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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 - 23 Jan 2026 5:28 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,349
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    michaelhernandez5953qpt6 michaelhernandez5953qpt6@e.welcometotijuana.com 152.232.49.72
    lindahildreth1917 lindahildreth1917@acetylcholgh.ru 104.22.17.149
    RobertoImmaf geraldc@viprubber.com 178.176.75.118
    russellmacdonell russellmacdonell@9885.scalesurge.io 162.158.167.45
    Allenguide jivenfresh@aol.com 31.173.83.5
    Dennispab pmoore7125@msn.com 31.173.86.4
    VicenteBedard51 vicente-bedard@fpsinformer.xyz 196.240.143.96
    debrawoodfull debrawoodfull@1d2e.novagroup.biz 172.71.158.41
    ArnoldNaf urickiat@gmail.com 178.176.75.118
    WilfredoCheel wilfredocheel96@cold.muzaco.com 196.242.47.103
    o.xi.m.u.s.777.u.em.3u.i.r6m.3 o.xi.m.u.s.777.u.em.3u.i.r6m.3@gmail.com 104.22.20.178
    br.a.d.thema.st.e.r7.7.7 br.a.d.thema.st.e.r7.7.7@gmail.com 92.119.36.6
    2001:0:464:44:16:3:499:35 2001:0:464:44:16:3:499:35 120.40.130.70
    bourses bourses@iet.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    2600:1700:274:120:6904:3:78:906 2600:1700:274:120:6904:3:78:906 120.40.130.70
    polyfab polyfab@nova.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    Davidanaph danleyshank21@yahoo.com 178.176.79.8
    2600:1006:131:304:0:9:06:40 2600:1006:131:304:0:9:06:40 120.40.130.70
    saouel saouel@step.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    ThomasPef urickiat@gmail.com 31.173.85.44
    im.ec.u.h.o.f.e.l.i262 im.ec.u.h.o.f.e.l.i262@gmail.com 195.208.82.92
    Antonioanack pmoore7125@msn.com 31.173.85.44
    bobby bobby@nova.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    aaa aaa@step.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    tron tron@step.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    richard.labrie richard.labrie@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    Philiptuh danleyshank21@yahoo.com 31.173.85.44
    pal-marcell.rencsik pal-marcell.rencsik@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    Jerrysmews jivenfresh@aol.com 31.173.87.29
    KrystleFerrer75 wfrazamit7r75@nestmailbox.com 64.188.0.99
    202:8108:8125:100:552:6:868:713 202:8108:8125:100:552:6:868:713 120.40.130.70
    eric.germain eric.germain@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    martial-faith.tshiji martial-faith.tshiji@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    2600:1006:131:304:0:9:06:40 2600:1006:131:304:0:9:06:40 120.40.130.70
    jonathan.dupont jonathan.dupont@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    ChuJustus61275 finlaylynette@solstris.com 191.101.109.27
    alexis.tolmer alexis.tolmer@otakuinsights.xyz 202.14.7.140
    Pedroshugs jivenfresh@aol.com 31.173.86.169
    Scottevali pmoore7125@msn.com 178.176.75.118
    Desiree0773 desireeriddick-2224@bctmail.com 170.168.173.210
    lurlenemccullough lurlenemccullough@discard.email 162.158.167.45
    EdwardBer danleyshank21@yahoo.com 31.173.86.169
    JamesABOWN erikabradley@gmail.com 178.176.72.207
    MarielAtchison wcamshlitezcr75@nestmailbox.com 216.158.209.153
    RodneyFlics m.lindlahr@web.de 178.176.75.118
    tagungszentrum-schloss-schoenberg tagungszentrum-schloss-schoenberg@kbs.de 120.40.130.70
    tagungszentrum-winterberg tagungszentrum-winterberg@kbs.de 120.40.130.70
    AbigailDeleon6 abigail.deleon@bctmail.com 130.49.78.13
    anthonyjackson803961bx anthonyjackson803961bx@b.travel-e-store.com 104.140.210.64
    gunlekingovertcon gunlekingovertcon@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    Roberthib danleyshank21@yahoo.com 31.173.80.245
    Desiree0773 desireeriddick-2224@bctmail.com 213.232.122.81
    Mauricepeash eatonken@hotmail.com 31.173.87.38
    WinfredMackersey winfredmackersey2721@raymonthouse.co.uk 196.247.160.124
    daniloveless.4179 daniloveless.4179@spacemaiil.ru 185.166.161.8
    202:3100:599:600:35:206:93:63 202:3100:599:600:35:206:93:63 120.40.130.70
    Spencerbob kinjadove@msn.com 31.173.83.72
    202:03:859:01:34:23:6:6453 202:03:859:01:34:23:6:6453 120.40.130.70
    victoria-harlan24 victoria-harlan24@aca4.rshrthertherth.net 172.69.23.192
    RobertOveta danleyshank21@yahoo.com 31.173.87.11
    nancynicklas1934 nancynicklas1934@salpingomyu.ru 64.31.3.126
    RobertDiunc m.lindlahr@web.de 31.173.86.108
    UtaCorral6953 utacorral.7014@cskarmelita.com 82.193.99.59
    shastasimonson99 shastasimonson99@tusu.blyxen.org 172.69.135.63
    domingofidler domingofidler@mailmenot.io 162.158.167.123
    2001:0:560:34:961:4432:120:92 2001:0:560:34:961:4432:120:92 120.40.130.70
    carenwarner1268 carenwarner1268@anonmails.de 104.22.17.126
    Geraldreoke dakaotik2@aol.com 31.173.86.169
    TrentKoss358 wnoulleybuffv1r76@nestmailbox.com 45.33.145.28
    JosephNic dakaotik2@aol.com 178.176.75.118
    IvaIds165445 ivafritzsche61@self.ehomu.com 154.16.20.74
    isogoynqikl isogoynqikl@sport-novosti-2.ru 172.69.135.63
    SabineDicks118 susanwilliams4223br9a@c.gsasearchengineranker.com 38.154.42.107
    SteveMax geraldine.morgan2000@yahoo.com 37.139.53.230
    Haroldwaf kinjadove@msn.com 178.176.75.118