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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 - 22 Feb 2026 3:03 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,068
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    armandotenorio5077 armandotenorio5077@mailmenot.io 162.158.167.133
    LelaBuddicom5 lela.buddicom@21f2.rshrthertherth.net 45.12.151.226
    Vintageili sunwest5@gmail.com 98.178.72.21
    AlmedaApple255 haocolombo5434@seoautomationpro.com 152.89.129.174
    JeannaBedggood jeanna.bedggood@433e.rshrthertherth.net 170.199.228.107
    MahaliaXio marcoschulz73801a0o1@seoautomationpro.com 23.229.120.81
    IdaLedger11318 andrewjones4317zkw2@a.pattaya-mega.com 191.101.114.216
    2001:164:217:54:6139:587:727:59 2001:164:217:54:6139:587:727:59 120.40.130.70
    DominikMcPhee2 dominikmcphee83@keep.cdfaq.com 191.96.252.137
    ira-ch63 ira-ch63@mail.ru 109.252.191.132
    abby-binford abby-binford@drda29.dynainbox.com 185.193.72.236
    ErmaGarris599 ermagarris30@wild.ehomu.com 23.95.81.38
    fabianallard fabianallard@boxinbox.my 142.147.106.241
    202:1810:51:800:7866:678:2:115 202:1810:51:800:7866:678:2:115 120.40.130.70
    Shinergypor l.uk.i.n.o.v.ic.h20.2.2.1355@gmail.com 158.173.155.196
    NewtonWhicker09 shenikwa.chaudhari58v@gmx.com 178.159.37.78
    ShennaGalgano7 jennifermartinez178278ib@c.verifiedlinklist.com 192.126.141.159
    PIMLisette carlosfischer10231m88z@a.seoautomationpro.com 192.126.142.110
    202:8108:8125:100:898:4:9:53 202:8108:8125:100:898:4:9:53 120.40.130.70
    KelleeGxz3608 kelleeodonnell70@list.cdfaq.com 196.240.254.133
    LashundaJulius2 rpop-test89@pocebo.ga 193.202.8.102
    VernitaGorsuch vernitagorsuch99@broad.ehomu.com 196.242.178.201
    barbaralopez7672i75e barbaralopez7672i75e@budgetthailandtravel.com 173.44.219.29
    202:8108:8125:100:898:4:9:53 202:8108:8125:100:898:4:9:53 120.40.130.70
    ShariSummerville donaldjackson1476crpr@c.welcometotijuana.com 165.231.24.191
    2601:70:100:830:88:89:668:617 2601:70:100:830:88:89:668:617 120.40.130.70
    mistycoats mistycoats@quick.careline.click 109.122.24.71
    christopher.gibson-5962 christopher.gibson-5962@emailplusinbox.shop 172.255.83.151
    202:446:757:1:46:465:623:842 202:446:757:1:46:465:623:842 120.40.130.70
    Anya85F69659265 stevenrodriguez3340axec@c.pattaya-mega.com 191.101.109.65
    elviamasel elviamasel@anonmails.de 172.69.23.194
    RefugiaA26 rpop-test89@pocebo.ga 88.218.45.57
    oliiadark4426 oliiadark@yahoo.com 72.49.49.11
    Candygzm simeongsanderson@gmail.com 98.181.137.80
    sophie.sophie21 sophie.sophie21@cidiva.chicagoes.xyz 172.69.135.151
    blaineballou blaineballou@nguyenlieu24h.com 172.69.23.194
    AaronEwart77 matthewmartin811lu89@c.pattaya-mega.com 45.95.39.37
    calin.tamas calin.tamas@safetechcyber.com 120.40.130.70
    rosariahaviland3186 rosariahaviland3186@hotbird.giize.com 104.22.17.140
    KRDEthan125 williamsmith3675ccm4@welcometotijuana.com 156.241.247.245
    ydxnwa9pwyxz ydxnwa9pwyxz@mailbox.in.ua 120.40.130.70
    ElaneOfficer00 michaelmartinez8160xoqy@b.travel-e-store.com 192.186.189.78
    Adell69170763 adelldiggs41@among.ehomu.com 196.240.254.38
    202:8108:8125:100:60:831::2520 202:8108:8125:100:60:831::2520 120.40.130.70
    SadyeCullen36 charleswilson47376x7m@gsasearchengineranker.com 156.241.247.245
    NoeliaGallant josephmoore5720ram5@welcometotijuana.com 152.89.128.236
    langvarig langvarig@cialis-otc.com 107.172.18.149
    donaldhernandez8201g37a donaldhernandez8201g37a@a.resorts-in-asia.com 192.252.215.5
    emelypeak emelypeak@mitts85.lumbermilltricks.com 104.239.119.126
    JadaFunderburg0 davidjones5665gklr@a.mustdoindubai.com 23.94.5.24
    KeeleyTroy460 keeley-troy60@03d9.rshrthertherth.net 138.229.96.101
    zakfqscy zakfqscy@wildbmail.com 172.71.159.82
    alonzoaddison6629 alonzoaddison6629@adult-work.info 172.71.159.81
    MelaineCann7502 an-torda@gmx.com 178.175.140.218
    DwainCuper333 driscollhek1l5i@gmx.com 178.175.140.218
    rogelio.macrossan rogelio.macrossan@087b.scalesurge.io 172.69.135.152
    a.m.a.l.7.5.g.enr.i.cks a.m.a.l.7.5.g.enr.i.cks@gmail.com 84.239.47.144
    ChristenaCatani christenacatani29@87fe.ntrd.xyz 66.212.23.244
    0.9c1b16d3983f34082b49b9baf8cec04a.2af810fac3.wbe 0.9c1b16d3983f34082b49b9baf8cec04a.2af810fac3.wbe@ 120.40.130.70
    iveylockington iveylockington@anonmails.de 92.119.40.198
    james65gonzalez70 james65gonzalez70@rambler.ru 5.230.176.202
    mmmrdpgp mmmrdpgp@streetwormail.com 172.69.135.152
    lauramauriello27 lauramauriello27@e41a.scalesurge.io 172.241.119.9
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    isaactorrez4491 isaactorrez4491@anonmails.de 196.247.145.201
    2806:20:640:62:939:39::781 2806:20:640:62:939:39::781 120.40.130.70
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    lavadalavada95 lavadalavada95@gefede.zoomin.life 216.26.234.88
    TobiasLabarbera paulgonzalez8243l01q@a.pattaya-mega.com 185.158.106.253
    ken.sasse ken.sasse@mitts85.lumbermilltricks.com 185.196.191.117
    kirstyn kirstyn@c.thebetter.online 23.229.3.89
    tracyhannah tracyhannah@hotrokh.com 172.69.135.152
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    LorraineHudgens lorraine.lorraine@coteci.bonusmail.art 104.207.36.30
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