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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 Apr 2026 1:30 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,001,614
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    reececlare reececlare@rakiy.m8sbeingm8s.com 120.40.130.70
    yogo stwaddles123@gmail.com 170.64.60.59
    AugustaUmbagai augustaumbagai83@cool.muzaco.com 196.196.254.163
    yuri-popov yuri-popov@casinotds.xyz 172.71.158.166
    ElanaCarls31 elanacarls9@scene.muzaco.com 144.48.52.254
    yulyagabipo yulyagabipo@mail.ru 172.71.158.166
    michaeltaylor1052k5lw michaeltaylor1052k5lw@b.mustdoindubai.com 120.40.130.70
    celesteyanira celesteyanira@veauly.com 104.22.17.126
    LucieWeston9 samanthacooks4795@moryne.site 152.233.16.183
    lublnovikovala lublnovikovala@1vrk.ru 120.40.130.70
    202:1810:52:000:24:5:92:356 202:1810:52:000:24:5:92:356 120.40.130.70
    patriciawilliams2849rj patriciawilliams2849rj@c.budgetthailandtravel.com 172.69.134.85
    2600:1700:880:310:33:8604:198:438 2600:1700:880:310:33:8604:198:438 120.40.130.70
    CJUMichal0784 jenniferanderson7648ry5k@c.blog-stuff.com 38.154.78.70
    bridgett-bridgett bridgett-bridgett@jagetu.kosmos.mom 172.71.154.179
    DelphiaScheid0 delphiadelphia@godoho.sancto.xyz 104.207.39.87
    michaeltaylor1052k5lw michaeltaylor1052k5lw@b.mustdoindubai.com 120.40.130.70
    Order-Goethe-Zertifikat-Approved2572 tillyschiffer97@dry.blyxen.org 102.165.0.187
    insurancecustomerservice insurancecustomerservice@icbc.com 120.40.130.70
    202:8108:8125:100:414::280:666 202:8108:8125:100:414::280:666 120.40.130.70
    pe.trta.ta.r.s.ky.h.ome.wo.rk1987.2.2.0.5. pe.trta.ta.r.s.ky.h.ome.wo.rk1987.2.2.0.5.@gmail.c 185.194.178.55
    bernddemers bernddemers@emailnetworkxyz.shop 162.212.175.25
    belftanewscom1980 belftanewscom1980@mailopenz.com 172.71.154.178
    leatha-argueta leatha-argueta@3a7c.rshrthertherth.net 172.69.22.194
    Estella76O estellagroom14@just.cdfaq.com 196.198.13.159
    FranciscaRickard barbarajohnson9502gw3h@travel-e-store.com 103.87.142.121
    clau.di.abandm.ann83 clau.di.abandm.ann83@gmail.com 51.210.32.231
    melissa.duncombe1134 melissa.duncombe1134@saudiroofing.top 172.71.154.179
    alonso.solis alonso.solis@ial.com.mx 120.40.130.70
    comercial comercial@toppen.com.br 120.40.130.70
    businesspartnerupdates businesspartnerupdates@icbc.com 120.40.130.70
    zeila zeila@tjro.jus.br 120.40.130.70
    asiahgr.communications asiahgr.communications@honeywell.com 120.40.130.70
    ForrestDot ivansanders2444@gmx.com 104.28.156.62
    werso068500iu werso068500iu@rambler.ru 85.237.212.26
    danteirving danteirving@anonmails.de 45.135.32.5
    YukikoLigertwood tamiaubrey@solstris.com 191.101.114.29
    LynwoodMistry93 lynwoodmistry5@three.vietnambrandmatters.com 23.94.230.37
    202:8108:8125:100:37:375:72:93 202:8108:8125:100:37:375:72:93 120.40.130.70
    2600:1017:008:781:49:7:30:6096 2600:1017:008:781:49:7:30:6096 120.40.130.70
    mickierucker mickierucker@anonmails.de 46.8.10.141
    202:1810:482:700:410:6358:100:554 202:1810:482:700:410:6358:100:554 120.40.130.70
    CelestaVenuti dessiecarla@solstris.com 102.165.53.87
    CliftonGoldsbrou kurtissiemens980@trashmailr.com 188.33.147.163
    p.et.rtat.a.rsky.hom.e.wor.k.19.872.205. p.et.rtat.a.rsky.hom.e.wor.k.19.872.205.@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    KimberGrattan91 kimbergrattan79@seat.muzaco.com 102.165.55.133
    RudyHeyer4 rudyheyer59@panel.cdfaq.com 103.221.232.103
    p.et.r.ta.tar.sk.yhom.e.wo.r.k1.9.8.7.2.205. p.et.r.ta.tar.sk.yhom.e.wo.r.k1.9.8.7.2.205.@gmail 185.194.178.54
    Wooden-Patio-Door-Installers6458 eleanorefair32@seti.lyvix.org 185.176.207.8
    202:267:980:440:0:1000:0:5 202:267:980:440:0:1000:0:5 120.40.130.70
    compliance.certificacao compliance.certificacao@spcbrasil.org.br 120.40.130.70
    LavondaX06 lavondawurfel71@cool.muzaco.com 191.101.92.224
    CallumUlrich mahaliagoldie@pw.epac.to 188.33.133.148
    DelorasStralia5 gerald@uraplive.com 192.186.169.115
    200:20:0:783:1:66:3:641 200:20:0:783:1:66:3:641 120.40.130.70
    stantonlieb.5606 stantonlieb.5606@professionalemailintray.shop 192.3.147.119
    best-infant-cribs8176 delorismccray85@seti.ivolix.org 102.165.1.245
    MargaritaFlower margaritaflower4@just.cdfaq.com 181.215.16.247
    ErinForest566 erinforest4@lower.ehomu.com 191.101.114.220
    vivianscofield-5177 vivianscofield-5177@audiovisualmasters.com.au 45.156.64.170
    baker544437 baker544437@onelettersmail.com 120.40.130.70
    wilmerhedin wilmerhedin@mailgg.org 172.69.22.86
    aprilmatthaei aprilmatthaei@mailmenot.io 109.61.237.236
    204:441:200:21::23:721 204:441:200:21::23:721 120.40.130.70
    danil.semenov danil.semenov@casinotds.xyz 162.158.167.134
    ToryBerkman09 jessmyles@solstris.com 191.101.114.220
    ostap223 ostap223@casinotds.xyz 120.40.130.70
    PhoebeMcWilliam tamiaubrey@solstris.com 102.165.55.131
    KayleneMcAlexand kaylenemcalexander30@seat.muzaco.com 223.29.254.133
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    WilsonMcNish3 kelliamber@solstris.com 196.198.13.159
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