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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 - 14 Jan 2026 12:38 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,001,029
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    znathanoogleto6548 znathanoogleto@163.com 23.247.136.254
    2001:105:3218:200:088:2:835:360 2001:105:3218:200:088:2:835:360 120.40.130.70
    Brigitte83X brigitte.binns75@feedback.51tiemo.com 45.206.72.118
    2903200345 udixvdab@vargosmail.com 46.8.23.254
    eric.germain eric.germain@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    eliabethlittle2504 eliabethlittle@vip.163.com 154.16.115.97
    eulah-paris eulah-paris@support.51tiemo.com 154.82.171.159
    2003:6:616:953:84:20:444:985 2003:6:616:953:84:20:444:985 120.40.130.70
    brianrobinson1978 brianrobinson1978@acetylcholgh.ru 172.69.23.192
    ReganPacker3149 regan.packer37@feedback.51tiemo.com 45.206.72.118
    selenahirsch5740 selenahirsch5740@monyal.sbs 186.179.6.96
    ReganPacker3149 regan.packer37@feedback.51tiemo.com 154.82.170.90
    info217 info217@usileniessylok.store 172.69.23.191
    CharlineDin charlineedgley60@wild.ehomu.com 191.96.95.46
    446103371243764 kurtsherwood2011@overenthfrin.ru 45.90.196.232
    LuigiGorsuch5 luigi.gorsuch@support.51tiemo.com 45.206.72.248
    DougLively26 claudewillcock4149@anonmails.de 23.151.8.88
    FannieLease2 fannie-lease2@feedback.51tiemo.com 154.82.150.55
    aimeezavala6792 aimeezavala6792@konsultaciya-yurista20.store 46.150.244.212
    FannieLease2 fannie-lease2@feedback.51tiemo.com 154.82.168.75
    murielle.thinardmclane murielle.thinardmclane@intusurg.com 120.40.130.70
    jadynrenner1043 jadynrenner1043@iservmail.com 45.201.164.37
    2804:45:977:600:94:1:026:735 2804:45:977:600:94:1:026:735 120.40.130.70
    DeenaDesmond deenadesmond@feedback.51tiemo.com 45.206.72.155
    DeenaDesmond deenadesmond@feedback.51tiemo.com 154.82.150.55
    2804:14:785:502:93:678:937:516 2804:14:785:502:93:678:937:516 120.40.130.70
    4097919543460216 qvuztlwl@fringmail.com 109.248.143.60
    RomanShm4847 romanreynell75@support.51tiemo.com 154.82.150.55
    2001:68:540:274:254:51:35:646 2001:68:540:274:254:51:35:646 120.40.130.70
    2804:2164:4087:8400:90:54:303:0 2804:2164:4087:8400:90:54:303:0 120.40.130.70
    viviana viviana@d.dontstress.online 196.51.124.125
    rakeltania rakeltania@modontrend.com 193.34.74.248
    suzannerolleston74 suzannerolleston74@text.pettin.com 172.71.154.179
    kim.lefebvre kim.lefebvre@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    2806:104:25:675:28:274:769:22 2806:104:25:675:28:274:769:22 120.40.130.70
    2804:70:2:7621:987:790:0:382 2804:70:2:7621:987:790:0:382 120.40.130.70
    CathrynRoybal05 cathryn-roybal52@support.51tiemo.com 154.82.171.159
    2804:220:5018:3900:186:531::330 2804:220:5018:3900:186:531::330 120.40.130.70
    2804:11:0:6:98:93:280:488 2804:11:0:6:98:93:280:488 120.40.130.70
    2804:41:383:700:2:5:1:5222 2804:41:383:700:2:5:1:5222 120.40.130.70
    ArturoRenner52 arturo.renner-3704@ramenbetgames13.top 72.56.155.69
    2804:1814:902:701:896:3469:11:261 2804:1814:902:701:896:3469:11:261 120.40.130.70
    MaricruzFoust maricruz.foust@support.51tiemo.com 154.82.150.51
    2a1a 2a1a@service.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    2001:88:13:581:04:5746:64:446 2001:88:13:581:04:5746:64:446 120.40.130.70
    saouel saouel@step.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    2001:68:5453:80:4979:957:949:060 2001:68:5453:80:4979:957:949:060 120.40.130.70
    2804:14:362:31:53:350:3256:7225 2804:14:362:31:53:350:3256:7225 120.40.130.70
    2804:14:96:9:4502:221:91:802 2804:14:96:9:4502:221:91:802 120.40.130.70
    marion.corderoch marion.corderoch@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    2806:104:1:88:345:16::86 2806:104:1:88:345:16::86 120.40.130.70
    3c502e320d.8030601 3c502e320d.8030601@step.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    sep sep@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    2804:84:8197:400:8017:433:1833:935 2804:84:8197:400:8017:433:1833:935 120.40.130.70
    2803:9810:440:5410:485:392:3:35 2803:9810:440:5410:485:392:3:35 120.40.130.70
    2804:14:561:941:612::244:45 2804:14:561:941:612::244:45 120.40.130.70
    2803:780:413:813:17:4:3:79 2803:780:413:813:17:4:3:79 120.40.130.70
    periard periard@step.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    2804:14:90:84:93:796:45:767 2804:14:90:84:93:796:45:767 120.40.130.70
    tron tron@step.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    aaa aaa@step.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    halcheni1990 halcheni1990@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    CassieKennion5 cassie-kennion-8817@ramenbetgames13.top 72.56.153.144
    mahdesai mahdesai@tesla.com 120.40.130.70
    stephan.kaczmarek stephan.kaczmarek@topcompanygroup.com 91.186.214.233
    bois bois@vlsi.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    LavernN729922 joshuataylor3588hidc@welcometotijuana.com 196.51.180.14
    GeniaForest0 geniaforest39@cleanmaids.nyc 173.234.100.243
    jiangu jiangu@tesla.com 120.40.130.70
    2804:14:580:9003:503:106:305:43 2804:14:580:9003:503:106:305:43 120.40.130.70
    memarb memarb@pop3.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    tchi tchi@tesla.com 120.40.130.70
    audet audet@vlsi.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    RRRSebastian sebastiangoetz81@seat.muzaco.com 196.242.20.250
    2001:100:38:800:1990:822:42:22 2001:100:38:800:1990:822:42:22 120.40.130.70