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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 - 31 Aug 2026 7:57 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,001,140
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    yaroslav.sevastyanov.1988 yaroslav.sevastyanov.1988@mail.ru 172.71.241.69
    ivanfaliso ivanfaliso@mail.ru 172.71.159.82
    l.i.nks89.ma.s.t l.i.nks89.ma.s.t@gmail.com 104.28.246.128
    naomicohen1962 naomicohen1962@analismail.com 104.22.20.143
    junolee junolee@nsmall.com 120.40.130.70
    -sonhabin -sonhabin@nsmall.com 120.40.130.70
    ramil-gilmanov1993 ramil-gilmanov1993@mail.ru 172.68.229.189
    l.i.n.ks.89m.ast l.i.n.ks.89m.ast@gmail.com 104.28.246.128
    cliffaspen50 cliffaspen50@ohmyspins.com.de 172.69.135.13
    ZacharyLbp zacharyhomer57@4da9.biopsynetwork.store 192.126.143.117
    villalvazoguadalupe331 villalvazoguadalupe331@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    2804:590:11:381:5::624:762 2804:590:11:381:5::624:762 120.40.130.70
    lin.k.s8.9m.as.t lin.k.s8.9m.as.t@gmail.com 104.28.246.128
    2001:410:404:200::5843 2001:410:404:200::5843 120.40.130.70
    l.inks.8.9.mast l.inks.8.9.mast@gmail.com 104.28.246.128
    adressepirate12 adressepirate12@proton.me 120.40.130.70
    2001:410:305:2100::479 2001:410:305:2100::479 120.40.130.70
    antoniettaleahy41 antoniettaleahy41@fish.elyquin.com 104.22.20.142
    2001:410:404:200::5843 2001:410:404:200::5843 120.40.130.70
    janelindon janelindon@anonmails.de 172.69.135.14
    signature signature@iartun.com 172.71.159.81
    MeaganNugent6 stevenjohnson649icn9@a.travel-e-store.com 38.154.38.46
    Isaac36730 isaacisaac47@hixibu.pokemonica.online 194.180.232.139
    lin.ks8.9.ma.st. lin.ks8.9.ma.st.@gmail.com 104.28.246.128
    l.i.nks8.9.m.a.s.t l.i.nks8.9.m.a.s.t@gmail.com 104.28.246.128
    hanahshtolzeo8274 hanahshtolzeo@126.com 202.28.194.139
    abenjamipitto8653 abenjamipitto@gmail.com 202.28.194.139
    noreen-henry.4341 noreen-henry.4341@strategycritique.xyz 120.40.130.70
    chaschanter100 chaschanter100@jam.earnlivez.net 172.69.135.14
    2001:410:404:200::5843 2001:410:404:200::5843 120.40.130.70
    amandabezerra.dasilva04 amandabezerra.dasilva04@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    jonathan.dupont jonathan.dupont@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    ysimard-arin ysimard-arin@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    yuxokbdp yuxokbdp@analismail.com 64.31.20.24
    rkyde rkyde@cinci.rr.com 2603:6013:43:590:79:865:5707:79
    rkyde rkyde@cinci.rr.com 2603:6010:600:27:626:70:6:701
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    rkyde rkyde@cinci.rr.com 2603:6013:43:590:505:989:4060:662
    christyverran christyverran@pw.epac.to 172.71.154.178
    NATREGTEGH310594NEHTYHYHT byrd323122@notlettersmail.com 158.173.74.175
    rkyde rkyde@cinci.rr.com 2603:6013:43:590:1199:29:2:70
    rkyde rkyde@cinci.rr.com 2603:6010:600:27:94:35:114:4793
    rkyde rkyde@cinci.rr.com 2603:6010:600:27:9190:28:9:9
    rkyde rkyde@cinci.rr.com 2603:6010:600:27:500::201:3506
    rkyde rkyde@cinci.rr.com 2603:6013:43:590:93:54:1133:49
    lzmxdooi lzmxdooi@firsthidden.com 64.31.20.24
    rkyde rkyde@cinci.rr.com 2603:6013:43:590:4:8440:6031:463
    rkyde rkyde@cinci.rr.com 2603:6013:43:590:4654::19:0
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    johndoe johndoe@example.com 120.40.130.70
    newbloghi150 newbloghi150@blogranks.top 120.40.130.70
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    filomena.zimmermann11 filomena.zimmermann11@vipitv.com 183.197.56.206
    alisonalison alisonalison@novimo.kizmet.space 172.69.135.13
    ArleenStreet0 arleenstreet19@brick.pettin.com 154.16.69.184
    elbagreenwell76 elbagreenwell76@fish.elyquin.com 172.71.154.179
    prohor.zlobin.14.11.1987 prohor.zlobin.14.11.1987@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    20:8143:426:27:225:9::51 20:8143:426:27:225:9::51 120.40.130.70
    Frances1870 francesstarkey1@act.milkgg.com 181.215.16.238
    christophergonzalez61528v2m christophergonzalez61528v2m@a.budgetthailandtravel 156.230.199.17
    angeline-vance angeline-vance@gsa.fghe.store 104.22.18.53
    PearlSelf9 pearlself43@these.veauly.com 144.48.52.117
    ZitaWinkler676 ilsejacklyn@solstris.com 191.101.92.218
    2001:410:404:200::5843 2001:410:404:200::5843 120.40.130.70
    amelieericson9615 amelieericson9615@anonmails.de 104.22.18.53
    ZWZIrma532 irmarooney18@slow.pettin.com 223.29.254.45
    PansyZ643226 hwalucio@solstris.com 102.165.53.252
    Lashawnda36R ilsejacklyn@solstris.com 191.101.114.29
    martial-faith.tshiji martial-faith.tshiji@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    lyokhapolaso lyokhapolaso@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    EugeniaWoodd990 klaudiachadwick@solstris.com 23.95.81.223