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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 12:07 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,001,809
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    LaurelD431085072 winniekunze@mailmenot.io 196.51.65.154
    paouqua paouqua@mailbox.in.ua 120.40.130.70
    outinlehook outinlehook@gismail.online 109.248.142.166
    Jaime99U636 jaimetompkins2@just.cdfaq.com 102.165.53.107
    StefanieButterfi janeasty694@mailmenot.io 196.51.143.204
    winona-yarborough80 winona-yarborough80@087b.scalesurge.io 52.128.211.82
    GuyKvz78704681 tamiaubrey@solstris.com 200.10.47.195
    JefferyCoupp ilsejacklyn@solstris.com 209.127.28.133
    felicarobillard70 felicarobillard70@45c5.next4.xyz 162.158.166.210
    irtuffqx irtuffqx@testform.xyz 120.40.130.70
    CalliePlayford calliecallie@fefumi.redmail.click 23.230.223.183
    info info@professionalseocleanup.com 120.40.130.70
    dustinchapa dustinchapa@now.mefound.com 172.69.134.211
    info229 info229@noreply0.com 23.230.158.4
    ibefumwg ibefumwg@ronaldofmail.com 185.92.25.42
    andreyy-filimonov andreyy-filimonov@bk.ru 120.40.130.70
    IOIZoe206297282 zoe-zoe86@juvace.goodmail.world 130.49.114.71
    LelaGvq2554 lelacastaneda@euvotodistrital.org.br 50.117.105.59
    manoranjanmishramca2025 manoranjanmishramca2025@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    daniellacaron daniellacaron@emailexpert.space 173.213.93.91
    FrancisFyans francisbensad-fyans@healthypplevery.org 66.146.233.190
    galyazafuna galyazafuna@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    lindahartwell3402 lindahartwell3402@anonmails.de 172.71.159.137
    CFTMatthew tedtia@solstris.com 103.204.108.175
    HaleyTunn910511 haley.tunn-trappi26@healthypplevery.org 142.147.108.100
    veniaminisakov94 veniaminisakov94@mail.ru 104.22.20.19
    Mac85O0956600311 mac-mac@dabedu.socialmail.sbs 157.22.18.139
    andrahibbard andrahibbard@discard.email 162.158.166.211
    SalinaTost398 morganica@c.razore100.fans 152.232.216.254
    podaiclan547 podaiclan547@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    CleoRhoden13 arturoshannan@solstris.com 102.165.54.54
    AletheaMcIntosh alethea.mcintosh-heilbron@healthypplevery.org 158.62.210.138
    krasnhello krasnhello@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    maxieaguirre maxieaguirre@mailcatch.com 172.71.159.137
    info info@professionalseocleanup.com 120.40.130.70
    PressaCop sales@ptk-mir.ru 176.117.212.121
    susanmiller6261n5wt susanmiller6261n5wt@c.budgetthailandtravel.com 104.22.20.19
    LeesaLarge1963 leesalarge@raymonthouse.co.uk 196.196.255.89
    PamelaHillen65 pamela.hillen-chiapperi@healthypplevery.org 216.41.233.61
    loriokeeffe74 loriokeeffe74@tapa.unylix.com 172.71.154.67
    DerekMalcolm4 derek.malcolm100@healthypplevery.org 141.164.86.172
    janineeller7799 janineeller7799@anonmails.de 162.158.166.210
    mauro mauro@b.gsaser.world 108.62.102.203
    lutherlightner1908 lutherlightner1908@salpingomyu.ru 95.182.127.41
    elizabethsmith6455lnoa elizabethsmith6455lnoa@gsavps.xyz 45.33.156.177
    Michell2794 michellkelynack17@hol.housines.com 196.51.116.217
    SelinaMarmon957 shantaedusty@solstris.com 165.231.101.214
    emiliyaschukina2019 emiliyaschukina2019@mail.ru 172.86.113.50
    WinnieOhq5595750 winnie.cornelli-wray@healthypplevery.org 216.213.27.191
    korey.hallen korey.hallen@e41a.scalesurge.io 52.128.208.176
    Katharina7021 katharinacarper@raymonthouse.co.uk 198.240.90.219
    trinidad-louis trinidad-louis@2048.my 162.158.166.210
    Mojaveyhl bollardlpd8@reagan.com 68.1.210.163
    jpfnpsgbden jpfnpsgbden@1win-aviator-casino.store 46.8.107.251
    walterstahl5861 walterstahl5861@tempr.email 172.71.154.67
    GeraldineGordon dianemarie@d.dontstress.online 198.23.178.170
    IsaacBoan076 isaacboan-vendegna@healthypplevery.org 170.199.224.147
    LindseyLemos lindsey-lindsey@votoha.indialove.shop 157.22.47.190
    FlossieWymer56 flossiewymer-607@goldenjubileesummerparty.co.uk 196.245.161.5
    KitGlp1360851 kitpolson97@talk.muzaco.com 191.101.109.65
    kerriestclair kerriestclair@adult-work.info 172.69.23.148
    lorencraddock lorencraddock@d17d.scalesurge.io 109.166.53.32
    xiaricci13017 xiaricci13017@d.seoautomationpro.com 38.154.42.113
    ShadMejia725 puzzle@sabalanmusic.ir 141.11.0.84
    TysonTriplett44 puzzle@sabalanmusic.ir 141.11.0.84
    beheretsed beheretsed@anonmails.de 5.183.130.123
    gerardhennings12 gerardhennings12@tapa.unylix.com 162.158.166.211
    MelbaEtienne50 melbaetienne16@scene.muzaco.com 85.208.115.66
    DelilaAhmed lourdeskincaid1359@ssl.tls.cloudns.asia 82.26.246.194
    vasyukov.mityusha vasyukov.mityusha@list.ru 178.20.45.182
    MarkusGlyde markusglyde46@mode.ehomu.com 85.208.115.66
    Raymundo1738 raymundochiodo-vasquez@healthypplevery.org 66.146.239.227