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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 - 9 Jun 2026 8:35 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,001,196
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    candacewillis candacewillis@bd.dns-cloud.net 172.69.134.84
    fjjrfzbguf fjjrfzbguf@rambler.ru 79.127.175.6
    latoshaseymore9931 latoshaseymore9931@anonmails.de 81.22.193.38
    Vickie33B49984 mistyespie@dmxs8.com 142.93.215.41
    2806:264:4485:63:48:1:640:267 2806:264:4485:63:48:1:640:267 120.40.130.70
    beckygreenwood8517 beckygreenwood8517@makoli.store 172.69.134.85
    geniehuondekermadec3076 geniehuondekermadec3076@psytool.store 134.195.154.61
    brigidaharriman brigidaharriman@waroengpremium.com 172.71.159.81
    elvirasorensen elvirasorensen@mailgg.org 172.69.134.85
    plroibam plroibam@bethcampbell.biz 162.158.167.43
    elouisehay @warpfans.net 45.84.107.101
    joanchaffin joanchaffin@freundin.ru 172.71.154.168
    regenabarnett62 regenabarnett62@nut.mxdood.com 104.22.20.143
    dolorespoidevin dolorespoidevin@mailmenot.io 104.22.20.142
    emma-bowler emma-bowler@quickreply.51tiemo.com 172.69.134.84
    mariwenzel mariwenzel@t.woeishyang.com 104.22.20.143
    jacques.genovese jacques.genovese@eldeninfo.xyz 120.40.130.70
    latanyabentley latanyabentley@thodianamdu.com 104.22.20.143
    leonorprior55 leonorprior55@delvor.nexanta.eu 172.69.23.194
    AlberthaDuggan2 albertha-albertha@xuhedi.randomxyz.life 167.253.19.101
    DennisScoke itschirner@gmx.de 158.173.79.58
    casgogo33 casgogo33@blogwebsite.top 120.40.130.70
    margherita.wardell28 margherita.wardell28@4048.scalesurge.io 23.80.151.158
    ops+repository-snapshots ops+repository-snapshots@github.com 120.40.130.70
    verina verina@b.astroaxis.site 199.116.112.6
    ymvxzidyde ymvxzidyde@rambler.ru 79.127.175.6
    2001:164:3:42:404:8:386:821 2001:164:3:42:404:8:386:821 120.40.130.70
    zamdnhmtxb zamdnhmtxb@rambler.ru 79.127.175.6
    todpinder todpinder@tempr.email 172.69.134.84
    aleishaoddie68 aleishaoddie68@0f19.rshrthertherth.net 138.229.96.218
    hwaratliff hwaratliff@coin.wf 172.71.154.168
    jaynechery922 jaynechery922@shopaccmmo.com 104.22.20.142
    GSFGilbert bennyhelton@pw.epac.to 199.180.9.185
    HoseaTripp85050 kathaleenmcadam5836@hotbird.giize.com 82.26.246.151
    kfgxupxkbd kfgxupxkbd@rambler.ru 79.127.175.93
    christopherwilliams9285vquh christopherwilliams9285vquh@gsasearchenginerankerv 192.126.252.105
    allrank62 allrank62@blogwebsite.top 120.40.130.70
    athenahueber3218 athenahueber3218@discard.email 149.18.48.181
    EzequielSasaki5 brennacambage7363@discardmail.com 91.223.227.55
    theronbackhouse-261 theronbackhouse-261@ramenbet888cashout.top 172.69.23.193
    AntonettaAshburn brennacambage7363@discardmail.com 91.223.227.55
    lynda-beard lynda-beard@heismail.xyz 172.69.23.194
    c8a802f5187a729ddf04c9de8f3fd026 alessandroguglielmotti24@gmail.com 20:520:598:1:528:3:930:70
    Tyronbot j.2.8569.9.8@gmail.com 216.24.212.191
    pipjtodv pipjtodv@legenmail.com 104.22.20.143
    user user@example.com 120.40.130.70
    eulalia-quinonez eulalia-quinonez@psytool.store 186.179.62.10
    frankieharpster819 frankieharpster819@psytool.store 134.195.152.43
    lola.shelby lola.shelby@heismail.xyz 172.69.134.84
    natasa.ololoska-nikolaevska natasa.ololoska-nikolaevska@finance.gov.mk 120.40.130.70
    slavica.dimoska-davkovska slavica.dimoska-davkovska@finance.gov.mk 120.40.130.70
    daniela.stojkova-staletovic daniela.stojkova-staletovic@finance.gov.mk 120.40.130.70
    gordana.sekulovska-krstevska gordana.sekulovska-krstevska@finance.gov.mk 120.40.130.70
    huakwzwjxn huakwzwjxn@rambler.ru 79.127.175.6
    fiobgadbbc fiobgadbbc@rambler.ru 79.127.175.6
    nobody nobody@example.com 120.40.130.70
    2603:6010:6100:6:9:966:872:8821 2603:6010:6100:6:9:966:872:8821 120.40.130.70
    btmh2017 btmh2017@proton.me 64.85.217.142
    christopherwilliams2238upjf christopherwilliams2238upjf@b.resorts-in-asia.com 104.140.183.164
    xyz xyz@example.com 120.40.130.70
    testuser testuser@example.com 120.40.130.70
    work work@example.com 120.40.130.70
    blank blank@example.com 120.40.130.70
    c.l.i.n.i.c.f.o.r.hi.m.1.5.0 c.l.i.n.i.c.f.o.r.hi.m.1.5.0@gmail.com 172.69.23.194
    beulah.magarey28 beulah.magarey28@aa.earnlivez.net 104.22.17.127
    jaynechery922 jaynechery922@shopaccmmo.com 162.158.167.44
    rachellerickard3444 rachellerickard3444@adult-work.info 172.71.159.81
    GlindaM04587 glinda.glinda@fosawi.magical.surf 45.80.107.91
    HerbertDonaldson herbertherbert@fawupu.bearbox.buzz 45.147.9.152
    lorrainefurman lorrainefurman@8.dnsabr.com 172.71.159.81
    loreen-loreen23 loreen-loreen23@vovuye.smartlink.lat 104.22.20.142
    dramirez dramirez@eurovip.club 181.177.87.136
    thorstenea @warpfans.net 211.23.68.235
    cliffmoore2017 cliffmoore2017@salpingomyu.ru 172.71.159.82
    chana-bowden20 chana-bowden20@087b.scalesurge.io 172.69.134.84
    rdkuauyf rdkuauyf@bethcampbell.biz 172.69.23.193
    ops+repository-snapshots ops+repository-snapshots@github.com 120.40.130.70