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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 - 10 Nov 2025 4:15 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,001,069
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    virginiamargaret5480 virginiamargaret5480@qiott.com 172.69.23.148
    NormanMcLellan essielevesque@mailmenot.io 178.175.134.122
    Lakeisha5615 devinmorrill52@mailmenot.io 178.175.134.122
    juliennedakota juliennedakota@solstris.com 172.71.154.67
    gildaloyau gildaloyau@usgeek.org 183.199.125.88
    mellissathreatt170 mellissathreatt170@mailcatch.com 172.69.134.210
    MoraJenks3072 janeloyola@mailmenot.io 178.175.134.122
    francesca.farber francesca.farber@megastorage.xyz 192.241.72.138
    EldenHamel77 hwalucio@solstris.com 102.165.53.66
    reda-maxie45 reda-maxie45@wecare.travelocityflights.click 172.71.158.139
    miraneilson9854 miraneilson9854@mailmenot.io 172.71.158.139
    ve.rb.r.i.dgeke.nda.b. ve.rb.r.i.dgeke.nda.b.@s1rx1.tobu-wedding.com 162.158.166.210
    HansKinder22148 cecilalush1550@mailmenot.io 178.175.134.122
    v.e.r.bri.dge.ken.dab. v.e.r.bri.dge.ken.dab.@s1rx4.tobu-wedding.com 172.69.134.210
    HunterJoy9 cecilebarth2058@mailmenot.io 178.175.134.122
    robertrodriguez3803xhh robertrodriguez3803xhh@travel-e-store.com 172.69.134.210
    YFXAdriana adrianawatriama12@last.muzaco.com 185.158.106.101
    wtranielloo2r69 wtranielloo2r69@nestmailbox.com 107.175.2.82
    YolandaLasseter yolandalasseter61@panel.cdfaq.com 198.154.80.21
    arlette.sasser arlette.sasser@support.51tiemo.com 23.95.244.81
    JarredCourtney jarredcourtney3@feed.cdfaq.com 102.165.54.212
    202:267:980:440:0:000:0:1 202:267:980:440:0:000:0:1 120.40.130.70
    QuinnValente craigwilley@mailmenot.io 178.175.134.122
    regena-were4 regena-were4@41ec.waterqualitytruth.org 66.93.98.210
    BellaRogers98 bellarogers36@cool.muzaco.com 85.208.115.212
    2001:871:262:24:8:6:69:1 2001:871:262:24:8:6:69:1 120.40.130.70
    206:5900:8128:1100:52:1555:641:748 206:5900:8128:1100:52:1555:641:748 120.40.130.70
    LuigiOstrander6 suehuot1903@mailmenot.io 178.175.134.122
    ViolaItd939 hassiebonilla@mailmenot.io 178.175.134.122
    DominickDaluz dominickdaluz60@feed.cdfaq.com 154.16.69.98
    DarlaToliman0 darlatoliman64@last.muzaco.com 196.198.13.86
    tracie-grasby tracie-grasby@gularte73.browndecorationlights.com 172.71.158.139
    WiltonGrout5558 jimmybliss729@mailmenot.io 46.8.22.24
    ScarlettHopson7 willielandseer@mailmenot.io 178.175.134.122
    NoellaBouton2 noellabouton93@cool.muzaco.com 103.204.110.136
    MarcyMarra083 shantaedusty@solstris.com 154.16.69.98
    refugia-poling73 refugia-poling73@rogim.hexagonaldrawings.com 172.71.154.66
    MaribelBirnie5 tedtia@solstris.com 191.101.109.39
    holly.hides holly.hides@sad.xtz.quest 36.37.189.64
    NannetteFairclot tamiaubrey@solstris.com 103.204.111.168
    StephanyFinnan2 stephanyfinnan73@talk.muzaco.com 165.231.105.150
    IreneXlg7944690 dessiecarla@solstris.com 102.165.54.212
    Chet91X54990 carsoncilley@mailmenot.io 178.175.134.122
    MiloRobey3848 ilsejacklyn@solstris.com 165.231.101.104
    charlie charlie@astroaxis.site 172.71.154.67
    Nathanembob fgs9g87sdg79sd@hotmail.com 83.97.117.254
    veriflapakjoki4 veriflapakjoki4@konstruksituntas.com 172.71.154.67
    v.er.br.idg.eke.n.dab. v.er.br.idg.eke.n.dab.@s1rx3.tobu-wedding.com 172.69.134.211
    ve.r.b.r.i.dge.k.e.nd.ab ve.r.b.r.i.dge.k.e.nd.ab@s1rx1.tobu-wedding.com 172.71.158.139
    FreemanStidham michellenelson@solstris.com 23.108.233.123
    WilfredBohm3786 wilfredbohm@klom.frienced.com 77.246.99.200
    marketing-calculator.net marketing-calculator.net@gmail.com 173.208.39.148
    santos.enderby santos.enderby@gularte73.browndecorationlights.com 172.69.134.211
    tegantristan tegantristan@kink.hexagonaldrawings.com 172.71.158.138
    shonna shonna@d.dontstress.online 172.69.134.211
    ver.br.i.d.gek.e.n.d.ab ver.br.i.d.gek.e.n.d.ab@s1rx4.tobu-wedding.com 162.158.166.210
    robynmace robynmace@mailmenot.io 172.71.154.66
    RafaelaLudwick janbeatriz@solstris.com 103.204.108.175
    cooperwreford3238 cooperwreford3238@anonmails.de 172.71.154.66
    JarredVenegas63 kathrynreed@solstris.com 196.198.13.67
    OVFJetta337053 leonreva@solstris.com 165.231.101.43
    steve-reedy steve-reedy@5da2.waterqualitytruth.org 66.93.99.118
    TylerWhiddon523 tylerwhiddon27@last.muzaco.com 191.101.109.9
    milagro-colon11 milagro-colon11@spritzer6.funny3delements.com 172.69.23.148
    meredith.rays35 meredith.rays35@guid.travelocityflights.click 172.68.229.50
    dominiquealexandra dominiquealexandra@solstris.com 162.158.167.105
    javiermaxwell7174 javiermaxwell7174@mailmenot.io 172.69.134.210
    v.e.rbr.idge.ke.n.dab v.e.rbr.idge.ke.n.dab@s1rx4.tobu-wedding.com 172.71.158.138
    MuoiAppel459406 dessiecarla@solstris.com 196.198.13.67
    angelesmcneal6126 angelesmcneal6126@pw.epac.to 172.71.158.138
    NatashaMacintyre melbapolding3075@anonmails.de 95.182.125.123
    k.a.r.l.o.s7.6.hyanit.os k.a.r.l.o.s7.6.hyanit.os@gmail.com 84.239.45.13
    lindamiller4914cv9n lindamiller4914cv9n@bestvpsfor.xyz 85.208.122.94
    reynaldo-beam21 reynaldo-beam21@travelocityflights.click 172.71.154.67
    irwin.makinson22 irwin.makinson22@gularte73.browndecorationlights.c 172.71.154.66
    RebeccaRipley21 myrtleleila@solstris.com 102.165.54.151