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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 - 28 Nov 2025 7:04 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,377
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    miquel.huguet.puig.ext miquel.huguet.puig.ext@ing.com 120.40.130.70
    alejandro.sastre.izquierdo alejandro.sastre.izquierdo@ing.com 120.40.130.70
    KandisCissell11 kandiscissell@vory.foodforhat.com 107.175.151.119
    sergio.rodrigues.giraldo sergio.rodrigues.giraldo@ing.com 120.40.130.70
    jewelsimos jewelsimos@tutu.variots.com 196.51.103.103
    diftptjz diftptjz@ronaldofmail.com 120.40.130.70
    alberto.jordan.torrijos alberto.jordan.torrijos@ing.com 120.40.130.70
    alexandre.marcelo.ribeiro.garrefa alexandre.marcelo.ribeiro.garrefa@ing.com 120.40.130.70
    u003e u003e@e.x.com 120.40.130.70
    manuel.garcia.gonzalez manuel.garcia.gonzalez@ing.com 120.40.130.70
    mike.van.den.berge mike.van.den.berge@ing.com 120.40.130.70
    202:3100:533:0:893:422:45:789 202:3100:533:0:893:422:45:789 120.40.130.70
    hduman hduman@indeks.com.tr 120.40.130.70
    ignacio.vaquero.guisasola ignacio.vaquero.guisasola@ing.com 120.40.130.70
    wayne-wicken40 wayne-wicken40@ced7.hairbrainedideas.store 172.69.135.148
    JacoblEf dferhddedew@gmail.com 31.130.137.239
    albertinadeasey6019 albertinadeasey6019@mailcatch.com 172.71.155.65
    elmassavas elmassavas@indeks.com.tr 120.40.130.70
    brier brier@d.dontstress.online 104.22.17.127
    LeighCanter54 leigh.leigh73@cesila.wish.rest 193.233.89.215
    alabama15 alabama15@best-yurist-moscow.store 172.69.135.147
    KVYRuby19632571 rubygeorge30@good.ivolix.org 66.93.209.54
    evewetter-5832 evewetter-5832@topcompanygroup.com 91.186.215.63
    zetrox95 zetrox95@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    compliance.certificacao compliance.certificacao@spcbrasil.org.br 120.40.130.70
    ChangRhoades92 shantaedusty@solstris.com 192.3.246.77
    zeila zeila@tjro.jus.br 120.40.130.70
    Raleigh23Q raleighreno46@turi.glinxy.com 66.93.209.224
    bruklin36 bruklin36@best-yurist-moscow.store 172.69.134.85
    sheri.sheri sheri.sheri@zorudi.chicagoes.xyz 45.136.24.192
    JeannieLeatherma jeannieleatherman82@gti.scoldly.com 23.236.236.198
    corrinesteffen16 corrinesteffen16@no.mxdood.com 172.71.155.63
    KristopherCundif renecreason9891@discardmail.com 171.225.192.2
    konstantinrovini konstantinrovini@mail.ru 91.142.73.116
    paulbrown5821nvth paulbrown5821nvth@budgetthailandtravel.com 172.71.155.64
    marymiller1385i4i3 marymiller1385i4i3@verifiedlinklist.com 172.71.155.64
    paulbrown5821nvth paulbrown5821nvth@budgetthailandtravel.com 172.69.134.85
    josephthomas56009n1g josephthomas56009n1g@travel-e-store.com 82.149.80.59
    georginaridenour78 georginaridenour78@siso.elyquin.org 23.160.128.49
    charlesthomas4583nni charlesthomas4583nni@travel-e-store.com 172.71.158.70
    denesedupre denesedupre@asia.dnsabr.com 154.16.115.97
    michaelwilson7303gu4w michaelwilson7303gu4w@gsasearchengineranker.com 162.158.167.16
    colriti1993 colriti1993@mail.ru 89.187.168.197
    CooperRowallan9 cooperrowallan81@among.ehomu.com 85.208.115.53
    JeraldXgp811 tamiaubrey@solstris.com 191.101.109.102
    barbbaum barbbaum@1mail.x24hr.com 172.71.155.51
    marywilliams8224ekbk marywilliams8224ekbk@welcometotijuana.com 104.22.17.126
    getqvpir getqvpir@tacoblastmail.com 172.69.23.188
    LeeI7605343 leecato97@gti.scoldly.com 23.236.236.168
    luxuryhandicraftsindia luxuryhandicraftsindia@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    DannyOatley0 dannyoatley-8526@calculator.city 43.134.75.206
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    202:03:8686:01:09:93:33:8431 202:03:8686:01:09:93:33:8431 120.40.130.70
    GregoryStambaugh gregory-stambaugh@muralbythesea.co.uk 196.240.104.226
    202:1808:4:3611:48:8529:7737:621 202:1808:4:3611:48:8529:7737:621 120.40.130.70
    Mycopperwaterbottlepro Mycopperwaterbottlepro@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
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    haleymaaley haleymaaley@vip.163.com 78.132.234.151
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    matthewjackson1398xkl2 matthewjackson1398xkl2@verifiedlinklist.com 82.149.80.59
    RomaReece13 roma.reece-4494@me-and-u.org.uk 86.105.178.49
    KareemPratten6 kareempratten53@list.cdfaq.com 85.208.115.212
    CindaGalleghan cinda-galleghan-8080@muralbythesea.co.uk 196.245.161.10
    fletcher-bonilla99 fletcher-bonilla99@67ba.catche1.com 172.71.155.156
    zisaachulze3216 zisaachulze@vip.163.com 98.175.31.195
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    zzz2232xxxx 22321077@zju.edu.cn 172.18.0.5
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    venuschauvel37 venuschauvel37@tupu.hivoltz.org 85.208.115.86
    202:45:260:0:456:675:647:330 202:45:260:0:456:675:647:330 120.40.130.70
    edinaldo.moraes.terceirizado edinaldo.moraes.terceirizado@sigaantenado.com.br 120.40.130.70
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    emelytabor6857 emelytabor6857@now.mefound.com 172.69.135.82
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    GeorgiannaTarczy georgiannatarczynski@conferenciasaude15.org.br 104.239.64.242
    3036670308 3036670308@tmomail.net 186.179.47.57
    toninewsome76 toninewsome76@travelperkapp.click 152.44.107.241