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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 - 17 Aug 2026 9:41 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,965
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    barbararodriguez3757x0j2 barbararodriguez3757x0j2@travel-e-store.com 120.40.130.70
    sergeychuk46.ceedclub sergeychuk46.ceedclub@pockhta.ru 51.194.205.53
    JoyceMilso joycemilson43@nervain.nexanta.eu 206.232.14.159
    JonathanEmz thomasrodriguez7686hdos@b.welcometotijuana.com 38.154.115.227
    john28 john28@firnie.com 120.40.130.70
    barbararodriguez3757x0j2 barbararodriguez3757x0j2@travel-e-store.com 120.40.130.70
    2600:303::2000:25:5:81 2600:303::2000:25:5:81 120.40.130.70
    gxmc gxmc@xmc.pl 103.50.33.181
    catalinacatalina37 catalinacatalina37@jigaje.indialove.shop 120.40.130.70
    barbararodriguez3757x0j2 barbararodriguez3757x0j2@travel-e-store.com 120.40.130.70
    chiclesmilmo chiclesmilmo@mail.ru (empty)
    DivineArches divinearches1@gmail.coml 2603:8000:7040:7:6452:32:539:3166
    2600:651:6900:2081:2:616:84:1407 2600:651:6900:2081:2:616:84:1407 120.40.130.70
    MatthiasJuergens matthiasjuergens@vastonlinesolution.com 189.100.70.117
    ubacehug.az.i.06.5 ubacehug.az.i.06.5@gmail.com 89.124.105.143
    jdxxgfyw jdxxgfyw@ishowfirstmail.com 120.40.130.70
    davidrodriguez35367xll davidrodriguez35367xll@c.bestvpsfor.xyz 38.154.177.90
    c.ra.ig.we.lis.h.85 c.ra.ig.we.lis.h.85@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    p.ol.ly.l.u9.3 p.ol.ly.l.u9.3@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    Julius6572 wbabuskerafyr93@nestmailbox.com 81.92.195.161
    darellwomble87 darellwomble87@cow.pettin.com 206.232.5.191
    vladimir.alexander1990 vladimir.alexander1990@yahoo.com 120.40.130.70
    pedromusicmusic40 pedromusicmusic40@tutamail.com 120.40.130.70
    poxomo2007 poxomo2007@fanicle.com 120.40.130.70
    theanswer313 theanswer313@caramail.fr 120.40.130.70
    dilowi5351 dilowi5351@playboot.com 120.40.130.70
    williamjohnson478q65b williamjohnson478q65b@c.bestvpsfor.xyz 217.60.127.24
    titabe3190 titabe3190@halbov.com 120.40.130.70
    fmz63282 fmz63282@msssg.com 120.40.130.70
    hamoni9079 hamoni9079@maonyn.com 120.40.130.70
    rainalegere45 rainalegere45@gribel.veranta.eu 120.40.130.70
    ThelmaBarnhart stevenmiller9799712r@f.seoautomationpro.com 81.92.194.149
    MaricelaDeLaCond joshualopez4120a7qz@b.mustdoindubai.com 94.46.247.89
    markmartinez8946ewug markmartinez8946ewug@c.bestvpsfor.xyz 196.51.137.58
    jedlegiqjma jedlegiqjma@ventura17.ru 62.197.45.179
    FloydWeaver2481 floyd.weaver61@dixz.org 120.11.93.80
    scpfoundasionbewerbung scpfoundasionbewerbung@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    GertrudeAlcock hazel.sanchez2002@gmx.com 45.8.255.237
    OscarGilley439 wroxystoryw2r94@nestmailbox.com 78.157.213.37
    lbffaye171 aiden9619bnu@tev-lev.de 98.170.57.241
    lashawndaqkpuc lashawndaqkpuc@mail.ru 10.42.102.190
    GemmaFenston68 gemma-fenston@dixz.org 120.11.93.80
    christophe christopher-stultz6912@mailtech.ro 91.211.87.185
    wonderfulphoenix jessicamichellejohnson2005@gmail.com 2001:50:54:5880:260:553:514:64
    matthewanderson4916nvxs matthewanderson4916nvxs@c.bestvpsfor.xyz 192.186.159.89
    RandalCcl580 randaltemple20@brick.pettin.com 102.165.53.235
    MamieShapiro0 mamieshapiro32@trick.veauly.com 144.48.52.206
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    DaveBruton davebruton22@toy.pettin.com 196.198.13.252
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    ArnoldKyi7237007 arnold.pulver4124@quietharborgroup.com 196.245.251.152
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    VernitaManns wpaul1983tqr93@nestmailbox.com 81.92.195.9
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    ValentinStambaug valentinstambaugh48@stuff.mxdood.com 144.48.52.254
    AlfieTaverner47 igfajjtu@firsthidden.com 64.31.20.24
    guxabvjnjkl guxabvjnjkl@ventura17.ru 185.192.20.168
    marythomas1877c2l3 marythomas1877c2l3@a.resorts-in-asia.com 217.60.120.249
    LoreneTjalkabota wcafedrorrexzir93@nestmailbox.com 217.60.114.59
    aleksandrgafubu aleksandrgafubu@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    teenacraine27 teenacraine27@three.vietnambrandmatters.com 196.51.11.177
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