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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 - 13 Nov 2025 10:31 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,001,792
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    ScottMum rolfmasshardt@hotmail.com 178.176.76.173
    GerardoWirtz9 juangiltner2410@anonmails.de 154.196.73.193
    WilfordMahaffey wilfordmahaffey33@rakiy.m8sbeingm8s.com 23.226.137.76
    ho.l.mess.t.e.p.h.06. ho.l.mess.t.e.p.h.06.@gmail.com 92.119.36.52
    tiffany.pokorny35 tiffany.pokorny35@gularte73.browndecorationlights. 172.71.154.66
    PearleneCarson7 pearlenecarson46@cool.muzaco.com 209.127.28.182
    jamesdavis2197esvt jamesdavis2197esvt@budgetthailandtravel.com 172.69.23.148
    ouvidoriacadastropositivo ouvidoriacadastropositivo@spcbrasil.org.br 120.40.130.70
    davidjones87155kdc davidjones87155kdc@pattaya-mega.com 23.94.75.229
    AngelikaHyam20 moragosselin@anonmails.de 154.195.156.172
    marcosmanske45 marcosmanske45@lower.ehomu.com 162.158.166.210
    margarita.stolyarova.26.05.1995 margarita.stolyarova.26.05.1995@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    TaylahSyme7 josephmartin7250i3z2@gsasearchengineranker.com 67.201.39.14
    remonalindstrom remonalindstrom@0815.ru 172.71.159.137
    LorriAdcock52 lorriadcock55@last.muzaco.com 165.231.105.150
    polyakovdanila19908366 polyakovdanila19908366@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    matheusalmeida matheusalmeida@globmail.com.br 120.40.130.70
    noah456 noah456@freespainmail.com. 178.159.37.16
    GeorgiaL68 lavinagordon9188@anonmails.de 154.195.112.188
    nilacisco7814 nilacisco7814@tempr.email 172.69.23.148
    Keithfeemi oproulx@boueurs.com 178.176.75.52
    EricaLemke2921 jacquelynrieger1047@anonmails.de 154.195.181.164
    VeolaF4226907563 hiroshiwilson69739o7gy@seoautomationpro.com 184.170.248.5
    2001:0:4161:469:1:597:6:2320 2001:0:4161:469:1:597:6:2320 120.40.130.70
    CandelariaRaposo candelariaraposo6@among.ehomu.com 102.165.53.66
    3054977476 3054977476@tmomail.net 91.242.73.103
    Danielimpox scottie@mammothtaxi.com 31.173.84.23
    edinaldo.moraes.terceirizado edinaldo.moraes.terceirizado@sigaantenado.com.br 120.40.130.70
    KennethPudge amanda@shopidealthread.com 178.176.75.52
    clementwoodley clementwoodley@mailmenot.io 172.71.154.66
    EpifaniaMathew epifaniamathew15@thus.ehomu.com 103.204.108.175
    businessremediesonline businessremediesonline@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    RosarioPreew Kcampbell1@sandi.net 31.173.86.99
    le.na.go.p.kalo7.3 le.na.go.p.kalo7.3@gmail.com 82.102.27.92
    sunshinehomepaintingservice143 sunshinehomepaintingservice143@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    SashaVasey9976 cesarcantara@anonmails.de 154.195.156.172
    delhicngfitmentcentre738 delhicngfitmentcentre738@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    Thomasbut Yvettefalk@sbcglobal.net 31.173.86.218
    SamMartinez sammartinez28@last.muzaco.com 154.16.69.108
    jack2023 jack2023@mini-mail-x.com. 178.159.37.16
    pers.ai.t.ov.22 pers.ai.t.ov.22@gmail.com 46.8.106.140
    MathewNax dtaqx@goshop1888.shop 1.169.124.21
    Bryanboips staceyc@ipcglobal.com 31.173.86.99
    AdamMazza6285 pamelaprosser2586@anonmails.de 154.196.45.206
    giuseppestobie giuseppestobie@tempr.email 165.16.34.165
    RonaldRap d7lsbb@goshop1888.shop 1.169.124.21
    evelynerickson evelynerickson@jettempurzr.site 172.71.159.138
    ianmax93 ianmax93@ligmamail.com 185.195.223.201
    chaubell chaubell@discardmail.com 65.111.2.117
    dehujioks dehujioks@anonmails.de 91.188.244.33
    jstjsrva jstjsrva@fringmail.com 120.40.130.70
    JorjaClibborn8 jamesbuchanan2008@salpingomyu.ru 146.70.181.249
    Gregorywhers mommbear6714@gmail.com 31.173.83.45
    info info@strictlydigital.net 120.40.130.70
    Timothymus cassiechudy@yahoo.com 31.173.82.41
    RobertPausa werso050400iu@rambler.ru 94.156.14.15
    PatrickSlele zabawaj@yahoo.com 31.173.80.4
    shiloh333 shiloh333@best-mail-x.com 172.69.23.147
    justinehood7812 justinehood7812@8.dnsabr.com 172.69.134.210
    Ricardorem k0fkq@goshop1888.shop 1.169.124.21
    bradtexaxd6003 bradtexaxd@gmail.com 1.169.124.21
    CraigSen rwchang72@hotmail.com 31.173.80.4
    wmipimo9mr69 wmipimo9mr69@nestmailbox.com 196.51.108.84
    o.g.ucuq.e95.9 o.g.ucuq.e95.9@gmail.com 162.158.166.211
    MauricioRangel ryan-555@mini-mail-x.com 178.159.37.16
    CliffordSweat2 cliffordsweat30@cool.muzaco.com 154.16.20.14
    NorbertoQ80 juliennedakota@solstris.com 181.215.16.111
    claudio.brickellstarts claudio.brickellstarts@outlook.com 120.40.130.70
    KathiFoelsche0 kathifoelsche63@role.cdfaq.com 181.215.16.189
    CraigCAUNC mj10327@hotmail.com 31.173.83.45
    Mariolomia oproulx@boueurs.com 31.173.86.218
    LuzAngliss3996 luzangliss40@river.muzaco.com 200.10.47.204
    toryrodgers64 toryrodgers64@siso.elyquin.org 162.158.166.210
    eydie eydie@shavers.skin 221.0.196.86