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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 - 26 Apr 2026 6:17 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,334
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    karl.karl karl.karl@bajufa.polka.fit 162.158.167.133
    200:20:0:783:1:66:3:641 200:20:0:783:1:66:3:641 120.40.130.70
    u003einvestorrelations u003einvestorrelations@starbucks.com 120.40.130.70
    RicoVallejo3880 ricovallejo72@scene.muzaco.com 103.221.232.103
    202:1810:420:1600:13:592:7260:014 202:1810:420:1600:13:592:7260:014 120.40.130.70
    viktor.kozlov546 viktor.kozlov546@casinotds.xyz 149.202.84.95
    richardgonzalez4053x83l richardgonzalez4053x83l@b.budgetthailandtravel.com 172.69.23.194
    202:1810:420:1600:13:592:7260:014 202:1810:420:1600:13:592:7260:014 120.40.130.70
    andrey.gavrilov andrey.gavrilov@casinotds.xyz 82.211.3.145
    OpheliaH38 opheliabuckley71@thus.ehomu.com 154.16.69.146
    susannesusanne15 susannesusanne15@pulozo.carport.mom 216.26.227.67
    kpwddtcagi kpwddtcagi@rambler.ru 152.232.68.26
    p.e.trt.a.t.a.r.sky.h.omew.ork1.9.8.72.2.0.5. p.e.trt.a.t.a.r.sky.h.omew.ork1.9.8.72.2.0.5.@gmai 120.40.130.70
    carolharcus carolharcus@anonmails.de 45.145.117.36
    hotuzap.o.xi.h.e.0.6. hotuzap.o.xi.h.e.0.6.@gmail.com 95.216.68.244
    reece.borden164 reece.borden164@cryptoboss101.site 162.158.167.134
    milagro.layden8646 milagro.layden8646@sunyygo103.inetcomics.com 172.69.23.194
    TestDaF-Zertifikat-Ohne-Prfung-Kaufen9042 oliviaezell34@dry.blyxen.org 45.133.170.237
    Michealbiows pawubale892@gmail.com 172.71.99.79
    p.e.tr.t.a.ta.rsk.yhom.ewo.rk.19872205. p.e.tr.t.a.ta.rsk.yhom.ewo.rk.19872205.@gmail.com 185.194.178.92
    aprilwalker1918 aprilwalker1918@maillsk.com 172.69.23.194
    202:1210:243:4800:999:571:72:4453 202:1210:243:4800:999:571:72:4453 120.40.130.70
    f2yqt3ruu55 f2yqt3ruu55@5818888.com 162.158.167.133
    janessalepage.9952 janessalepage.9952@strategycritique.xyz 162.158.167.134
    jennijohn91 jennijohn91@down.ophixy.com 104.22.17.126
    202:1810:505:900:496:0:0:7 202:1810:505:900:496:0:0:7 120.40.130.70
    pet.rtatar.sk.yhom.ew.or.k.198.72.205. pet.rtatar.sk.yhom.ew.or.k.198.72.205.@gmail.com 104.22.20.142
    changalbers changalbers@mailgg.org 104.22.17.127
    rewqq rewqq@don-rem.ru 151.0.21.129
    princescarbrough561 princescarbrough561@playfortuna-playzone.com 172.71.158.69
    ChelseySlagle4 chelsey-chelsey60@mevuje.carmail.bond 216.26.232.57
    202:267:04:4147:0:800:0: 202:267:04:4147:0:800:0: 120.40.130.70
    werso081500iu werso081500iu@rambler.ru 85.237.212.188
    sidney-theriault91 sidney-theriault91@d67d.bestsmmservice.online 172.71.154.179
    rena-rena rena-rena@puniyi.pokemonica.online 104.22.20.143
    202:020:5:828:0:879:1602:782 202:020:5:828:0:879:1602:782 120.40.130.70
    joeyjoey50 joeyjoey50@helito.chicagoes.xyz 104.22.17.126
    waynemarryat waynemarryat@pecinan.net 172.69.23.194
    SophieSledge376 sophiesledge94@four.vietnambrandmatters.com 107.172.55.5
    window-&-door4363 johnsonmargarot26@semo.claxyn.com 102.165.1.31
    202:1810:852:6700:3707:1:123:50 202:1810:852:6700:3707:1:123:50 120.40.130.70
    202:1810:40:2800:258:51:50:16 202:1810:40:2800:258:51:50:16 120.40.130.70
    202:1810:852:6700:3707:1:123:50 202:1810:852:6700:3707:1:123:50 120.40.130.70
    hgrcsygh hgrcsygh@vargosmail.com 120.40.130.70
    202:03:94:9300:98:511:8:557 202:03:94:9300:98:511:8:557 120.40.130.70
    MaricruzH82 kfqoajvi@duhastmail.com 64.31.3.126
    QAWNoreen2799094 kelliamber@solstris.com 196.196.254.218
    BernieMacCarthy berniemaccarthy57@river.muzaco.com 102.165.53.235
    202:1810:420:1600:13:592:7260:014 202:1810:420:1600:13:592:7260:014 120.40.130.70
    JulianneCurtsing juliannecurtsinger78@river.muzaco.com 223.29.254.39
    chancenowakowski chancenowakowski@clup.work 162.158.167.133
    202:1810:420:1600:13:592:7260:014 202:1810:420:1600:13:592:7260:014 120.40.130.70
    JerekioxInvix laravu@yahoo.com 45.133.114.126
    2603:8080:7501:179:18:76:57:63 2603:8080:7501:179:18:76:57:63 120.40.130.70
    202:267:02:415:0:5000:0:9 202:267:02:415:0:5000:0:9 120.40.130.70
    202:1811:141:800:27:5913:19:85 202:1811:141:800:27:5913:19:85 120.40.130.70
    candyberube75 candyberube75@kormeli.glinxy.org 172.69.134.83
    felipacoughlin85 felipacoughlin85@self.ehomu.com 172.71.154.178
    kfwmfant kfwmfant@bethcampbell.biz 120.40.130.70
    cierrahardin7444 cierrahardin7444@spambog.com 162.158.167.134
    eugeniobernays eugeniobernays@asia.dnsabr.com 104.22.17.126
    gmlhxups gmlhxups@legenmail.com (empty)
    PasqualeDunne4 pasqualedunne84@thus.ehomu.com 181.215.16.216
    lucamccloud300 lucamccloud300@bd.dns-cloud.net 162.158.167.134
    202:1810:40:2800:258:51:50:16 202:1810:40:2800:258:51:50:16 120.40.130.70
    TEF-Certificate-Purchase2766 jandon35@tute.blyxen.com 193.58.104.171
    AlisonRizzo0 alisonrizzo1@print.veauly.com 45.33.145.128
    IrmaMgl203114 irmacordeaux35@thus.ehomu.com 191.101.92.218
    ute.craigie ute.craigie@59fd.qatrex.live 172.71.158.69
    StantonStandley michellenelson@solstris.com 102.165.53.200
    ChristaFux christanesmith37@cold.muzaco.com 191.101.114.220
    RhondaBruner89 cherylchavez@leantechy.xyz 196.51.204.138
    darrellyal @warpfans.net 15.235.229.40
    2601:282:8980:70:60:912:06:176 2601:282:8980:70:60:912:06:176 120.40.130.70
    IsabellGbr rudolflogsdon998@mailswing.forum 152.89.128.174