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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 - 10 May 2026 10:11 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,373
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    202:8108:8125:100:80:117:60:75 202:8108:8125:100:80:117:60:75 120.40.130.70
    robbie-ayala5964 robbie-ayala5964@cryptobossultrawin7.casino 172.69.23.193
    2600:4040:354:700:79:784:645:9 2600:4040:354:700:79:784:645:9 120.40.130.70
    vuydkndihdkndyjdbfjhdkhdihfj3 vuydkndihdkndyjdbfjhdkhdihfj3@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    richierichie34 richierichie34@xamofa.polka.fit 162.158.167.133
    202:8108:8125:100:39:613:254:66 202:8108:8125:100:39:613:254:66 120.40.130.70
    JeannetteBoothma jeannetteboothman4@self.ehomu.com 196.196.253.94
    buuugxjqxEi buuugxjqxEi@ventura17.ru 120.40.130.70
    piogtvhhopl piogtvhhopl@ventura17.ru 120.40.130.70
    MichealBeaulieu michealbeaulieu16@stuff.mxdood.com 102.165.54.226
    suwiqwxn suwiqwxn@duhastmail.com 104.22.20.143
    202:1808:131:4:91:13:898:8 202:1808:131:4:91:13:898:8 120.40.130.70
    AmberGreer76 shantaedusty@solstris.com 45.125.245.178
    LeviAcker26 srgjh30cqug@kanyeomg.com 50.118.178.250
    trevorbeliveau5905 trevorbeliveau5905@makoli.store 172.69.23.193
    bogdangasinski55 bogdangasinski55@wp.pl 120.40.130.70
    202:1810:9513:100:8938:53:60:557 202:1810:9513:100:8938:53:60:557 120.40.130.70
    202:1810:43:9400:56:39:750:724 202:1810:43:9400:56:39:750:724 120.40.130.70
    p.e.trtat.ars.k.y.h.ome.w.o.rk198.7.2.20.5. p.e.trtat.ars.k.y.h.ome.w.o.rk198.7.2.20.5.@gmail. 104.22.17.126
    202:1810:43:9400:56:39:750:724 202:1810:43:9400:56:39:750:724 120.40.130.70
    202:1810:12:00:6856:987:49:15 202:1810:12:00:6856:987:49:15 120.40.130.70
    chelseafo60 chelseafo60@ms57.mxlayer.top 38.135.24.120
    system h5uva16yt@mozmail.com 87.155.229.100
    leonor.mathias81 leonor.mathias81@2e00.next4.xyz 172.71.154.178
    RufusA17143743 rufuswiedermann32@slide.veauly.com 154.16.69.58
    kristyestep kristyestep@asteraavia.ru 188.130.188.128
    johndavis29112ekn johndavis29112ekn@a.verifiedlinklist.com (empty)
    richardgarcia1915xehg richardgarcia1915xehg@gsasearchengineranker.suppor 192.126.231.214
    a_pjol johndavis29112ekn@a.verifiedlinklist.com 89.124.117.79
    202:267:04:4000:6000::1 202:267:04:4000:6000::1 120.40.130.70
    desireedevore83 desireedevore83@know.milkgg.com 172.71.158.69
    joycelynhoyle7979 joycelynhoyle7979@bd.dns-cloud.net 104.22.17.127
    poppy.debernales poppy.debernales@crypto-boss21.site 172.71.158.69
    202:1810:9541:8700:301:1427:3:5772 202:1810:9541:8700:301:1427:3:5772 120.40.130.70
    MerryTyler7744 merrytyler27@scene.muzaco.com 102.165.55.238
    202:1810:9541:8700:301:1427:3:5772 202:1810:9541:8700:301:1427:3:5772 120.40.130.70
    fntlnqyk fntlnqyk@bonjourfmail.com 172.69.134.82
    yaucudbt yaucudbt@fuhrenmail.com 120.40.130.70
    joshuajackson3815gziw joshuajackson3815gziw@gsasearchengineranker.online 196.51.68.220
    lesliemacansh8539 lesliemacansh8539@mailmenot.io 172.69.23.194
    EmeryCapuano3 emerycapuano@rakiy.m8sbeingm8s.com 152.89.128.132
    202:03:966:901:1:152:6:443 202:03:966:901:1:152:6:443 120.40.130.70
    2600:661:0:530:69:643:181:808 2600:661:0:530:69:643:181:808 120.40.130.70
    WAQFinley47739 finleyding@topemailerdomain.shop 191.102.182.8
    reggieharlow reggieharlow@spambog.ru 172.71.158.69
    stas.net123 stas.net123@ukr.net 120.40.130.70
    202:03:8:200:7719:43:912:5077 202:03:8:200:7719:43:912:5077 120.40.130.70
    DillonLain61 dillonlain12@deny.milkgg.com 103.221.232.223
    ee88Pauth techops@codesspheres.com 103.161.112.80
    Rhondasheridan rsheridan12@cs.com 174.195.32.55
    lazaroshattuck lazaroshattuck@feedback.51tiemo.com 104.22.20.143
    202:020:39:19:244:80:45:222 202:020:39:19:244:80:45:222 120.40.130.70
    2federrtgyhuuj 2federrtgyhuuj@anonmails.de 120.40.130.70
    DelbertVitale7 delbertvitale12@fast.veauly.com 144.48.52.169
    JudyChapa42694 sakilopez42982@d.seoautomationpro.com 66.63.186.98
    202:1810:52:4900:999:54:2697:232 202:1810:52:4900:999:54:2697:232 120.40.130.70
    linnearockwell linnearockwell@mailmenot.io 104.22.20.142
    HoracioMowll787 myrtleleila@solstris.com 191.101.92.175
    mrodriguez120 mrodriguez120@rus-china.travel 181.177.84.200
    KayleneRitter31 kayleneritter16@put.pettin.com 144.48.52.117
    202:1810:9414:4800:592:2:0:334 202:1810:9414:4800:592:2:0:334 120.40.130.70
    202:1810:444:2050::1008 202:1810:444:2050::1008 120.40.130.70
    jamesjohnson30378xu4 jamesjohnson30378xu4@linkbuilding.club 107.172.242.228
    202:1810:444:2050::1008 202:1810:444:2050::1008 120.40.130.70
    gary-farnham gary-farnham@3d68.catche1.com 202.14.5.154
    susanna-susanna susanna-susanna@maduta.redmail.click 104.22.17.126