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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 - 25 Feb 2026 3:25 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,133
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    coezathurpu1983 coezathurpu1983@mail.ru 104.22.20.235
    hpjforro hpjforro@legenmail.com 172.69.23.193
    alejandrowoodhouse794 alejandrowoodhouse794@b.cr.cloudns.asia 217.218.152.193
    rk-usgtof-zvm-uzjn rk-usgtof-zvm-uzjn@myemailtoyou.com 78.197.222.231
    toneybourke9746 toneybourke9746@pw.epac.to 172.69.134.82
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    uc-mvpzym-smv-zciw uc-mvpzym-smv-zciw@bestdomainhere.com 189.4.72.157
    GuyHatcher544 juliennedakota@solstris.com 196.242.114.66
    MauraDunningham vrwohebd@fuhrenmail.com 64.31.20.25
    NevaNation319 wtrapanio7xr81@nestmailbox.com 192.126.156.25
    CorneliusHeinz5 lilliancushman@discard.email 112.204.163.30
    Evie056731052 vrwohebd@fuhrenmail.com 64.31.20.25
    arthur775040 arthur775040@notlettersmail.com 139.28.235.129
    alexisalexis alexisalexis@vubeka.topgun.fit 162.158.167.133
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    daniella.knudsen daniella.knudsen@fun-ss.com 27.34.64.133
    FreyaWhiddon206 freya-whiddon55@4048.scalesurge.io 154.36.81.230
    KristoferCrouse ambershaw@leantechy.xyz 196.51.140.102
    nq-opawty-uqb-raqe nq-opawty-uqb-raqe@my1domain.com 168.196.91.135
    QCVMarylin larhondahickman@11jac.com 217.218.153.112
    carmen carmen@awsome-gadgets.com 118.71.215.63
    WendyKish2 vrwohebd@fuhrenmail.com 64.31.20.25
    yb-wioosk-ysx-axnf yb-wioosk-ysx-axnf@bestdomainhere.com 168.90.231.48
    2001:410:404:200::7893 2001:410:404:200::7893 120.40.130.70
    pe.t.r.t.atarskyh.o.m.e.wo.r.k.1.987.22.0.5. pe.t.r.t.atarskyh.o.m.e.wo.r.k.1.987.22.0.5.@gmail 172.71.158.68
    Luz5744953 luzelkington30@simo.hivoltz.org 45.95.172.242
    carlisle833387 carlisle833387@notlettersmail.com 153.80.168.202
    JosephVew ramylgilmanov@mail.ru 159.65.245.255
    acarlesttsz7670 acarlesttsz@163.com 202.55.67.194
    catherinemauldin9850 catherinemauldin9850@freundin.ru 112.204.163.30
    Lilliana23 lillianasabella31@marketing.healthcareprivacy.clic 196.242.178.74
    Loreen9693 loreenwill36@vory.estaxy.com 69.58.7.148
    xu-xehpbc-fcs-chpa xu-xehpbc-fcs-chpa@my1domain.com 186.79.66.172
    Samara8717 rktdyuca@bekommenmail.com 64.31.20.25
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    lhalip lhalip@wu.ac.th 202.28.70.66
    RZFJoey03670679 rktdyuca@bekommenmail.com 64.31.20.25
    ClintLumho clintlumholtz@bb6a.jackout.xyz 23.83.129.110
    ly-qgssvb-bdy-koir ly-qgssvb-bdy-koir@bestdomainhere.com 45.230.39.52
    lachlanboling2161 lachlanboling2161@0815.ru 112.204.163.30
    b.a.ilbond.s39 b.a.ilbond.s39@gmail.com 172.69.23.193
    dyha dyha@mailforspam.com 84.239.42.146
    kraigbenson6493 kraigbenson6493@t.woeishyang.com 104.22.17.127
    CortneyClogstoun cortneyclogstoun72@four.vietnambrandmatters.com 192.126.206.82
    junzhang27123umyc junzhang27123umyc@a.seoautomationpro.com 192.186.173.134
    TrentGruen bernardoshasta@solstris.com 2402:00:19::4:56
    RebeccaGilreath werner@b.astroaxis.site 66.63.183.188
    JoRiggs joriggsvideo@gmail.com 94.72.143.165
    zi-hakilz-isj-spfz zi-hakilz-isj-spfz@myemailtoyou.com 177.38.62.144
    vydefadon vydefadon@mailforspam.com 185.181.244.189
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    MiloAnaya7 bogmix364@ak.gy 177.234.143.22
    angelbraun angelbraun@anonmails.de 104.22.17.126
    JerilynSil jerilynsilvestri91@six.vietnambrandmatters.com 192.126.206.73
    quiana quiana@awsome-gadgets.com 142.54.228.193
    fh-ktkwea-fht-qwlr fh-ktkwea-fht-qwlr@bestdomainhere.com 31.27.219.242
    Tia9555998 tia.paz2200@smile.pwrts.shop 45.83.59.219
    PrinceAiken70 princeaiken@iwinedu.com 119.251.179.99
    evelynmccurren1981 evelynmccurren1981@salpingomyu.ru 64.31.20.25
    developer developer@2brightbussiness.com 120.40.130.70
    OdetteYira carleyremley@spambog.ru 46.151.193.74
    EricksonEricksoncq6xwo3 EricksonEricksoncq6xwo3@gmail.com 172.68.218.166
    160 160@kirisbyforum.fun 104.22.17.126
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    newman511926 newman511926@notlettersmail.com 104.22.20.235
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