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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 - 22 Jul 2026 7:44 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,996
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    svetlankamikena svetlankamikena@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    MauriceHuntingto patriciawilson9451n84k@b.mustdoindubai.com 196.51.55.254
    info info@turkey-tour-moscow.ru 120.40.130.70
    yulyagexode yulyagexode@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    stanherrod.6581 stanherrod.6581@gsa.fghe.store 120.40.130.70
    heikerendon3897 heikerendon3897@discardmail.com 162.158.167.43
    JohnetteWhitt johnettewhitt66@four.vietnambrandmatters.com 66.212.27.32
    tamitami tamitami@tekuru.pokemonica.online 104.22.17.79
    scarlettcoote scarlettcoote@t.woeishyang.com 104.22.20.142
    CathernBroadway cathern-broadway72@4624.diyarbakirsuper.com 156.241.246.216
    strategicsaleseurope strategicsaleseurope@lululemon.com 120.40.130.70
    AlphonseGlover michaelthomas37555m5c@b.welcometotijuana.com 38.154.25.230
    anthonydavis7938q5xu anthonydavis7938q5xu@b.gsavps.xyz 23.229.54.162
    rosalindwoodruff9185 rosalindwoodruff9185@deajeng.store 162.158.167.43
    strategicsales strategicsales@lululemon.com 120.40.130.70
    c.l.i.ni.c.forh.i.m.350 c.l.i.ni.c.forh.i.m.350@gmail.com 172.69.135.14
    579da5108a6ecbb5925898c07ec06f7e dsytd9wii@mozmail.com 89.187.173.173
    harveyp600 harveyearly.3453@articl.biz 31.25.238.47
    l.i.n.k.s.89m.a.s.t l.i.n.k.s.89m.a.s.t@gmail.com 104.28.214.126
    everetterooney everetterooney@anonmails.de 104.22.17.78
    pavelnaciti pavelnaciti@mail.ru 104.22.17.79
    JurgenWardell6 susanwilliams361802li@d.welcometotijuana.com 152.232.108.166
    ftaletujik kzxjybswv@govtopshop.online 82.29.95.7
    BreannaMelancon charlesmartinez926348fy@c.blog-stuff.com 198.23.178.242
    cip18199 cip18199@laoia.com 120.40.130.70
    secure secure@nsmall.com 120.40.130.70
    2600:647:8600:36:20:784:13:70 2600:647:8600:36:20:784:13:70 120.40.130.70
    elizabethwilson5428bsqt elizabethwilson5428bsqt@travel-e-store.com 172.69.135.14
    diego.rodriguezespinosa diego.rodriguezespinosa@inlandgroup.com 120.40.130.70
    petramenendez6163 petramenendez6163@freundin.ru 104.22.18.53
    2600:654:673:05:353:8:57:9291 2600:654:673:05:353:8:57:9291 120.40.130.70
    codyroy72 codyroy72@allsparkrising.com 172.69.135.14
    ahannahtsoz7409 ahannahtsoz@126.com 27.34.242.102
    dickens.jesse dickens.jesse@proton.me 120.40.130.70
    soporteenlinea soporteenlinea@bancodeloja.fin.ec 120.40.130.70
    PhilipTus mihajlovvladoc9992@rambler.ru 135.181.119.248
    pilaroster pilaroster@anonmails.de 162.158.167.43
    ronedwards77 ronedwards77@simu.elyquin.org 102.165.0.61
    IrishLiversidge irish.liversidge@ubalbinki.pl 191.101.110.25
    rogerstillman rogerstillman@pm.me 2605:598:33:8108:16:66:463:2020
    ofetygyc ofetygyc@duhastmail.com 104.22.20.143
    betsey.male8700 betsey.male8700@articl.biz 104.22.20.142
    dann-rischbieth dann-rischbieth@ff79.jackout.xyz 104.22.18.54
    janie.gresswell janie.gresswell@d17d.scalesurge.io 162.158.167.44
    markjackson2962jck7 markjackson2962jck7@a.blog-stuff.com 156.241.204.244
    carolyntillery carolyntillery@8.dnsabr.com 172.69.135.13
    2607:91:4185:220:81:48:29:55 2607:91:4185:220:81:48:29:55 120.40.130.70
    herbertparr39 herbertparr39@hell.milkgg.com 172.71.159.81
    angelita.angelita angelita.angelita@fotera.sancto.xyz 172.71.159.81
    Manuel manueldeutrera@gmail.com 20:583:6003:3500:495:97:88:244
    jasminheaton19 jasminheaton19@ardelin.orvionix.eu 104.22.20.142
    willash willash@duriancompany.us 104.22.20.142
    cristinecristine cristinecristine@gemiji.mailr.click 104.22.18.54
    patriciathomas7010nto7 patriciathomas7010nto7@f.seoautomationpro.com 172.71.154.178
    krystynacannestra20 krystynacannestra20@healthypplevery.org 167.160.78.177
    HansYeo194 johnsmith6698jzpc@a.mustdoindubai.com 66.63.176.170
    YUCJamel973 jamelhuish61@3fa5.darknessfalls.space 142.173.49.13
    202:450:20:0:1915:4958:25:439 202:450:20:0:1915:4958:25:439 120.40.130.70
    jenniferdavis1778rfir jenniferdavis1778rfir@c.blog-stuff.com 196.51.49.171
    kgcjnj73 kgcjnj73@aviator-game-best.com 120.40.130.70
    unauna unauna@raxifo.commumail.xyz 172.69.135.13
    steffenrosson steffenrosson@mailmenot.io 104.22.20.143
    violettecunneen9 violettecunneen9@talu.glinxy.com 104.22.18.54
    oxi.mus.7.7.7gh.u.j.0o.v.k.b.h oxi.mus.7.7.7gh.u.j.0o.v.k.b.h@gmail.com 162.158.167.44
    2606:830:602:7800:980:643:370:997 2606:830:602:7800:980:643:370:997 120.40.130.70
    michaellopez813x2ix michaellopez813x2ix@c.resorts-in-asia.com 64.188.3.115
    estoll estoll@joi.com 120.40.130.70
    visionbehold visionbehold@joi.com 120.40.130.70
    lindagonzalez87948l2w lindagonzalez87948l2w@b.gsasearchengineranker.com 104.22.18.54
    jweoi jweoi@joi.com 120.40.130.70
    HaiAshmore61 williammoore885389rs@b.gsasearchengineranker.com 173.44.219.166