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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 8:49 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,609
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    RussellBeelo chrishawkokc@att.net 178.176.77.129
    DamienKimmel dominiquealexandra@solstris.com 198.154.80.21
    mollie.dean38 mollie.dean38@cc.timetraveller.click 168.81.46.145
    RenaJordan wkuperaezr69@nestmailbox.com 23.95.9.84
    https https@apps.facebook.com 120.40.130.70
    Enriquepom peterchengcpa@gmail.com 31.173.80.39
    bstout bstout@facebook.com 120.40.130.70
    eurovision eurovision@apps.facebook.com 120.40.130.70
    StevenDiera kfdayton@gmail.com 178.176.78.191
    ConcettaDell375 dessiecarla@solstris.com 198.154.80.234
    ColeFitzRoy0819 shantaedusty@solstris.com 107.174.239.185
    emma.perry1 emma.perry1@facebook.com 120.40.130.70
    BerryRountree4 anallese@l.quantumnest.lat 45.33.157.184
    cocobutterlover cocobutterlover@facebook.com 120.40.130.70
    benedicte.tolikoli benedicte.tolikoli@facebook.com 120.40.130.70
    silvia.garcia.900 silvia.garcia.900@facebook.com 120.40.130.70
    humbertohernandezsanchez humbertohernandezsanchez@facebook.com 120.40.130.70
    Caroline87Z wpresadilinfr69@nestmailbox.com 196.51.111.221
    WalterHunter273 walter.walter@yoxuru.airmail.codes 45.132.184.227
    glenda glenda@b.roofvent.mom 192.252.210.233
    EnriquetaBrewing wsemsheinsdcr69@nestmailbox.com 196.51.116.70
    lavondacogburn lavondacogburn@eldeninfo.xyz 172.245.60.151
    AndrewNox tkudach@gmail.com 31.173.83.46
    magnoliahertzog magnoliahertzog@horuslaw.top 172.71.154.67
    abppaypp abppaypp@ronaldofmail.com 216.131.108.251
    ShaunteBowles8 jessmyles@solstris.com 102.165.53.153
    MathewTjw28 mathew.mathew92@giwoho.airmail.codes 185.61.221.202
    JaredMate981653 leonreva@solstris.com 103.204.111.168
    SWTJamey57 vickieprendiville@1mail.x24hr.com 213.199.39.78
    luella-bohner luella-bohner@inquiries.ninjatransfers.click 172.71.158.138
    noemihallock noemihallock@anonmails.de 216.26.251.149
    Samara99A609028 waclarirasnmr69@nestmailbox.com 196.51.111.221
    deannehudspeth84 deannehudspeth84@quickreply.51tiemo.com 67.227.81.16
    sag74 sag74@knu.ua 120.40.130.70
    wsggjshy wsggjshy@tubermail.com 162.158.166.211
    OdessaCorser9 odessa.corser34@gularte73.browndecorationlights.co 82.24.246.132
    Terrance61Z wdigmapdrisa64r69@nestmailbox.com 196.51.116.48
    shoshanaturnbull shoshanaturnbull@23.8.dnsabr.com 172.71.158.139
    RobertGog peterskarl770@gmail.com 178.176.72.116
    LIMJonna1266 wgemac3yr69@nestmailbox.com 107.173.46.91
    JeremyVaf NICHOLASEDEL@AOL.COM 31.173.82.123
    RoseanneRoussel roseanneroussel@gularte73.browndecorationlights.co 104.253.15.18
    simeon hexonsimeon18@gmail.com 102.70.96.131
    Charlesdof j.dabolko@gmail.com 31.173.84.115
    DaveSackett10 watrepsias6br69@nestmailbox.com 196.51.111.22
    CamillePoupinel qq@colorwoodwords.org 8.210.139.47
    stevie.poff100 stevie.poff100@spritzer6.funny3delements.com 196.18.175.230
    terinate terinate@solstris.com 216.173.104.68
    Darylcic todd.berta@intervala.com 31.173.85.177
    davis-styers davis-styers@dd3b.sallamalladiyarescort21.xyz 38.154.48.221
    nuser nuser@example.com 120.40.130.70
    202:810:121:1600:985:5776:22:127 202:810:121:1600:985:5776:22:127 120.40.130.70
    subjectname subjectname@example.com 120.40.130.70
    Austineconi michael@reganteam.com 31.173.84.121
    DewittLatimer17 dewitt-latimer16@gularte73.browndecorationlights.c 82.24.246.132
    diastro diastro@email.com 120.40.130.70
    EsperanzaGranata junkodwayne@solstris.com 191.101.109.4
    Howard09P169477 junkodwayne@solstris.com 102.165.53.153
    lindaanderson420172el lindaanderson420172el@pattaya-mega.com 196.51.116.107
    loladimond1566 loladimond1566@anonymized.org 172.69.134.211
    kristine.soriano35 kristine.soriano35@montz4.dynainbox.com 172.69.134.210
    GudrunCarroll gudrun.carroll@4a78.1rmmail.top 154.30.200.100
    eufrllnm eufrllnm@wildbmail.com 185.147.213.251
    o.x.imus77.7o1m5.7.f.x8.eo o.x.imus77.7o1m5.7.f.x8.eo@gmail.com 45.86.200.113
    Armandorak bladeheart0@yahoo.com 31.173.87.204
    ErickHouston546 wbengalski4fr69@nestmailbox.com 196.51.113.92
    w4n w4n@interface3.be 120.40.130.70
    pauline-kabu7 pauline-kabu7@gularte73.browndecorationlights.com 172.71.158.138
    floystallcup floystallcup@t.woeishyang.com 162.158.166.210
    mitchelcarney mitchelcarney@mailmenot.io 172.71.158.139
    coordi21 coordi21@hanmail.net 2001:28:008:69:9:511:199:731
    hyman hyman@b.fruitingbodymushrooms.online 162.158.166.210
    BrennaMcclary brennamcclary97@talk.muzaco.com 107.174.239.185
    Dennisenvek donnaagem@aol.com 31.173.85.148
    BrandyBurge2 wpresadilinfr69@nestmailbox.com 196.51.116.98
    informations informations@interface3.be 120.40.130.70
    christophergaylord3791 christophergaylord3791@xvd5.net 172.71.154.67
    WXHRamonita ramonitademaistre94@river.muzaco.com 209.127.28.146
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