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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 - 21 Jan 2026 10:34 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,002,632
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    nathanielchristensen nathanielchristensen@dvd.dns-cloud.net 172.69.134.210
    VanMcclain766 vanmcclain3@last.muzaco.com 191.96.252.48
    NoemiScanlan noemiscanlan99@among.ehomu.com 191.101.109.81
    GracielaTnz lukemoore79965ty0c@c.seoautomationpro.com 209.127.61.250
    LanceTiffany5 lacyhwang7104@mailmenot.io 178.175.140.220
    profdaltonwehnerdvm77 profdaltonwehnerdvm77@iservmail.com 140.174.179.129
    email email@felectrique.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    JudyDuigan3360 leonreva@solstris.com 191.101.109.52
    JoeHendrickson0 welostervq8r75@nestmailbox.com 104.223.126.132
    GusHeflin12 gusheflin.7207@unlimclub-battle.top 72.56.146.200
    AleishaDacre50 wescultetz1cr75@nestmailbox.com 45.33.156.227
    GenaLuu3014304 gena.luu@unlimclub-battle.top 72.56.190.175
    AureliaNez93596 aurelianez90@mode.ehomu.com 191.101.109.27
    reynaasher6225 reynaasher6225@hotbird.giize.com 104.22.17.126
    chureau chureau@grm.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    ronald95robinson25 ronald95robinson25@rambler.ru 5.230.170.142
    bois bois@grm.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    bjaimsmpxpt bjaimsmpxpt@1win-aviator-casino.store 46.8.16.10
    LesleyMcCasland colbyhoutman@mailmenot.io 178.175.140.220
    denancla denancla@grm.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    tron tron@step.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    aaa aaa@step.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    matheusalmeida matheusalmeida@globmail.com.br 120.40.130.70
    igor.rascovsky igor.rascovsky@cashme.com.br 120.40.130.70
    periard periard@step.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    VallieDacomb65 flynntruesdale@omarnasrrr.com 178.175.140.220
    contato contato@cashme.com.br 120.40.130.70
    suporte.divida suporte.divida@cashme.com.br 120.40.130.70
    dpo dpo@cashme.com.br 120.40.130.70
    fale.conosco fale.conosco@cashme.com.br 120.40.130.70
    condo condo@cashme.com.br 120.40.130.70
    saouel saouel@step.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    ZakThornber2 patriciahernandez9564895a@f.seoautomationpro.com 156.241.247.189
    nathaniellansell nathaniellansell@support.51tiemo.com 162.158.167.44
    info info@eracing.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    JoieJefferson joie-jefferson@instantemailinbox.shop 198.46.214.123
    CherylUce402380 miquelsparkman@mailmenot.io 178.175.140.220
    opensource opensource@eracing.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    DaleneGinder patriciabrown374114d4@f.welcometotijuana.com 80.65.220.221
    clarence-edouard clarence-edouard@cryptoboss995.top 104.22.20.179
    jessicasmith87225nju jessicasmith87225nju@budgetthailandtravel.com 172.69.134.210
    bois bois@vlsi.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    AnnmarieHaszler aidanmoon1955@0815.ru 72.205.0.93
    MillaI561693 millahavens21@panel.cdfaq.com 191.101.250.56
    Noelia2381 noeliadenby90@wild.ehomu.com 196.242.47.69
    finance-and-investments finance-and-investments@ukr.net (empty)
    memarb memarb@pop3.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    consultor1 consultor1@gosoft.com.mx 189.152.120.178
    NicholWilde1 jasminesteves@hohohim.com 178.175.140.220
    gmknbxzakMn gmknbxzakMn@sport-novosti-2.ru 172.69.23.69
    MahaliaWeiser4 alyssa@k.quantumnest.lat 196.51.124.215
    opalprendiville opalprendiville@mailmenot.io 116.103.22.28
    compliancequalityoffice compliancequalityoffice@tranow.com 120.40.130.70
    MariettaBisbee6 mariettabisbee76@thus.ehomu.com 196.242.47.147
    mrrayterry1205 mrrayterry1205@iservmail.com 172.71.158.167
    Lorri68550415 klaudiachadwick@solstris.com 102.165.55.91
    mmph17 mmph17@blogwebsite.top 111.92.184.238
    info info@eracing.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    bois bois@vlsi.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    cebewzzd cebewzzd@wildbmail.com 185.255.126.30
    r.ya.n.w.h.ite.54.7.6.34 r.ya.n.w.h.ite.54.7.6.34@gmail.com 92.119.36.42
    opensource opensource@eracing.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    bernard bernard@vlsi.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    memarb memarb@pop3.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    directeur directeur@ceginfo.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    ChristopherPickr jenniferwilson456ppqi@c.gsasearchengineranker.com 80.65.220.45
    MaeHuonDeKermade paultaylor65428uy8@b.travel-e-store.com 80.65.220.45
    gigl-candidats gigl-candidats@liste.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    magi-repec-request magi-repec-request@liste.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    robertRhymn robertRhymn@mail.ru 213.111.179.168
    caroljorgenson67 caroljorgenson67@mode.ehomu.com 172.69.134.210
    ydxnwa9pwyxz ydxnwa9pwyxz@mailbox.in.ua 120.40.130.70
    externe externe@ceginfo.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    chureau chureau@grm.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    leolahenry1903 leolahenry1903@convolutfml.com 162.158.167.44
    fsae fsae@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    bois bois@grm.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70