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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 - 2 Apr 2026 12:58 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,849
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    wilheminablandowski wilheminablandowski@waroengpremium.com 172.71.154.179
    lovieschmid8800 lovieschmid8800@anonmails.de 162.158.167.133
    ByronHuerta1955 byronhuerta88@lower.ehomu.com 191.101.92.224
    AnnVerco08452885 annverco50@cool.muzaco.com 196.196.253.94
    ramiro-hepler2743 ramiro-hepler2743@ngmail.web.id 172.69.23.194
    darrelblanch4646 darrelblanch4646@anonmails.de 172.71.158.68
    jmartin jmartin@rus-china.travel 181.177.84.200
    brian.iacovelli29 brian.iacovelli29@4384.rshrthertherth.net 162.158.167.133
    GustavoCustance gustavocustance20@scene.muzaco.com 103.221.232.62
    GeriX8700451876 gericolorado46@feed.cdfaq.com 102.165.55.40
    ZIUNelly621561 nellymccabe25@river.muzaco.com 103.221.232.62
    flepvlim flepvlim@smallbutnaughty.com 31.23.120.251
    KerriAllison0 alisiakathi@corebux.com 23.95.81.223
    shanestout shanestout@087b.scalesurge.io 172.69.23.193
    FernMariano229 fern-fern@fofoho.sabo.bar 216.26.236.134
    VernSpina42 karendavis91384ww0q@b.seoautomationpro.com 69.4.90.23
    thomas thomas@b.astroaxis.site 45.128.199.83
    JerekioxInvix4 waynegabari@gmail.com 176.126.111.107
    ruben.watts ruben.watts@sung.baynetre.xyz 104.22.17.127
    MerrillMan merrillmanzo@forest-arrow-play.online 46.8.110.115
    RalfBalke42 demetrabrigette@joeymx.com 23.95.81.223
    duchnol duchnol@yopmail.com 120.40.130.70
    praxisdrbruns praxisdrbruns@aol.comwww.praxisdrbruns.com 120.40.130.70
    BrittFreun jocelynmcgruder577@anonmails.de 212.56.53.154
    Penelope56I juliennedakota@solstris.com 191.101.92.83
    202:8108:8125:100:033:55:751:3368 202:8108:8125:100:033:55:751:3368 120.40.130.70
    KiaraTrollope21 susanmiller8221j8sw@gsasearchengineranker.com 103.97.126.89
    SommerKennemer shantaedusty@solstris.com 45.125.245.178
    53o5h26iu5s 53o5h26iu5s@5818888.com 172.71.158.68
    AlicaFennell08 alicafennell60@role.cdfaq.com 144.48.52.169
    archercurmi archercurmi@7473.thomasin.online 104.22.20.235
    LawerenceC mingal-salem6889684j1@c.seoautomationpro.com 156.241.218.94
    Theda93O158037 seansullivan62858vaa1@seoautomationpro.com 89.188.72.141
    u.w.u.doto.p.a.3.4 u.w.u.doto.p.a.3.4@gmail.com 212.56.48.73
    IvaSchiffm iva-schiffman181e9.rshrthertherth.net45.90.13.2381 138.229.96.101
    CarrolEklund carroleklund97@river.muzaco.com 103.221.232.223
    Kennethcycle g.ran.dikr.ust@gmail.com 82.147.84.91
    SherlynMcKeown sherlynmckeown46@self.ehomu.com 196.196.254.21
    Tia55K05815357 alexandriafried6833@mailcatch.com 196.244.48.241
    Florentina quintonxiong@now.mefound.com 104.207.40.242
    GenevieveVandive genevievevandiver88@just.cdfaq.com 196.198.13.152
    rolandwarner42 rolandwarner42@use.beachtenenglisch.click 104.22.20.235
    ShannaLangler shannalangler11@river.muzaco.com 196.198.13.252
    Jamika16E74 jamika.jamika@pocoru.floor.casa 216.26.228.46
    2001:101:40:800:8431:924:39:34 2001:101:40:800:8431:924:39:34 120.40.130.70
    CelsaHarp67 celsaharp18@keep.cdfaq.com 191.101.92.164
    2001:101:40:800:8431:924:39:34 2001:101:40:800:8431:924:39:34 120.40.130.70
    apcacorpcommunications apcacorpcommunications@astellas.com 120.40.130.70
    2001:101:40:800:8431:924:39:34 2001:101:40:800:8431:924:39:34 120.40.130.70
    maryloushipman-8576 maryloushipman-8576@suimail.biz.id 120.40.130.70
    Akash akashkirnapure121@gmail.com 117.99.250.203
    shellizeal877 shellizeal877@mailmenot.io 172.71.158.68
    AnnettaU53 annetta.cheung7633@pertomail.top 204.217.131.78
    sylvestercritchfield94 sylvestercritchfield94@hidebox.org 172.71.158.68
    epifaniaplant2054 epifaniaplant2054@mailcatch.com 172.69.134.82
    lonnadulhunty lonnadulhunty@koes.justdied.com 104.22.20.234
    PearlineRobin pearlinerobin48@lower.ehomu.com 181.215.16.247
    Jerrod83V818 jerrodkoerstz76@keep.cdfaq.com 181.215.16.116
    judithjiminez6477 judithjiminez6477@adult-work.info 162.158.167.134
    klovni.security klovni.security@omg.lol 120.40.130.70
    finnisabelle finnisabelle@solstris.com 172.69.134.83
    ryancoury47 ryancoury47@tusu.blyxen.org 172.69.23.194
    DelorasRife7402 delorasrife76@self.ehomu.com 223.29.254.45
    TajFranki4 tajfranki6@past.pettin.com 152.89.128.9
    a a@xelo.pro 80.4.116.154
    DarrellBellamy darrellbellamy43@seat.muzaco.com 181.215.16.247
    maryrodriguez20943ibg maryrodriguez20943ibg@verifiedlinklist.com 104.22.17.127
    liosponfundio1982 liosponfundio1982@mailopenz.com 172.71.158.68
    DelCoombe722 kayle@meteormind.store 196.51.95.169
    grovernoriega grovernoriega@hotbird.giize.com 104.22.20.235