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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 - 11 Jan 2026 1:25 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,001,044
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    RileyGant128908 junkodwayne@solstris.com 181.215.16.125
    JillStine75842 kelliamber@solstris.com 191.101.109.52
    emma.perry1 emma.perry1@facebook.com 120.40.130.70
    cruz.wallin6636 cruz.wallin6636@topcompanygroup.com 172.71.158.167
    benetta benetta@e.cosmiccircuit.store 196.51.212.203
    info info@run.ai 120.40.130.70
    marionmaske56 marionmaske56@armed.veauly.com 162.158.167.44
    humbertohernandezsanchez humbertohernandezsanchez@facebook.com 120.40.130.70
    VioletteWig violetterivers99@delka.yoshisad.com 104.192.202.11
    202:8108:8125:100:5012:8:418:88 202:8108:8125:100:5012:8:418:88 120.40.130.70
    julianeseabrook julianeseabrook@discard.email 172.71.154.178
    benedicte.tolikoli benedicte.tolikoli@facebook.com 120.40.130.70
    EulaliaBoelter eulaliaboelter53@cleanmaids.nyc 196.198.211.112
    info205 info205@usileniessylok.store 172.71.158.166
    NicoleLone k.j.o.vics.op.hiac.laud.ia@gmail.com 171.234.8.56
    selene-loveless selene-loveless@emailsystems.shop 104.22.20.179
    Zac9139917 karenwilson4205l1v@a.welcometotijuana.com 151.245.162.38
    TangelaPung86 tangelapung@themanlythings.com 167.160.78.139
    krystal.degruchy krystal.degruchy@e41a.scalesurge.io 162.158.167.43
    shanijull shanijull@mailmenot.io 104.22.20.178
    WinstonStrutt71 winstonstrutt35@nursinghomelocator.nyc 94.72.182.234
    LavondaBate56 lavonda.bate@yurist-razdel-imushchestva11.store 45.93.15.123
    lakesha-falbo lakesha-falbo@dixz.org 172.71.158.166
    RPUEffie243 effiedavitt13@mode.ehomu.com 196.242.195.86
    2408:8726:100:500:48:: 2408:8726:100:500:48:: 120.40.130.70
    AdelaideStoltz7 adelaidestoltz53@power.jsafes.com 185.213.245.164
    XmKkrCYLjmncEVxrQsxpABrIJBkYpZJpsZGlR i.ra.yo.m.ezon0.1@gmail.com 91.208.75.239
    felipa.bloch felipa.bloch@gularte73.browndecorationlights.com 152.232.45.51
    TZTQaFjHzhxZviNatmBaKOdwfyFuaJfFEtQCmvuTOQ ir.ayo.me.zo.n.01@gmail.com 185.220.100.247
    WilsonClawson13 michelineagaundo@anonmails.de 188.130.221.102
    bheancyakMt bheancyakMt@1win-aviator-casino.store 109.248.14.128
    maryann-lanier45 maryann-lanier45@travellerrpg.click 162.158.167.44
    edwinhumes1984 edwinhumes1984@salpingomyu.ru 172.69.23.69
    krystal-carboni65 krystal-carboni65@onepureedge.com 107.172.53.79
    wpankotabgr73 wpankotabgr73@nestmailbox.com 108.62.124.11
    phosgafunte1981 phosgafunte1981@mailopenz.com 162.158.167.43
    ken.milton ken.milton@yurist-razdel-imushchestva11.store 172.71.154.178
    georgianaprintz66 georgianaprintz66@onepureedge.com 23.81.229.234
    jessika.osmond5 jessika.osmond5@onepureedge.com 23.108.86.43
    walbihar7er73 walbihar7er73@nestmailbox.com 64.188.0.57
    adriananesbitt adriananesbitt@anonmails.de 46.8.157.64
    Arlene16V05954 mackgenders@anonmails.de 141.98.133.217
    202:03:858:5501:438:794:60:671 202:03:858:5501:438:794:60:671 120.40.130.70
    rick-ashford39 rick-ashford39@ce39.scalesurge.io 172.71.158.167
    JoelYounger58 joelyounger53@list.cdfaq.com 181.215.16.67
    altug.ceylan altug.ceylan@dt.net.tr 120.40.130.70
    wmniaunglg wmniaunglg@rambler.ru 84.239.42.137
    LeonorGallant3 leonorgallant.3911@fortgamer.cc 196.240.254.109
    FrederickBerryma frederick-frederick64@gojuko.casamucho.buzz 216.26.231.170
    NumbersAugustin donaldgarcia8783cqds@a.budgetthailandtravel.com 103.16.215.203
    sherrillbohm7 sherrillbohm7@tusu.blyxen.org 104.22.17.127
    tprhaljz tprhaljz@fringmail.com 104.22.20.179
    VivienPavy6500 maryhernandez3917z9ar@a.gsasearchengineranker.com 130.254.112.53
    DenaKopf71 n.e.cr.oph.os.ru.th@gmail.com 171.234.8.56
    jakhgrxbwpn jakhgrxbwpn@1win-aviator-casino.store 194.32.229.160
    waai8stccwnc waai8stccwnc@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    JackiEbersbacher toryarchie9942@anonmails.de 109.248.147.70
    do.m.ik.o.d.ol60 do.m.ik.o.d.ol60@gmail.com 185.220.101.172
    fesgaramo1972 fesgaramo1972@mailopenz.com 172.69.134.210
    shaneleyva shaneleyva@anonmails.de 104.22.20.179
    Calvin5314 joliericketts1779@anonmails.de 109.248.142.130
    AudraHargrave16 audrahargrave@booi-rush.top 72.56.157.227
    LouannKahl45 michellenelson@solstris.com 223.29.254.194
    tawnyarudd75 tawnyarudd75@tusu.blyxen.org 162.158.167.43
    StephanWhitehous wmillikanjpr73@nestmailbox.com 45.33.156.54
    RosalinaEaston0 veroniquekeener@anonmails.de 185.220.101.6
    Helene20Y3 wblueddyinenceqvr73@nestmailbox.com 45.33.156.62
    RosalinaEaston0 veroniquekeener@anonmails.de 185.207.107.130
    RosalinaEaston0 veroniquekeener@anonmails.de 85.208.139.110
    RosalinaEaston0 veroniquekeener@anonmails.de 185.220.100.242
    palandere1971 palandere1971@mailopenz.com 172.71.158.167
    JeannineBui001 arturoshannan@solstris.com 196.242.178.225
    JoseKantor kelliamber@solstris.com 191.101.109.25
    CorneliusMcLeay corneliusmcleay17@thus.ehomu.com 196.242.178.197
    JuliannThomson8 luciennecombs4199@anonmails.de 45.88.150.201
    sophie.44 sophie.44@hotmail.co.uk 192.210.150.199
    Refugia8910 refugiaedments11@mode.ehomu.com 196.242.47.103
    lorenemcclean lorenemcclean@1mail.x24hr.com 103.127.5.149
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