manonmission manonmission@hackthissite.org 120.40.130.70
    glen-poland glen-poland@goldenjubileesummerparty.co.uk. 196.242.21.18
    dotty dotty@hackthissite.org 120.40.130.70
    Eugene9855 alain.villarreal@web.de 46.151.24.148
    research research@prostpro.fun 176.56.185.96
    donate donate@hackthissite.org 120.40.130.70
    DongBennet1431 sascha@seoneo.online 192.186.171.114
    weekend weekend@hackthissite.org 120.40.130.70
    LuzPeterson1 benedicta@d.seo-neo.net 104.233.54.250
    MollieAgee798 scottycosh8385@hotbird.giize.com 171.225.192.191
    Kathy70V303 kathygodfrey24@climb.ernsys.com 207.148.65.68
    NicoleKeir8 nicolekeir7916@sykaaa-club.buzz 149.126.217.192
    info info@thepastamentors.com 120.40.130.70
    shkutko.vig.o.r.ecze.k.b.es.t shkutko.vig.o.r.ecze.k.b.es.t@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    2600:118:66:150:9:254:26:68 2600:118:66:150:9:254:26:68 120.40.130.70
    leo leo@thepastamentors.com 120.40.130.70
    manonmission manonmission@hackthissite.org 120.40.130.70
    scram scram@hackthissite.org 120.40.130.70
    sam sam@hackthissite.org 120.40.130.70
    staff staff@hackthissite.org 120.40.130.70
    sethcoker21 sethcoker21@timminsgoldminetour.com 192.171.82.158
    AustinAunger arnetteschofield8911@1secmail.com 5.183.130.135
    tiffanybrenner656 tiffanybrenner656@1mail.x24hr.com 194.93.37.146
    apply apply@hackthissite.org 120.40.130.70
    RaquelCarnegie raquel.carnegie@sykaaa-club.buzz 149.126.216.103
    monica monica@hackthissite.org 120.40.130.70
    anarkakari anarkakari@hackthissite.org 120.40.130.70
    almedatejada7276 almedatejada7276@bd.dns-cloud.net 38.152.181.124
    tatianashimp9462 tatianashimp9462@qiott.com 38.152.141.136
    CarltonWorkman donniemccrary7369@kzccv.com 171.225.192.191