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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 - 17 Jul 2026 3:05 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,895
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    ErickMalcolm erickmalcolm91@yell.milkgg.com 223.29.254.56
    VFBDacia793 patriciasmith21113zbo@f.seoautomationpro.com 66.63.176.186
    school3irpin school3irpin@ukr.net 120.40.130.70
    ofagqqfx ofagqqfx@firsthidden.com 185.255.126.68
    202:8084:2020:900:901:11:0:28 202:8084:2020:900:901:11:0:28 120.40.130.70
    2600:1014:167:728:825:517:72:3 2600:1014:167:728:825:517:72:3 120.40.130.70
    SophieChappel sophie-chappel.3633@mailtech.ro 188.25.217.239
    AngelicaMu angelicamull@zoomaslots-fortune.top 72.56.191.172
    margartseaman3273 margartseaman3273@hotbird.giize.com 104.22.18.54
    2603:900:60:30:64::139:2080 2603:900:60:30:64::139:2080 120.40.130.70
    KristiPidgeon3 kristipidgeon2@broad.ehomu.com 177.234.143.137
    ArdisMccloud7 jenniferdavis3964x96r@a.resorts-in-asia.com 64.188.3.143
    20:8143:9033:909:618:6:51:91 20:8143:9033:909:618:6:51:91 120.40.130.70
    GerardoHmelnitsk paulgonzalez6077dzf4@b.pattaya-mega.com 66.63.176.186
    CharisHerman charisherman92@hell.milkgg.com 191.101.114.21
    54a1u24xxz8 54a1u24xxz8@kanyeomg.com 162.158.167.121
    elizabethmiller9700nytx elizabethmiller9700nytx@a.budgetthailandtravel.com 192.126.159.102
    NoellaButcher0 jennifergarcia5466aqdn@c.budgetthailandtravel.com 64.188.0.230
    CasieSauer casiesauer58@feed.cdfaq.com 177.234.143.121
    garlandgillis99 garlandgillis99@cow.pettin.com 172.71.159.82
    mish.ru mish.ru@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    2605:880:7123:461:615:28:31:507 2605:880:7123:461:615:28:31:507 120.40.130.70
    archersasser8841 archersasser8841@netdeal.site 31.171.130.77
    2605:880:7123:461:615:28:31:507 2605:880:7123:461:615:28:31:507 120.40.130.70
    HansFaucett467 hansfaucett41@wild.ehomu.com 144.48.52.206
    christophergarcia4107sumk christophergarcia4107sumk@b.budgetthailandtravel.c 196.51.20.61
    2gereyyhujj 2gereyyhujj@anonmails.de 209.50.169.5
    eiaqyqfcmd eiaqyqfcmd@rambler.ru 79.127.175.21
    dmbrkikwhh dmbrkikwhh@rambler.ru 79.127.175.21
    johndavis5363gfn1 johndavis5363gfn1@c.gsavps.xyz 156.241.204.10
    HansMcLeish8813 hansmcleish55@river.muzaco.com 191.101.114.220
    CaitlinMcSharry williamtaylor40847p4c@b.gsavps.xyz 66.63.176.36
    email email@example.com 120.40.130.70
    oximu.s77.7md.w.v.0.b.5.7.7.x oximu.s77.7md.w.v.0.b.5.7.7.x@gmail.com 172.71.154.179
    natisha.yabsley natisha.yabsley@kudagacor.fun 172.71.154.179
    clair-coffaro clair-coffaro@take-ur-vites.org 184.178.172.18
    humbert-alexis humbert-alexis@sfr.fr 120.40.130.70
    bonnieunderhill46 bonnieunderhill46@only.veauly.com 104.22.18.54
    shela-carbajal89 shela-carbajal89@jam.earnlivez.net 172.71.159.81
    yaigmjcqeg yaigmjcqeg@rambler.ru 79.127.175.21
    radian898437 radian898437@notlettersmail.com 172.71.159.82
    nsyxqdeqoq nsyxqdeqoq@rambler.ru 79.127.175.21
    daniel.ge.construction daniel.ge.construction@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    lauraa cjelizalde42@gmail.com 166.199.150.65
    andrewdwayneclark32+7c andrewdwayneclark32+7c@gmail.com 146.19.125.67
    grkfajyizt grkfajyizt@rambler.ru 79.127.175.21
    m.smon.li.ne.tv m.smon.li.ne.tv@gmail.com 31.171.130.78
    MohamedCerda mohamedcerda88@these.veauly.com 191.101.92.164
    davidmartinez4262p7nm davidmartinez4262p7nm@b.gsavps.xyz 196.51.52.79
    jessicadavis5569jt4w jessicadavis5569jt4w@a.blog-stuff.com 196.51.49.158
    WillCurran04635 will-curran@mailtech.ro 188.25.217.239
    oqmnihuqug oqmnihuqug@rambler.ru 79.127.175.21
    MarisolWilliford marisolwilliford83@keep.cdfaq.com 102.165.55.133
    Ellis62M8741968 ellisdey56@only.veauly.com 23.95.81.223
    4004 4004@farironalds.com 31.56.204.64
    kina-perreault kina-perreault@jam.earnlivez.net 172.71.154.179
    yaigmjcqeg yaigmjcqeg@rambler.ru 120.40.130.70
    utabernhardt3932 utabernhardt3932@t.woeishyang.com 172.71.159.81
    TanyaBoser68 tanyaboser43@yell.milkgg.com 191.101.92.9
    VenusWns3868074 jenniferdavis2224ah2t@c.mustdoindubai.com 107.172.11.7
    20:8142:167:43:20:2:0:6 20:8142:167:43:20:2:0:6 120.40.130.70
    ALLSibyl6666816 sibylmcfarland18@dear.mxdood.com 181.215.16.213
    adamgoode6 adamgoode6@jam.earnlivez.net 162.158.167.122
    RoderickChapa roderick.chapa@erpin.org 120.11.97.229
    KirstenBuckland kirstenbuckland59@put.pettin.com 191.101.92.218
    tresavenuti963 tresavenuti963@nabomail.com 104.22.20.143
    violettelorenz5332 violettelorenz5332@aeerso.space 162.158.167.122
    SybilLempriere7 sybillempriere-380@ubalbinki.pl 191.102.151.228
    jessicataylor1210ecpq jessicataylor1210ecpq@c.pattaya-mega.com 38.154.159.82
    christopherlopez9780vos1 christopherlopez9780vos1@b.welcometotijuana.com 156.241.204.10
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    ceryschristena ceryschristena@veauly.com 104.22.18.54
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    verenathomson6627 verenathomson6627@1mail.x24hr.com 104.22.20.142
    GuadalupeBarrett guadalupebarrett86@slow.pettin.com 144.48.52.235
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    cortezmaskell cortezmaskell@mailmenot.io 172.69.22.86
    Noelia2988 noeliastoate59@fast.veauly.com 102.165.53.252
    karinamoll karinamoll@trashmailr.com 104.22.20.143