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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 - 17 Sep 2026 7:17 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,706
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    zgmggomhhMa zgmggomhhMa@ventura17.ru 62.197.45.179
    mhueixsv mhueixsv@legenmail.com 120.40.130.70
    qpjhxjsgxSl qpjhxjsgxSl@ventura17.ru 148.222.185.49
    barney.barney barney.barney@fepobu.cleanmail.online 31.134.13.53
    xwbyfjhpwMa xwbyfjhpwMa@ventura17.ru 62.197.45.179
    RubenGaite bbbbbbbbbbbbbb@box.it 192.121.171.245
    aqkeoydkqSl aqkeoydkqSl@ventura17.ru 148.222.185.49
    fzjzwagcpMi fzjzwagcpMi@ventura17.ru 185.192.20.168
    polyvoile polyvoile@aep.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    armandobaxley5285 armandobaxley5285@anonmails.de 89.249.73.114
    ceggeo ceggeo@aep.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    mlpkbnaofMa mlpkbnaofMa@ventura17.ru 62.197.45.179
    clee clee@aep.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    jprxnfrvfer jprxnfrvfer@ventura17.ru 185.192.20.41
    neexdeggqer neexdeggqer@ventura17.ru 185.192.20.41
    micah53y89 micahmcadam-6154@articl.biz 31.25.238.47
    cegch cegch@aep.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    li.n.k.s.89.ma.st. li.n.k.s.89.ma.st.@gmail.com 78.111.154.195
    EdwardCota708 wgarmiwenqi6r95@nestmailbox.com 152.232.157.104
    faie faie@aep.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    banniere banniere@aep.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    yxrjstmcwMa yxrjstmcwMa@ventura17.ru 62.197.45.179
    comic comic@aep.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    KOCCheri392 wpraraporzeyr95@nestmailbox.com 185.200.188.234
    aep aep@aep.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    pinep pinep@aep.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    zuconffunpu zuconffunpu@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    mhueixsv mhueixsv@legenmail.com 120.40.130.70
    MelisaStanfill3 wxelaban5dgr95@nestmailbox.com 114.252.15.18
    clairfossett22 clairfossett22@tusu.ivolix.org 173.213.93.209
    MiguelMarkley9 beauclarita@veauly.com 177.234.143.121
    lepage lepage@grm.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    202:8071:5160:100:492:82::2866 202:8071:5160:100:492:82::2866 120.40.130.70
    legua legua@grm.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    CyrusJackson70 wquinkavarlpvr95@nestmailbox.com 152.232.159.12
    pavz pavz@lenta.ru 120.40.130.70
    503990659 503990659@qq.com 120.40.130.70
    interne interne@astp.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    xeoldohumml xeoldohumml@ventura17.ru 148.222.185.182
    sur-cadres sur-cadres@liste.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    annetteherrin5959 annetteherrin5959@23.8.dnsabr.com 172.71.159.81
    communications communications@astp.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    vneiazkeaml vneiazkeaml@ventura17.ru 148.222.185.182
    tssiasjmaEa tssiasjmaEa@ventura17.ru 62.197.45.62
    nom-de-la-liste nom-de-la-liste@liste.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    217217 217217@163.com 120.40.130.70
    qfsngbqseSl qfsngbqseSl@ventura17.ru 148.222.185.49
    iijlandpmSl iijlandpmSl@ventura17.ru 148.222.185.49
    presidence presidence@astp.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    bkjsbtjbbMi bkjsbtjbbMi@ventura17.ru 185.192.20.168
    trucorxfqMi trucorxfqMi@ventura17.ru 185.192.20.168
    paused paused@lenta.ru 120.40.130.70
    esin-ivan esin-ivan@lenta.ru 120.40.130.70
    shustov shustov@lenta.ru 120.40.130.70
    tkldwbtheer tkldwbtheer@ventura17.ru 185.192.20.41
    MaybellBrient86 alexrosalie@veauly.com 154.16.69.173
    joshuamartinez4474sack joshuamartinez4474sack@travel-e-store.com 172.71.154.169
    info info@esteban.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    amet amet@lenta.ru 120.40.130.70
    xvcwrseggml xvcwrseggml@ventura17.ru 148.222.185.182
    klimkin klimkin@lenta.ru 120.40.130.70
    vinni vinni@lenta.ru 120.40.130.70
    danz danz@lenta.ru 120.40.130.70
    max-unknown max-unknown@lenta.ru 120.40.130.70
    contact contact@step.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    l.in.ks8.9.mast. l.in.ks8.9.mast.@gmail.com 78.111.154.195
    khdljacnkMi khdljacnkMi@ventura17.ru 185.192.20.168
    mach mach@step.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    dliwvgblrEa dliwvgblrEa@ventura17.ru 62.197.45.62
    ldd ldd@step.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    czkemhsneMa czkemhsneMa@ventura17.ru 62.197.45.179
    mash mash@step.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    bono bono@step.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    denisk denisk@lenta.ru 120.40.130.70
    kronen kronen@step.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    bernie bernie@step.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70