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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 - 6 Nov 2025 10:17 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,001,990
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    EliseBerry78 daveta@nebulanode.site 67.215.231.216
    Soon12J995951 reynasheahan4890@hotbird.giize.com 171.225.192.253
    kandirubensohn kandirubensohn@0815.ru 162.158.166.210
    2602671113 2602671113@tmomail.net 95.164.158.234
    LidaG639796944 lida.madison4126@genshinplus.cc 165.231.105.160
    angelaharrison-5509 angelaharrison-5509@k99z.com 45.41.128.215
    alluringinfotechsolutions alluringinfotechsolutions@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    ver.br.i.dg.e.k.end.a.b. ver.br.i.dg.e.k.end.a.b.@s1rx3.tobu-wedding.com 172.71.158.139
    paullian8411 paullian8411@ligmamail.com 138.199.59.211
    koby-batman koby-batman@newmail.web.id 142.147.111.121
    groverbarreras2021 groverbarreras2021@koes.justdied.com 172.69.134.211
    claudio-fulcher81 claudio-fulcher81@cheyanne42.lumbermilltricks.com 172.71.158.138
    verb.ri.d.g.ek.e.nda.b verb.ri.d.g.ek.e.nda.b@s1rx3.tobu-wedding.com 172.71.154.67
    helene-mangum helene-mangum@bdfe.thomasin.online 172.69.23.148
    GeniaSilva621 shantaedusty@solstris.com 165.231.101.43
    v.e.r.brid.ge.k.end.a.b v.e.r.brid.ge.k.end.a.b@s1rx2.tobu-wedding.com 172.71.158.138
    samualsterner54 samualsterner54@rogim.hexagonaldrawings.com 172.69.23.147
    vpamaoo vpamaoo@domopichka.icu 104.28.192.94
    ahmad-marconi ahmad-marconi@7d20.barumainbos.cfd 172.71.158.139
    AnibalChristian chaunceyratliff4263@mailmenot.io 45.81.136.220
    kellye.mcgarry kellye.mcgarry@69dd.barumainbos.cfd 172.69.23.148
    ver.b.r.i.dg.ek.en.dab. ver.b.r.i.dg.ek.en.dab.@s1rx4.tobu-wedding.com 172.69.23.147
    v.erbri.d.ge.k.e.nd.a.b v.erbri.d.ge.k.e.nd.a.b@s1rx3.tobu-wedding.com 172.69.23.147
    candacechavers77 candacechavers77@edaa.barumainbos.cfd 172.69.134.210
    ElishaSherrod3 elishasherrod8@mode.ehomu.com 154.16.20.235
    v.er.brid.g.e.ken.da.b v.er.brid.g.e.ken.da.b@s1rx4.tobu-wedding.com 172.69.134.211
    BufordLarkins2 emoryeanes1966@anonmails.de 95.182.125.108
    groverbarreras2021 groverbarreras2021@koes.justdied.com 173.234.48.10
    jennie.dodds jennie.dodds@7f43.barumainbos.cfd 172.71.154.66
    degtiarevymzz1993.oi degtiarevymzz1993.oi@rambler.ru 172.71.158.138
    ChristiPerrone christiperrone.2674@strategyinsights.xyz 165.231.101.135
    Rosalyn9001 rosalynmadgwick46@seat.muzaco.com 165.231.101.43
    verbr.i.d.gek.en.dab. verbr.i.d.gek.en.dab.@s1rx4.tobu-wedding.com 172.69.23.147
    topber25 topber25@blogwebsite.top 172.71.158.138
    CherieFrantz21 kellitunbridge@mailmenot.io 46.8.23.231
    v.er.b.rid.gek.end.a.b. v.er.b.rid.gek.end.a.b.@s1rx4.tobu-wedding.com 172.71.158.138
    ver.brid.g.ekenda.b ver.brid.g.ekenda.b@s1rx3.tobu-wedding.com 172.71.158.138
    veveferes veveferes@anonmails.de 77.94.1.134
    ve.r.b.r.i.dg.e.kend.ab ve.r.b.r.i.dg.e.kend.ab@s1rx1.tobu-wedding.com 172.69.23.147
    v.erbr.id.geke.n.d.a.b v.erbr.id.geke.n.d.a.b@s1rx3.tobu-wedding.com 172.71.158.139
    JungWinchcombe jungwinchcombe79@list.cdfaq.com 200.10.47.25
    EFESammy02 sammyyounger59@cool.muzaco.com 165.231.101.221
    michaelwilson7303gu4w michaelwilson7303gu4w@gsasearchengineranker.com 107.172.229.186
    francescokroemer8629 francescokroemer8629@anonmails.de 172.71.154.67
    MarianaMichalski curtiskeir5163@mailmenot.io 109.248.14.67
    daniel daniel@b.fruitingbodymushrooms.online 172.69.134.211
    v.e.rbr.id.ge.ke.nd.ab v.e.rbr.id.ge.ke.nd.ab@s1rx1.tobu-wedding.com 172.71.154.67
    gabriellong gabriellong@leantechy.xyz 154.30.213.140
    v.erbr.id.ge.ke.n.dab v.erbr.id.ge.ke.n.dab@s1rx2.tobu-wedding.com 172.69.23.148
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    ClementRaine54 eugenie@l.quantumnest.lat 216.158.194.219
    byronharold3309 byronharold3309@anonmails.de 172.69.134.211
    LuzKww5008668 luzsosa73@just.cdfaq.com 191.101.109.9
    2600:1900:0:4306::1701 2600:1900:0:4306::1701 120.40.130.70
    v.e.rb.ri.d.ge.k.en.dab. v.e.rb.ri.d.ge.k.en.dab.@s1rx3.tobu-wedding.com 172.69.23.148
    vevedefes vevedefes@anonmails.de 109.248.15.27
    veveferes veveferes@anonmails.de 5.183.130.123
    virgiestratton8138 virgiestratton8138@mailmenot.io 188.163.49.58
    xecefedes xecefedes@anonmails.de 5.183.130.172
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    FranCarmichael4 fran.fran@kucica.mailr.click 194.169.95.220
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    rickjoslyn rickjoslyn@23.8.dnsabr.com 171.225.192.253
    DomingaLarose4 domingadominga95@kucica.mailr.click 194.169.95.103
    VWJLashonda lashondalashonda48@mufewi.wins.guru 194.169.92.41
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    BrittneyHenschke brittney.brittney@kucica.mailr.click 194.169.92.136
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    princess-haller princess-haller@vanus.funny3delements.com 162.158.166.211
    xecefedes xecefedes@anonmails.de 5.183.130.123
    david-666 david-666@freespainmail.com 172.69.23.147
    matteogreco42837 matteogreco42837@seoautomationpro.com 198.46.210.35
    lorrinebouchard8486 lorrinebouchard8486@tempr.email 172.71.159.113
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