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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 - 12 Nov 2025 5:09 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,001,177
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    Timothyflult emily.rousso@gmail.com 31.173.83.189
    altonstern56 altonstern56@emailgsa6.xyz 172.71.158.138
    l.e.nagop.k.alo7.3 l.e.nagop.k.alo7.3@gmail.com 82.102.27.92
    ChristineSlocum doloresclutter1494@t.woeishyang.com 212.162.152.78
    LloydQuews jamarjames@gmail.com 178.176.77.253
    AntwanAltman593 antwanaltman@raymonthouse.co.uk 86.105.178.92
    gita.delamothe gita.delamothe@megastorage.xyz 165.231.24.212
    nadinecrowley55 nadinecrowley55@vanus.funny3delements.com 172.69.134.210
    GenevaTrower468 genevatrower.7414@europeandocfestival.org.uk 86.105.178.92
    Dwaynecrurb PROPWASH@GRANTSBURGTELCOM.NET 178.176.73.193
    202:45:1233:0:47:8::309 202:45:1233:0:47:8::309 120.40.130.70
    canaldenuncias.grupocaixabank canaldenuncias.grupocaixabank@caixabank.com 120.40.130.70
    jamesjones8472e1kz jamesjones8472e1kz@b.verifiedlinklist.com 162.158.166.210
    StephenKindler stephenkindler-5041@gizbo-casino911.top 149.126.220.139
    Williamvot PROPWASH@GRANTSBURGTELCOM.NET 178.176.76.94
    jeroldmoroney jeroldmoroney@anonmails.de 162.158.166.211
    JeffreySnow jeffreysnow68@self.ehomu.com 102.165.53.12
    KatriceSasser9 katricesasser-9500@muralbythesea.co.uk 196.242.89.11
    danielgibson danielgibson@spambog.com 172.71.158.138
    202:1808:285:3245:3409:3:1667:3122 202:1808:285:3245:3409:3:1667:3122 120.40.130.70
    PasqualeCespedes lauren@a.roofvent.mom 208.65.90.3
    Roberthient sheilamo126@gmail.com 178.176.73.115
    woodrow-cola-grissom10 woodrow-cola-grissom10@healthypplevery.org 162.158.166.210
    RomeoClisby6876 romeo.clisby.494@slgdaily.xyz 165.231.24.246
    MatthewWhoth drgregod@yahoo.com 31.173.83.224
    veriflesprivat9 veriflesprivat9@konstruksituntas.com 172.71.154.67
    Kristin8797 kristinshealy@europeandocfestival.org.uk 196.247.161.104
    EarnestSwenson0 earnestswenson@slgdaily.xyz 209.127.28.244
    Robertsow cassiechudy@yahoo.com 31.173.85.132
    TrishaEisenhauer trishaeisenhauer90@just.cdfaq.com 196.198.13.67
    MoniqueBivins1 leonreva@solstris.com 165.231.101.214
    FloydDok dfss090@hotmail.com 146.19.140.176
    GilbertImpop jgannonslawncare@gmail.com 178.176.76.94
    v.e.rbr.i.dg.ek.e.n.d.ab. v.e.rbr.i.dg.ek.e.n.d.ab.@s1rx2.tobu-wedding.com 172.69.23.147
    42 42@1-construction.store 172.69.23.148
    veriflesprivat3 veriflesprivat3@konstruksituntas.com 172.71.158.139
    TeganCsh91233323 tegan.cantara@europeandocfestival.org.uk 196.242.21.153
    AudraHurt54 laylagonzalez529184g21@b.seoautomationpro.com 66.63.165.66
    lolitadelapena5906 lolitadelapena5906@anonmails.de 172.71.158.138
    Davidsuifs xtdrue@bubuk.site 37.139.53.122
    ThurmanHepp930 thurman.hepp4234@slgdaily.xyz 165.231.101.135
    pilar pilar@cosmiccircuit.store 172.71.158.138
    RubyeConde9708 rubyeconde@slgdaily.xyz 103.221.232.186
    audreyfinckh91 audreyfinckh91@seem.cdfaq.com 173.234.250.205
    callumwilkerson2188 callumwilkerson2188@ssl.tls.cloudns.asia 162.158.166.211
    michelley.buchanan.1988 michelley.buchanan.1988@web.de 172.71.158.138
    wilfredo.gilmore wilfredo.gilmore@65c3.msgzip.vip 162.158.166.211
    z.am.okpe.t.rovsk.y.2.023 z.am.okpe.t.rovsk.y.2.023@gmail.com 158.173.154.140
    WilliamTaupt pedrodealba@live.com 31.173.85.89
    malpa.bana malpa.bana@wp.pl 120.40.130.70
    MillardLlanos0 millard.llanos-7542@slgdaily.xyz 196.198.13.28
    InesGottlieb84 glenbosisto@spambog.ru 171.225.193.205
    WallyMattingly0 wallymattingly12@broad.ehomu.com 154.16.69.108
    registros.marcas.y.dominios registros.marcas.y.dominios@caixabank.com 120.40.130.70
    danirobinson48 danirobinson48@talk.muzaco.com 172.71.158.138
    malpa.bana malpa.bana@wp.pl 120.40.130.70
    201:11:200:20::4350:19:804 201:11:200:20::4350:19:804 120.40.130.70
    terriwoodruff4093 terriwoodruff4093@mailmenot.io 172.71.158.138
    Chrislycle jaynuyens@yahoo.com 31.173.81.251
    suhrobsuhrob26.09.2003 suhrobsuhrob26.09.2003@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    ignatiev.ilja.andreevich ignatiev.ilja.andreevich@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    AdrieneWhittingt adrienewhittington28@lower.ehomu.com 191.101.109.65
    bryanbradford69 bryanbradford69@talk.muzaco.com 172.69.134.211
    MAOEsther86 estherbridges94@cold.muzaco.com 165.231.101.106
    KcJkuDfQEQFmYnBSwJkKVD raymonsimmons@gmail.com 91.246.41.166
    TravisChappel4 kristeenwinifred@solstris.com 85.208.115.53
    mike mike@monkeydigital.co 120.40.130.70
    RonRead05289298 o.x.imus7.77.ez.b.f7.mojra@gmail.com 45.86.200.120
    Fern64W0640 tamiaubrey@solstris.com 23.108.233.123
    Jameshob ross.p@gmx.com 65.108.13.173
    LJMWilfred tamiaubrey@solstris.com 209.127.28.219
    gretal gretal@b.thailandmovers.com 199.116.112.6
    condicioneseconomicasconsumo condicioneseconomicasconsumo@caixabankpc.com 120.40.130.70
    ColinNagma squids@squidsrestaurant.com 31.173.83.177
    loismares39 loismares39@side.muzaco.com 172.71.154.168