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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 6:17 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,349
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    travis travis@k.quantumnest.lat 162.158.166.211
    ver.bri.dg.eke.n.dab. ver.bri.dg.eke.n.dab.@s1rx2.tobu-wedding.com 172.71.158.139
    lillianahowell3283 lillianahowell3283@mailmenot.io 172.69.22.194
    OttoChrist9 warbrofolfir69@nestmailbox.com 107.173.46.98
    v.e.rb.r.idgeken.dab v.e.rb.r.idgeken.dab@s1rx4.tobu-wedding.com 172.69.23.148
    b85.2.4.758 b85.2.4.758@gmail.com 92.119.36.93
    Ambrose5057 wdwepandippetajbr69@nestmailbox.com 196.51.111.157
    PhillipGoodlet phillipgoodlet12@lower.ehomu.com 103.204.110.136
    k.a.r.l.o.s76h.y.an.i.to.s. k.a.r.l.o.s76h.y.an.i.to.s.@gmail.com (empty)
    wfupziliopduridpr69 wfupziliopduridpr69@nestmailbox.com 107.175.2.100
    IleneBecker juliennedakota@solstris.com 154.16.20.133
    Angelina5273 angelina-carothers5380@goldenjubileesummerparty.co 196.247.161.223
    miahenry1976 miahenry1976@acetylcholgh.ru 162.158.166.211
    virgilio.huxley virgilio.huxley@67ba.catche1.com 23.19.248.142
    RichieArchibald wa2f1ccxr69@nestmailbox.com 196.51.111.89
    SalvatoreBurgos arturoshannan@solstris.com 209.127.28.182
    richardanderson29927w1v richardanderson29927w1v@budgetthailandtravel.com 172.71.154.67
    v.erbri.dg.e.k.e.n.da.b v.erbri.dg.e.k.e.n.da.b@s1rx2.tobu-wedding.com 172.71.154.66
    TabathaDabney0 weddibear2zr69@nestmailbox.com 107.173.46.69
    michaelwilson7303gu4w michaelwilson7303gu4w@gsasearchengineranker.com 172.71.154.66
    GeraldShorter geraldshorter.8338@starda-mission.top 149.126.223.63
    TrishaParamore trishaparamore65@seat.muzaco.com 102.165.54.54
    RoseannKerns132 roseann.kerns.5678@muralbythesea.co.uk 196.242.89.11
    MoseRae430086 kristeenwinifred@solstris.com 154.16.20.133
    georgianapfaff georgianapfaff@spambog.ru 172.71.154.67
    LatishaV32 dianlockwood@1mail.x24hr.com 171.225.193.135
    202:3032::12:3214:331:372:783 202:3032::12:3214:331:372:783 120.40.130.70
    eloise.wallace98 eloise.wallace98@healthroutine.click 172.69.23.147
    darryl-connolly darryl-connolly@69v9.com 172.69.23.148
    busternicolay2037 busternicolay2037@mailmenot.io 172.69.23.148
    noreenhayman noreenhayman@enquiry.travelocityflights.click 81.22.139.98
    elenafrantovskaya elenafrantovskaya@yandex.ru 92.36.121.122
    CharleyHausmann wdabigv12rtr69@nestmailbox.com 107.175.2.99
    lincoln-rupert11 lincoln-rupert11@kudagacor.fun 162.158.166.211
    2607:90:78:36:19:12:5:12 2607:90:78:36:19:12:5:12 120.40.130.70
    SusannaZinke8 wsepekecqr69@nestmailbox.com 107.173.46.99
    elesylittle2896 elesylittle@hotmail.com 5.227.24.130
    florenciawadsworth florenciawadsworth@bd.dns-cloud.net 162.158.166.211
    ajnessyandextay6519 ajnessyandextay@yeah.com 5.227.24.130
    himanshukashyaphimanshu48 himanshukashyaphimanshu48@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    2607:91:36:466:21:9:18:567 2607:91:36:466:21:9:18:567 120.40.130.70
    GaleCoffelt8141 wputluswwr69@nestmailbox.com 23.95.9.87
    melvina-hatton20 melvina-hatton20@emailgsa2.xyz 172.71.158.139
    miloblackwood miloblackwood@montz4.dynainbox.com 172.71.158.138
    grettafarrow grettafarrow@genshinfans.cc 162.158.166.211
    dulcine dulcine@b.seoneo.biz 181.214.80.149
    mrwitteks55 mrwitteks55@gmaiil.com 86.102.159.194
    RockyFarnell231 wnopsipscomonoinr69@nestmailbox.com 196.51.105.112
    rosalind.kerry rosalind.kerry@emailgsa4.xyz 172.69.23.148
    JamilaPerdue63 jamilaperdue75@self.ehomu.com 103.204.108.175
    lindagomes1953 lindagomes1953@vargosmail.com 209.50.182.216
    123betpakb margaretadebernales1@discard.email 107.175.149.122
    RodneyBeattie1 blaineeldred@adult-work.info 171.225.193.135
    yuiaoyama@i.softbank.jp yuiaoyama@i.softbank.jp 2400:2200:970:82:800:40:41:37
    wweadlyeronalompr69 wweadlyeronalompr69@nestmailbox.com 196.51.105.176
    comercial comercial@toppen.com.br 120.40.130.70
    2601:447:7:80:910:167:87:9 2601:447:7:80:910:167:87:9 120.40.130.70
    andrei1996andrei1996andrei andrei1996andrei1996andrei@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    Tracey37W0116 janimei4473@anonmails.de 171.225.193.135
    202:1810:68:4800:793:7581:520:2202 202:1810:68:4800:793:7581:520:2202 120.40.130.70
    chestervirtue chestervirtue@asia.dnsabr.com 171.225.193.135
    202:1808:4:4522:890:7:30:22 202:1808:4:4522:890:7:30:22 120.40.130.70
    gina-clemons gina-clemons@assist.travelocityflights.click 81.22.139.29
    202:1810:68:4800:793:7581:520:2202 202:1810:68:4800:793:7581:520:2202 120.40.130.70
    georgianabeem georgianabeem@tempr.email 172.71.154.66
    elkesingletary elkesingletary@mailmenot.io 172.69.134.210
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    magomedsaidmagomedov80 magomedsaidmagomedov80@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    lovie-yarbro99 lovie-yarbro99@erpin.org 120.11.90.229
    wliaws1dr69 wliaws1dr69@nestmailbox.com 196.51.116.98
    ver.bri.dg.e.k.enda.b ver.bri.dg.e.k.enda.b@s1rx1.tobu-wedding.com 172.71.158.138
    anna.shapiro.78 anna.shapiro.78@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    JeannieEarnest wsaboyachikat9r69@nestmailbox.com 23.95.9.64
    melbaalvardo melbaalvardo@arkada-gold.buzz 149.126.220.160
    kristinaialeksejpodverbnye kristinaialeksejpodverbnye@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    TheresaElyard kandiceleckie8198@bd.dns-cloud.net 171.225.193.135
    202:1810:446:300:894:544:486:161 202:1810:446:300:894:544:486:161 120.40.130.70
    lovie-yarbro99 lovie-yarbro99@erpin.org 183.198.175.93
    2603:6000:303:00:6:180:559:53 2603:6000:303:00:6:180:559:53 120.40.130.70