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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 - 14 Nov 2025 7:02 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,413
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    Premiumnkf axelkoch@drkaul.de 192.111.138.29
    gestion-noms-de-domaine gestion-noms-de-domaine@edf.fr 120.40.130.70
    WilhelminaCopley dessiecarla@solstris.com 191.101.109.65
    valentinamilusa valentinamilusa@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    AdrienneScanlan hiroshitakahashi5218704j3@a.seoautomationpro.com 156.241.214.149
    anathncahvso2486 anathncahvso@gmail.com 91.150.189.122
    ethan88 ethan88@best-mail-x.com 172.71.154.67
    roxanna.fabinyi roxanna.fabinyi@montz4.dynainbox.com 172.69.134.211
    gabrielemancini6234 gabrielemancini6234@spambog.ru 217.218.152.123
    yulyagabipo yulyagabipo@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    jaosua789z margaretadebernales1@discard.email 107.175.152.47
    BoyceLudwick131 mistyfriend@spambog.com 159.26.117.26
    Jerryjem ot.deb@comcast.net 31.173.84.242
    jaunitamanifold jaunitamanifold@now.mefound.com 172.71.154.67
    DarellBaber6011 darellbaber42@river.muzaco.com 103.204.111.168
    garlandschiller garlandschiller@discardmail.com 162.158.166.211
    MichealSpada michealspada46@role.cdfaq.com 5.157.29.111
    Floydwap sthomas41@hotmail.com 31.173.84.228
    tipanasotemthia tipanasotemthia@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    Cliftondub shaannz@cox.net 94.25.168.195
    maureenhackler maureenhackler@classroom6x.gg 172.69.134.210
    WalterMen mr.bumbaster81@gmail.com 195.26.226.160
    support support@dtp-ua.top 162.158.166.210
    CalebBenoit calebbenoit34@list.cdfaq.com 102.165.53.12
    LidiaLeddy747 lidialeddy59@wild.ehomu.com 192.3.246.77
    2103885484 2103885484@tmomail.net 170.246.54.197
    DaciaRounsevell daciarounsevell23@thus.ehomu.com 200.10.47.25
    maxinejeffries2022 maxinejeffries2022@anonmails.de 217.218.153.239
    PaigeEmert147 linsey@b.astroaxis.site 216.158.194.219
    SherryNic n-krasilnikova75252908@rambler.ru 135.181.119.248
    CecilWethy lorylollo@yahoo.co.uk 94.25.168.195
    FeliciaMcclanaha feliciamcclanahan8@just.cdfaq.com 185.158.106.221
    varvara.nikolaeva.23.8.1964 varvara.nikolaeva.23.8.1964@mail.ru 172.69.23.147
    freefree32 freefree32@blogwebsite.top 162.158.166.211
    rochell.iredale rochell.iredale@rogim.hexagonaldrawings.com 162.158.166.211
    Michaelgah INFO@AKTINA-CDS.COM 178.176.74.122
    robertoburbank robertoburbank@mailcatch.com 196.242.20.85
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    lucienne.mascorro25 lucienne.mascorro25@help.lapsuslinguae.click 172.69.23.147
    Williamboibe easton.beth@gmail.com 178.176.75.96
    rosa.starns rosa.starns@gizbo777gamblin.top 172.71.159.137
    MichaelEnrop PURCHASING@AKTINA-CDS.COM 178.176.79.28
    fideliaskipper4711 fideliaskipper4711@t.woeishyang.com 162.158.166.210
    HuldaI5930941 hulda.mead6341@goldenjubileesummerparty.co.uk 165.231.35.183
    LinnieWarkentin linnie-warkentin@me-and-u.org.uk 196.240.104.197
    Davidtag maurorac@aol.com 31.173.84.84
    DorthyWakefield carissamackinnon3023@koes.justdied.com 192.126.131.225
    parker2023 parker2023@freespainmail.com. 178.159.37.16
    AlbertMO a.oosterheerd@upcmail.nl 2001:100:4085:7400:81:79:278:938
    lrnu lrnu@goshop1888.shop 120.40.130.70
    2001:470:36:65:180:646::8086 2001:470:36:65:180:646::8086 120.40.130.70
    a.oosterheerd a.oosterheerd@upcmail.nl 2001:100:4085:7400:81:79:278:938
    brennarickard brennarickard@ssl.tls.cloudns.asia 97.74.87.139
    2001:103:30:300:5498:55:554:4674 2001:103:30:300:5498:55:554:4674 120.40.130.70
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    WalterBiage keith198925@gmail.com 31.173.87.181
    TeresitaX70 teresitakauffman@mem.relieval.com 198.20.188.85
    StephenRuhl985 stephenruhl51@vory.estaxy.com 38.154.74.125
    BusterHaro busterharo67@seat.muzaco.com 102.165.53.153
    Lakesha99N lakeshaboudreau@tutu.dobunny.com 38.154.74.125
    annette.high7606 annette.high7606@gizbo-777-jackpot.top 149.126.217.110
    2001:470:36:65:180:646::8086 2001:470:36:65:180:646::8086 120.40.130.70
    123betaitb margaretadebernales1@discard.email 192.126.251.20
    Robertmycle Mrs.demikedixon@gmail.com 31.173.82.233
    FerneForshee957 ferneforshee5@feed.cdfaq.com 200.10.47.99
    jamie888 jamie888@freespainmail.com 172.69.134.211
    amado.heron23 amado.heron23@rogim.hexagonaldrawings.com 162.158.166.210
    JudiSingleton79 margaretadebernales1@discard.email 192.126.252.122
    RandyManey406 randymaney32@tutu.dobunny.com 38.154.74.109
    arlenecandelaria arlenecandelaria@koes.justdied.com 162.158.166.211
    Glennwar s.barton@ammfgaz.com 31.173.84.59
    kira.angeles55 kira.angeles55@montz4.dynainbox.com 5.157.14.136
    nikolaevromancd3811 nikolaevromancd3811@rambler.ru 172.71.159.138
    VedaHort51 vedahort3@mode.ehomu.com 185.158.106.221
    ellaluciano13 ellaluciano13@tutu.dobunny.com 162.158.166.210
    king.steere90 king.steere90@emailgsa1.xyz 131.108.16.62
    rustv rustv@tvmixer.top 134.90.155.74
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