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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 2:04 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,030
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    MerriCunniff83 lyndonalexis@veauly.com 102.165.54.4
    Josephavals l.i.nk.s.8.9.m.a.st@gmail.com 43.160.242.118
    zaylashtolze784 zaylashtolze@163.com 43.160.242.118
    aaylorcahvso2317 aaylorcahvso@vip.163.com 116.202.172.187
    tomasodom3218 tomasodom3218@anonmails.deanonmails.de.ini0tomasod 162.158.167.44
    markbrice000 markbrice000@gmail.con 193.116.85.175
    brentmarlowe9099 brentmarlowe9099@anonmails.deanonmails.de.ini0bren 172.71.154.61
    ponomareva.1982.21.7 ponomareva.1982.21.7@inbox.ru 104.23.168.64
    202:8108:8125:100:805:294:423:5029 202:8108:8125:100:805:294:423:5029 120.40.130.70
    dxzcwq48 dxzcwq48@aviator-game-best.com 120.40.130.70
    ChunSwett20 richardanderson3851mr9k@f.seoautomationpro.com 192.186.170.193
    andrewjones361850ja andrewjones361850ja@a.budgetthailandtravel.com 156.230.193.114
    AlexandriaFurphy alexandriafurphy37@fast.veauly.com 23.95.204.251
    lizabethtexaxdz6632 lizabethtexaxdz@163.com 122.246.3.12
    ysimard-arin ysimard-arin@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    nevahetrick681 nevahetrick681@f.lovepettoys.shop 162.158.167.43
    202:8108:8125:100:88:510:533:236 202:8108:8125:100:88:510:533:236 120.40.130.70
    mftshiji-arin mftshiji-arin@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    Josephavals li.n.ks8.9ma.st@gmail.com 199.7.149.96
    Josephavals l.in.k.s89mast@gmail.com 31.184.246.224
    Josephavals l.in.k.s89mast@gmail.com 64.112.184.210
    Josephavals li.n.ks8.9ma.st@gmail.com 31.184.246.224
    raquelkhull3425 raquelkhull3425@slgdaily.xyz 173.234.100.90
    masndark9259 masndark@gmail.com 199.7.149.96
    anthonydrk8058 anthonydrk@gmail.com 116.202.172.187
    zajacsonusasd2476 zajacsonusasd@163.com 14.251.13.20
    DomingoWest568 juliennedakota@solstris.com 102.165.55.131
    olivialitlez6729 olivialitlez@126.com 194.163.175.167
    zanthnyshulzeoz1500 zanthnyshulzeoz@163.com 47.103.152.97
    Josephavals l.inks.8.9m.ast.@gmail.com 5.45.126.128
    Rawane taibataiba042@gmail.com 154.255.48.86
    zeliabethlittlez6923 zeliabethlittlez@hotmail.com 143.198.135.176
    CoreyShute215 arturoshannan@solstris.com 154.16.69.250
    1 1@mail.ru 37.214.204.161
    202:267:1:58:0:800:0:4 202:267:1:58:0:800:0:4 120.40.130.70
    KayleneCruce123 andrewmartin5415midd@c.mustdoindubai.com 198.20.181.46
    IrvinNaisa m.e.gas.to.pl.ay.@gmail.com 31.129.170.42
    a a@xelo.pro 74.56.123.16
    demipaquette3900 demipaquette3900@gsa.fghe.store 104.22.20.57
    RoderickHerbert giusepperodriguez268875gmt@a.seoautomationpro.com 198.20.178.117
    zemilfraces3975 zemilfraces@gmail.com 85.193.65.88
    Josephavals l.inks8.9m.a.st@gmail.com 31.184.246.224
    amadisoshtolzez8493 amadisoshtolzez@163.com 194.163.175.167
    zangelcahvsz2601 zangelcahvsz@126.com 13.203.138.32
    valenciadelossantos5380 valenciadelossantos5380@t.woeishyang.com 120.40.130.70
    Josephavals l.i.nk.s.8.9.mas.t.@gmail.com 34.134.231.117
    Josephavals l.i.nk.s.8.9.mas.t.@gmail.com 31.184.246.224
    ThaliaLongshore scottjoycelyn@veauly.com 102.165.55.131
    LovieJeffery13 michaeljones5939o2nw@b.welcometotijuana.com 217.60.161.12
    GeorgiannaLeggo georgianna.georgianna5@vomowo.bearbox.buzz 212.119.40.116
    zsophiatsoz866 zsophiatsoz@gmail.com 14.251.13.20
    Josephavals l.i.n.ks8.9mast@gmail.com 116.202.172.187
    TammyHeysen4666 thomasmoore1079db1c@c.welcometotijuana.com 192.186.170.228
    zaluisusado1330 zaluisusado@vip.163.com 43.160.242.118
    jmesmaarleyz8930 jmesmaarleyz@hotmail.com 13.203.138.32
    ScotDun7864 lindajones1736idyk@b.gsasearchengineranker.com 198.20.170.207
    MerissaCarbajal merissacarbajal60@mouse.mxdood.com 102.165.54.52
    margheritacollick margheritacollick@nanatha.academy 172.71.154.169
    christopheranderson738204z8 christopheranderson738204z8@d.welcometotijuana.com 104.22.20.56
    CarrolAshburn matthewdavis3130787z@f.theindexer.click 23.236.253.19
    m.a.r.tasp.e.ll.o.w.d.a m.a.r.tasp.e.ll.o.w.d.a@gmail.com 176.36.146.80
    johnperovz6247 johnperovz@vip.163.com 14.251.13.20
    Josephavals l.i.nks89ma.st.@gmail.com 31.184.246.224
    zhaleycavs407 zhaleycavs@yahoo.com 85.193.65.88
    JakeStaton047 charleshernandez72507x2w@b.gsasearchengineranker.c 66.63.183.32
    whqmfsdk whqmfsdk@duhastmail.com 104.22.20.57
    Josephavals l.i.nks89ma.st.@gmail.com 64.112.184.210
    fsae fsae@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    clairpalafox8297 clairpalafox8297@mailmenot.io 172.69.135.13