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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 - 19 Nov 2025 4:44 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,001,421
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    Marta692516 martamessenger649@europeandocfestival.org.uk 196.240.104.197
    BernieGalindo83 jmkli@yuridicheskaya-konsultaciya11.store 166.1.187.205
    LowellBurnette6 lowellburnette@mem.relieval.com 47.237.20.57
    hung.speight hung.speight@vipcherry.com 110.244.98.29
    ErikCulpin erikculpin.8880@healthdietshop.com 45.38.101.137
    b.en.n.i.echavez.6.186 b.en.n.i.echavez.6.186@gmail.com 45.152.181.138
    HamishSconce208 otiliasifford5546@anonmails.de 142.54.237.38
    im.ec.u.ho.f.e.l.i.2.62 im.ec.u.ho.f.e.l.i.2.62@gmail.com 162.158.166.210
    Danielle84J gdrct@yuridicheskaya-konsultaciya11.store 154.195.184.202
    privacidad privacidad@alpezzi.com.mx 120.40.130.70
    grivas grivas@alpezzi.com.mx 120.40.130.70
    elizabethrodriguez7979z9jg elizabethrodriguez7979z9jg@a.welcometotijuana.com 196.51.15.180
    itdoswlcif itdoswlcif@rambler.ru 172.69.23.147
    asuarez asuarez@alpezzi.com.mx 120.40.130.70
    LFBAhmed231095 matthewmiller32318zxu@a.gsasearchengineranker.com 196.51.127.101
    ianallen1957 ianallen1957@salpingomyu.ru 172.69.23.148
    JeseniaRatley jeseniaratley-2200@cazino777-portal.com 149.126.223.155
    augustina-frei41 augustina-frei41@contact.costcotravel.click 172.71.154.67
    Mai39R151204090 maisharp99@five.vietnambrandmatters.com 196.51.145.60
    lornadunham lornadunham@ubghub.com 172.71.154.67
    GabrielDubay92 gabriel.dubay.3244@healthdietshop.com 45.38.101.42
    Nicolehoward nicolehoward3030@gmail.com 35.33.248.255
    w.oo.df.o.rdj.am.e.so.n4. w.oo.df.o.rdj.am.e.so.n4.@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    DFGKory7394 kory-mccloskey3979@vovan-slots-free777.fun 149.126.220.130
    SantiagoChapman santiago.chapman@wecare.travelocityflights.click 109.122.24.41
    SabineHannam270 sabine.hannam-3195@cazino777-portal.com 149.126.220.123
    KerriePrater824 kerrieprater20@gti.scoldly.com 23.226.137.61
    JensWallis jenswallis12@among.ehomu.com 185.158.106.101
    madelaineamador madelaineamador@costcotravel.click 172.69.134.210
    cabel143 cabel143@ligmamail.com 151.241.123.193
    NorrisCartledge noellyn@k.cosmiccluster.store 192.126.209.19
    dinastiyaz dinastiyaz@lordgames.ru (empty)
    202:03:387:00:5856:977:816:9882 202:03:387:00:5856:977:816:9882 120.40.130.70
    adriene-kay adriene-kay@ubghub.com 172.69.23.147
    JudyMacomber5 wdavidliangga9r69@nestmailbox.com 196.51.105.61
    veriflesprivat4 veriflesprivat4@konstruksituntas.com 172.71.154.67
    werso0254iu werso0254iu@rambler.ru 120.40.130.70
    KishaStinson2 kishastinson@healthdietshop.com 82.22.215.226
    202:1810:80:6300:4588:844:8705:303 202:1810:80:6300:4588:844:8705:303 120.40.130.70
    lo.d.i.b.e.to.f.fici.a.l.v.2 lo.d.i.b.e.to.f.fici.a.l.v.2@gmail.com 162.158.166.211
    nikolewhited1362 nikolewhited1362@healthdietshop.com 172.71.154.66
    ShelleyCaudle truda@e.cosmicbridge.site 107.172.11.99
    BerryLauterbach berrylauterbach65@mode.ehomu.com 196.198.13.243
    CarrieNutter721 williamgonzalez231015ta@d.welcometotijuana.com 45.33.156.14
    Denice51O4 wtranielloo2r69@nestmailbox.com 23.95.9.97
    dixielove96 dixielove96@past.pettin.com 64.188.13.218
    jayme-tiemann-6247 jayme-tiemann-6247@packmail.ru 172.69.134.210
    ylnlansuaq ylnlansuaq@rambler.ru 172.71.159.137
    danieljackson7623446h danieljackson7623446h@b.gsavps.xyz 196.51.127.91
    taelor taelor@plasticsurgery1.com 193.34.75.67
    rosaura-bottomley rosaura-bottomley@sqlnex.com 172.69.134.211
    eileen.dampier3913 eileen.dampier3913@crypto-boss21.site 172.71.159.138
    rebecca.sanders1196 rebecca.sanders1196@healthdietshop.com 92.112.137.164
    topone76 topone76@blogwebsite.top 194.53.140.20
    qojesymq qojesymq@grizlmail.com 154.213.162.70
    bbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbb@box.it 172.69.134.211
    harrisharris65 harrisharris65@issue.mxdood.com 64.188.11.135
    ValenciaGellatly wvulfenitat6r69@nestmailbox.com 196.51.116.233
    muhammad.box9164 muhammad.box9164@dicerontherunsev.com 196.196.31.88
    Maybell04W maybellnielsen@healthdietshop.com 166.88.3.252
    vernellfannin vernellfannin@contact.costcotravel.click 172.71.154.66
    mjjewszvui mjjewszvui@rambler.ru 172.69.23.148
    myrnaswank2710 myrnaswank2710@koes.justdied.com 172.71.159.137
    annishendon3568 annishendon3568@gidewu.kosmos.mom 130.49.9.15
    tandystockman89 tandystockman89@print.veauly.com 64.188.12.196
    kfbwrsha kfbwrsha@freezmail.com 162.158.166.210
    JohnsonBurnett wr4g3a4m1bnxr69@nestmailbox.com 196.51.111.126
    leannacroll leannacroll@anonmails.de 172.69.134.210
    Boyce09T671 boycefaucett67@tutu.dobunny.com 23.226.137.61
    ElbaPierre1 elbapierre.5152@vovangames-lucky.top 149.126.223.40
    revers711 revers711@1ti.ru 120.40.130.70
    tim.cumpston4 tim.cumpston4@260f.jeniferconely.site 109.230.220.67
    ShanaIrvin0 barbaragarcia5427u5tt@b.gsasearchengineranker.com 192.126.132.81
    oqbzgyey oqbzgyey@eblanomail.com 120.40.130.70
    HelenaPedder60 wsysfummiddifsukr69@nestmailbox.com 107.175.2.116