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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 - 15 Jun 2026 6:27 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,186
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    202:3100:54:8600:71:0:686:164 202:3100:54:8600:71:0:686:164 120.40.130.70
    naaznaskar52 naaznaskar52@growwithgoals.online 172.69.22.86
    202:1808::873:850:944:111:120 202:1808::873:850:944:111:120 120.40.130.70
    laurence.hollingsworth51 laurence.hollingsworth51@allsparkrising.com 104.22.20.142
    moshebroadway64 moshebroadway64@cow.pettin.com 172.71.159.82
    guerfupe guerfupe@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    mikayla-montemayor22 mikayla-montemayor22@3d68.catche1.com 172.69.22.87
    martakalinina84 martakalinina84@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    valerapaboza valerapaboza@mail.ru 172.69.134.16
    johnathancairnduff23 johnathancairnduff23@coin.wf 162.158.167.44
    percy.percy percy.percy@cihine.mailr.click 104.245.243.77
    GerardBattles76 gerardbattles82@slow.pettin.com 154.16.69.76
    202:3100:54:8600:71:0:686:164 202:3100:54:8600:71:0:686:164 120.40.130.70
    shanamendes shanamendes@tempr.email 172.71.159.82
    pavel16361 pavel16361@casinotds.xyz 172.69.22.86
    202:8108:8125:100:5:478:67:941 202:8108:8125:100:5:478:67:941 120.40.130.70
    stephanyritchey2969 stephanyritchey2969@anonmails.de 172.69.134.16
    lingwilson67145 lingwilson67145@seoautomationpro.com 172.71.159.82
    202:8108:8125:100:864:6:9959:42 202:8108:8125:100:864:6:9959:42 120.40.130.70
    2003::1010:5000:5015:161:37:281 2003::1010:5000:5015:161:37:281 120.40.130.70
    PetraCisneros7 o.x.imus.7.774.r7n0.crk.w.r@gmail.com 176.102.223.49
    2402:8780:1052:2599:5983:249:392:498 2402:8780:1052:2599:5983:249:392:498 120.40.130.70
    2003::02:300:7594:78:427:524 2003::02:300:7594:78:427:524 120.40.130.70
    lelandstrickland20 lelandstrickland20@fog.blyxen.org 162.158.167.43
    MonaAlcala mona-mona7@deboha.paper.beer 45.133.115.95
    rozellagarside7103 rozellagarside7103@zikozikoqq.shop 104.22.17.127
    emilyandewan emilyandewan@proton.me 120.40.130.70
    JaniceLeggo janiceleggo89@yell.milkgg.com 102.165.53.166
    genesisnolen1011 genesisnolen1011@hidebox.org 172.71.154.178
    harrisonshumaker6 harrisonshumaker6@fog.blyxen.org 172.71.154.179
    armand-armand armand-armand@cagoha.wins.guru 162.158.167.43
    yvettehollars yvettehollars@discardmail.com 120.40.130.70
    j28.56.998. j28.56.998.@gmail.com 185.238.231.230
    xxl39 xxl39@op.pl 120.40.130.70
    burtonburton burtonburton@jegiho.wisecook.xyz 104.22.17.126
    HesterBussell32 hesterbussell82@pound.milkgg.com 154.16.69.146
    202:1810:51:6000:540:64:7592:428 202:1810:51:6000:540:64:7592:428 120.40.130.70
    yvettehollars yvettehollars@discardmail.com 120.40.130.70
    2003::1010:5000:5015:161:37:281 2003::1010:5000:5015:161:37:281 120.40.130.70
    ivanov.advokat-amur ivanov.advokat-amur@yandex.ru 46.42.178.196
    Kenneth9389 kenneth.mondalmi@marvelo.xyz 199.34.90.34
    NGVLeora6565190 leora.isenberg42@3fa5.darknessfalls.space 23.226.137.167
    kseniyakifume kseniyakifume@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    ivanov.dvokat-amur ivanov.dvokat-amur@yandex.ru 46.42.178.196
    IrmaQ360064524 irmabeattie43@pound.milkgg.com 196.198.13.152
    ErnestinaScriven renemacarthur3323@ggvendas.store 154.208.61.195
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    ChasVerge966 chasverge2@slide.veauly.com 102.165.55.133
    2001:67:2628:647:35:402:0:37 2001:67:2628:647:35:402:0:37 120.40.130.70
    williamsmith1535oawx williamsmith1535oawx@e.welcometotijuana.com (empty)
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    2402:8780:1052:2599:5983:249:392:498 2402:8780:1052:2599:5983:249:392:498 120.40.130.70
    LaurelLocklear joeannfarthing5175@hotbird.giize.com 216.144.249.125
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    LovieBrackman8 kalymaga@needforspeeds.online 2.56.48.121
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    wavecable wavecable@wavecable.com 120.40.130.70
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    2001:67:60:0:192:42:116:14 2001:67:60:0:192:42:116:14 120.40.130.70
    jsmith jsmith@seii.net 120.40.130.70
    EloisaLand5624 eloisaland29@put.pettin.com 191.101.114.220
    2402:8780:1052:2599:5983:249:392:498 2402:8780:1052:2599:5983:249:392:498 120.40.130.70
    sheldontjangamarra.5020 sheldontjangamarra.5020@zhoufan160.inetcomics.com 120.40.130.70
    arrononus39 arrononus39@aa.earnlivez.net 104.22.17.127
    SandraBap dav.i.d.l.i.ne.s.m.an.@gmail.com 92.119.36.35
    himbunjj weathykenny@gmail.com 89.33.8.53
    arielhuddart2423 arielhuddart2423@anonmails.de 172.71.154.169
    stefanieradcliffe47 stefanieradcliffe47@heismail.xyz 162.158.167.43
    2600:1012:108:41:42:05:11:524 2600:1012:108:41:42:05:11:524 120.40.130.70
    blimvib blimvib@smallbutnaughty.com (empty)
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    GlennMackennal mark@32red.co.za 130.254.112.96
    Mygamike wells.farg.of.4@gmail.com 167.88.63.55
    RoseannOReily seo@hiredock.co.za 158.62.221.248
    KennethStedman7 seo@hiredock.co.za 209.163.117.168
    2402:8780:1052:2599:5983:249:392:498 2402:8780:1052:2599:5983:249:392:498 120.40.130.70
    202:3100:54:8600:71:0:686:164 202:3100:54:8600:71:0:686:164 120.40.130.70
    KendallBlubaugh kendallblubaugh74@role.cdfaq.com 154.16.69.250
    lrnu lrnu@goshop1888.shop 1.169.94.19
    irinazavona irinazavona@mail.ru 120.40.130.70