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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 - 9 Nov 2025 11:59 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,858
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    verb.r.i.d.g.ek.endab. verb.r.i.d.g.ek.endab.@s1rx1.tobu-wedding.com 172.69.23.147
    ElissaSeiffert marcelospence@mailmenot.io 45.135.32.45
    v.erbridgek.end.ab. v.erbridgek.end.ab.@s1rx4.tobu-wedding.com 172.71.154.67
    NumbersBarrenger numbers.numbers@xipiti.loop.mom 212.119.41.182
    RLJKristine brittnylewers7646@t.woeishyang.com 223.29.253.233
    v.e.r.b.ri.dg.ek.en.dab. v.e.r.b.ri.dg.ek.en.dab.@s1rx2.tobu-wedding.com 172.69.23.147
    RoslynLadd ilhamsyah1408@web.de 178.20.44.219
    dangrobire1974 dangrobire1974@mailopenz.com 212.192.55.209
    terirace terirace@pw.epac.to 162.158.166.211
    BillyBrain31742 billybilly92@niwebu.vcams.info 193.31.127.132
    treycathey treycathey@comfort.timetraveller.click 162.158.166.210
    SherriOlivas lilias@cosmiccluster.store 67.215.231.237
    ve.r.b.ri.dgek.end.a.b ve.r.b.ri.dgek.end.a.b@s1rx2.tobu-wedding.com 162.158.166.211
    KatherineLovelad katherinelovelady@k69d.com 157.97.126.132
    ShanaTrejo47506 kurzum1349@web.de 178.20.44.219
    Pearline2602 pearlineduterrau2720@99v8.com 158.222.127.3
    NancyCardone6 kyong@lunalattice.online 67.215.242.209
    KindraThornton kindrathornton15@cold.muzaco.com 85.208.115.53
    Stacey88U4710254 4-guevara@web.de 178.20.44.219
    TishaFredrick0 tishafredrick81@list.cdfaq.com 154.16.20.235
    BlaineMayne blainemayne1723@europeandocfestival.org.uk 86.105.178.116
    ve.rbrid.geke.n.d.ab ve.rbrid.geke.n.d.ab@s1rx4.tobu-wedding.com 162.158.166.210
    Helaine25I arturoshannan@solstris.com 102.165.54.151
    basisteam basisteam@graybar.com 120.40.130.70
    audrea.tinsley audrea.tinsley@support.51tiemo.com 45.41.171.26
    ChristiErtel94 robbin@orbitaloffer.online 67.215.242.209
    office office@intex-ltd.ru 120.40.130.70
    AnnabelleNmx annabelle.allie@99v8.com 207.199.190.210
    202:472::0:633:573:77: 202:472::0:633:573:77: 120.40.130.70
    edgarlessard7558 edgarlessard7558@mailmenot.io 172.71.154.67
    NatishaWhyte76 natisha-whyte@raymonthouse.co.uk 196.240.104.202
    CodyX0175513 finlaylynette@solstris.com 185.158.106.101
    projectkasha-mcintosh73 projectkasha-mcintosh73@38831323.xyz 191.96.255.230
    2601:201:883:720:856:8864:7: 2601:201:883:720:856:8864:7: 120.40.130.70
    Joleen1768 roselyn@cosmiccircuit.store 67.215.250.254
    aidagormanston885 aidagormanston885@b.cr.cloudns.asia 172.71.158.139
    MaryellenUjr mercedesjenks@mailmenot.io 188.130.142.14
    9546996854 9546996854@tmomail.net 191.102.170.27
    chantal-burger16 chantal-burger16@socialpave.com 162.158.166.211
    202:267:5:6606:0:8000:0:2 202:267:5:6606:0:8000:0:2 120.40.130.70
    1511ryzh 1511ryzh@mail.ru 128.204.79.176
    juliet-burton11 juliet-burton11@erpin.org 162.158.166.211
    christelheiden7042 christelheiden7042@1secmail.com 172.71.154.66
    lucretiaolney lucretiaolney@dvd.dns-cloud.net 172.69.134.211
    v.e.rbr.idg.ek.endab v.e.rbr.idg.ek.endab@s1rx2.tobu-wedding.com 172.69.134.210
    ve.r.br.id.gekend.ab ve.r.br.id.gekend.ab@s1rx4.tobu-wedding.com 172.71.154.67
    Rhea163577 robtgiven7845@mailmenot.io 188.130.142.14
    KeeshaHenry74 keeshahenry24@scene.muzaco.com 200.10.47.195
    2001:103:5709:900:5936:9:815:42 2001:103:5709:900:5936:9:815:42 120.40.130.70
    perry4 perry4@mts.net 142.160.129.162
    Harleynes martinwhjfrolf@gmx.com 82.147.85.86
    JaclynE83017616 keeleykernot@mailmenot.io 109.248.142.184
    v.e.rb.rid.g.ek.e.ndab v.e.rb.rid.g.ek.e.ndab@s1rx3.tobu-wedding.com 172.71.154.66
    StephanieDuterra stephanieduterrau69@cold.muzaco.com 85.208.115.66
    v.e.r.b.ri.dg.e.k.en.dab v.e.r.b.ri.dg.e.k.en.dab@s1rx1.tobu-wedding.com 162.158.166.211
    202:45:50:0:579:560:6:02 202:45:50:0:579:560:6:02 120.40.130.70
    vicenteketcham vicenteketcham@mailmenot.io 172.71.158.139
    ira ira@roofvent.mom 199.229.254.129
    202:03:863:5800:85:194:800:82 202:03:863:5800:85:194:800:82 120.40.130.70
    pgslot99ek margaretadebernales1@discard.email 192.126.251.20
    gregoryjohnson1987 gregoryjohnson1987@acetylcholgh.ru 172.71.158.139
    202:03:863:5800:85:194:800:82 202:03:863:5800:85:194:800:82 120.40.130.70
    bangun.wijayanto bangun.wijayanto@unsoed.ac.id 120.40.130.70
    enquiries enquiries@dundeeandangus.ac.uk 120.40.130.70
    merissahough1 merissahough1@assist.travelocityflights.click 81.22.139.50
    HollisHeidelberg randellvosz@mailmenot.io 194.156.92.173
    charlesmanns1967 charlesmanns1967@salpingomyu.ru 185.181.247.16
    cheryl.chandler cheryl.chandler@graybar.com 120.40.130.70
    david.carroll david.carroll@graybar.com 120.40.130.70
    william.seddon william.seddon@graybar.com 120.40.130.70
    rick.vandenbossche rick.vandenbossche@graybar.com 120.40.130.70
    foi foi@dundeeandangus.ac.uk 120.40.130.70
    v.e.rbridg.eke.nd.ab. v.e.rbridg.eke.nd.ab.@s1rx4.tobu-wedding.com 172.71.158.138
    v.er.bridge.k.en.d.a.b. v.er.bridge.k.en.d.a.b.@s1rx1.tobu-wedding.com 162.158.166.211