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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 - 18 May 2026 6:34 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,001,069
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    LucretiaKayser arturoshannan@solstris.com 102.165.54.212
    lottiejephcott lottiejephcott@onepureedge.com 172.69.134.84
    serw040 serw040@list.ru 120.40.130.70
    ismaelelizondo8686 ismaelelizondo8686@tichxanhabc.com. 69.48.202.178
    AngelineAston23 angelineaston27@stuff.mxdood.com 196.196.254.131
    di.z.ij.ebos.u.t80 di.z.ij.ebos.u.t80@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    julio-julio83 julio-julio83@xudaze.wisecook.xyz 104.22.17.126
    FerneChen429 leonreva@solstris.com 144.48.52.169
    williammartinez7250m2gc williammartinez7250m2gc@verifiedlinklist.com 162.158.167.133
    TerraTrinidad terratrinidad71@put.pettin.com 196.196.254.36
    MaeT4290003649 hwalucio@solstris.com 196.198.13.67
    benitamartinez1961 benitamartinez1961@salpingomyu.ru 120.40.130.70
    DDTTristan jessmyles@solstris.com 191.101.114.29
    raulwitcher raulwitcher@kt-gmail.com 104.22.17.127
    maicob maicob@t-online.de 172.71.158.68
    anitafairbridge anitafairbridge@tlcfbmt.online 172.71.158.69
    Manuel manuel.lameiro67@gmail.com 188.85.225.109
    johnschneider9233 johnschneider9233@a.seoautomationpro.com 108.171.192.184
    chana.shapcott81 chana.shapcott81@sparklerise.com 172.69.134.85
    AlonzoLomas5457 hwalucio@solstris.com 191.101.114.39
    alisiamcgowen58 alisiamcgowen58@trick.veauly.com 172.69.134.85
    TedSoule721515 davidjones8942z29k@e.welcometotijuana.com 152.89.129.9
    Donnell40M donnellseder78@brick.pettin.com 154.16.69.76
    2gerehnujuuuik 2gerehnujuuuik@anonmails.de 120.40.130.70
    AdolphLucier13 adolphlucier@booi777glory.top 72.56.188.82
    AlbertaJung644 kathrynreed@solstris.com 103.221.232.11
    joannaflora4805 joannaflora4805@adult-work.info 172.71.154.178
    emorybankston emorybankston@mailmenot.io 104.22.17.126
    uwekingsmill68 uwekingsmill68@nut.mxdood.com 104.22.17.126
    TiaHipple1 tiahipple6@put.pettin.com 103.221.232.223
    JacquesNieto jacquesnieto1@these.veauly.com 102.165.53.235
    danniedevlin danniedevlin@hotbird.giize.com 104.22.17.126
    polydanse polydanse@aep.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    AlberthaKluge alberthakluge19@deny.milkgg.com 102.165.54.52
    polyphoto polyphoto@aep.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    banniere banniere@aep.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    polyshow polyshow@aep.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    poly-air poly-air@aep.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    app app@proxad.net 120.40.130.70
    polyparty polyparty@aep.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    patricia4904 patricia4904@letter42.com 120.40.130.70
    BRKPaul15666 kelliamber@solstris.com 181.215.16.247
    monte-antle monte-antle@kudagacor.fun 162.158.167.133
    LeonoreFenwick leonorefenwick71@pound.milkgg.com 177.234.143.121
    polyhabs polyhabs@aep.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    poly-i poly-i@aep.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    isf isf@aep.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    polyrad polyrad@aep.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    kiaramaurice kiaramaurice@anonmails.de 104.22.20.143
    polyjam polyjam@aep.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    realazuricworks.fursuit realazuricworks.fursuit@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    presidence presidence@aep.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    externe externe@aep.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    viktor4984 viktor4984@casinotds.xyz 172.69.134.85
    interne interne@aep.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    shinysevy shinysevy@tutamail.com 185.220.101.18
    education education@aep.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    universitaires universitaires@aep.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    tresorerie tresorerie@aep.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    secretariat secretariat@aep.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    ahmadprindle ahmadprindle@anonmails.de 185.149.23.150
    fondsaep fondsaep@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    faie faie@aep.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    VickiPridham005 tamiaubrey@solstris.com 191.101.114.21
    ceciliatyrrell9118 ceciliatyrrell9118@discardmail.com 172.69.134.84
    JeffrySimmons jeffrysimmons41@deny.milkgg.com 103.221.232.11
    gregorio.doris30 gregorio.doris30@realpurerange.com 172.71.158.69
    DoloresJolly344 doloresjolly89@fiber.pettin.com 191.101.114.220
    TracyPrenzel359 mh.ro.bypass.gastric.in.turcia@8.dnsabr.com 144.91.76.133
    ripe-notify ripe-notify@proxad.net 120.40.130.70
    Mikenuga wellsfarg.of4@gmail.com 216.73.160.173
    AbbyMartino99 josefamaresca@minecraft-dungeons.ru 89.221.204.139
    JudyBunning tamiaubrey@solstris.com 196.198.13.159
    shayla.paspalis59 shayla.paspalis59@support.51tiemo.com 195.63.21.226
    thad.thad32 thad.thad32@lanaka.indialove.shop 172.71.154.179
    alexisthomas39 alexisthomas39@heartvistanow.com 172.71.154.179
    lkxqbqmwzu lkxqbqmwzu@rambler.ru 98.159.36.26
    woo.dfo.rd.ja.m.e.s.o.n4 woo.dfo.rd.ja.m.e.s.o.n4@gmail.com (empty)
    epgblkfj epgblkfj@duhastmail.com 172.71.154.179