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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 - 9 Dec 2025 11:42 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,001,832
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    raregreen raregreen@inbox.lv 120.40.130.70
    JedEbsworth7664 junkodwayne@solstris.com 196.242.20.40
    YasminDelatte0 hectortudor@anonmails.de 92.119.193.229
    KiaMcneal40466 odellhayward4977@anonmails.de 45.88.148.233
    RobertoWetter42 robertowetter20@among.ehomu.com 196.242.47.232
    2001:0:4781:209:640:763:71:97 2001:0:4781:209:640:763:71:97 120.40.130.70
    2803:40:0:824:47:8345:5:381 2803:40:0:824:47:8345:5:381 120.40.130.70
    2001:0:46:13:928:6146:6162:1326 2001:0:46:13:928:6146:6162:1326 120.40.130.70
    BobbyDarrell dorispedroza3247@anonmails.de 5.252.28.186
    GeneLeboeuf55 richardgonzalez7915y24v@b.welcometotijuana.com 196.51.87.163
    LucioDir0853 luciocarruthers73@broad.ehomu.com 154.16.20.25
    OscarN59578816 deborahatlas@anonmails.de 154.195.107.220
    2001:0:49:590:8:5:802:393 2001:0:49:590:8:5:802:393 120.40.130.70
    JessieCottman4 jessiecottman4@role.cdfaq.com 196.245.164.210
    ddlzulpeju ddlzulpeju@cetakexpress.com 45.187.195.209
    202:1810:894:2700:0:7:28:562 202:1810:894:2700:0:7:28:562 120.40.130.70
    10000435-1765278000-1765296000 10000435-1765278000-1765296000@www.roswell.enmu.ed 120.40.130.70
    10000334-1765411200-1765497599 10000334-1765411200-1765497599@www.roswell.enmu.ed 120.40.130.70
    10000335-1766534400-1767571199 10000335-1766534400-1767571199@www.roswell.enmu.ed 120.40.130.70
    zaradavies24 zaradavies24@cold.muzaco.com 104.22.17.127
    2001:0:454:9:0:925:522:9 2001:0:454:9:0:925:522:9 120.40.130.70
    2409:402:7407:9747:8000:: 2409:402:7407:9747:8000:: 120.40.130.70
    Polly42X3150 celestekeaton@anonmails.de 188.130.137.56
    PedroKash088424 robertthomas689ibhx@c.gsasearchengineranker.com 77.83.1.243
    porfiriolouden9967 porfiriolouden9967@anonmails.de 172.69.23.70
    willieronan willieronan@8.dnsabr.com 162.158.167.43
    MahaliaHouse140 wzxxsandyxxzeor72@nestmailbox.com 152.232.48.109
    202:1808:46:113:89:875:62:5457 202:1808:46:113:89:875:62:5457 120.40.130.70
    RaymundoMash63 deidremclane@anonmails.de 45.15.237.85
    j2.8.5699.8 j2.8.5699.8@gmail.com 185.223.152.222
    2001:0:5404:221:6572:748:7:50 2001:0:5404:221:6572:748:7:50 120.40.130.70
    MarshaMcArthur jeffmoberg5063@anonmails.de 45.140.54.31
    se.administrativo se.administrativo@postalsaude.com.br 120.40.130.70
    coefa coefa@postalsaude.com.br 120.40.130.70
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    ce.administrativo ce.administrativo@postalsaude.com.br 120.40.130.70
    aposentados.cadastro aposentados.cadastro@postalsaude.com.br 120.40.130.70
    coans.gejur coans.gejur@postalsaude.com.br 120.40.130.70
    rr.administrativo rr.administrativo@postalsaude.com.br 120.40.130.70
    walace.araujo walace.araujo@postalsaude.com.br 120.40.130.70
    renato.canuto renato.canuto@postalsaude.com.br 120.40.130.70
    quimioterapicos quimioterapicos@postalsaude.com.br 120.40.130.70
    am.administrativo am.administrativo@postalsaude.com.br 120.40.130.70
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    exclusao exclusao@postalsaude.com.br 120.40.130.70
    meucadastro meucadastro@postalsaude.com.br 120.40.130.70
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    cadastro cadastro@postalsaude.com.br 120.40.130.70
    ma.administrativo ma.administrativo@postalsaude.com.br 120.40.130.70
    ouvidoria ouvidoria@postalsaude.com.br 120.40.130.70
    licitacoes licitacoes@postalsaude.com.br 120.40.130.70
    al.administrativo al.administrativo@postalsaude.com.br 120.40.130.70
    ro.administrativo ro.administrativo@postalsaude.com.br 120.40.130.70
    glindachappell glindachappell@1secmail.net 172.69.23.69
    spm.administrativo spm.administrativo@postalsaude.com.br 120.40.130.70
    chamamentopublico chamamentopublico@postalsaude.com.br 120.40.130.70
    JolieGriver9 joliegriver56@cool.muzaco.com 196.242.47.232
    AntoniaBolt93 wverskeurdfwr72@nestmailbox.com 72.57.100.34
    hersheljones hersheljones@befirstmail.xyz 172.69.23.70
    dallas.leone dallas.leone@phinvitation.com 162.158.167.43
    krasnhello krasnhello@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    clintondun7 clintondun7@fog.blyxen.org 162.158.167.43
    r.y.anw.hite547.6.3.4 r.y.anw.hite547.6.3.4@gmail.com 173.239.254.217
    robyncronin9093 robyncronin9093@anonmails.de 217.218.152.74
    StephanyOppen1 mtestj@blogwebsite.top 194.53.140.28
    JasmineHobart wnhorsythurwr72@nestmailbox.com 72.57.101.190
    Carol97678704046 wleisewitz7yr72@nestmailbox.com 152.232.48.28
    2804:40:11:700:580:737:1096:551 2804:40:11:700:580:737:1096:551 120.40.130.70
    ReeceLandry2932 tamiaubrey@solstris.com 196.242.20.40
    miquelscullin4114 miquelscullin4114@23.8.dnsabr.com 104.22.17.127
    earnesttreasure4857 earnesttreasure4857@anonmails.de 162.158.167.44
    candidaolsen candidaolsen@dvd.dns-cloud.net 172.69.23.69
    margovida8114 margovida8114@anonmails.de 162.158.167.43
    2001:0:4162:96:51:1:5:51 2001:0:4162:96:51:1:5:51 120.40.130.70