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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 - 28 Feb 2026 8:48 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,512
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    blank blank@example.com 120.40.130.70
    merrydryer merrydryer@anonmails.de 142.234.202.36
    MerrillCas williamlopez66492eo5@a.pattaya-mega.com 192.241.84.92
    josefhawthorn josefhawthorn@81d9.scalesurge.io 172.241.142.231
    you you@example.com 120.40.130.70
    JermaineSingleto jermaine.singleton-2816@me-and-u.org.uk 192.186.142.51
    charoletteschumacher8914 charoletteschumacher8914@anonmails.de 162.158.167.133
    nuser nuser@example.com 120.40.130.70
    user user@example.com 120.40.130.70
    johndoe johndoe@example.com 120.40.130.70
    nobody nobody@example.com 120.40.130.70
    CristinaPlowman cristina.cristina3@ragiwo.polka.fit 65.111.14.75
    BettinaBri rubystarkey5565@f2pools.info 208.66.78.231
    KennyLea223508 kennylea-7410@admiralx-challenge.top 72.56.147.130
    TrinidadFi stephenwearing2037@asia.dnsabr.com 202.247.110.98
    KandisGrov kandisgrover@mitts85.lumbermilltricks.com 185.207.97.87
    201:881:5006:3000:98:1544:4:1 201:881:5006:3000:98:1544:4:1 120.40.130.70
    milo-demaria milo-demaria@181d.scalesurge.io 172.71.158.69
    dianelias7240 dianelias7240@discardmail.com 104.22.17.127
    JerryLajoie6 jerry.lajoie6860@europeandocfestival.org.uk 165.231.45.20
    trainer01 trainer01@untad.ac.id 120.40.130.70
    202:1810:441:0:41:3:552:99 202:1810:441:0:41:3:552:99 120.40.130.70
    JosephParker8042 ii-rtqggt-kdd-carp@myemailtoyou.com 78.144.79.123
    ValenciaStutchbu valenciavalencia31@nolome.pasta.beer 209.50.160.54
    janettelott janettelott@anonmails.de 172.69.134.82
    LeonoreDwi leonoredwight@cryptoboss-blaze.top 72.56.154.227
    RobertaEli susanmartin2112gwm5@c.gsavps.xyz 192.186.173.158
    Abdul44E197507 abdulcraft@europeandocfestival.org.uk 109.69.109.143
    Squieribx ceelap@gmail.com 72.195.34.59
    DottyPrice80922 dottyprice2582@muralbythesea.co.uk 196.247.160.102
    ReubenCook donaldmiller8339axjw@gsasearchengineranker.com 192.186.173.150
    drubwhib drubwhib@smallbutnaughty.com (empty)
    MellissaJudd505 jessicahernandez7170gmi8@a.pattaya-mega.com 23.236.171.200
    MichaelAdams281 fx-iraigq-frb-kjwm@myemailtoyou.com 76.185.39.237
    germansalcedo542 germansalcedo542@ad0c.emergencylocksmith.xyz 5.181.170.150
    NIDCecelia ilsejacklyn@solstris.com 191.96.252.137
    inesbrack99 inesbrack99@river.muzaco.com 172.71.154.179
    DolliePepp dollie-pepper11@greenrose18.funny3delements.com 216.10.0.211
    leogrouille374 leogrouille374@gmil.com 120.40.130.70
    EdwardTurner958 iv-ygzbqt-zlz-innu@bestdomainhere.com 90.7.188.162
    RyderEger170377 jenniferjohnson91641as9@a.pattaya-mega.com 192.186.129.102
    elsieauricht31 elsieauricht31@role.cdfaq.com 172.71.158.69
    202:03:83:4501:863:93:239:659 202:03:83:4501:863:93:239:659 120.40.130.70
    darrelricci8595 darrelricci8595@sada-sd.cc 192.252.211.197
    cynet.demo cynet.demo@safetechcyber.com 120.40.130.70
    guillermodelaney guillermodelaney@pw.epac.to 172.71.158.69
    LOSBess9082392 ilsejacklyn@solstris.com 191.96.252.54
    aphtspya aphtspya@bekommenmail.com 172.69.134.82
    LIRSteve9046 arturoshannan@solstris.com 196.240.254.133
    2402:400:41:646:308:94:41:92 2402:400:41:646:308:94:41:92 120.40.130.70
    bobbyalaniz bobbyalaniz@23.8.dnsabr.com 154.201.74.75
    YJAAaron95870854 jack@a.cooldown.hair 209.141.34.180
    mela mela@fruitingbodymushrooms.online 172.71.154.179
    YOVRae236524 nspiritart@filmseria.com 160.20.157.108
    Corina1783 corina-corina@ducevu.topgun.fit 77.241.73.193
    ArchieDeuchar thompson759509@notlettersmail.com 136.234.200.241
    moniquecarreno moniquecarreno@mailclone2023.top 104.22.20.234
    LynneSmith lynnesmithies9308@admiralx-cvf.top 72.56.152.124
    intsupport intsupport@safetechcyber.com 120.40.130.70
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    BrianMitchell877 dz-kazbss-orj-yxuy@my1domain.com 93.8.137.141
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    sabinavale9402 sabinavale9402@emailwizardbox.shop 198.144.178.57
    GeorgeSmith978 pi-bzpsde-mww-yxzg@bestdomainhere.com 71.224.186.114
    emil-cerda emil-cerda@9885.scalesurge.io 172.71.158.69
    normanoatley2 normanoatley2@armed.veauly.com 172.69.23.194
    KatrinaLefevre ibsnskart@filmseria.com 168.81.73.198
    RonaldWright341 jt-kriijl-hou-ifvs@my1domain.com 47.37.135.153
    ouida-grillo84 ouida-grillo84@181d.scalesurge.io 23.105.5.218
    albertinabalfe30 albertinabalfe30@087b.scalesurge.io 172.241.142.237
    tangelasawtell390 tangelasawtell390@spambog.com 98.175.31.195
    jkay jkay@safetechcyber.com 120.40.130.70
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    chadwalter chadwalter@mitts85.lumbermilltricks.com 104.233.55.157
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    AntonGlenn61 babbie@a.lifesaver.bar 192.111.137.35
    EarlElizondo413 ibsnskart@filmseria.com 23.236.128.120
    BennettAuv nspiritart@filmseria.com 196.19.10.143
    dmarcreports dmarcreports@safetechcyber.com 120.40.130.70