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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 - 6 Sep 2026 2:30 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,855
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    zegeobei zegeobei@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    raisamemibi raisamemibi@mail.ru 172.70.86.195
    lauriedean lauriedean@anonmails.de 104.28.244.131
    202:8108:8125:100:406:816:6377:642 202:8108:8125:100:406:816:6377:642 120.40.130.70
    MarianneOFlynn3 barbaraanderson381gghd@c.welcometotijuana.com 38.154.119.86
    prohor.zlobin.14.11.1987 prohor.zlobin.14.11.1987@mail.ru 172.68.229.189
    Jeanette2128 genevievejewel@veauly.com 191.101.114.21
    1herehuuji 1herehuuji@anonmails.de 45.3.46.147
    mamedov.edgar.1992.3.3 mamedov.edgar.1992.3.3@inbox.ru 104.22.17.79
    oximus.77.7.4.1.6.p.y.gcl.6.j oximus.77.7.4.1.6.p.y.gcl.6.j@gmail.com 172.71.159.82
    georgianabirdwood georgianabirdwood@anonmails.de 196.16.3.130
    xrumer23Elold xrumer23Elold@andro-players.com 120.40.130.70
    fsae fsae@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    cecile.cecile cecile.cecile@fugeja.nmail.work 120.40.130.70
    GeorgiannaDevlin leodora@a.mustdoindubai.com 108.174.152.80
    Hollis02E86 hollisgillis8@wild.ehomu.com 102.165.54.7
    TaraBacon806276 andrewmartin5415midd@c.mustdoindubai.com 152.232.164.165
    csanyi.ferenc csanyi.ferenc@promatt.hu 120.40.130.70
    ignorarapido ignorarapido@cialis-otc.com 5.166.203.156
    KrystynaClunies krystynaclunies14@hell.milkgg.com 181.215.16.247
    martial-faith.tshiji martial-faith.tshiji@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    support support@analytics-info.com 104.22.17.79
    Lashonda06 christophergarcia6979vno4@c.bestvpsfor.xyz 78.157.213.188
    ma.rtas.p.ell.o.w.d.a ma.rtas.p.ell.o.w.d.a@gmail.com 176.36.146.80
    Kiara03Q70 elizabethjackson94166uyw@a.blog-stuff.com 66.63.183.166
    202:451:26:0:4383:93:357: 202:451:26:0:4383:93:357: 120.40.130.70
    KarineRohu7 michaelmartinez5111edhi@a.blog-stuff.com 198.20.178.72
    mftshiji-arin mftshiji-arin@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    si-reseau si-reseau@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    christianetovar christianetovar@spambog.com 186.179.36.150
    ysimard-arin ysimard-arin@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    anna.b276 anna.b276@interia.pl 120.40.130.70
    lvalero-arin lvalero-arin@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    murderea murderea@caskiomna.fun 104.22.17.79
    Arortb62 Arortb62@dormirbajoestrellas.top 104.22.17.79
    ophiagoogletoz8181 ophiagoogletoz@163.com 34.134.231.117
    Josephavals l.i.n.ks.8.9ma.st@gmail.com 104.28.214.129
    jacquettacouch5199 jacquettacouch5199@anonmails.de 104.22.17.79
    Josephavals l.i.n.ks.8.9ma.st@gmail.com 199.7.149.96
    richard.labrie richard.labrie@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    lvalero-arin lvalero-arin@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    mftshiji-arin mftshiji-arin@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    ysimard-arin ysimard-arin@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    aolviatopz5868 aolviatopz@vip.163.com 151.185.58.17
    Josephavals l.inks.8.9.mas.t.@gmail.com 104.28.214.129
    alxjnrz9910 alxjnrz@163.com 34.134.231.117
    jaesgooglet9505 jaesgooglet@gmail.com 64.112.184.210
    RosellaNiall94 rosellaniall88@these.veauly.com 102.165.53.200
    Josephavals l.inks.8.9.mas.t.@gmail.com 13.203.138.32
    si-reseau si-reseau@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    senin.zheka.1980.9.11 senin.zheka.1980.9.11@list.ru 172.64.192.216
    ivanfaliso ivanfaliso@mail.ru 172.71.154.169
    woodfo.r.dj.a.m.eso.n.4 woodfo.r.dj.a.m.eso.n.4@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    martial-faith.tshiji martial-faith.tshiji@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    l.inks8.9.ma.st. l.inks8.9.ma.st.@gmail.com 104.28.214.129
    Josephavals link.s.89.mast.@gmail.com 199.7.149.96
    annafrnces3696 annafrnces@gmail.com 199.7.149.96
    rumilpiezo rumilpiezo@mail.ru 172.71.159.81
    zelizaethshulzeo3904 zelizaethshulzeo@126.com 171.224.145.49
    JeanneArndell18 jeannearndell37@brick.pettin.com 223.29.254.39
    Brian8555813 donaldanderson2193gyd4@b.welcometotijuana.com 64.188.9.201
    RenaSchulze08 robertmoore255324p2@c.mustdoindubai.com 64.188.11.242
    williamjones44028pbv williamjones44028pbv@c.travel-e-store.com 107.173.217.144
    ElisaNickel9 daniellopez6331p7pq@b.verifiedlinklist.com 64.188.9.71
    hwa.casiano93 hwa.casiano93@vipitv.com 36.143.181.44
    RefugioG79 laylacampbell93159pvwp@d.seoautomationpro.com 198.20.170.189
    eiltopoz2857 eiltopoz@hotmail.com 2.27.63.250
    jonathan.dupont jonathan.dupont@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    Josephavals l.i.n.k.s.89.m.a.st@gmail.com 104.28.214.129
    Josephavals link.s.8.9.m.ast.@gmail.com 34.134.231.117
    Josephavals link.s.8.9.m.ast.@gmail.com 104.28.214.129
    curt.tennant curt.tennant@jam.earnlivez.net 172.69.23.184
    Josephavals l.i.n.k.s.89.m.a.st@gmail.com 116.202.172.187
    rochelleselph100 rochelleselph100@brivex.lentivo.eu 172.71.159.82
    zausinshtolzeo4219 zausinshtolzeo@gmail.com 117.254.215.99
    FeliciaWilloughb anthonywilson6040zzmn@a.gsavps.xyz 198.20.181.46
    Margarito24C margaritogunderson21@nut.mxdood.com 181.215.16.219
    SylvesterA49 hwalucio@solstris.com 191.101.114.223