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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 - 8 Feb 2026 1:35 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,860
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    christopherjackson6818xraw christopherjackson6818xraw@b.gsasearchengineranker 23.229.116.109
    NewtonKoontz9 wmedinalinehor77@nestmailbox.com 192.157.58.232
    DominiqueWorthy gloria@uraplive.com 45.3.35.246
    FosterHursey095 leonreva@solstris.com 196.242.178.166
    wilburcottle7138 wilburcottle7138@anonmails.de 162.158.167.35
    jupteqivat jupteqivat@lifestyle-de.com 191.102.172.75
    KristySae293203 sarahwilson3698g6rl@welcometotijuana.com 155.94.190.24
    AlejandroBeaman alejandroalejandro75@risafa.mailbox.mom 104.167.25.101
    GarnetParkman34 garnet-parkman4696@muralbythesea.co.uk 192.186.142.43
    SantiagoSherry santiagosherry58@talk.muzaco.com 191.101.92.157
    maryam.mohammed.hamid002 maryam.mohammed.hamid002@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    kjacobdalumpinesofficial kjacobdalumpinesofficial@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    ElliotMash33 rpop-test81@betiforex.com 155.212.111.136
    JosieBoelt josh@bchgang.org 149.102.232.37
    susanhernandez26000044 susanhernandez26000044@b.gsavps.xyz 172.69.134.210
    FedericoSa nathanielchristensen@dvd.dns-cloud.net 157.66.54.162
    Caren81V5561607 caren-thorton@muralbythesea.co.uk 194.102.38.232
    shellymcclusky9335 shellymcclusky9335@ggrainn.com 138.201.125.121
    imecu.h.ofel.i.262 imecu.h.ofel.i.262@gmail.com 45.132.38.125
    AlbaRock27225 wernersocha@mailmenot.io 192.198.122.60
    DeboraBarnard4 zorah@b.helpmeto.host 192.111.139.165
    domain domain@flatworldsolutions.com 120.40.130.70
    iolaseppelt iolaseppelt@8.dnsabr.com 162.158.167.35
    lillymaye lilly-maye@wecare.carolinensielweihnachtsmarkt.cli 109.122.24.71
    MuoiLeone50 muoileone88@river.muzaco.com 196.242.114.66
    ReginaldRoderick reginald.roderick7@gularte73.browndecorationlights 23.236.253.41
    Darrellsig anorisenuw75@gmail.com 178.176.72.50
    juliajuniorz4454 juliajuniorz@vip.163.com 178.176.72.50
    isabellatexaxoz5303 isabellatexaxoz@yahoo.com 178.176.79.61
    202:03:698:7101:3877:124:4:192 202:03:698:7101:3877:124:4:192 120.40.130.70
    uoclxnvd uoclxnvd@eblanomail.com 172.71.158.69
    angeleswade angeleswade@soulvow.com 104.22.20.178
    2001:100:5004:00:283::10:390 2001:100:5004:00:283::10:390 120.40.130.70
    ZitaTousignant3 zitatousignant40@lower.ehomu.com 23.95.81.38
    JocelynSeekamp jocelyn-jocelyn@ligopu.smartlink.lat 209.50.170.243
    info info@strictlydigital.net 120.40.130.70
    ladonnaladonna ladonnaladonna@tulelo.tangos.click 65.111.12.193
    2001:100:5004:00:283::10:390 2001:100:5004:00:283::10:390 120.40.130.70
    202:470:68:0:6707:575:46:416 202:470:68:0:6707:575:46:416 120.40.130.70
    ceo ceo@flatworldsolutions.com 120.40.130.70
    LyndonVillarreal sabinemaxey3390@mailmenot.io 198.20.173.12
    2001:470:36:65:42:267:5221:739 2001:470:36:65:42:267:5221:739 120.40.130.70
    StefanDesjardins matthewgonzalez8377uzht@verifiedlinklist.com 204.44.104.103
    200:1:8802:2101:5979:7:789:881 200:1:8802:2101:5979:7:789:881 120.40.130.70
    2001:410:305:2100::479 2001:410:305:2100::479 120.40.130.70
    SanoraValenzuela lindamartin4730k4wa@travel-e-store.com 66.63.183.24
    renecattapani79 renecattapani79@take-ur-vites.org 170.199.229.174
    2001:410:701:1100::794 2001:410:701:1100::794 120.40.130.70
    2001:410:305:2100::538 2001:410:305:2100::538 120.40.130.70
    2001:410:601:1100::2080 2001:410:601:1100::2080 120.40.130.70
    MonteScorfield2 katherinesco@leantechy.xyz 196.51.204.205
    RoseanneDavey1 delta@e.cosmiccircuit.store 204.44.104.97
    bonnietichenor6306 bonnietichenor6306@spambog.ru 172.71.154.179
    otilianunley6070 otilianunley6070@tempr.email 66.63.183.24
    fannie.broinowski fannie.broinowski@socialpave.com 27.34.64.220
    VonnieHeberling vonnie-vonnie76@yokuro.loop.mom 45.3.50.38
    heikehalimi46 heikehalimi46@healthypplevery.org 139.180.225.212
    claramcintyre1926 claramcintyre1926@salpingomyu.ru 172.69.23.193
    JannIzk0779637 eda@e.cosmiccircuit.store 66.63.178.84
    brandi brandi@l.quantumnest.lat 172.71.154.179
    antonetta-sturdivant.6137 antonetta-sturdivant.6137@galaga.ee 162.158.167.98
    202:03:880:7201:15:5493:2:7678 202:03:880:7201:15:5493:2:7678 120.40.130.70
    Heath3968550 heath.sawyers@bittermail.site 80.71.159.221
    AleidaGarrard qoicofti@legenmail.com 154.195.153.232
    HeribertoFrahm renawestbury1008@mailmenot.io 192.198.115.66
    everette-garucci-hartford43 everette-garucci-hartford43@healthypplevery.org 167.160.74.135
    DeanaSyi57 qoicofti@legenmail.com 154.195.98.207
    ShellaEzz9 alphonsoaston3981@mailmenot.io 192.198.109.21
    202:8108:8125:100:81:6:4:7 202:8108:8125:100:81:6:4:7 120.40.130.70
    CharlineZinnbaue qoicofti@legenmail.com 154.195.108.171
    PedroBever pedro-pedro@yeregi.indialove.shop 216.26.224.230
    susananderson602avq8 susananderson602avq8@welcometotijuana.com 162.158.167.97
    genemidgett genemidgett@asia.dnsabr.com 172.69.134.210
    lorrinerumpf36 lorrinerumpf36@prilian.juxal.org 104.22.20.178
    gretchen.sloan gretchen.sloan@healthypplevery.org 172.69.23.193
    rachelpell1145 rachelpell1145@koes.justdied.com 172.69.134.211