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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 - 8 Nov 2025 11:25 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,001,404
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
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    ve.rb.r.id.ge.ke.ndab. ve.rb.r.id.ge.ke.ndab.@s1rx4.tobu-wedding.com 172.69.23.148
    LinaNorth07931 linanorth97@feed.cdfaq.com 196.198.13.200
    v.e.rb.r.id.ge.ke.n.d.ab v.e.rb.r.id.ge.ke.n.d.ab@s1rx2.tobu-wedding.com 162.158.166.210
    CVZKina11695556 wardalba@b.cr.cloudns.asia 212.162.152.78
    JoanCarlos33 joancarlos85@e6d9.wordpresshelp.blog 104.238.50.147
    v.e.r.b.ri.dg.e.ken.da.b. v.e.r.b.ri.dg.e.ken.da.b.@s1rx3.tobu-wedding.com 172.71.154.66
    MargartMalone danimcdonald6910@tempr.email 212.162.152.78
    varvara.nikolaeva.23.8.1964 varvara.nikolaeva.23.8.1964@mail.ru 172.71.158.138
    thelmahickey3221 thelmahickey3221@mailmenot.io 172.71.158.139
    ve.r.b.ri.d.gek.en.da.b. ve.r.b.ri.d.gek.en.da.b.@s1rx4.tobu-wedding.com 172.71.154.67
    v.erbr.i.d.ge.ken.da.b v.erbr.i.d.ge.ken.da.b@s1rx1.tobu-wedding.com 172.69.23.147
    ve.rbr.i.dgek.en.d.a.b ve.rbr.i.dgek.en.d.a.b@s1rx4.tobu-wedding.com 172.71.154.66
    z.a.mo.kp.e.t.r.ov.s.k.y2.02.3 z.a.mo.kp.e.t.r.ov.s.k.y2.02.3@gmail.com 172.69.134.210
    v.e.r.b.r.idg.ek.end.a.b v.e.r.b.r.idg.ek.end.a.b@s1rx4.tobu-wedding.com 162.158.166.210
    amipkhel amipkhel@wildbmail.com 69.16.157.190
    Randolph8738 randolphelsey@rauls81.dynainbox.com 38.152.140.65
    aenjmxci aenjmxci@streetwormail.com 216.131.111.118
    ve.r.br.idg.e.kend.ab. ve.r.br.idg.e.kend.ab.@s1rx2.tobu-wedding.com 172.69.134.210
    Lawanna2835 dominiquealexandra@solstris.com 165.231.105.150
    divanankara divanankara@divan.com.tr 120.40.130.70
    Annabelle24Y annabellelara73@keep.cdfaq.com 85.208.115.53
    JoellenLittler joellenlittler18@hol.housines.com 174.75.211.222
    arielle.danks68 arielle.danks68@travelocityflights.click 81.22.139.160
    202:03:81:8201:7042:981:5766:5700 202:03:81:8201:7042:981:5766:5700 120.40.130.70
    ve.rb.r.i.d.gek.end.ab. ve.rb.r.i.d.gek.end.ab.@s1rx3.tobu-wedding.com 172.69.134.210
    ve.r.br.id.ge.k.e.nd.a.b ve.r.br.id.ge.k.e.nd.a.b@s1rx1.tobu-wedding.com 172.71.158.138
    202:020:380:53:1548:113:34:657 202:020:380:53:1548:113:34:657 120.40.130.70
    u003einfo.divanbodrum u003einfo.divanbodrum@divan.com.tr 120.40.130.70
    brigittephillips brigittephillips@streamboost.xyz 172.71.158.138
    BebeEngland5 bebeengland32@scene.muzaco.com 85.208.115.53
    RaeByrnes066448 raebyrnes.8843@muralbythesea.co.uk 86.105.178.116
    katherin-griffith katherin-griffith@wecare.travelocityflights.click 172.69.23.148
    BrentonFqs brenton.shaver@raymonthouse.co.uk 165.231.35.183
    ylercahvs8268 ylercahvs@yahoo.com 45.84.176.220
    tufan.alici tufan.alici@divan.com.tr 120.40.130.70
    caddebostan caddebostan@divan.com.tr 120.40.130.70
    thomashernandez7925h0js thomashernandez7925h0js@welcometotijuana.com 107.173.0.2
    ve.r.b.rid.g.eken.dab. ve.r.b.rid.g.eken.dab.@s1rx3.tobu-wedding.com 172.69.134.210
    v.e.rb.ridg.e.k.e.nda.b. v.e.rb.ridg.e.k.e.nda.b.@s1rx2.tobu-wedding.com 172.71.158.138
    AaronCog elizabethtaylor63201h5k@b.gsasearchengineranker.co 178.171.43.62
    samanthauasdz7748 samanthauasdz@163.com 45.90.196.61
    AaronCog elizabethtaylor63201h5k@b.gsasearchengineranker.co 212.102.146.52
    EleanorSizemore lenoreronnie@tekisto.com 107.174.151.204
    legal legal@adcreative.ai 120.40.130.70
    KingTully37 ilenequiles@b.cr.cloudns.asia 212.162.152.78
    WadeChampagne6 rickeylorenzo6890@pw.epac.to 212.162.152.78
    Kandace91Z kandace.grattan@kushbonus.top 149.126.216.252
    RoseCervantes76 rubyeyamada8277@1mail.x24hr.com 212.162.152.78
    ZacharyClimpson donteselle@asia.dnsabr.com 212.162.152.78
    u003einfo.divanbodrum u003einfo.divanbodrum@divan.com.tr 120.40.130.70
    donaldsmith5603owo7 donaldsmith5603owo7@welcometotijuana.com 192.186.170.249
    DaisyY9183582952 daisy.harris@goldenjubileesummerparty.co.uk 86.105.178.235
    SalvatoreUke danimcdonald6910@tempr.email 212.162.152.78
    ojlvhlnw ojlvhlnw@tubermail.com 205.185.193.123
    LonnyI7724518693 valentinajeppesen@now.mefound.com 212.162.152.78
    v.erb.r.idg.ek.enda.b. v.erb.r.idg.ek.enda.b.@s1rx3.tobu-wedding.com 172.71.158.139
    verb.r.id.gek.endab. verb.r.id.gek.endab.@s1rx4.tobu-wedding.com 172.71.154.67
    ve.rb.ri.dge.k.end.ab. ve.rb.ri.dge.k.end.ab.@s1rx2.tobu-wedding.com 172.69.23.148
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    ElidaZamudio3 elidazamudio21@lower.ehomu.com 103.204.111.168
    caren caren@i.dnatest.services 116.104.163.212
    LatashaVillalobo junkodwayne@solstris.com 200.10.47.99
    babbette babbette@i.cosmicbridge.site 172.71.154.66
    CathernMacandie cathernmacandie25@panel.cdfaq.com 181.215.16.123
    adelaidacongreve adelaidacongreve@23.8.dnsabr.com 172.69.134.211
    advertising advertising@hackthissite.org 120.40.130.70
    ve.r.br.i.dgeken.d.a.b. ve.r.br.i.dgeken.d.a.b.@s1rx1.tobu-wedding.com 162.158.166.210
    ver.b.ri.d.gek.e.ndab ver.b.ri.d.gek.e.ndab@s1rx4.tobu-wedding.com 162.158.166.211
    johnnygramp348 johnnygramp348@spambog.com 172.69.134.210
    2601:26:8501:650:13:8:0:58 2601:26:8501:650:13:8:0:58 120.40.130.70
    v.e.r.b.ridgeke.n.dab v.e.r.b.ridgeke.n.dab@s1rx1.tobu-wedding.com 172.71.154.66
    z.amo.kp.et.r.o.v.s.ky.20.2.3 z.amo.kp.et.r.o.v.s.ky.20.2.3@gmail.com 178.121.80.192