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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 - 23 May 2026 11:28 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,560
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    CoryVandermark0 coryvandermark23@scene.muzaco.com 102.165.53.200
    coralalmond coralalmond@zhoufan103.inetcomics.com 104.22.20.142
    romandoxomo romandoxomo@mail.ru 84.54.44.204
    TeshaGrano9 desireechatham@iptakedownusa.com 188.253.208.58
    nikolaii-shevcov nikolaii-shevcov@mail.ru 172.69.134.85
    retha.castrejon22 retha.castrejon22@ce39.scalesurge.io 104.22.17.126
    EliseBidwell171 elisebidwell60@lower.ehomu.com 181.215.16.238
    212:800:2:1:45:138:16:234 212:800:2:1:45:138:16:234 120.40.130.70
    trey.abraham2322 trey.abraham2322@vargosmail.com 78.111.155.255
    India5958336 indianielsen95@scene.muzaco.com 196.198.13.159
    martinbatten martinbatten@deskz.bar 104.22.17.126
    rashad-rashad44 rashad-rashad44@mifiva.tangos.click 162.158.167.133
    dolnovam dolnovam@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    kellyemadirazza61 kellyemadirazza61@fuerte.elyquin.com 104.22.17.127
    david5249 david5249@letter42.com 120.40.130.70
    o.xim.u.s.777.b.s2e2e.j2.jn o.xim.u.s.777.b.s2e2e.j2.jn@gmail.com 162.158.167.133
    RandalMackenzie randalrandal5@zujenu.cleanmail.online 31.134.3.140
    Mimidoitforyou mistyislostlol@gmail.con 130.43.139.155
    1hererfyyhyu 1hererfyyhyu@anonmails.de 120.40.130.70
    gordonmanzo-4923sandrachavez2016 gordonmanzo-4923sandrachavez2016@polosmail.com 78.111.155.255
    BradyConnelly3 bradybrady@dulixe.camels.online 212.119.41.171
    pestovafivr1985 pestovafivr1985@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    user user@example.com 120.40.130.70
    email2 email2@twohearts.net 202:267:161:8873::
    tmortensen tmortensen@san.rr.com 209:3:6435:281::3:13
    michaelprincee zupkova1234@seznam.cz 205:100:1835:00::4:07:762
    tmortensen tmortensen@san.rr.com 204:441:2606:04::7967:704
    tmortensen tmortensen@san.rr.com 2603:800:40:810:565:37:498:2022
    tmortensen tmortensen@san.rr.com 204:441:100:401::71:901
    tmortensen tmortensen@san.rr.com 47.231.73.140
    tmortensen tmortensen@san.rr.com 204:441:2803:875::62:7875
    tmortensen tmortensen@san.rr.com 204:441:2603:4::344:4
    tmortensen tmortensen@san.rr.com 202:267:391:440:0:7000:0:
    tmortensen tmortensen@san.rr.com 2603:800:40:810:789:709:97:8
    tmortensen tmortensen@san.rr.com 75.80.73.93
    cruz.bucher35 cruz.bucher35@suggest.cardmarket.click 172.69.134.85
    yasmin-kimber yasmin-kimber@45c5.next4.xyz 154.16.226.140
    aleksandrlolubu aleksandrlolubu@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    barbarawilliams76608w3a barbarawilliams76608w3a@c.gsasearchengineranker.co 188.130.211.76
    monteaiken3843 monteaiken3843@pecinan.net 104.22.20.142
    sheilamartz1015 sheilamartz1015@edumomtalk.com 172.69.23.194
    rerkgeemong98 rerkgeemong98@mail.ru 104.22.20.143
    roberto-dorn93 roberto-dorn93@onepureedge.com 162.158.167.134
    ColetteE29 colette.arevalo@038f.darknessfalls.space 46.110.204.55
    myshopitahari myshopitahari@gmai.com 120.40.130.70
    ponomaryov.borya.1983 ponomaryov.borya.1983@bk.ru 172.69.23.194
    cheriatherton2841 cheriatherton2841@koes.justdied.com 162.158.167.133
    troy troy@awsome-gadgets.com 15.235.58.227
    luistalbott7007 luistalbott7007@now.mefound.com 172.69.134.85
    mailgun mailgun@mailgun.org 120.40.130.70
    202:1810:926:4100:7:73:10:84 202:1810:926:4100:7:73:10:84 120.40.130.70
    notification notification@mailgun.org 120.40.130.70
    camillastace5667 camillastace5667@b.cr.cloudns.asia 49.13.174.1
    bernicedegree bernicedegree@hotbird.giize.com 172.69.134.85
    service service@mailgun.org 120.40.130.70
    suzannewestover55 suzannewestover55@fish.elyquin.com 172.71.154.179
    AndyGardin andy-andy@calovo.mailr.click 31.40.195.113
    password password@example.com 120.40.130.70
    user user@example.com 120.40.130.70
    ghost ghost@mailgun.org 120.40.130.70
    test test@example.com 120.40.130.70
    myname myname@example.com 120.40.130.70
    daniele-bradfield72 daniele-bradfield72@dreamlifecraft.com 162.158.167.133
    iris.mailer iris.mailer@mailgun.org 120.40.130.70
    armandboss armandboss@tempr.email 172.69.23.193
    them them@example.com 120.40.130.70
    202:8108:8125:100:79:960:740:771 202:8108:8125:100:79:960:740:771 120.40.130.70
    yourusername yourusername@example.com 120.40.130.70
    cat-mail cat-mail@mailgun.org 120.40.130.70
    name name@example.com 120.40.130.70
    you you@example.com 120.40.130.70
    yugiohjcj yugiohjcj@example.com 120.40.130.70
    CarlotaH49 carlotabarlowe11@keep.cdfaq.com 102.165.53.166
    ali ali@example.com 120.40.130.70
    email email@example.com 120.40.130.70
    RosariaRoepke01 rosariaroepke78@slide.veauly.com 181.215.16.116
    xrumer888 xrumer888@outlook.com 104.22.20.143
    jsmith jsmith@example.com 120.40.130.70
    me me@example.com 120.40.130.70
    ayse ayse@example.com 120.40.130.70
    birisi birisi@example.com 120.40.130.70
    Donalddip antonkitahi@mail.ru 178.20.43.173
    dana dana@example.com 120.40.130.70
    danenewhouse danenewhouse@funnyaussiesigns.com 50.114.75.231