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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 - 2 Jan 2026 7:29 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,385
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    KristinePerryman viv@awsome-gadgets.com 67.215.231.234
    thomasmartin6792fxad thomasmartin6792fxad@a.verifiedlinklist.com 172.71.159.81
    brigidasellers brigidasellers@quickanswer.hotelpost.click 109.122.24.41
    info142 info142@usileniessylok.store 104.22.17.126
    rashadmertz83 rashadmertz83@emailgsa11.xyz 172.69.134.210
    dolnovam dolnovam@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    RainaBriscoe95 amandie@awsome-gadgets.com 67.215.250.3
    EfrenCommons071 efrencommons@realpurerange.com 23.108.86.43
    QVEPriscilla carmela@awsome-gadgets.com 67.215.250.3
    DaciaPulley91 daciadacia@yexifu.3mail.info 167.253.49.187
    silviamckinney1397 silviamckinney1397@mailmenot.io 107.175.14.250
    TerriWilfong89 violetta@awsome-gadgets.com 173.234.249.73
    michellehernandez1953 michellehernandez1953@salpingomyu.ru 172.71.154.178
    corinehyatt834 corinehyatt834@iservmail.com 172.71.154.179
    EmeryParson joesphblundstone1613@anonmails.de 45.87.252.68
    JohnPrendiville ardith@awsome-gadgets.com 173.234.250.180
    michaelgonzalez4354cd2b michaelgonzalez4354cd2b@gsasearchengineranker.com 91.84.118.32
    nildahays nildahays@asia.dnsabr.com 172.69.134.210
    daniellawittenoom46 daniellawittenoom46@5ab1.oviscore.com 172.71.159.82
    CharmainMcAdams charmaincharmain44@jekevu.indialove.shop 31.134.6.229
    OrenMontagu4 buckland@awsome-gadgets.com 173.234.249.5
    AbelMettler699 abel.abel88@tofidi.mailbook.xyz 89.19.34.148
    kourtneypilgrim63 kourtneypilgrim63@3d44.dadiso.xyz 38.154.48.247
    dickdodds36 dickdodds36@fog.blyxen.org 104.22.17.126
    cl.i.n.i.c.m.en.s202.0 cl.i.n.i.c.m.en.s202.0@gmail.com 104.22.20.178
    PriscillaPetheri donalddavis5135hbc@c.travel-e-store.com 171.229.249.198
    RaymondVillalpan josephdavis9820feei@b.welcometotijuana.com 117.5.220.153
    AndersonHays339 vickeytravers1400@anonmails.de 178.175.140.215
    CorazonBoyles2 corazonboyles55@past.pettin.com 69.4.95.172
    beverlycomino beverlycomino@lvdskjn.store 45.81.137.248
    info65 info65@usileniessylok.store 172.69.23.69
    ErmaElem643602 viv@awsome-gadgets.com 173.234.248.16
    danialcraney danialcraney@emailzoneonline.shop 172.70.126.23
    dolnovam dolnovam@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    ChristenaSearcy christenasearcy85@print.veauly.com 38.154.99.91
    Vaughn31D321056 steventhomas2592ksl7@travel-e-store.com 152.232.37.21
    ahal-bqerat06 ahal-bqerat06@eng.hu.edu.jo 120.40.130.70
    Haywardzhr maolivieri@davidson.edu 68.71.251.134
    ahali04 ahali04@eng.hu.edu.jo 120.40.130.70
    TerryDubose30 ardith@awsome-gadgets.com 173.234.250.50
    christopherbini1969 christopherbini1969@vp.pl 59.6.25.118
    aijabear06 aijabear06@eco.hu.edu.jo 120.40.130.70
    asalfayoumi05 asalfayoumi05@eco.hu.edu.jo 120.40.130.70
    akyanes05 akyanes05@eco.hu.edu.jo 120.40.130.70
    w.oodfo.rdja.m.e.son4 w.oodfo.rdja.m.e.son4@gmail.com 5.35.37.46
    FinnWare682 finn.ware@c40f.realtemiz.xyz 92.118.41.238
    camilleparris13 camilleparris13@fog.blyxen.org 172.69.134.210
    EPGRenate0510 renate-mendiola@c40f.realtemiz.xyz 92.118.41.12
    SaraMercer376 saramercer@emailplusinbox.shop 107.175.66.200
    dirk.marrero dirk.marrero@menuforall.top 192.227.238.206
    JoesphValdivia jenniferhernandez6891el7y@gsasearchengineranker.co 91.84.118.32
    florenceblackston florenceblackston@termgame.net 162.158.167.43
    earl.folingsby4 earl.folingsby4@support.51tiemo.com 172.71.159.82
    dolnovam dolnovam@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    jewelthao jewelthao@spambog.ru 172.69.23.70
    EJLMandy78 auberta@awsome-gadgets.com 67.215.250.3
    predcompcesscur1976 predcompcesscur1976@mailopenz.com 172.69.23.69
    JacelynRoark50 dulciana@awsome-gadgets.com 173.234.250.196
    DemetriusHaffner demetriushaffner11@nursinghomelocator.nyc 50.3.136.148
    ShaniFatnowna9 shanifatnowna@fe16.realtemiz.xyz 92.118.41.212
    202:444:11:0:1981:779:362:053 202:444:11:0:1981:779:362:053 120.40.130.70
    OliviaGisborne2 josephgonzalez4309lf7o@a.verifiedlinklist.com 116.118.28.246
    BetsyPeak729 noahwilliams59739it8w@a.seoautomationpro.com 171.229.230.15
    RosellaHeckman4 josephmartin7250i3z2@gsasearchengineranker.com 152.232.37.7
    SusanneRembert4 paulwilson64766wzu@c.travel-e-store.com 157.66.195.157
    DominicSalaam dominic-salaam@c40f.realtemiz.xyz 92.118.41.12
    ChasityWhitney joshuamartinez7357x1lt@a.welcometotijuana.com 157.66.195.157
    KellyMargarot2 anthonymoore2964gsqi@a.welcometotijuana.com 171.229.230.15
    johnmartinez456u9yq johnmartinez456u9yq@welcometotijuana.com 162.158.167.43
    CiaraK44462 lauraal-rashid32324wmmh@seoautomationpro.com 43.167.254.134
    Galen23H297231 andrewsmith9225a0p7@a.travel-e-store.com 157.66.194.215
    marymiller1385i4i3 marymiller1385i4i3@verifiedlinklist.com 162.158.167.44
    marymiller1385i4i3 marymiller1385i4i3@verifiedlinklist.com 104.22.20.179
    BradlyFrencham6 viv@awsome-gadgets.com 67.215.231.234
    EulaPino622 ardith@awsome-gadgets.com 173.234.248.16
    202:1810:849:9100:805:1:08:348 202:1810:849:9100:805:1:08:348 120.40.130.70
    TonyaBurford tonyaburford38@eastloud.com 207.244.118.194
    robertwilliams7277cjwr robertwilliams7277cjwr@gsasearchengineranker.com 162.158.167.43
    Janice29M8 insertyourcatchallemails@gmail.com 179.61.155.181