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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 - 9 Nov 2025 6:06 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,001,296
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    BradFgd534 chryste@a.indexing.store 181.214.80.149
    danielgarcia9153wkx danielgarcia9153wkx@resorts-in-asia.com 192.126.249.24
    ZNHCarmelo marioharrell2964@mailmenot.io 178.175.134.125
    dacia.decastella dacia.decastella@travelocityflights.click 81.22.139.111
    networkoperations networkoperations@graybar.com 120.40.130.70
    networkvoiceservices networkvoiceservices@graybar.com 120.40.130.70
    CarolDrake1772 jessmyles@solstris.com 154.16.20.14
    linette-wonggu31 linette-wonggu31@hilst.funny3delements.com 196.247.229.224
    cameron.321 cameron.321@mini-mail-x.com. 178.159.37.16
    GracieBenson367 filomenapollak307@mailmenot.io 178.175.134.125
    SusanneBagley5 charlesagosto@b.cr.cloudns.asia 178.175.134.125
    lisa.mosley lisa.mosley@graybar.com 120.40.130.70
    ChloeSedillo kathrynreed@solstris.com 209.127.28.133
    debbie.faulstich debbie.faulstich@graybar.com 120.40.130.70
    firewalladmins firewalladmins@graybar.com 120.40.130.70
    SolomonAsmus66 emilee@a.indexing.store 181.214.80.149
    makarovaoa5yu makarovaoa5yu@ro.ru 162.158.166.210
    veriflesprivat5 veriflesprivat5@konstruksituntas.com 172.71.154.67
    AndrewBixby9 shanasiggers296@anonmails.de 178.175.134.125
    itbvibnm itbvibnm@znemail.com 172.71.158.138
    salman.khan204068027 salman.khan204068027@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    WilburHhf8310931 devinsimcha9956@23.8.dnsabr.com 178.175.134.125
    MoniqueStiles0 merideth@a.thegreenliving.world 181.214.80.149
    ver.bri.dg.e.k.e.n.d.a.b. ver.bri.dg.e.k.e.n.d.a.b.@s1rx2.tobu-wedding.com 172.69.23.148
    marilynkime.9523 marilynkime.9523@emailtrade.website 173.213.93.91
    juan.salvado juan.salvado@megastorage.xyz 165.231.24.212
    LourdesKeck922 madgefernandes@mailmenot.io 178.175.134.125
    IvySumsuma64 oscarmedlin5362@mailmenot.io 178.175.134.125
    jpazn jpazn@indecopi.gob.pe 120.40.130.70
    ryaman55 ryaman55@proton.me 172.59.144.198
    CharlieMcCauley charliemccauley85@scene.muzaco.com 102.165.53.242
    mariel-plume mariel-plume@europeandocfestival.org.uk. 196.240.104.202
    amarino amarino@indecopi.gob.pe 120.40.130.70
    lorrainerubbo7810 lorrainerubbo7810@tempr-mail.line.pm 104.167.19.47
    KatieMassie633 viuadjrdvu@rambler.ru 82.29.118.119
    charliloya charliloya@cc.timetraveller.click 102.165.52.179
    jvaldivia jvaldivia@indecopi.gob.pe 120.40.130.70
    karenwagner61324uy8p karenwagner61324uy8p@seoautomationpro.com 192.186.170.104
    cyrusmoreno cyrusmoreno@horuslaw.top 172.71.158.139
    SteveEmben barbariska8912@gmail.com 144.124.230.156
    AlizaRembert6 jacquettapayten6789@anonmails.de 178.175.134.125
    earthaflinn8005 earthaflinn8005@hotbird.giize.com 172.69.23.148
    JaninaBaptiste4 katherinkahl@23.8.dnsabr.com 178.175.134.125
    ljeri ljeri@indecopi.gob.pe 120.40.130.70
    MarissaLincoln5 yivvvdveiv@rambler.ru 185.252.162.212
    amello amello@indecopi.gob.pe 120.40.130.70
    Winston3929 winston-madsen@raymonthouse.co.uk 196.240.104.168
    activosinformaticos activosinformaticos@indecopi.gob.pe 120.40.130.70
    maryjoglenelg78 maryjoglenelg78@sisu.blyxen.com 172.71.154.67
    estherseese2548 estherseese2548@mailmenot.io 178.175.134.125
    stephaniecaton2009 stephaniecaton2009@fringmail.com 172.69.23.147
    zandra.lathrop96 zandra.lathrop96@enquiry.travelocityflights.click 81.22.139.215
    jeannielinder79 jeannielinder79@keep.cdfaq.com 172.71.154.66
    verbr.i.dge.k.e.ndab. verbr.i.dge.k.e.ndab.@s1rx4.tobu-wedding.com 172.71.154.67
    IrishHarrison7 renareginald6582@anonmails.de 178.175.134.125
    ve.rb.ridg.e.ken.d.a.b. ve.rb.ridg.e.ken.d.a.b.@s1rx3.tobu-wedding.com 172.71.158.139
    ve.r.bri.dg.eken.da.b ve.r.bri.dg.eken.da.b@s1rx4.tobu-wedding.com 172.69.23.147
    ve.r.b.r.i.d.gek.endab ve.r.b.r.i.d.gek.endab@s1rx4.tobu-wedding.com 172.69.23.148
    JoannaDgk92147 joannamidgette@raymonthouse.co.uk 165.231.35.46
    sa168vipml margaretadebernales1@discard.email 107.175.152.47
    howardtripp1838 howardtripp1838@anonmails.de 172.71.158.139
    Jody09E21552 jodyshull.3222@me-and-u.org.uk 86.105.178.179
    royal royal@webtoteam.shop 172.71.158.138
    MargieSturgill1 margiesturgill@k99z.com 38.18.25.101
    f.ed.o.r.m.u.t.an.is f.ed.o.r.m.u.t.an.is@gmail.com 178.121.80.192
    MckenzieFunk66 gabrielaowens@ssl.tls.cloudns.asia 15.235.145.214
    thomashernandez7925h0js thomashernandez7925h0js@welcometotijuana.com 172.71.154.66
    BillPedigo70 antoniostrayer8065@hidebox.org 15.235.145.214
    ThurmanNester katlynesparza652@anonmails.de 178.175.134.125
    IngeMcIlwraith6 ingemcilwraith63@among.ehomu.com 103.204.110.136
    AntwanSandberg sybillanglois8259@asia.dnsabr.com 15.235.145.214
    Latanya38G latanyashively-3040@raymonthouse.co.uk 86.105.178.179
    ve.rbrid.ge.k.en.d.a.b ve.rbrid.ge.k.en.d.a.b@s1rx2.tobu-wedding.com 172.71.154.66
    MaxXlj7338493 luigiclem@mailmenot.io 15.235.145.214
    paulwilliams22255npq paulwilliams22255npq@budgetthailandtravel.com 172.69.134.210
    2001:102:2109:6300:923:833:46:333 2001:102:2109:6300:923:833:46:333 120.40.130.70
    PBJNewton5237012 newton.pontius@k99m.com 207.199.190.155
    edwinfinkel edwinfinkel@t.woeishyang.com 172.71.158.139
    JamesFryett1182 james.fryett@69v9.com 205.143.210.179