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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 - 16 Jun 2026 3:01 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,853
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    naomi-naomi84 naomi-naomi84@vohovo.pokemonica.online 104.22.17.126
    WaylonBeaurepair maryjernigan6300@mailmenot.io 188.130.142.248
    bernardo.bernardo bernardo.bernardo@mokefu.topgun.fit 172.69.22.86
    jasonboerner75 jasonboerner75@estrella.elyquin.org 172.71.159.81
    carlota-brenner80 carlota-brenner80@kudagacor.fun. 103.197.168.53
    kraigzachary6713 kraigzachary6713@zikozikoqq.shop 172.69.134.71
    denise.beattie56 denise.beattie56@heismail.xyz 104.22.17.126
    romandoxomo romandoxomo@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    treyharness4168 treyharness4168@b.cr.cloudns.asia 162.158.167.43
    2804:5814:100:3100:8:801:6761:4 2804:5814:100:3100:8:801:6761:4 120.40.130.70
    ke.n.e.v.e.l8.9 ke.n.e.v.e.l8.9@gmail.com 104.22.20.142
    bridgette.pridham bridgette.pridham@heismail.xyz 172.71.159.81
    m.a.s.um.k007 m.a.s.um.k007@gmail.com 45.130.81.31
    kazukoadler kazukoadler@shopaccmmo.com 104.22.20.142
    allrank61 allrank61@blogwebsite.top 120.40.130.70
    carenpreston4572 carenpreston4572@hohohim.com 172.69.22.87
    2003::738:00:16:51:473:417 2003::738:00:16:51:473:417 120.40.130.70
    tiffanykalb tiffanykalb@t.woeishyang.com 172.71.159.81
    allrank14 allrank14@blogwebsite.top 172.71.159.81
    l.iwe.i.ko463 l.iwe.i.ko463@gmail.com 172.69.22.87
    elvinnowlin elvinnowlin@dmxs8.com 104.22.20.142
    20:8142:88:219:0:82:56:57 20:8142:88:219:0:82:56:57 120.40.130.70
    ZacArrowood3 barbaramoore8922gms3@gsasearchengineranker.support 196.51.255.92
    Marta23558 da.u.ili.u6@gmail.com 48.218.168.20
    susanperez82508 susanperez82508@a.seoautomationpro.com 196.51.97.107
    JacquettaSocha williamthomas9854ug4s@gsasearchengineranker.shop 38.154.147.10
    KennithPeralta8 kennith-kennith@yepegi.hawkmail.digital 46.253.131.72
    AzucenaEllery l.iw.ei.k.o4.6.3@gmail.com 103.111.136.82
    opheliabanning62 opheliabanning62@lavrana.nexanta.eu 104.22.17.127
    nicolasseagle6134 nicolasseagle6134@clup.work 104.22.17.127
    hildamackinolty7 hildamackinolty7@these.veauly.com 172.69.134.70
    hwalucio hwalucio@solstris.com 162.158.167.43
    guerfupe guerfupe@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    p.e.ac.he.ssvan.e.ss.a p.e.ac.he.ssvan.e.ss.a@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    jodyessex5657 jodyessex5657@nanatha.academy 162.158.167.43
    bob bob@example.com 120.40.130.70
    vietnamdulich.webmaster vietnamdulich.webmaster@gmail.com 2001:0:4141:2:849:80:1711:4
    kolchina-katj kolchina-katj@mail.ru 109.252.16.50
    2001:98:39:1400:59:422:24:55 2001:98:39:1400:59:422:24:55 120.40.130.70
    maybellebruntnell maybellebruntnell@iptakedownusa.com 162.158.167.44
    mmph66 mmph66@blogwebsite.top 120.40.130.70
    monikafish.1607 monikafish.1607@skypaypay.xyz 162.158.167.44
    MableSterrett mablesterrett57@issue.mxdood.com 194.26.176.182
    cyprien.domingueshaccart cyprien.domingueshaccart@sfr.fr 120.40.130.70
    swapnilnalke swapnilnalke@2gmail.com 49.36.43.129
    johnwilson2584nxur johnwilson2584nxur@linkbuilding.club 196.51.9.247
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    jeanninemccrary50 jeanninemccrary50@5137.catche1.com 172.69.22.86
    MaribelI52 maribelmerry38@pound.milkgg.com 181.215.16.247
    TameraCrommelin tameracrommelin15@cool.muzaco.com 102.165.53.105
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    ezrakillinger1471 ezrakillinger1471@zhendeaiai.top 104.22.20.143
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    htxufefu htxufefu@bethcampbell.biz 104.22.20.142
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    luther.luther luther.luther@cotefi.mailr.click 172.71.154.178
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    HeleneYzb503068 carre@webtoteam.shop 93.157.29.188
    marek.blazejewski marek.blazejewski@op.pl 200:44:821:678:12:65:476:8
    WilsonFollmer wilsonfollmer99@fast.veauly.com 154.16.69.76
    Hanna76T12 hannabartholomew62@fast.veauly.com 23.95.204.251
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    LaverneMontague lavernemontague70@pound.milkgg.com 144.48.52.206
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