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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 - 2 Jul 2026 2:10 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,617
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    magdabelisario8 magdabelisario8@photo.veauly.com 104.22.17.127
    feuerhahn feuerhahn@runbox.com 142.189.223.143
    feuerhahn feuerhahn@runbox.com 142.115.77.99
    josephbrown5966p8q1 josephbrown5966p8q1@gsasearchengineranker.online 69.4.90.25
    forrestcaire5401 forrestcaire5401@anonmails.de 162.158.167.121
    LawannaHooley2 lawannahooley16@nor.mxdood.com 102.165.54.4
    2003:2:31:7:840:8869:91:9 2003:2:31:7:840:8869:91:9 120.40.130.70
    ericpeacock ericpeacock@asia.dnsabr.com 172.71.154.178
    jerryparmley44 jerryparmley44@siro.glinxy.com 104.22.17.127
    tnaupfan tnaupfan@fuhrenmail.com 120.40.130.70
    StevenMcCoin93 stevenmccoin3@nut.mxdood.com 144.48.52.254
    LoraWestbrook90 lorawestbrook8@pound.milkgg.com 191.101.114.29
    bridgetmaloney7326 bridgetmaloney7326@8.dnsabr.com 172.69.22.87
    202:8108:8125:100:402:637:817:293 202:8108:8125:100:402:637:817:293 120.40.130.70
    sharon-gilles sharon-gilles@06a0.getmerankings.store 172.71.154.179
    mariasoledad.vitantonio mariasoledad.vitantonio@urg.com.ar 120.40.130.70
    BethanyPavy bethanypavy59@these.veauly.com 181.215.16.247
    katezielinski katezielinski@anonmails.de 185.149.23.17
    pestovafivr1985 pestovafivr1985@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    2003::2:700:85:3:420:472 2003::2:700:85:3:420:472 120.40.130.70
    2003::01:38:9:6:59:116 2003::01:38:9:6:59:116 120.40.130.70
    coopermickey coopermickey@mailmenot.io 172.71.159.82
    BillyChaffey6 diegobianchi597785gli@seoautomationpro.com 196.51.137.29
    202:810:1683:800:750:216::10 202:810:1683:800:750:216::10 120.40.130.70
    202:810:98:5900:12:749:32:9062 202:810:98:5900:12:749:32:9062 120.40.130.70
    wilbert.berryman95 wilbert.berryman95@corrective.51tiemo.com 172.69.22.86
    2003:2:31:7:840:8869:91:9 2003:2:31:7:840:8869:91:9 120.40.130.70
    Kennethvaw cnzxhaxq@bekommenmail.com 185.255.126.28
    2001:98:230:800:102:646:418:280 2001:98:230:800:102:646:418:280 120.40.130.70
    202:810:98:5900:12:749:32:9062 202:810:98:5900:12:749:32:9062 120.40.130.70
    202:810:1683:800:750:216::10 202:810:1683:800:750:216::10 120.40.130.70
    je.ga.ju.k.o.se8.9 je.ga.ju.k.o.se8.9@gmail.com (empty)
    jaacoobss jaacoobss@seznam.cz 46.135.85.125
    AracelyGard aracelygard17@mode.ehomu.com 102.165.54.7
    info3 info3@migpack.ru 120.40.130.70
    KazukoShead7 charlesmartinez877145s3@seoautomationpro.online 192.126.206.68
    BSPRobin120203 robinsimmons88@mode.ehomu.com 181.215.16.247
    albalivingston4604 albalivingston4604@koes.justdied.com 120.40.130.70
    cheryledeloach cheryledeloach@anonmails.de 172.69.22.87
    patriciaanderson6184jgjp patriciaanderson6184jgjp@verifiedlinklist.com 104.22.20.142
    akindinkudryashov6842 akindinkudryashov6842@mail.ru 172.71.159.82
    nico nico@debarras-marseille-13.fr 172.71.159.82
    aprilhanger18 aprilhanger18@slow.pettin.com 104.22.20.143
    bkalysdfsdfdsmaga bkalysdfsdfdsmaga@sorok4.fun 162.158.167.121
    2001:100:1214:9100:91:364:108:5008 2001:100:1214:9100:91:364:108:5008 120.40.130.70
    juncpecni1980 juncpecni1980@mail.ru 172.69.22.86
    valerapaboza valerapaboza@mail.ru 172.71.159.81
    202:3100:675:6800:12:7628:4:695 202:3100:675:6800:12:7628:4:695 120.40.130.70
    WinnieTincher winnie.tincher@feofaniaskit.kiev.ua 123.24.44.119
    202:8108:8125:100:402:637:817:293 202:8108:8125:100:402:637:817:293 120.40.130.70
    fania fania@b.drown.institute 38.154.110.157
    DennisSix res.erskinevillehotel@solotel.com.au 158.173.75.68
    ohe.fas.udo.66 ohe.fas.udo.66@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    202:1810:90:00:767:35:125:72 202:1810:90:00:767:35:125:72 120.40.130.70
    202:3100:675:6800:12:7628:4:695 202:3100:675:6800:12:7628:4:695 120.40.130.70
    alfonzodarvall45 alfonzodarvall45@only.veauly.com 172.69.135.13
    edeltraudstanowski8+ys edeltraudstanowski8+ys@gmail.com 146.19.125.67
    bobby bobby@4fico.com 64.125.250.25);
    javiermarcelo489 javiermarcelo489@gmail.com 64.125.250.25
    DavisDalgleish3 davisdalgleish@def.vocalmajoritynow.com 107.172.242.208
    MarinaMohammad marinamohammad2@openbillieholiday.click 158.62.210.128
    Blondegirl_xo missgymnast1998@hotmail.com 86.2.107.55
    meuffmpb meuffmpb@legenmail.com 104.22.20.143
    202:8084:609:5680:72:65:6:7 202:8084:609:5680:72:65:6:7 120.40.130.70
    lawannameza lawannameza@anonmails.de 5.252.31.105
    egorgefuhi egorgefuhi@mail.ru 104.22.17.127
    jost.a.n.g.q.ehrq. jost.a.n.g.q.ehrq.@gmail.com 172.71.159.81
    StefanieHelm704 stefaniestefanie60@wolovi.topgun.fit 45.145.131.128
    202:267:04:4000:8000::12 202:267:04:4000:8000::12 120.40.130.70
    beatrizloera34 beatrizloera34@dear.mxdood.com 162.158.167.121
    SiobhanMotley7 juliannehyman@edankeunwe.site 73.135.131.159
    SiobhanMotley7 juliannehyman@edankeunwe.site 74.83.86.124
    SiobhanMotley7 juliannehyman@edankeunwe.site 134.228.19.242
    Lakeisha71K bradyfrancisco4378@jiangwy.one 71.93.145.3
    Lakeisha71K bradyfrancisco4378@jiangwy.one 73.116.65.106
    fdfhmpkb fdfhmpkb@bekommenmail.com 172.71.159.81
    benjaminowsley9400 benjaminowsley9400@mailmenot.io 162.158.167.122
    1gererddeeds 1gererddeeds@anonmails.de 209.50.188.61
    andre1402 andre1402@mail.ru 120.40.130.70