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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 - 20 May 2026 1:27 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,001,581
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    mikhailvupavo mikhailvupavo@mail.ru 162.158.167.133
    Devon0488617052 juliennedakota@solstris.com 191.101.92.175
    CurtAnthon curtcurt-.3031@asmaila.xyz 45.144.37.22
    LoviePavy162 loviepavy29@put.pettin.com 144.48.52.117
    ramil-gilmanov1993 ramil-gilmanov1993@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    yvettehollars yvettehollars@discardmail.com 104.223.68.102
    angie-forwood61 angie-forwood61@51tiemo.com 172.71.158.68
    fleury fleury@tjro.jus.br 120.40.130.70
    nzelite nzelite@tjro.jus.br 120.40.130.70
    NaomiMcWhae3 davidlopez51184@seoautomationpro.com 107.175.147.139
    aleksandrlolubu aleksandrlolubu@mail.ru 172.69.134.85
    robt-whaley.7137 robt-whaley.7137@hypecenter.casino 104.22.17.126
    comercial comercial@toppen.com.br 120.40.130.70
    genevasidney30 genevasidney30@juvelin.zerivo.eu 172.71.154.179
    dmitry5950 dmitry5950@casinotds.xyz 120.40.130.70
    ireortiz ireortiz@uv.mx 120.40.130.70
    brentewan39 brentewan39@hawk.unylix.com 120.40.130.70
    clifford clifford@c.cosmiccircuit.store 78.159.107.235
    patricia4904 patricia4904@letter42.com 120.40.130.70
    compliance.certificacao compliance.certificacao@spcbrasil.org.br 120.40.130.70
    202:020:54:62:1:40:63:400 202:020:54:62:1:40:63:400 120.40.130.70
    HildaJohns19118 hildajohns33@pound.milkgg.com 102.165.53.252
    joshuabrown43554k88 joshuabrown43554k88@e.welcometotijuana.com 104.22.20.143
    ShermanMattingle shermanmattingley27@hell.milkgg.com 23.95.81.223
    mameiling mameiling@360.cn 120.40.130.70
    is is@uv.mx 120.40.130.70
    aviscordeaux2885 aviscordeaux2885@twitch.work 172.69.23.193
    360box 360box@360.cn 120.40.130.70
    edinaldo.moraes.terceirizado edinaldo.moraes.terceirizado@sigaantenado.com.br 120.40.130.70
    isobel.arden76 isobel.arden76@heartvistanow.com 104.22.17.127
    dcabrera dcabrera@uv.mx 120.40.130.70
    mesadeservicios mesadeservicios@uv.mx 120.40.130.70
    a.lan8.5ra.shmor a.lan8.5ra.shmor@gmail.com 151.240.109.143
    RoslynMajeski7 janbeatriz@solstris.com 154.16.69.146
    SylviaPettway9 ariellemadsen7735@vietcap.sbs 70.29.3.57
    redes redes@uv.mx 120.40.130.70
    IleneShepherd ileneshepherd32@.mxdood.com 102.165.53.235
    GabrielaJ85 dominiquealexandra@solstris.com 196.198.13.165
    videoconferencias videoconferencias@uv.mx 120.40.130.70
    glory.marrone glory.marrone@51tiemo.com 120.40.130.70
    DulcieMeagher dorethahollars4776@mailcatch.com 70.29.3.57
    contactocsirt contactocsirt@uv.mx 120.40.130.70
    MalloryNunn287 mallorynunn60@only.veauly.com 103.221.232.223
    aameca aameca@uv.mx 120.40.130.70
    jtkokbwm jtkokbwm@bethcampbell.biz 162.158.167.133
    randimclemore9 randimclemore9@slow.pettin.com 172.71.154.179
    nidabowler9090 nidabowler9090@adult-work.info 95.177.87.10
    forresteastin40 forresteastin40@stuff.mxdood.com 172.71.158.68
    SherrillW56 janbeatriz@solstris.com 154.16.69.173
    ghernandez ghernandez@uv.mx 120.40.130.70
    mestrada mestrada@uv.mx 120.40.130.70
    waai8stccwnc waai8stccwnc@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    glozano glozano@uv.mx 120.40.130.70
    isguiot isguiot@uv.mx 120.40.130.70
    HallieButcher6 halliebutcher5@put.pettin.com 191.101.114.216
    psanchez psanchez@uv.mx 120.40.130.70
    lidafortney lidafortney@support.51tiemo.com 217.181.69.209
    christoper christoper-whitehead@alexis4d.id 185.158.106.65
    KathlenePoindext hazel.sanchez2002@gmx.com 191.102.129.126
    aalfaro aalfaro@uv.mx 120.40.130.70
    rotoptodi1976 rotoptodi1976@mailopenz.com 172.71.158.68
    efernandez efernandez@uv.mx 120.40.130.70
    acolunga acolunga@uv.mx 120.40.130.70
    hester-hester hester-hester@nizote.fuc.best 120.40.130.70
    hbonola hbonola@uv.mx 120.40.130.70
    amesa amesa@uv.mx 120.40.130.70
    guruiz guruiz@uv.mx 120.40.130.70
    bvargas bvargas@uv.mx 120.40.130.70
    ShaunteWhisman shauntewhisman21@toy.pettin.com 196.198.13.205
    daigagrinevica daigagrinevica@inbox.lv 146.19.125.69
    hermineaugustin hermineaugustin@onepureedge.com 172.71.154.178
    hosea hosea@nebulastream.site 120.40.130.70
    LouieAnn2084779 louieann26@slide.veauly.com 103.221.232.229
    maricperez maricperez@uv.mx 120.40.130.70
    202:1808:4:17:070:9:14:6968 202:1808:4:17:070:9:14:6968 120.40.130.70
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