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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 - 18 Sep 2026 9:13 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,002,157
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    tknzqonyxEt tknzqonyxEt@ventura17.ru 62.197.45.62
    martial-faith.tshiji martial-faith.tshiji@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    dygybwfcvEn dygybwfcvEn@ventura17.ru 148.222.185.182
    Wo1Jim 2nolans.a2@gmail.com 184.146.158.6
    dzyfjrpjdMl dzyfjrpjdMl@ventura17.ru 148.222.185.49
    WyattPoulson francislottie@veauly.com 191.101.114.21
    a a@xelo.pro 198.53.162.50
    Jim 2nolans.a2@gmail.com 184.146.158.6
    nicolas.godbout nicolas.godbout@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    vpovjrvmdPl vpovjrvmdPl@ventura17.ru 185.192.20.168
    NorbertoDallas6 hugorene@veauly.com 181.215.16.116
    aanapetrovz aanapetrovz@126.com 67.201.39.14
    wbihebbfdEn wbihebbfdEn@ventura17.ru 148.222.185.182
    susannaheddie9570 susannaheddie9570@careandvital.com 172.71.154.169
    jb86 jb86@127.0.0.1 120.40.130.70
    sophiapetrovz sophiapetrovz@126.com 72.195.34.59
    guillaume.pare guillaume.pare@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    eyqtysllpEn eyqtysllpEn@ventura17.ru 148.222.185.182
    elise.saint-jacques elise.saint-jacques@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    CarenAdx31704 richardmartin820bza1@a.blog-stuff.com 198.20.170.197
    CaitlinMelba caitlinmelba64@four.vietnambrandmatters.com 23.236.223.132
    ihfidmzwxmn ihfidmzwxmn@savmask.com 120.40.130.70
    lcunocopken lcunocopken@ventura17.ru 185.192.20.41
    axvmogjkwen axvmogjkwen@ventura17.ru 185.192.20.41
    gilles.savard gilles.savard@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    ejregyvfaEn ejregyvfaEn@ventura17.ru 148.222.185.182
    l.inks.8.9ma.st. l.inks.8.9ma.st.@gmail.com 141.105.140.3
    nqlgwvnatEn nqlgwvnatEn@ventura17.ru 148.222.185.182
    sylvie.sperano sylvie.sperano@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    bkbfdiulyPt bkbfdiulyPt@savmask.com 120.40.130.70
    johndoe johndoe@example.com 120.40.130.70
    amyamethystseattle amyamethystseattle@proton.me 120.40.130.70
    francois.guibault francois.guibault@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    woyuvhxjiMl woyuvhxjiMl@ventura17.ru 148.222.185.49
    jb86 jb86@127.0.0.1 120.40.130.70
    fldztpndgPl fldztpndgPl@ventura17.ru 185.192.20.168
    jacqueline.wallace jacqueline.wallace@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    mario.jolicoeur mario.jolicoeur@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    a a@example.com 120.40.130.70
    blank blank@example.com 120.40.130.70
    aextdmeqiSl aextdmeqiSl@savmask.com 120.40.130.70
    vojtdwqfsEn vojtdwqfsEn@ventura17.ru 148.222.185.182
    pqqpzbpppPl pqqpzbpppPl@ventura17.ru 185.192.20.168
    alfredo.fernandez alfredo.fernandez@kof.com.mx 120.40.130.70
    krclzwmhzen krclzwmhzen@ventura17.ru 185.192.20.41
    marisa.marisa marisa.marisa@wesori.wisecook.xyz 172.71.154.168
    htycmerzeMl htycmerzeMl@ventura17.ru 148.222.185.49
    email email@example.com 120.40.130.70
    lancer lancer@www.example.com 120.40.130.70
    cpiqryoupMl cpiqryoupMl@ventura17.ru 148.222.185.49
    cjfbsetlhMl cjfbsetlhMl@ventura17.ru 148.222.185.49
    whmtfkrfnEt whmtfkrfnEt@ventura17.ru 62.197.45.62
    jb86 jb86@127.0.0.1 120.40.130.70
    CaitlynOvf issackandi@veauly.com 102.165.53.235
    lin.k.s.89m.ast. lin.k.s.89m.ast.@gmail.com 141.105.140.3
    emiliagayle7646 emiliagayle7646@hotbird.giize.com 172.69.135.13
    dowhrpvvcMn dowhrpvvcMn@savmask.com 120.40.130.70
    fbjvgownmen fbjvgownmen@ventura17.ru 185.192.20.41
    Marcociz rika-russell6562@gmx.com 172.68.238.24
    dpzgcehyhEn dpzgcehyhEn@ventura17.ru 148.222.185.182
    lin.ks.8.9.m.a.st. lin.ks.8.9.m.a.st.@gmail.com 141.105.140.3
    4tre9pcmgk5c.xxxx 4tre9pcmgk5c.xxxx@api.elasticemail.com 120.40.130.70
    evxsbdttaEn evxsbdttaEn@ventura17.ru 148.222.185.182
    gotonaxer123 gotonaxer123@rambler.ru 120.40.130.70
    jb86 jb86@127.0.0.1 120.40.130.70
    pbkpkajruMl pbkpkajruMl@ventura17.ru 148.222.185.49
    richellelauterbach19 richellelauterbach19@9212.catche1.com 104.22.20.57
    vancemejia vancemejia@gsa.fghe.store 104.22.20.57
    bffykfuycEn bffykfuycEn@ventura17.ru 148.222.185.182
    sir.maxbo sir.maxbo@yandex.ru 120.40.130.70
    shishkinasofiia17412 shishkinasofiia17412@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    Bertrnd Bertrnd@youppie.net 120.40.130.70
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    alvamicklem93 alvamicklem93@fungi.elyquin.com 120.40.130.70
    bryon.hunger bryon.hunger@gsa.fghe.store 120.40.130.70
    dashaivanova49698 dashaivanova49698@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    angeltexxdz angeltexxdz@126.com 68.71.245.206
    blulyifrfEt blulyifrfEt@ventura17.ru 62.197.45.62
    jayme-partain9557 jayme-partain9557@gsa.fghe.store 120.40.130.70
    yves.liesse yves.liesse@sfr.fr 120.40.130.70
    yicas35308 yicas35308@alientex.com 120.40.130.70