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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 - 8 Dec 2025 9:56 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,589
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    Samuel sapepe4@hotmail.com 83.165.119.133
    OdetteHaenke6 kelliamber@solstris.com 196.245.186.74
    MargaretaRagland jeniferduran9985@mailmenot.io 196.51.135.255
    pauline.cederblad pauline.cederblad@seom.se 120.40.130.70
    202:03:818:900:172:410:90:29 202:03:818:900:172:410:90:29 120.40.130.70
    vatten vatten@seom.se 120.40.130.70
    estella.boss estella.boss@tourexam.com 162.158.167.44
    2001:80:397:501:8:4:280:6 2001:80:397:501:8:4:280:6 120.40.130.70
    2001:0:5383:7288:80:8935:92:9 2001:0:5383:7288:80:8935:92:9 120.40.130.70
    DerrickTribolet derricktribolet.753@quickemailinbox.shop 186.179.52.222
    KristeenCazares kathrynreed@solstris.com 196.242.47.206
    2804:14:4:8500:2:3253:807:36 2804:14:4:8500:2:3253:807:36 120.40.130.70
    Kerrie07N01178 kerriefrank1@wild.ehomu.com 154.16.20.237
    202:810:121:1600:795:913:644:882 202:810:121:1600:795:913:644:882 120.40.130.70
    2001:0:4423:6:563:51:8:85 2001:0:4423:6:563:51:8:85 120.40.130.70
    2001:0:481:5730::67:3: 2001:0:481:5730::67:3: 120.40.130.70
    valliegadsden6984 valliegadsden6984@8.dnsabr.com 172.69.134.211
    spinfile-names.datspinfile-lnames.dat spinfile-names.datspinfile-lnames.dat@gmail.com 80.70.111.175
    judy.kleiber6249 judy.kleiber6249@europeandocfestival.org.uk 109.230.203.129
    2001:0:466:40:189:758:338:320 2001:0:466:40:189:758:338:320 120.40.130.70
    dolnovam dolnovam@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    RIZValentin valentinbrooke99@just.cdfaq.com 196.245.164.14
    2001:80:397:501:8:4:280:6 2001:80:397:501:8:4:280:6 120.40.130.70
    202:03:37:3000:580:484:0:90 202:03:37:3000:580:484:0:90 120.40.130.70
    agget8.5.h.o.va.rd agget8.5.h.o.va.rd@gmail.com 84.239.47.142
    ErinTonkin21162 erintonkin66@cool.muzaco.com 196.242.195.82
    mitchelgrillo mitchelgrillo@audiovisualmasters.com.au 172.71.154.179
    emailadres.verplicht.invullen emailadres.verplicht.invullen@almere.nl 120.40.130.70
    dolnovam dolnovam@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    2001:0:461:615:14:02:36:25 2001:0:461:615:14:02:36:25 120.40.130.70
    2001:0:412:603:5404:58:164:1 2001:0:412:603:5404:58:164:1 120.40.130.70
    2001:1:11:2286:4196::5:341 2001:1:11:2286:4196::5:341 120.40.130.70
    ReneeLeachman5 mauro@i.most-wanted-stuff.com 156.241.212.235
    CarloGaither kitgottshall8749@freundin.ru 171.225.193.239
    HomerHallstrom elizabethmartinez7904dblm@gsasearchengineranker.co 152.232.160.39
    sophiemorgan9167 sophiemorgan9167@ubghub.com 172.71.154.179
    topone76 topone76@blogwebsite.top 172.69.134.210
    2001:0:47:892:343:51:10:65 2001:0:47:892:343:51:10:65 120.40.130.70
    LatashaRuzicka6 latasharuzicka2@panel.cdfaq.com 196.240.143.47
    jsmith jsmith@gunbycomm.net 120.40.130.70
    john john@thesmallbiztech.com 120.40.130.70
    FinlayHolifield finlayholifield90@just.cdfaq.com 191.101.92.106
    helpdesk helpdesk@eaglecounty.us 120.40.130.70
    bbarrett bbarrett@gunbycomm.net 120.40.130.70
    jsmith jsmith@seii.net 120.40.130.70
    christoperbourke3642 christoperbourke3642@a.yertxenor.tk 104.22.20.195
    spinfile-names.dat-spinfile-lnames.datrandom-10-10 spinfile-names.dat-spinfile-lnames.datrandom-10-10 46.229.243.220
    BrigidaSnook852 bradford@d.bangkokremovals.net 156.241.211.153
    LamontY431 lamontjamieson97@cold.muzaco.com 223.29.254.94
    spinfile-names.datspinfile-lnames.datrandom-10-100 spinfile-names.datspinfile-lnames.datrandom-10-100 46.229.243.220
    KaceyManifold84 kaceymanifold@gti.relieval.com 77.246.99.200
    brittny.aston brittny.aston@audiovisualmasters.com.au 104.22.17.127
    estebaneisenhower9497 estebaneisenhower9497@pw.epac.to 171.225.193.239
    2001:1:11:17:281:77:402:6703 2001:1:11:17:281:77:402:6703 120.40.130.70
    victormace-5373 victormace-5373@ulmail.web.id 161.115.239.250
    dasie dasie@i.cosmicbridge.site 196.51.2.152
    araceltop4002 araceltop@126.com 98.178.72.21
    postventafideicomisove postventafideicomisove@banesco.com 120.40.130.70
    Squierzri chrisw@johnsonmotorsales.com 98.181.137.80
    shaylaseely49 shaylaseely49@talk.muzaco.com 104.22.17.126
    7433472294 7433472294@tmomail.net 138.122.193.21
    ImogeneGregg lauraal-rashid32324wmmh@seoautomationpro.com 152.232.160.74
    2001:0:4142:6:5477:3116:965:66 2001:0:4142:6:5477:3116:965:66 120.40.130.70
    mor.age.p.ipi.12 mor.age.p.ipi.12@gmail.com 89.23.103.253
    lamarlamble6890 lamarlamble6890@wuuvo.com 172.71.154.179
    200:20:7380:246::781:30:2275 200:20:7380:246::781:30:2275 120.40.130.70
    ValentinaBarrios matthewtaylor7661v@welcometotijuana.com 38.154.151.177
    chuck.keith chuck.keith@supremelending.com 120.40.130.70
    AngelikaHerz74 katleen@d.bangkokremovals.net 156.241.212.19
    EllaBonython217 cortezfraley2189@anonmails.de 92.204.174.122
    2001:0:5280:39:921:53:13:8 2001:0:5280:39:921:53:13:8 120.40.130.70
    kassiekassie85 kassiekassie85@viweti.greenweed.sbs 31.134.2.156
    ChristoperPayten nolawojcik1143@anonmails.de 166.1.203.76
    tdestek tdestek@anadoluhayat.com.tr 120.40.130.70
    MitchellWhitford mitchellwhitford@strategyinsights.xyz 196.240.143.118
    jaynemessner3761 jaynemessner3761@anonmails.de 178.250.185.207
    o.g.ucu.q.e.9.5.9 o.g.ucu.q.e.9.5.9@gmail.com 104.22.20.195