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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 Jan 2026 9:54 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,001,440
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    roslyntrainor roslyntrainor@erpin.org 120.11.92.249
    LinGrillo637326 florenepinkley7911@ssl.tls.cloudns.asia 46.8.29.34
    emily.munro28 emily.munro28@181d.scalesurge.io 23.82.81.212
    micheal-stricklin34 micheal-stricklin34@ce39.scalesurge.io 172.241.116.192
    info info@civils.ai 120.40.130.70
    Melina0647 melinacambage25@cool.muzaco.com 191.101.109.46
    leahgaryofficial leahgaryofficial@opayq.com 192.210.150.198
    DennyCrombie93 celesterodger@spambog.ru 89.221.206.6
    TameraFinn5 gsa021@pereskazfilma.site 37.212.58.149
    rostik.prusa rostik.prusa@seznam.cz 120.40.130.70
    bradyburston8897 bradyburston8897@crypto-boss21.site 172.69.134.211
    MistyTrickett0 kelliamber@solstris.com 181.215.16.199
    informa5 informa5@streetpills.info 172.69.23.70
    eatfaxway eatfaxway@xsend.org 177.234.138.229
    jknbvqjg jknbvqjg@eblanomail.com 82.118.29.96
    topone61 topone61@blogwebsite.top 172.71.154.178
    maryannjohnson1963 maryannjohnson1963@roentgenotmyu.ru 64.31.3.126
    CharoletteBauer gsa021@pereskazfilma.site 37.212.58.149
    2600:1900:0:4300::1700 2600:1900:0:4300::1700 120.40.130.70
    baldevgupta baldevgupta@rediffmail.com 115.128.162.209
    GenaChild918827 dominiquealexandra@solstris.com 102.165.55.96
    JaredReill k.jov.ics.o.phi.a.c.la.u.d.ia@gmail.com 171.234.8.56
    LoisKeeney loiskeeney12@river.muzaco.com 191.96.95.39
    hayden-preece hayden-preece@e41a.scalesurge.io 104.22.17.127
    elton.outlaw47 elton.outlaw47@9253.scalesurge.io 162.158.167.43
    almondsnowfinch almondsnowfinch@proton.me 104.255.19.10
    llkvrmft llkvrmft@tubermail.com 120.40.130.70
    wboczowski4br73 wboczowski4br73@nestmailbox.com 216.158.209.204
    MarcelinoPinksto marcelinopinkston25@self.ehomu.com 102.165.55.91
    seosecreymeepw cybillw3ysauger@gmx.com 109.248.147.70
    TRWJonathan jonathanmoonlight84@mobilelaundry.nyc 107.175.149.147
    p.e.trt.ata.rs.k.y.hom.e.wo.r.k1.9.872.2.05 p.e.trt.ata.rs.k.y.hom.e.wo.r.k1.9.872.2.05@gmail. 45.91.22.63
    KimberThring666 kimberthring@vhw.scoldly.com 20.80.217.164
    olensoukup403 olensoukup403@anonmails.de 172.71.158.166
    PeteClever59 peteclever-8871@admiralx-wol.top 72.56.156.118
    MyronYost2 elizabethgarcia245h1ep@d.welcometotijuana.com 173.232.119.45
    hortenseragsdale hortenseragsdale@1secmail.com 162.158.167.43
    RoyFjg6943521555 annettagagai5271@0815.ru 45.39.75.81
    charlessuzuki866294vez charlessuzuki866294vez@seoautomationpro.com 172.69.23.70
    BerniceTindale3 bernicetindale9@print.veauly.com 196.51.151.165
    ErnestineMcinnis susietilley@discardmail.com 92.113.246.204
    johnathanwestmoreland johnathanwestmoreland@reacc.me 172.71.154.179
    KathleneLiardet markjones1314jw6l@b.welcometotijuana.com 157.20.224.159
    n.ico.l.o.nicol.a.s.777. n.ico.l.o.nicol.a.s.777.@gmail.com 92.119.36.126
    laynemcnamara laynemcnamara@d17d.scalesurge.io 104.22.17.127
    idguwnla idguwnla@ronaldofmail.com 172.69.23.70
    JanessaPalacios adelaleibowitz@0815.ru 196.51.145.198
    DanielaSosa9 danielasosa65@deer.pettin.com 132.255.135.244
    petrtat.ar.s.k.y.h.o.me.wo.rk198.7.2.205. petrtat.ar.s.k.y.h.o.me.wo.rk198.7.2.205.@gmail.co 104.22.20.179
    MarthaTel7140 marthaodonnell9@print.veauly.com 192.186.139.194
    rglvvyin rglvvyin@ronaldofmail.com 172.71.158.167
    DorethaPerrin dorethaperrin814@admiralx-wol.top 72.56.155.64
    propy propy@klccmall.com 104.22.20.178
    TiffinyBigham51 tiffinybigham67@lower.ehomu.com 196.242.20.10
    LucienneRenfro5 roberthernandez8237xtwe@f.welcometotijuana.com 103.16.215.203
    DanaEasley danaeasley9@deer.pettin.com 143.137.165.85
    2600:1900:0:4305::1901 2600:1900:0:4305::1901 120.40.130.70
    WyattHatchett finlaylynette@solstris.com 191.96.252.118
    k.o.pir.o.h4.9.9 k.o.pir.o.h4.9.9@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    BernadineDeasey josettedieter6436@zooms.pro 109.248.147.70