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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 - 5 Jul 2026 5:27 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,814
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    williamhernandez22080rrp williamhernandez22080rrp@b.travel-e-store.com 196.51.95.177
    coordinacion.paczuriel coordinacion.paczuriel@fundacionprodere.cl 120.40.130.70
    gsa gsa@supportmail.nofreeze.pro 172.71.159.82
    una.perkin una.perkin@corrective.51tiemo.com 120.40.130.70
    DonteMillen5 dontemillen15@keep.cdfaq.com 191.101.92.224
    robertjellicoe7653 robertjellicoe7653@gmailot.com 172.71.154.179
    veriflesprivat7 veriflesprivat7@konstruksituntas.com 162.158.167.122
    Hermine34M sarahbrown7024pcgb@a.gsavps.xyz 192.126.199.59
    jemgrnns jemgrnns@legenmail.com 172.71.159.82
    KingWille9450 matthewwilson82952vpa@d.blog-stuff.com 152.232.53.85
    santiagodawes santiagodawes@jeniferconely.site 196.196.31.29
    Micheline46Q michelinemarble89@deny.milkgg.com 102.165.54.218
    BillyHerbert9 billyherbert13@hell.milkgg.com 154.16.69.76
    ArnulfoRvc arnulfomcnamara30@fast.veauly.com 102.165.53.166
    sarahroberts7584 sarahroberts7584@gmailot.com 172.71.154.178
    brycechadwick8906 brycechadwick8906@jasonpost.site 172.71.154.179
    welcome6 welcome6@libeamore.com.ua 172.69.135.13
    RosalindWorsham rosalindworsham23@toy.pettin.com 102.165.55.20
    pdclark pdclark@loanhouse.com 64.63.242.61
    jessicataylor9912 jessicataylor9912@gmailot.com 172.71.154.179
    pdclark pdclark@loanhouse.com 64.63.234.48
    ForrestAbner30 forrestabner.1074@baupo.pl 192.227.240.85
    202:45:3:0:00:419:187:476 202:45:3:0:00:419:187:476 120.40.130.70
    robtkoss1134 robtkoss1134@discard.email 104.207.52.8
    VitoMenendez6 vito-menendez9285@ubalbinki.pl 192.186.143.146
    richardmartinez1880ph5 richardmartinez1880ph5@b.pattaya-mega.com 196.51.87.157
    laynedove laynedove@anonmails.de 120.40.130.70
    lorenzo.headrick lorenzo.headrick@zhoufan103.godadida.xyz 172.71.154.179
    AubreySchell616 aubreyschell99@fiber.pettin.com 223.29.254.56
    202:45:3:0:00:419:187:476 202:45:3:0:00:419:187:476 120.40.130.70
    elouisewille1796 elouisewille1796@bd.dns-cloud.net 172.71.154.179
    territorial.antofagasta territorial.antofagasta@fundacionprodere.cl 120.40.130.70
    CeliaOddo71396 celiaoddo66@these.veauly.com 144.48.52.117
    PasqualeFree5 pasqualefree100@stuff.mxdood.com 223.29.254.45
    zbjxuasv zbjxuasv@sabesmail.com 162.158.167.121
    african_papi mindyourownbusiness6543@gmail.com 2607:90:99:199:989:62:9484:116
    globalnetworkengineering globalnetworkengineering@spglobal.com 120.40.130.70
    phwrlnla phwrlnla@bekommenmail.com 104.22.17.127
    apverdoga1981 apverdoga1981@mailnorms.com 172.71.159.82
    2001:43:3000:500:839:842:68:75 2001:43:3000:500:839:842:68:75 120.40.130.70
    mmph38 mmph38@blogwebsite.top 191.102.129.87
    jonathanrodriguez6558 jonathanrodriguez6558@gmailot.com 172.69.135.14
    202:8070:84:40:2:7804:48:1 202:8070:84:40:2:7804:48:1 120.40.130.70
    svetlankamikena svetlankamikena@mail.ru (empty)
    202:03:78:00:592:4:553:3915 202:03:78:00:592:4:553:3915 120.40.130.70
    DiannaPorteous1 diannaporteous89@cold.muzaco.com 196.198.13.252
    NaomiF97645914 naomisullivan37@past.pettin.com 142.214.180.77
    araarmijo6774 araarmijo6774@hotbird.giize.com 162.158.167.122
    admin admin@yakur.ru 172.71.159.82
    example example@example.com 120.40.130.70
    britneyfryar2759 britneyfryar2759@anonmails.de 172.69.135.14
    jessicataylor3412wxqe jessicataylor3412wxqe@c.budgetthailandtravel.com 196.51.87.150
    makayla.makayla makayla.makayla@lanaka.indialove.shop 172.71.154.179
    belennewbery-8915 belennewbery-8915@articl.biz 172.71.159.82
    202:1810:9502:1900:353:141:94:827 202:1810:9502:1900:353:141:94:827 120.40.130.70
    hotu.zap.o.xih.e06. hotu.zap.o.xih.e06.@gmail.com 95.216.68.244
    202:1810:41:00:15:0:959:95 202:1810:41:00:15:0:959:95 120.40.130.70
    shayneshayne68 shayneshayne68@raxiya.pokemonica.online 162.158.167.121
    MarisaBackhouse kiraeastman@anonmails.de 5.196.78.175
    MauricioGoethe1 kourtneymcsharry@fbins001mail.com 185.212.171.190
    nikvolf1006 nikvolf1006@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    ellen-tolentino.2053 ellen-tolentino.2053@zhoufan103.etdip.xyz 172.71.154.179
    uf.u.k.o.puw.2.0 uf.u.k.o.puw.2.0@gmail.com 87.199.197.47
    JermaineEarly9 rachelzamorano1963@blackfirsta.com 154.195.108.171
    kristianlian.amosco29+En kristianlian.amosco29+En@gmail.com 146.19.125.67
    Miguel 9048002@gmail.com 159.26.107.69
    jamesdavis1013rggm jamesdavis1013rggm@b.gsavps.xyz 192.126.243.148
    christopherhernandez4930d953 christopherhernandez4930d953@c.gsavps.xyz 120.40.130.70
    AnitaBeazley anitabeazley2@hell.milkgg.com 191.101.92.83
    jigjhoefvsr jigjhoefvsr@zvukovoe-oborudovanie12.ru 120.40.130.70
    KeenanMunn4494 keenanmunn84@slow.pettin.com 144.48.52.235
    arlene-petit322 arlene-petit322@cheapwinner.com 172.69.22.87
    mavi advin111ad@gmail.com 149.7.98.80
    richardbrown2683232m richardbrown2683232m@gsasearchengineranker.shop 120.40.130.70
    202:1810:90:00:47:1:0:175 202:1810:90:00:47:1:0:175 120.40.130.70
    tom-devaney77 tom-devaney77@contactus.51tiemo.com 217.181.86.94
    marydavis82412m4q marydavis82412m4q@a.gsasearchengineranker.com 209.127.61.53
    GidgetHoehne info@hello.tombola.today 46.8.154.102