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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 - 16 May 2026 7:25 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,882
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    kutaswdypas kutaswdypas@wp.pl 146.19.125.69
    deannaboreham deannaboreham@anonmails.de 104.22.17.127
    JerekioxInvix3 lizshwee@gmail.com 194.110.150.191
    ps19 ps19@inbox.lv 146.19.125.69
    yolandabonny yolandabonny@veauly.com 172.69.134.85
    oleg.sidorov387 oleg.sidorov387@casinotds.xyz 149.202.84.95
    nikolayy-shevcov nikolayy-shevcov@mail.ru 172.69.134.85
    alvinedmond4382 alvinedmond4382@dvd.dns-cloud.net 162.158.167.134
    pashaponomarevjh2020 pashaponomarevjh2020@rambler.ru 152.232.72.237
    kristofercoffee kristofercoffee@ssl.tls.cloudns.asia 172.71.154.179
    jakovlevzhenjave7371 jakovlevzhenjave7371@rambler.ru 38.158.200.222
    jakovlevzhenjave7371 jakovlevzhenjave7371@rambler.ru 179.152.139.126
    jakovlevzhenjave7371 jakovlevzhenjave7371@rambler.ru 189.234.204.81
    jakovlevzhenjave7371 jakovlevzhenjave7371@rambler.ru 177.87.33.227
    randolphtransportation randolphtransportation@rtnj.org 120.40.130.70
    jakovlevzhenjave7371 jakovlevzhenjave7371@rambler.ru 90.113.208.199
    jannetteeddy1730 jannetteeddy1730@adult-work.info 172.69.134.85
    PaulThreatt3070 allan@d.seo-neo.net 181.214.80.149
    rosaliebrophy rosaliebrophy@mailmenot.io 172.71.154.179
    irinazavona irinazavona@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    thurmanmenzies3694 thurmanmenzies3694@tribunnews.page 104.22.17.126
    trinasheridan85 trinasheridan85@helovin.nexanta.eu 104.22.20.142
    pavlov-9ao9i pavlov-9ao9i@rambler.ua 120.40.130.70
    brentonfabinyi4166 brentonfabinyi4166@trustemailinbox.shop 172.71.154.179
    waldosaylor waldosaylor@anonmails.de 172.71.154.178
    nobody nobody@example.com 120.40.130.70
    debbie.feaster-4303 debbie.feaster-4303@funnyaussiesigns.com 172.69.23.193
    alice alice@example.com 120.40.130.70
    ma.r.t.a.s.pe.ll.o.w.d.a. ma.r.t.a.s.pe.ll.o.w.d.a.@gmail.com 176.36.146.80
    johannes.linke.infosec johannes.linke.infosec@example.com 120.40.130.70
    Carlos korrado2990@hotmail.com 47.60.46.234
    RochellHale rpop-test56@mongadustfi.tk 72.205.0.67
    ursulaursula84 ursulaursula84@kikomu.commumail.xyz 212.119.41.210
    Launa70927 launacoon69@keep.cdfaq.com 154.16.69.184
    20:5686:88:543:32:4:19:149 20:5686:88:543:32:4:19:149 120.40.130.70
    BarryTurnbull barryturnbull25@toy.pettin.com 102.165.53.87
    lorination15 lorination15@far.unylix.com 104.168.53.202
    seleneboren1095 seleneboren1095@web.run.place 172.71.154.178
    melvinoneill melvinoneill@pw.epac.to 172.71.154.179
    krystynathompkins krystynathompkins@funnyaussiesigns.com 104.22.20.143
    pkfmvzj11 pkfmvzj11@buymail.lol 178.54.174.61
    KathiTully1 kathitully16@hol.housines.com 196.51.44.118
    jacklyn-duhig1953 jacklyn-duhig1953@emailwizardbox.shop 23.95.97.96
    malcolmgilroy869 malcolmgilroy869@mailmenot.io 109.248.15.132
    casgogo173 casgogo173@blogwebsite.top 120.40.130.70
    gabrieleraynor61 gabrieleraynor61@far.unylix.com 104.22.17.126
    gioele.agostinelli gioele.agostinelli@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    202:45:596:0:8781:89:4145:75 202:45:596:0:8781:89:4145:75 120.40.130.70
    ysimard-arin ysimard-arin@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    lvalero-arin lvalero-arin@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    anthonymiller1566nsel anthonymiller1566nsel@gsasearchenginerankervps.com 196.51.233.28
    richard.labrie richard.labrie@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    mftshiji-arin mftshiji-arin@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    mikhail3ri4a mikhail3ri4a@mail.ru 195.137.245.49
    deborahdecosta2651 deborahdecosta2651@freundin.ru 104.22.17.126
    isabellstarr7006 isabellstarr7006@anonmails.de 45.139.176.116
    wallymcclinton wallymcclinton@ssl.tls.cloudns.asia 172.71.158.69
    MinnieK504 minniethorby21@nut.mxdood.com 196.198.13.205
    202:1810:9434:2000:8497:164::663 202:1810:9434:2000:8497:164::663 120.40.130.70
    jonathan.dupont jonathan.dupont@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    randell-faerber46 randell-faerber46@heartvistanow.com 104.22.20.143
    williamtaylor8029oeb6 williamtaylor8029oeb6@c.travel-e-store.com 64.188.0.166
    jerrellmcnish51 jerrellmcnish51@sparklerise.com 104.22.20.142
    pavel.lebedev806 pavel.lebedev806@casinotds.xyz 120.40.130.70
    202:267:980:8:0:8000:0:6 202:267:980:8:0:8000:0:6 120.40.130.70
    trevordoolette64 trevordoolette64@emailgsa5.xyz 172.69.23.193
    madelon madelon@thunderecho.store 104.22.17.126
    gioele.agostinelli gioele.agostinelli@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    c.li.nic.forhim.35.0 c.li.nic.forhim.35.0@gmail.com 172.69.23.194
    202:020:543:14:164:1:41:74 202:020:543:14:164:1:41:74 120.40.130.70
    ShayWhitlam6709 shaywhitlam20@keep.cdfaq.com 177.234.143.121
    mx.segurosssura mx.segurosssura@gmai.com 120.40.130.70
    ChantalLovekin7 jerry@neoxinet.com 70.166.167.55