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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 - 10 Jul 2026 4:05 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,165
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    CecilHoltzmann klaudiachadwick@solstris.com 223.29.254.56
    SylvesterTenison kelliamber@solstris.com 181.215.16.161
    alannaturner alannaturner@coin.wf 149.18.117.54
    QILTeddy790813 teddypullman4@these.veauly.com 154.16.69.184
    lancer lancer@www.example.com 120.40.130.70
    202:267:04:414:0:5000:0: 202:267:04:414:0:5000:0: 120.40.130.70
    HarriettHowden harriett-howden@strategycritique.xyz 177.234.143.132
    annataxoso annataxoso@mail.ru 104.22.20.234
    captn.cowboy captn.cowboy@gamil.com 120.40.130.70
    mmph50 mmph50@blogwebsite.top 120.40.130.70
    202:1810:9535:6800:650:22:35:735 202:1810:9535:6800:650:22:35:735 120.40.130.70
    JUFCaren182859 wdeterment5sr91@nestmailbox.com 192.241.65.79
    zeseeintefs Inhetry@gmail.com 104.23.217.25
    egorgefuhi egorgefuhi@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    mmph36 mmph36@blogwebsite.top 120.40.130.70
    DoloresTalarico evebrownless@edankeunwe.site 84.32.138.186
    202:1810:9535:6800:650:22:35:735 202:1810:9535:6800:650:22:35:735 120.40.130.70
    tesfahunhizikelphdd+cl tesfahunhizikelphdd+cl@gmail.com 146.19.125.67
    i.l.u.x.e.y.ara7.7.1 i.l.u.x.e.y.ara7.7.1@gmail.com 87.199.209.217
    1heredettyh 1heredettyh@anonmails.de 120.40.130.70
    Joni78T366015385 marywilliams7290ukxd@a.travel-e-store.com 173.44.219.166
    marietta.nikolaeva.97 marietta.nikolaeva.97@mail.ru 144.79.133.31
    ulya.gordeeva.90 ulya.gordeeva.90@mail.ru 144.79.133.31
    202:1810:9535:6800:998:756:44:8 202:1810:9535:6800:998:756:44:8 120.40.130.70
    mmph36 mmph36@blogwebsite.top 120.40.130.70
    MicahCarl82 micahcarl51@dear.mxdood.com 223.29.254.39
    susannahbeak3964 susannahbeak3964@t.woeishyang.com 23.95.97.133
    MellisaSkeyhill mellisaskeyhill89@hell.milkgg.com 181.215.16.161
    202:1810:49:7700:10:729:1488:711 202:1810:49:7700:10:729:1488:711 120.40.130.70
    202:420:230:016:482:41:23:3 202:420:230:016:482:41:23:3 120.40.130.70
    anna anna@timeavenue.ru 109.234.35.8
    sandra-lehmann.2431 sandra-lehmann.2431@slgdaily.xyz 172.69.135.13
    202:1810:49:7700:10:729:1488:711 202:1810:49:7700:10:729:1488:711 120.40.130.70
    xyz xyz@example.com 120.40.130.70
    santosshannon363 santosshannon363@anonmails.de 45.92.124.28
    user user@example.com 120.40.130.70
    2600:1004:066:539:0:45:930:9501 2600:1004:066:539:0:45:930:9501 120.40.130.70
    AmadoKashiwagi amadokashiwagi29@self.ehomu.com 102.165.55.131
    jeanp.aullaw.4. jeanp.aullaw.4.@gmail.com 185.223.152.17
    test test@example.com 120.40.130.70
    you you@example.com 120.40.130.70
    MargheritaMountf margheritamountford79@stuff.mxdood.com 196.198.13.67
    work work@example.com 120.40.130.70
    FinlayLorimer2 joshuamartin5776bpca@f.seoautomationpro.com 107.175.36.145
    202:448:388:0:416:07:877:278 202:448:388:0:416:07:877:278 120.40.130.70
    AleidaSchaeffer aleidaschaeffer67@feed.cdfaq.com 223.29.254.158
    johndoe johndoe@example.com 120.40.130.70
    blank blank@example.com 120.40.130.70
    subjectname subjectname@example.com 120.40.130.70
    xyz xyz@example.com 120.40.130.70
    nobody nobody@example.com 120.40.130.70
    ElbertKerr93009 elbertkerr15@.mxdood.com 102.165.55.238
    a a@example.com 120.40.130.70
    johndoe johndoe@example.com 120.40.130.70
    willianpalmerston willianpalmerston@jiangwy.one 98.159.44.226
    202:1810:9535:6800:998:756:44:8 202:1810:9535:6800:998:756:44:8 120.40.130.70
    GayleThiel17518 gaylethiel38@put.pettin.com 196.196.254.131
    lancer lancer@www.example.com 120.40.130.70
    ronnyhorrocks ronnyhorrocks@1secmail.net 120.40.130.70
    avgustina.morozova avgustina.morozova@bk.ru 120.40.130.70
    OwenGriswold830 owengriswold69@brick.pettin.com 191.101.92.218
    AshliBrennan25 waievoliu9r91@nestmailbox.com 196.51.79.171
    EarthaBiddell79 eartha-biddell33@d82d.diyarbakirsuper.com 173.44.218.101
    jeannievinci jeannievinci@pawobby.cfd 104.22.20.25
    kseniyamonama kseniyamonama@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    KaiSpringer8 markmartin38493scr@f.welcometotijuana.com 192.126.248.135
    BenjaminHowe benjaminhowe28@yell.milkgg.com 144.48.52.206
    rexlieberman3498 rexlieberman3498@anonmails.de 172.71.154.179
    quam quam@smart-slip.ru 120.40.130.70
    1heredettyh 1heredettyh@anonmails.de 209.50.165.171
    sa.msdry.wa.lls.an.di.e.go sa.msdry.wa.lls.an.di.e.go@gmail.com 136.144.33.166
    joseph-perez998 joseph-perez998@rambler.ru 98.159.36.8
    paula250991 paula250991@wp.pl 120.40.130.70
    ShannanWinton50 shannanwinton50@stuff.mxdood.com 223.29.254.56
    JoeySalmon1151 joeysalmon83@trick.veauly.com 191.101.92.83
    pnnutsms pnnutsms@fuhrenmail.com 120.40.130.70
    Shawnee2608 jessicamoore1146dkl2@c.resorts-in-asia.com 38.154.117.65
    s.am.s.dr.ywal.ls.a.n.di.ego. s.am.s.dr.ywal.ls.a.n.di.ego.@gmail.com 136.144.33.179
    mariuszbugajniak mariuszbugajniak@wp.pl 120.40.130.70
    202:020:38:83:900:93:535:408 202:020:38:83:900:93:535:408 120.40.130.70