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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 - 24 Aug 2026 6:06 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,001,106
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    integrationsmanagement-pflege integrationsmanagement-pflege@charite.de 120.40.130.70
    kngould kngould@teksavvy.com 216.154.137.18
    MargaritaPinksto margaritapinkston61@.mxdood.com 154.16.69.184
    frederichoeft92 frederichoeft92@body.milkgg.com 196.51.89.87
    DeanaPaulson deanapaulson25@act.milkgg.com 223.29.254.158
    Josephturne l.inks.89m.a.st.@gmail.com 78.111.152.122
    unternehmenskommunikation unternehmenskommunikation@charite.de 120.40.130.70
    LaureneWeymouth dominiquealexandra@solstris.com 102.165.53.87
    maria-margarete.karsten maria-margarete.karsten@charite.de 120.40.130.70
    wufifqnjoKn wufifqnjoKn@ventura17.ru 62.197.45.62
    ShirleenMondalmi arturoshannan@solstris.com 191.101.92.9
    2600:1700:720:7020:0:602:688:289 2600:1700:720:7020:0:602:688:289 120.40.130.70
    EsperanzaMeans0 esperanzameans14@only.veauly.com 102.165.53.235
    LorenzaOwsley23 jessicagarcia13756r2p@a.gsasearchengineranker.com 81.92.194.149
    KellyMatlock jessmyles@solstris.com 154.16.69.146
    ivanfuvuso ivanfuvuso@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    arisha010205 arisha010205@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    health86 ixemepoxo@mailkolnet.com 94.23.25.75
    2601:19:8280:9710:598:671:44:663 2601:19:8280:9710:598:671:44:663 120.40.130.70
    emudvreyo emudvreyo@poppmailnewr.com 54.39.18.217
    maura6750 maura-goldfarb@vastonlinesolution.com 186.54.214.85
    lxnbhtqclKn lxnbhtqclKn@ventura17.ru 62.197.45.62
    digitale-barrierefreiheit digitale-barrierefreiheit@charite.de 120.40.130.70
    elliott.crittenden elliott.crittenden@mailtech.ro 188.214.227.41
    alphonse-steed alphonse-steed@mailtech.ro 91.211.87.185
    SafeSource itudeoa@papkettwwqs.com 158.69.119.14
    datenschutzbeauftragte datenschutzbeauftragte@charite.de 120.40.130.70
    lorri.jess lorri.jess@mailtech.ro 89.40.222.191
    scotty-theriault3585 scotty-theriault3585@mailtech.ro 80.96.70.126
    NPBNoe596343 barbarajackson5108sjf1@c.bestvpsfor.xyz 217.60.119.197
    serkank serkank@logo.com.tr 120.40.130.70
    datenschutzbeauftragte datenschutzbeauftragte@charite.de 120.40.130.70
    ChristieWzg junkodwayne@solstris.com 191.101.114.39
    IndiaHutchings3 indiahutchings@12e1.topgradeoffers.com 172.121.139.241
    digitale-barrierefreiheit digitale-barrierefreiheit@charite.de 120.40.130.70
    health_save97 aoveyo@poppmailnewr.com 54.39.18.217
    AntonF37161 antondurack10@yell.milkgg.com 102.165.54.218
    ActiveNow85 ocovutwe@mailkolnet.com 94.23.25.75
    datenschutzbeauftragte datenschutzbeauftragte@charite.de 120.40.130.70
    muratg muratg@logo.com.tr 120.40.130.70
    maria-margarete.karsten maria-margarete.karsten@charite.de 120.40.130.70
    sammy.vaccaro sammy.vaccaro@take-ur-vites.org 66.84.93.141
    igkmbhpxdea igkmbhpxdea@ventura17.ru 185.192.20.41
    DavidM86 ewigiheek@twwmailnoow.com 94.23.61.200
    SheritaTierney4 christyverran@pw.epac.to 148.113.210.59
    maria-margarete.karsten maria-margarete.karsten@charite.de 120.40.130.70
    gsbwdqmxpKn gsbwdqmxpKn@ventura17.ru 62.197.45.62
    RichardHeffner jessicamoore988dyzn@a.bestvpsfor.xyz 72.57.65.24
    fredricnan selma@mail.exyukanali.tv 154.6.11.165
    GenesisVau lucretiadeeds5623@anonmails.de 109.248.142.222
    ChrisHeld410921 kristeenwinifred@solstris.com 191.101.92.164
    charlotte.madeleinecastelli charlotte.madeleinecastelli@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    zaimtubers zaimtubers@igroki.fun 120.40.130.70
    MarilynForbes marilynforbes18@slow.pettin.com 102.165.53.87
    ARRElvia09394 elviagreenlee58@stuff.mxdood.com 144.48.52.206
    blank blank@example.com 120.40.130.70
    santo.verderane-applegate100 santo.verderane-applegate100@centredecoaching.com 66.84.93.141
    SethFenston0 sethfenston39@dear.mxdood.com 154.16.69.81
    a a@example.com 120.40.130.70
    maria-margarete.karsten maria-margarete.karsten@charite.de 120.40.130.70
    johndoe johndoe@example.com 120.40.130.70
    nobody nobody@example.com 120.40.130.70
    BeatrizTejada robbybearden8648@mailmenot.io 104.28.244.124
    OISCorazon corazonblevins25@deny.milkgg.com 196.198.13.152
    Lindsayblevinsillustration Lindsayblevinsillustration@gmail.com 2600:1000:085:344:801:2:2218:856
    ToryN28505 toryjenkins5389@beastmail.biz 193.58.104.46