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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 - 18 Feb 2026 10:27 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,809
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    AntonyFatnowna antonyfatnowna.5185@zooma-legends.top 72.56.153.110
    jessicawilson359w0is jessicawilson359w0is@a.verifiedlinklist.com 172.71.158.69
    202:3100:6705:00:1017:4:11:801 202:3100:6705:00:1017:4:11:801 120.40.130.70
    christiewald1225 christiewald1225@mailmenot.io 104.22.17.126
    manienolte1598 manienolte1598@mailcatch.com 104.22.20.234
    eugenia.chatman eugenia.chatman@hello.gatewayrealestate.click 172.69.135.60
    WiltonDisher corneliuswiley@dvd.dns-cloud.net 102.165.52.120
    2003:8:2725:000:7488:28:02:994 2003:8:2725:000:7488:28:02:994 120.40.130.70
    help help@bluefoot.ai 120.40.130.70
    EveretteToledo7 derrickshand@hidebox.org 103.204.111.142
    zam.o.k.pet.r.ov.s.ky.2023 zam.o.k.pet.r.ov.s.ky.2023@gmail.com 79.127.175.100
    LucasD24764118 kellybernier1944@salpingomyu.ru 64.31.20.24
    ronnycamara ronnycamara@hotrokh.com 104.22.17.126
    MillieMorehouse stepanieodriscoll7570@hotbird.giize.com 109.230.220.76
    2001:102:1109:00:78:29:55:1 2001:102:1109:00:78:29:55:1 120.40.130.70
    elizabethsmith2681fa4e elizabethsmith2681fa4e@verifiedlinklist.com 172.69.135.59
    gerardococ gerardo-cockerill28@qna.beachtenenglisch.click 109.122.24.41
    202:8108:8125:100:567:657:36:43 202:8108:8125:100:567:657:36:43 120.40.130.70
    EdytheL563518 wskaninasi70r79@nestmailbox.com 192.157.58.237
    admin admin@arch20.me 192.3.59.117
    gilda-macgroarty-2744 gilda-macgroarty-2744@emaildirectinbox.shop 107.172.88.59
    fe.do.r.m.u.t.anis fe.do.r.m.u.t.anis@gmail.com 79.127.175.100
    LawrenceDanielso karengross8362@qiott.com 134.255.243.74
    halinatiegs halinatiegs@hidebox.org 162.158.167.43
    studentenadministratie studentenadministratie@curio.nl 120.40.130.70
    calin.tamas calin.tamas@safetechcyber.com 120.40.130.70
    freyamcmaster82 freyamcmaster82@dimaib.juxal.org 23.81.61.196
    JasmineSchimmel httpschristian-@alcoholismrehab.com 112.204.175.165
    rzdorovo rzdorovo@mail.ru 91.78.193.208
    MathewBlacket joshuahernandez7221fyw6@e.welcometotijuana.com 192.241.85.162
    CelesteKosovich keri@i.cosmicbridge.site 66.63.178.218
    edu edu@psru.ac.th 120.40.130.70
    WarrenCritchfiel warren-warren57@voxaku.banter.cv 216.26.234.201
    2600:652:40:0:842::2793:249 2600:652:40:0:842::2793:249 120.40.130.70
    MarylinDidomenic marylindidomenico.7661@cryptoboss995.top 72.56.155.114
    202:267:98:89:0:000:0:8 202:267:98:89:0:000:0:8 120.40.130.70
    20:587:5600:5600:800:929:36:4769 20:587:5600:5600:800:929:36:4769 120.40.130.70
    2001:410:404:200::5843 2001:410:404:200::5843 120.40.130.70
    astancu astancu@safetechcyber.com 120.40.130.70
    202:267:980:89:0:000:0: 202:267:980:89:0:000:0: 120.40.130.70
    2600:652:40:0:842::2793:249 2600:652:40:0:842::2793:249 120.40.130.70
    Droozoloofe droozo@smallbutnaughty.com 109.165.13.44
    OtiliaBayly7 otiliabayly.1918@cryptoboss995.top 72.56.157.238
    ot.prinsentuinvancooth ot.prinsentuinvancooth@curio.nl 120.40.130.70
    ot.prinsentuinoudenbosch ot.prinsentuinoudenbosch@curio.nl 120.40.130.70
    2001:104:4809:5200:9:61:2:8494 2001:104:4809:5200:9:61:2:8494 120.40.130.70
    submissions submissions@architos.me 104.168.112.34
    200:20:0:783:1:66:3:641 200:20:0:783:1:66:3:641 120.40.130.70
    MollySumpter3 molly.sumpter@cryptoboss995.top 72.56.145.151
    2001:410:601:1100::5237 2001:410:601:1100::5237 120.40.130.70
    2001:410:305:2100::479 2001:410:305:2100::479 120.40.130.70
    subjectname subjectname@example.com 120.40.130.70
    you you@example.com 120.40.130.70
    user user@example.com 120.40.130.70
    202:810:121:1600:801:111:30:816 202:810:121:1600:801:111:30:816 120.40.130.70
    vicky vicky@beenjerkedaround.com 91.242.72.196
    work work@example.com 120.40.130.70
    rachelneal news@arch20.me 172.102.195.41
    a a@example.com 120.40.130.70
    nuser nuser@example.com 120.40.130.70
    PhilStreit phil-streit@cryptoboss995.top 72.56.153.125
    vxembnxp vxembnxp@streetwormail.com 120.40.130.70
    RodrickBoler5 eldonbar5225@1secmail.org 103.204.111.142
    perekosov1986 perekosov1986@yandex.ru 149.88.109.83
    kora0 kora0@desiparatha.online 172.69.23.182
    eypfsxwl eypfsxwl@duhastmail.com 64.31.3.126
    axehtfrj axehtfrj@bekommenmail.com 172.71.158.166
    RobbieF026541 merritt960085@notlettersmail.com 185.250.187.39
    2607:54:88:106:100:8:00:50 2607:54:88:106:100:8:00:50 120.40.130.70
    StuartOlvera8 huldaspragg@23.8.dnsabr.com 134.255.243.74
    MatildaTinsley2 sarahhernandez6617o7im@budgetthailandtravel.com 192.241.113.209
    FrancisA22 philliscoffee@bd.dns-cloud.net 177.234.139.139
    RodrickPzv barbarabrown2395wtpc@a.gsasearchengineranker.com 23.229.114.105
    2604:0:145:719:3474:553:30:02 2604:0:145:719:3474:553:30:02 120.40.130.70
    2604:0:145:719:3474:553:30:02 2604:0:145:719:3474:553:30:02 120.40.130.70
    industrial.technology industrial.technology@psru.ac.th 120.40.130.70
    hiroshithomson5720jkor hiroshithomson5720jkor@a.seoautomationpro.com 198.46.222.189
    jewelthao jewelthao@spambog.ru 172.69.134.85
    EliseLeidig4268 finlaylynette@solstris.com 196.242.114.40
    202:267:04:4146:0:000:0:5 202:267:04:4146:0:000:0:5 120.40.130.70
    prohor.zlobin.14.11.1987 prohor.zlobin.14.11.1987@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    AimeePadgett67 karenjones6057yhsv@verifiedlinklist.com 107.175.150.11