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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 - 27 Nov 2025 5:57 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,001,401
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    JeramyTillyard1 jeramy-tillyard-4784@fodalawyer.top 192.227.238.177
    shiny.dog9250 shiny.dog9250@fastmail.com 185.203.219.173
    shiny.dog9250 shiny.dog9250@fastmail.com 2600:1700:4928:11:45:715:61:139
    v.e.r.b.ridgeke.n.d.ab v.e.r.b.ridgeke.n.d.ab@s1rx4.tobu-wedding.com 104.22.17.126
    LeonoraWardill9 farzadfarokh@sabalanmusic.ir 141.11.0.84
    shiny.dog9250 shiny.dog9250@fastmail.com 2600:1700:4928:11:84:776:9:
    v.erb.ri.dg.e.k.en.d.ab. v.erb.ri.dg.e.k.en.d.ab.@s1rx4.tobu-wedding.com 172.71.159.137
    shiny.dog9250 shiny.dog9250@fastmail.com 2600:1700:4928:11:211:621:8:56
    shiny.dog9250 shiny.dog9250@fastmail.com 2600:1700:4928:11:6:8015:391:415
    shiny.dog9250 shiny.dog9250@fastmail.com 2600:1700:4928:11::75
    verb.r.idg.e.ken.d.a.b. verb.r.idg.e.ken.d.a.b.@s1rx4.tobu-wedding.com 162.158.166.211
    v.e.r.br.i.dge.ken.d.a.b v.e.r.br.i.dge.ken.d.a.b@s1rx1.tobu-wedding.com 104.22.20.18
    mmph6 mmph6@blogwebsite.top 102.165.1.229
    v.er.b.r.i.dgek.e.n.d.a.b v.er.b.r.i.dgek.e.n.d.a.b@s1rx3.tobu-wedding.com 104.22.17.126
    ameecard ameecard@anonmails.de 172.71.159.138
    v.er.bridg.e.k.en.da.b v.er.bridg.e.k.en.da.b@s1rx1.tobu-wedding.com 172.71.159.138
    mara1970 mara1970@t-online.de 120.40.130.70
    rooseveltfairweather rooseveltfairweather@bd.dns-cloud.net 172.69.134.211
    v.e.rbri.dge.ke.n.dab v.e.rbri.dge.ke.n.dab@s1rx3.tobu-wedding.com 104.22.17.126
    kurtisschwab850 kurtisschwab850@mailmenot.io 172.69.134.210
    KerrieVaught367 kerrievaught20@last.muzaco.com 107.174.239.185
    TonyLerma3 tonylerma83@last.muzaco.com 85.208.115.66
    v.er.br.i.d.gekend.ab. v.er.br.i.d.gekend.ab.@s1rx2.tobu-wedding.com 172.69.23.148
    v.er.br.idge.ken.dab. v.er.br.idge.ken.dab.@s1rx1.tobu-wedding.com 104.22.20.19
    angelicanugent78 angelicanugent78@081e.vovk.store 172.71.154.66
    WaldoFlu38 waldo.strack@gizbo777gamblin.top 149.126.223.40
    denis.siz denis.siz@betgames.tv 120.40.130.70
    Stephenrib garciasandravtrrl7697@gmail.com 162.248.224.128
    commercial commercial@betgames.tv 120.40.130.70
    NikiLivingston nikiniki21@ditice.itpower.sbs 194.99.25.62
    nickolasblackburn5594 nickolasblackburn5594@fishingpalmbeach.com 149.88.20.74
    tanishabarton tanishabarton@1mail.x24hr.com 104.22.20.18
    kourtneyrymer3799 kourtneyrymer3799@hotbird.giize.com 104.22.20.19
    BennyBroadus30 bennybroadus69@list.cdfaq.com 192.3.246.83
    asefaria asefaria@sabalanmusic.ir 172.69.23.148
    2001:67:6:2913:145:220:91:19 2001:67:6:2913:145:220:91:19 120.40.130.70
    DonettePeck38 donettepeck65@eagle.vexint.com 66.93.99.118
    TanjaCardona5 tanjacardona75@five.hivoltz.org 66.93.210.29
    b.e.nniec.h.ave.z6.1.8.6 b.e.nniec.h.ave.z6.1.8.6@gmail.com 45.152.181.138
    lacylemke lacylemke@anonmails.de 162.158.166.210
    ve.rb.ri.d.g.e.k.en.d.a.b ve.rb.ri.d.g.e.k.en.d.a.b@s1rx2.tobu-wedding.com 104.22.17.127
    ver.br.id.g.e.ke.n.dab ver.br.id.g.e.ke.n.dab@s1rx4.tobu-wedding.com 172.69.134.210
    ve.r.b.r.i.d.gek.e.n.d.ab ve.r.b.r.i.d.gek.e.n.d.ab@s1rx4.tobu-wedding.com 104.22.17.127
    michaeltaylor19578zii michaeltaylor19578zii@welcometotijuana.com 162.158.166.210
    v.er.b.r.i.d.geke.nd.a.b. v.er.b.r.i.d.geke.nd.a.b.@s1rx1.tobu-wedding.com 172.69.134.211
    NateCarreiro7 tammaraleigh@mailmenot.io 206.214.82.53
    2601:342:180:380:61::12:9313 2601:342:180:380:61::12:9313 120.40.130.70
    mihailrepin089 mihailrepin089@gmail.com 31.44.59.224
    andreyvalgopkalo andreyvalgopkalo@gmail.com 37.115.189.95
    othmanmotasem othmanmotasem@gmail.com 37.115.189.95
    gsecora579 gsecora579@gmail.com 176.8.89.36
    JimBeaver empty 154.21.239.118
    203:4000:37:3:842:2:9:49 203:4000:37:3:842:2:9:49 120.40.130.70
    patriciataylor5840c2fa patriciataylor5840c2fa@pattaya-mega.com 45.33.156.161
    ve.r.br.id.ge.ke.n.d.ab. ve.r.br.id.ge.ke.n.d.ab.@s1rx3.tobu-wedding.com 172.69.134.210
    2601:342:180:380:61::12:9313 2601:342:180:380:61::12:9313 120.40.130.70
    richardhernandez1471div richardhernandez1471div@mustdoindubai.com 45.33.156.76
    FranHutchings58 terrancehightower5945@mailmenot.io 196.51.28.122
    jessica89 jessica89@meta.ua 172.69.134.210
    victorinaritter3075 victorinaritter3075@now.mefound.com 104.22.17.127
    Boschjwj foster2005@gmail.com 72.195.34.35
    ian ian@betgames.tv 120.40.130.70
    info info@betgames.tv 120.40.130.70
    ver.b.r.i.d.ge.k.en.dab. ver.b.r.i.d.ge.k.en.dab.@s1rx4.tobu-wedding.com 104.22.17.127
    BrandyPrentice7 brandyprentice-4947@emailplanet.website 173.213.93.12
    orly orly@c.thebetter.online 108.62.102.88
    aiste aiste@betgames.tv 120.40.130.70
    andreas.koeberl andreas.koeberl@betgames.tv 120.40.130.70
    deangelo-mawson39 deangelo-mawson39@181d.scalesurge.io 172.69.134.210
    yury yury@betgames.tv 120.40.130.70
    2603:7081:30:970:890:68:706: 2603:7081:30:970:890:68:706: 120.40.130.70
    deividas deividas@betgames.tv 120.40.130.70
    rpop-test41 rpop-test41@lingpoultco.ga 152.26.10.157
    ElaneClemes00 elaneclemes27@tupu.lyvix.org 66.93.210.145
    Leupoldieh sw1tched@hotmail.com 72.205.0.93
    ElisabethJanssen dessiecarla@solstris.com 196.198.13.200
    ve.rbri.dgek.e.n.dab ve.rbri.dgek.e.n.dab@s1rx4.tobu-wedding.com 172.71.154.67
    ve.rb.ridg.ek.enda.b ve.rb.ridg.ek.enda.b@s1rx4.tobu-wedding.com 172.71.159.138