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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 - 6 Jun 2026 4:22 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,844
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    TandyPurdy125 thomasgonzalez59199w38@gsasearchengineranker.info 198.20.174.155
    mikestabile mikestabile@cheapwinner.com 172.69.134.85
    prosavmobi1981 prosavmobi1981@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    Jai83M62474 dyancoldiron8795@shopcobe.com 188.163.52.74
    GildaDarcy99 lindajones27848rzy@linkbuilding.club 198.20.174.155
    llllleonardosakurallll llllleonardosakurallll@gmail.com 2806:262:48:1269:54:55:36:9282
    PedroGritton9 pedrogritton@181d.scalesurge.io 23.80.151.56
    202:1810:91:700:3525:2:86:1013 202:1810:91:700:3525:2:86:1013 120.40.130.70
    edensung edensung@veauly.com 104.22.20.143
    erlg1skdv5 erlg1skdv5@ozsaip.com 120.40.130.70
    support support@analytics-info.com 172.71.158.167
    PriscillaShoebri barbarawilson709268rs@backlinks.monster 196.51.53.113
    Judson75P31596 judson.rothstein@181d.scalesurge.io 23.80.151.56
    GertrudeMuskett gertrudemuskett30@seat.muzaco.com 23.95.204.251
    FrancescoFinch8 francescofinch95@trick.veauly.com 196.198.13.205
    christopheranderson60648sa5 christopheranderson60648sa5@f.seoautomationpro.com 107.175.146.240
    alysavann85 alysavann85@act.milkgg.com 172.71.158.166
    merle-swisher merle-swisher@181d.scalesurge.io 172.71.154.178
    DonAtkin51 donatkin97@9885.scalesurge.io 173.208.28.185
    ramil-gilmanov1993 ramil-gilmanov1993@mail.ru 172.71.158.167
    DeborahPape85 deborahpape67@slow.pettin.com 102.165.54.226
    weinplaza8xst weinplaza8xst@socialtextonline.org 37.139.53.253
    qtlqllqtdq qtlqllqtdq@rambler.ru 79.127.175.16
    kbrhbiugwu kbrhbiugwu@rambler.ru 79.127.175.16
    202:1810:15:5380:9:449:948:7942 202:1810:15:5380:9:449:948:7942 120.40.130.70
    bvcuenfpxk bvcuenfpxk@rambler.ru 79.127.175.16
    202:446:341:0:140:3718:10:5 202:446:341:0:140:3718:10:5 120.40.130.70
    LupitaBaltes96 lupitabaltes100@put.pettin.com 181.215.16.247
    202:03:7:3300:31:9951:4084:253 202:03:7:3300:31:9951:4084:253 120.40.130.70
    CarolineKelynack carolinekelynack@9885.scalesurge.io 23.80.151.146
    joan.g.francois joan.g.francois@gmai.com 120.40.130.70
    doris.kesler95 doris.kesler95@9885.scalesurge.io 172.69.23.193
    bridgett-hinojosa bridgett-hinojosa@26fd.ahplumbingnc.club 151.247.123.55
    bolsaempleoperezgaldos bolsaempleoperezgaldos@gobiernodecanarias.org 120.40.130.70
    20:2:3203:1190:8410:750:78:2 20:2:3203:1190:8410:750:78:2 120.40.130.70
    Misty0333675939 bb@summer-music.net 221.231.13.198
    elmosmith elmosmith@beastmail.biz 104.22.17.126
    rheaedkins7430 rheaedkins7430@asia.dnsabr.com 104.22.20.142
    shanahux31 shanahux31@hawk.vexint.com 192.227.205.214
    pilarmcnair pilarmcnair@vargosmail.com 78.111.155.226
    DonaldWrenn0278 donald-wrenn@4048.scalesurge.io 23.80.151.167
    202:03:8452:2501:18:15:623:7 202:03:8452:2501:18:15:623:7 120.40.130.70
    dirkschlenker dirkschlenker@zhoufan103.pechro.xyz 104.22.20.143
    Banbi m.er.e.d.ith.ger.o.ni.mo.241@gmail.com 135.136.0.41
    lbwrcrek lbwrcrek@fuhrenmail.com 64.31.3.126
    cxtqmhaq cxtqmhaq@duhastmail.com 64.31.3.126
    edwinbenoit2406 edwinbenoit2406@asia.dnsabr.com 172.69.134.85
    ShantellSkeats wbasaluzzoe9r88@nestmailbox.com 67.215.230.86
    cla.udiab.andmann.83 cla.udiab.andmann.83@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    dennyhatfield dennyhatfield@satisfaction.opentravellersrest.clic 162.158.167.133
    JacquettaWhitehe tinrnjoselyn@gmx.com 147.53.121.216
    Philomena3273 hwalucio@solstris.com 191.101.114.220
    AbelCatalano89 abel-catalano15@9885.scalesurge.io 173.208.28.251
    rickeyboyes.5786 rickeyboyes.5786@wordspacemail.com 104.22.20.142
    becky-onus3610 becky-onus3610@vargosmail.com 78.111.155.226
    stapuntril1990 stapuntril1990@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    RoseannaElledge roseannaelledge23@hell.milkgg.com 191.101.92.83
    202:1810:854:1200:5141:61:9:98 202:1810:854:1200:5141:61:9:98 120.40.130.70
    JillianKline80 jilliankline27@act.milkgg.com 196.198.13.67
    gabrielerunyon21 gabrielerunyon21@claim.mxdood.com 172.69.23.193
    lindakim2515 lindakim2515@mailgg.org 172.69.134.85
    humm.e.r.tolympi.a humm.e.r.tolympi.a@gmail.com (empty)
    BHBUna9272516 unatimm97@slide.veauly.com 102.165.55.133
    jeffry-jeffry jeffry-jeffry@lanaka.indialove.shop 172.71.154.179
    CathyFuhrmann cathyfuhrmann38@brick.pettin.com 144.48.52.31
    AlbertoSternberg jerry@neoxinet.com 67.201.59.70
    JoelPulsford471 michaelwilliams3309q3xq@verifiedlinklist.com 212.119.46.202
    202:03:870:001:91:2189:952:7 202:03:870:001:91:2189:952:7 120.40.130.70
    gradydarling59 gradydarling59@photo.veauly.com 104.22.20.142
    programaestela.educacion programaestela.educacion@gobiernodecanarias.org 120.40.130.70
    arthur.naimanov arthur.naimanov@bk.ru 94.25.175.50
    MitchelRausch68 vidabarreras2119@hohohim.com 154.208.61.197
    HaleyStubblefiel hannahgarcia2364@seoautomationpro.com 157.22.73.77
    usmyzlac usmyzlac@duhastmail.com 172.71.158.166
    OliviaTrue olivia.true@181d.scalesurge.io 173.208.28.64
    rosita-boyle rosita-boyle@81d9.scalesurge.io 172.69.23.194
    kristinakehado kristinakehado@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    anthonymartinez643248gj anthonymartinez643248gj@c.budgetthailandtravel.com 23.229.76.123