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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 - 27 Aug 2026 7:09 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,001,160
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    ivanfaliso ivanfaliso@mail.ru 83.217.213.120
    Melindaler 209xrumer1@farironalds.com 31.56.177.209
    ivanfaliso ivanfaliso@mail.ru 172.69.224.193
    isaelladarko6434 isaelladarko@126.com 51.254.132.238
    senin.zheka.1980.9.11 senin.zheka.1980.9.11@list.ru 104.23.166.27
    lurlene-zerbi-barnett lurlene-zerbi-barnett@healthypplevery.org 68.234.41.178
    tracey-tracey7 tracey-tracey7@bazaco.mailr.click 172.71.159.81
    beverly.edelstein3 beverly.edelstein3@banglamoviespot.com 172.96.89.214
    secure secure@nsmall.com 120.40.130.70
    DottyKeaney058 dottykeaney9@trick.veauly.com 196.198.13.205
    ulrichwhittington-capaccioli ulrichwhittington-capaccioli@vegaj.com 120.40.130.70
    fleming932624 fleming932624@belettersmail.com 120.40.130.70
    les.b.i.a.n.b.u.s.c.om les.b.i.a.n.b.u.s.c.om@gmail.com 104.22.20.142
    CollinAlvarado collinalvarado22@only.veauly.com 154.16.69.146
    smith459882 smith459882@belettersmail.com 120.40.130.70
    RobtSturge robtsturgess@vhw.scoldly.com 152.232.221.161
    koptpxwvnPn koptpxwvnPn@ventura17.ru 185.192.20.168
    JeannineGc lidiagrayson1739@asia.dnsabr.com 138.59.4.228
    JeanetteRosario thomastaylor3920pzsm@a.bestvpsfor.xyz 72.57.64.165
    rgsyhzlkfPi rgsyhzlkfPi@ventura17.ru 185.192.20.41
    anqenujkxPn anqenujkxPn@ventura17.ru 185.192.20.168
    1beffeessd 1beffeessd@anonmails.de 172.71.159.81
    ramil-gilmanov1993 ramil-gilmanov1993@mail.ru 84.54.44.204
    WilmerNash7563 roseshapiro1982@ishowfirstmail.com 154.195.177.200
    DannyMount pauljackson5472jl0v@c.bestvpsfor.xyz 209.127.196.51
    yaroslavnoluki yaroslavnoluki@mail.ru 104.22.20.143
    n.i.colon.i.cola.s77.7 n.i.colon.i.cola.s77.7@gmail.com 45.130.83.104
    deweyorellana6412 deweyorellana6412@mailmenot.io 172.69.23.183
    eloyfulcher54 eloyfulcher54@jam.earnlivez.net 162.158.167.43
    LetaMerrick884 janbeatriz@solstris.com 102.165.54.227
    jswgpimdxpn jswgpimdxpn@ventura17.ru 148.222.185.182
    Whitney31K whitneycogburn7@slow.pettin.com 102.165.55.238
    ChristinaKisch1 christinakisch70@trick.veauly.com 102.165.54.218
    JodiEllis7000 leonreva@solstris.com 102.165.54.4
    RamonaVelasco91 dominiquealexandra@solstris.com 196.198.13.152
    SidneyNoskowski sidneynoskowski57@yell.milkgg.com 154.16.69.184
    GeorgiaEumarrah elizabethhernandez371ou0u@c.bestvpsfor.xyz 78.157.213.188
    ElliottTrower elliotttrower74@act.milkgg.com 191.101.114.216
    TrentZiesemer62 trentziesemer20@.mxdood.com 196.198.13.165
    vasyukov.mityusha vasyukov.mityusha@list.ru 120.40.130.70
    Hortense41H hortensebarrington38@toy.pettin.com 102.165.54.226
    JoleenVogel8623 joleenvogel52@put.pettin.com 196.198.13.252
    wwbhxdtvrpn wwbhxdtvrpn@ventura17.ru 148.222.185.182
    EricFenstermache matthewmoore1130pc12@gsasearchengineranker.com 83.142.54.46
    jyybzndmdpn jyybzndmdpn@ventura17.ru 148.222.185.182
    jamesgee1939 jamesgee1939@ishowfirstmail.com 104.22.20.143
    FZEDuane7555219 duanecolson47@cool.muzaco.com 102.165.53.252
    Casimira2556 myrtleleila@solstris.com 191.101.114.21
    2800:50:520:247:744:229:5359:38 2800:50:520:247:744:229:5359:38 120.40.130.70
    lyokhapolaso lyokhapolaso@mail.ru 185.231.155.169
    mkalyfdsmaga mkalyfdsmaga@sorok4.fun 162.158.167.43
    LeathaZwar13416 leatha-zwar58@86ea.zouytr.xyz 196.196.164.220
    tacusol-6816 tacusol-6816@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    renate-rendall renate-rendall@jam.earnlivez.net 172.71.159.81
    ryanhenderson ryanhenderson@proton.me 2600:1008:06:89:458:5122:10:297
    aleksandrgafubu aleksandrgafubu@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    ganievamasha199326 ganievamasha199326@inbox.ru 84.54.44.204
    shanicefinnis shanicefinnis@rexornge.net 172.69.135.14
    l.i.n.ks89.m.a.s.t. l.i.n.ks89.m.a.s.t.@gmail.com 78.111.154.154
    SQUAD-CRITICAL-OPERATIONS SQUAD-CRITICAL-OPERATIONS@riachuelo.com.br 120.40.130.70
    lindamartin16285u3y lindamartin16285u3y@c.bestvpsfor.xyz 104.22.18.53
    cggkxgzynPi cggkxgzynPi@ventura17.ru 185.192.20.41
    Babybendy2113 carolinacountryfarm1864@gmail.com 135.84.12.222
    DennyEsquivel82 dennyesquivel1@deny.milkgg.com 154.16.69.58
    martial-faith.tshiji martial-faith.tshiji@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    fvexkfgqiPi fvexkfgqiPi@ventura17.ru 185.192.20.41
    BarneyHugh301 barneyhugh23@86ea.zouytr.xyz 217.60.127.36
    polemilljans1988 polemilljans1988@mailnorms.com 172.69.135.14
    RosePaxton17 rosepaxton89@hell.milkgg.com 191.101.114.39
    Francis42V davidgonzalez8738a31u@b.welcometotijuana.com 196.51.11.251
    jcksonswiftz6074 jcksonswiftz@hotmail.com 108.170.12.10
    novikovivan1978104 novikovivan1978104@bk.ru 185.231.155.169
    Richardgratt yulyagexode@mail.ru 178.20.45.128
    yaroslavnoluki yaroslavnoluki@mail.ru 104.22.18.53
    xfpspkuciPn xfpspkuciPn@ventura17.ru 185.192.20.168
    yaroslav.sevastyanov.1988 yaroslav.sevastyanov.1988@mail.ru 104.22.109.89
    lena.lena lena.lena@capobi.woz.golf 172.71.159.82
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