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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 - 12 May 2026 4:49 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,163
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    petradell67 petradell67@simu.elyquin.org 102.165.5.36
    202:03:870:1500:62:56:69:78 202:03:870:1500:62:56:69:78 120.40.130.70
    206:5900:4147:900:57::78:507 206:5900:4147:900:57::78:507 120.40.130.70
    v.t.8.262.1.7 v.t.8.262.1.7@gmail.com 89.124.68.17
    candace-getz candace-getz@masteremailsite.shop 192.40.95.216
    gretchenpollock6182 gretchenpollock6182@cheapwinner.com 120.40.130.70
    BennettMcKillop bennettmckillop30@dear.mxdood.com 181.215.16.216
    AntonettaDqu dominiquealexandra@solstris.com 102.165.54.226
    mor.i.du.fu.n.53 mor.i.du.fu.n.53@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    sadye.byles99 sadye.byles99@heartvistanow.com 172.71.154.242
    valerakimuvo valerakimuvo@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    aaaaaa aaaaaa@1.tmp 120.40.130.70
    DorethaHarr8880 dorethaharr95@slide.veauly.com 144.48.52.254
    Magda47Z9127 magdagarris90@pound.milkgg.com 144.48.52.206
    RMNMarti71 myrtleleila@solstris.com 196.196.254.36
    p.et.rta.tar.sky.hom.e.wor.k.1.9.8.7.22.05. p.et.rta.tar.sky.hom.e.wor.k.1.9.8.7.22.05.@gmail. 185.194.178.62
    Madelaine53H madelainereichstein2@only.veauly.com 191.101.92.218
    shirleyhawken4980 shirleyhawken4980@b.cr.cloudns.asia 162.158.167.85
    nefo591 nefo591@uma3.be 120.40.130.70
    berenice-desimone6568 berenice-desimone6568@rahmad40.ccrokc.xyz 172.69.23.143
    JaquelineFiorill jaquelinefiorillo61@brick.pettin.com 144.48.52.117
    KerstinEstrada7 kerstinestrada44@yell.milkgg.com 144.48.52.206
    CatalinaArchie catalinaarchie36@last.muzaco.com 154.16.69.76
    2001:100:80:8000:456:79:9:125 2001:100:80:8000:456:79:9:125 120.40.130.70
    AllenPaf kqvtcdgz@fringmail.com 185.255.126.72
    JerekioxInvix9 bkatzive@arklight.com 64.49.37.185
    202:810:128:5300:5:565:830:269 202:810:128:5300:5:565:830:269 120.40.130.70
    pedro-murrell.5550 pedro-murrell.5550@emailhost.space 50.3.159.234
    BUDJohnette johnettemcguinness84@these.veauly.com 191.101.114.68
    dario.wakehurst-751 dario.wakehurst-751@orest-firmanyuk.com.ua 45.12.25.249
    aaron bryantaaron617@gmail.com 2601:42:4200:3930:65:81:836:536
    dzsrngre dzsrngre@tacoblastmail.com 104.22.17.136
    202:3100:6571:200:87:890:7:5 202:3100:6571:200:87:890:7:5 120.40.130.70
    addieboldt34 addieboldt34@brick.pettin.com 162.158.167.86
    JessieLamontagne jessielamontagne83@these.veauly.com 196.198.13.165
    KathiX87602 kathimead32@nor.mxdood.com 102.165.54.218
    tacusol-6816 tacusol-6816@mail.ru 162.158.167.85
    blockchain.development.2026 blockchain.development.2026@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    KevinDer pawubale892@gmail.com 104.23.166.47
    hildegarde.burnes89 hildegarde.burnes89@d17d.scalesurge.io 172.71.154.169
    SabineSchirmeist sabineschirmeister53@brick.pettin.com 154.16.69.58
    support support@autoposttg.store 172.71.158.68
    stanskeens58 stanskeens58@.mxdood.com 104.22.20.234
    margarita.stolyarova.26.05.1995 margarita.stolyarova.26.05.1995@mail.ru 172.71.154.168
    dimanoyopa dimanoyopa@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    LandonGoldsbroug landongoldsbrough96@act.milkgg.com 23.95.204.251
    mo.rid.u.fun.5.3 mo.rid.u.fun.5.3@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    KatrinDzk45995 jessmyles@solstris.com 144.48.52.102
    AlberthaCody03 alberthacody71@put.pettin.com 144.48.52.117
    qqjnkodql qqjnkodql@canadianphx.online 82.206.73.152
    LashawndaSelph5 lashawnda.selph43@beachboys.click 147.53.116.53
    Felicia6968 sdcard53@mail.blogwebsite.top 195.140.176.13
    YBLCandice candicesawyer8@only.veauly.com 223.29.254.133
    UOLCasimira casimira-casimira38@gowewi.carmail.bond 212.18.113.201
    irinazavona irinazavona@mail.ru 162.158.167.86
    akindinkudryashov6842 akindinkudryashov6842@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    yulyagabipo yulyagabipo@mail.ru 172.71.159.62
    calvin.harden18 calvin.harden18@heartvistanow.com 172.69.23.70
    DellGuenther41 dell-guenther-9551@cryptoboss-slt.top 72.56.152.60
    alissa.alissa14 alissa.alissa14@jigaje.indialove.shop 172.71.155.29
    sarahj sarahj@eurovip.club 186.65.114.80
    UUDLavonne lavonnekincaid97@nor.mxdood.com 102.165.55.133
    guerfupe guerfupe@mail.ru 172.69.134.59
    vasyukov.mityusha vasyukov.mityusha@list.ru 120.40.130.70
    TaylorLayne claytonescobedo9365@info-radio.ml 190.123.212.219
    chanda-barney chanda-barney@support.51tiemo.com 195.63.4.97
    BarbSearcy71 barbsearcy8@deny.milkgg.com 102.165.54.4
    alva.stagg alva.stagg@orest-firmanyuk.com.ua 120.40.130.70
    ivanfuvuso ivanfuvuso@mail.ru 104.22.20.28
    roberttaylor5987dfpj roberttaylor5987dfpj@welcometotijuana.com 45.33.144.9
    taylor.crossley28 taylor.crossley28@onepureedge.com 104.22.18.13
    stasburifu stasburifu@mail.ru 104.22.18.13
    kqvtcdgz kqvtcdgz@fringmail.com 120.40.130.70
    LarhondaBignold larhondabignold88@pound.milkgg.com 177.234.143.137
    stasburifu stasburifu@mail.ru 172.69.134.59