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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 - 24 Apr 2026 2:07 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,762
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    ba.i.lbonds5.00 ba.i.lbonds5.00@gmail.com 104.22.17.126
    philliptillman4350 philliptillman4350@poketani.nl 104.22.17.127
    matthiasmccafferty36 matthiasmccafferty36@tapo.claxyn.org 172.69.23.194
    LYXJonelle jonellemauldin67@role.cdfaq.com 154.16.69.81
    202:3100:6719:9800:41:99:657:8609 202:3100:6719:9800:41:99:657:8609 120.40.130.70
    disclosure disclosure@openai.com 120.40.130.70
    yaiko elyaiko@hotmail.com 172.18.0.3
    tammara.oles-3723 tammara.oles-3723@playfortuna-playzone.com. 72.56.191.39
    kwhinnery kwhinnery@openai.com 120.40.130.70
    JaimieVenning2 wilber@a.drown.institute 192.111.138.29
    julieKeeds julieknoll1995@sermailtos.com 37.139.53.124
    Frank7474977326 frank-frank63@jokuma.topgun.fit 209.50.163.177
    EarnestWan644 karenmartinez47763nok@gsasearchengineranker.shop 147.78.52.242
    1122368503.42e5fbf770d27 1122368503.42e5fbf770d27@ssl0.ovh.net 120.40.130.70
    arttryon60 arttryon60@tuti.blyxen.org 172.69.23.193
    rqygxbzq rqygxbzq@bekommenmail.com 172.71.158.68
    ThorstenW93 glendabrenda@corebux.com 191.101.114.68
    2heregyhujju 2heregyhujju@anonmails.de 120.40.130.70
    8-Ft-Container-Price8280 arturocollett35@sise.claxyn.org 194.53.140.106
    8-Ft-Container-For-Sale7284 jerrytilley81@sise.claxyn.org 86.105.185.48
    @forum.peternorth.shop 104.22.17.127
    ClariceFassbinde claricefassbinder78@feed.cdfaq.com 223.29.254.39
    JerekioxInvix6 shop@jit-ex.com 91.132.125.147
    mitchelfairchild74 mitchelfairchild74@tapi.claxyn.org 172.71.154.178
    ClaireBousquet clairebousquet22@among.ehomu.com 191.101.92.9
    CasimiraHutchens casimira.casimira@zocozo.redmail.click 45.3.51.82
    johnboucher1999 johnboucher1999@salpingomyu.ru 104.22.17.127
    ClarissaKarp9 clarissakarp4@self.ehomu.com 196.196.254.21
    al.l.e.nwei199010.10 al.l.e.nwei199010.10@gmail.com 162.158.167.133
    christopherwilson38437bm6 christopherwilson38437bm6@b.budgetthailandtravel.c 172.69.134.82
    AsaMcAlroy felixbreinl@bd.dns-cloud.net 45.33.144.103
    202:3100:6719:9800:41:99:657:8609 202:3100:6719:9800:41:99:657:8609 120.40.130.70
    karakeenum56 karakeenum56@frog.ivolix.com 104.22.17.127
    christopherhernandez1308jwfl christopherhernandez1308jwfl@a.welcometotijuana.co 174.75.211.222
    BrockChester11 enidbeaumont6674@mailmenot.io 45.84.230.200
    BrockChester11 enidbeaumont6674@mailmenot.io 161.123.211.197
    garry.bladin garry.bladin@themanlythings.com 120.40.130.70
    AntoinetteScanlo antoinettescanlon64@broad.ehomu.com 191.101.92.83
    leogarcia83943eils leogarcia83943eils@d.seoautomationpro.com 172.71.158.69
    mai.waggoner mai.waggoner@sunyygo103.ccrokc.xyz 104.22.20.143
    ShanonMcgriff9 shanon-mcgriff@playfortuna-betfield.buzz 72.56.144.37
    ChristenaLlamas christenallamas4175@cheapwinner.com 117.179.159.218
    EBYModesto rudolflogsdon998@mailswing.forum 152.89.128.158
    chuck.keith chuck.keith@supremelending.com 120.40.130.70
    anton.donoghue.9800 anton.donoghue.9800@sunyygo103.baynetre.xyz 172.69.134.83
    luck.yf.e.e.t.s.ho.e.s.70 luck.yf.e.e.t.s.ho.e.s.70@gmail.com 104.22.17.126
    OnaE314477 juliennedakota@solstris.com 223.29.254.39
    andrey-sokolov andrey-sokolov@casinotds.xyz 172.71.158.68
    Merlin25W70 venusjade@soulvow.com 102.165.54.7
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    kirill-fedorov kirill-fedorov@casinotds.xyz 149.202.84.95
    a.m.al7.5g.e.nri.ck.s. a.m.al7.5g.e.nri.ck.s.@gmail.com 84.239.43.8
    shalok shalok@lnovic.com 120.40.130.70
    shaylaspurgeon27 shaylaspurgeon27@lomitar.ivolix.org 120.40.130.70
    matthalse matthalse@cryptoboss-casin777.top 172.71.154.179
    HermanMuir7 sdcard56@mail.blogwebsite.top 45.133.170.157
    202:458:82:0:1044:8539:733:142 202:458:82:0:1044:8539:733:142 120.40.130.70
    KristanCedillo0 kristancedillo100@river.muzaco.com 177.234.143.121
    alexisdannevig37 alexisdannevig37@ormali.juxal.org 120.40.130.70
    2heregyhujju 2heregyhujju@anonmails.de 120.40.130.70
    jeffersonmendenhall66 jeffersonmendenhall66@tapi.claxyn.org 104.22.17.126
    margiehuxley margiehuxley@wecare.opentravellersrest.click 104.22.17.126
    rosella rosella@fruitingbodymushrooms.online 172.71.154.178
    lucacoane lucacoane@anonmails.de 120.40.130.70
    jmrqjpdn jmrqjpdn@fuhrenmail.com 64.31.20.22
    202:8108:8125:100:920:78:63:657 202:8108:8125:100:920:78:63:657 120.40.130.70
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    lauraa lauraa@rus-china.travel 191.102.156.254
    alejandrojacquez alejandrojacquez@sunyygo103.asianwebs.com 172.69.23.193
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