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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 - 29 Aug 2026 12:07 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,623
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    nsosibvj nsosibvj@tamposs.tk 172.71.154.179
    wnmppvxtnPi wnmppvxtnPi@ventura17.ru 148.222.185.49
    Nox victormazvidza897@gmail.com 74.244.195.124
    Katehennessy katehennessy17@gmail.com 201:340:82::82:5:6:288
    BenjaminCranford davidwilliams7344vy3s@c.welcometotijuana.com 23.236.236.21
    steffen-libermann steffen-libermann@healthypplevery.org 167.160.78.1
    rogershoemaker rogershoemaker@pw.epac.to 172.71.154.178
    gloriashar k.e.v.i.n.yao11.2.2@gmail.com 99.66.236.130
    trykdujngPi trykdujngPi@ventura17.ru 148.222.185.49
    newbloghi1 newbloghi1@blogranks.top 120.40.130.70
    RoryBehm0010094 rorybehm8427@sexshop-en-cordoba.com 209.101.201.199
    macheld6431 macheld6431@8.dnsabr.com 104.22.18.54
    kmcjkrixvpt kmcjkrixvpt@ventura17.ru 62.197.45.179
    olesya.zhukova.1994 olesya.zhukova.1994@bk.ru 104.22.18.54
    veriflapakjoki veriflapakjoki@konstruksituntas.com 172.69.23.183
    autumnfern165 autumnfern165@55bets.de 95.142.115.9
    EffieKorner9 effie.korner38@4da9.biopsynetwork.store 23.236.139.225
    rafaela.rasp-6447 rafaela.rasp-6447@en.contributor.website 185.220.100.242
    ponomareva.1982.21.7 ponomareva.1982.21.7@inbox.ru 172.71.99.64
    maryjomaryjo maryjomaryjo@volopa.topgun.fit 104.22.18.53
    gilbertogilberto9 gilbertogilberto9@hiziwo.itpower.sbs 172.71.159.82
    rico.ocianain rico.ocianain@healthypplevery.org 104.22.18.53
    xiniescrxOr xiniescrxOr@ventura17.ru 62.197.45.62
    hvspiijuyPi hvspiijuyPi@ventura17.ru 148.222.185.49
    johnette.orr johnette.orr@en.contributor.website 45.84.107.182
    eileenhillary.7040 eileenhillary.7040@en.contributor.website 171.25.193.82
    zqrrejmibOr zqrrejmibOr@ventura17.ru 62.197.45.62
    dianna.kincaid28 dianna.kincaid28@jam.earnlivez.net 104.22.18.54
    kkxygnkd kkxygnkd@tamposs.tk 37.139.53.7
    RichardSaT baefuwxp@tamposs.tk 37.139.53.7
    curtseddon219 curtseddon219@ssl.tls.cloudns.asia 120.40.130.70
    valenciadelossantos5380 valenciadelossantos5380@t.woeishyang.com 120.40.130.70
    wzkorsbsdh wzkorsbsdh@rambler.ru 120.40.130.70
    BryceHeng66687 bryceheng57@scene.muzaco.com 196.198.13.114
    lucianahemmant9956 lucianahemmant9956@discard.email 172.71.154.179
    donaldgonzalez4591m92s donaldgonzalez4591m92s@b.pattaya-mega.com 217.60.161.4
    SZNDanielle elizabeththomas66388xwp@b.bestvpsfor.xyz 38.154.114.11
    prop7 prop7@webtoteam.shop 172.71.159.82
    GOUTaren79106 tarenrahman83@toy.pettin.com 191.101.114.216
    FlorenceGreenlea florence-florence69@vubika.mailbox.mom 45.141.128.249
    Randall0937 randall.randall@vodowi.kosmos.mom 64.49.36.162
    MaryannHickman maryannhickman50@.mxdood.com 191.101.92.83
    newbloghi25 newbloghi25@blogranks.top 120.40.130.70
    EmmettWager9052 emmettwager85@trick.veauly.com 181.215.16.247
    pmiepcpddOr pmiepcpddOr@ventura17.ru 62.197.45.62
    clintarreola16 clintarreola16@51tiemo.com 172.71.154.178
    xmrumkmqzOr xmrumkmqzOr@ventura17.ru 62.197.45.62
    ops+repository-snapshots ops+repository-snapshots@github.com 120.40.130.70
    signatory signatory@cialis-otc.com 5.164.195.84
    JuanBirnie sarahgarcia9367li3q@d.welcometotijuana.com 196.51.103.137
    LurleneShaver lurleneshaver26@thus.ehomu.com 102.165.55.164
    rmbfyljobOr rmbfyljobOr@ventura17.ru 62.197.45.62
    neefydmubpt neefydmubpt@ventura17.ru 62.197.45.179
    noginova noginova@rambler.ru 128.204.79.184
    lashawndaqkpuc lashawndaqkpuc@mail.ru 172.64.192.217
    EleanorHillary eleanorhillary11@hell.milkgg.com 144.48.52.235
    fernamber715 fernamber715@1-red.uk 95.142.115.9
    edwinahalloran7418 edwinahalloran7418@eldeninfo.xyz 196.242.114.176
    adem ademeyusuf@gmail.com 196.191.32.247
    NumbersBrumby numbersbrumby43@trick.veauly.com 102.165.53.252
    FranziskaAbell3 andrewbrown7679wwrq@b.bestvpsfor.xyz 38.154.114.9
    nklkigrxtpt nklkigrxtpt@ventura17.ru 62.197.45.179
    piprefitwo piprefitwo@mail.ru 141.101.98.102
    LynStory479 lynstory84@brick.pettin.com 154.16.69.184
    pydrznjyrpt pydrznjyrpt@ventura17.ru 62.197.45.179
    ElviraConnibere diana@i.customketodiet.clinic 202.28.194.139
    xrxarrvddOr xrxarrvddOr@ventura17.ru 62.197.45.62
    bryantmaurice56 bryantmaurice56@gamil.com 120.40.130.70
    rafaelagarza1326 rafaelagarza1326@anonmails.de 192.210.176.161
    202:46:339:0:9:17:46:635 202:46:339:0:9:17:46:635 120.40.130.70
    Josephavals li.n.k.s89mast.@gmail.com 34.134.231.117
    victrialittleo8787 victrialittleo@vip.163.com 34.165.156.27
    Josephavals li.n.k.s89mast.@gmail.com 80.93.217.214
    josephtaylor5113fxts josephtaylor5113fxts@c.bestvpsfor.xyz 104.22.18.53
    202:420:254:3814:06:23:549:33 202:420:254:3814:06:23:549:33 120.40.130.70
    fuorilegge fuorilegge@cialis-otc.com 5.164.195.84
    selenehause selenehause@clousy.site 172.69.135.14
    newbloghi171 newbloghi171@blogranks.top 172.69.135.14
    EulaBunbury2374 eulabunbury42@role.cdfaq.com 102.165.53.252
    BobbyeW716 bobbye.bobbye@masoyi.blogs.pics 31.134.6.191
    sbhmrhtygpt sbhmrhtygpt@ventura17.ru 62.197.45.179