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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 4:22 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,123
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    yjhkekmftsn yjhkekmftsn@ventura17.ru 62.197.45.179
    f37693ca-049c-4a8a-8ff5-a685079e7322 f37693ca-049c-4a8a-8ff5-a685079e7322@emtmadrid.es 120.40.130.70
    zasonpitt zasonpitt@126.com 68.71.245.206
    wvmerigasSn wvmerigasSn@ventura17.ru 62.197.45.62
    admin1jjjj151 admin1jjjj151@temz.net 192.18.143.53
    paulanderson7524pf7t paulanderson7524pf7t@e.welcometotijuana.com 156.230.193.128
    cxqzqdehwMt cxqzqdehwMt@ventura17.ru 185.192.20.41
    HilarioClubbe pop@webtoteam.shop 193.58.104.71
    BraydenStroup59 amandaobrien@injkrea.xyz 196.51.63.176
    IsidroMcGahey28 amandaobrien@injkrea.xyz 104.223.126.113
    MasonBoldt0399 juliennedakota@solstris.com 191.101.114.68
    DieterLui53 michellenelson@solstris.com 223.29.254.133
    lpazfluncEi lpazfluncEi@ventura17.ru 148.222.185.182
    DorieBazley7 doriebazley26@three.vietnambrandmatters.com 196.51.12.151
    2001:100:7:3800::562:119:55 2001:100:7:3800::562:119:55 120.40.130.70
    StarlaLeeper216 gracewilson@injkrea.xyz 196.51.143.239
    FitZone uruger@mailkolnet.com 94.23.25.75
    LucaTuggle lucatuggle100@ardelin.lentivo.eu 154.21.34.213
    Dan8322 Dan8322@proton.me 120.40.130.70
    hindishayri.in hindishayri.in@komandir057.ru 186.246.30.218
    astasheva-nat astasheva-nat@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    press press@stripchat.com 120.40.130.70
    5b7dc98d130e48b7fb4404ec288bf562 5b7dc98d130e48b7fb4404ec288bf562@sentry.stripchat. 120.40.130.70
    health_info ouyedapap@prettymailhost.com 158.69.118.189
    NTBBranden gracewilson@injkrea.xyz 196.51.63.228
    fa33a6b6b459bc2272dfebc2e87f2061 fa33a6b6b459bc2272dfebc2e87f2061@sentry.stripchat. 120.40.130.70
    deliafarth mathias@mail.exyukanali.tv 45.131.101.30
    Henryhap yulya.suvorova.2024@mail.ru 27.34.242.102
    marcuslytl julia@mail.exyukanali.tv 69.58.12.66
    ajulapetrov9527 ajulapetrov@yahoo.com 27.34.242.102
    BeckyBuggy86213 beckybuggy74@scene.muzaco.com 196.198.13.165
    SheilaTaber2 amandaobrien@injkrea.xyz 38.154.25.178
    VidaMahony55017 vidamahony48@deny.milkgg.com 181.215.16.216
    newbloghi225 newbloghi225@blogranks.top 120.40.130.70
    GilbertMackinlay amandaobrien@injkrea.xyz 196.51.119.249
    toby.09.09.09.po toby.09.09.09.po@gmail.com 2806:265:44:59:15::982:54
    UgolfHymnVunty lgknoger@duhastmail.com 37.139.53.80
    lyokhapolaso lyokhapolaso@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    india.shippee india.shippee@healthypplevery.org 147.53.114.49
    LavonSerna elizabethjones4569me70@c.bestvpsfor.xyz 152.232.53.17
    JDavis3 ufwedo@papkettwwqs.com 158.69.119.14
    andrewmiller532os8p andrewmiller532os8p@c.bestvpsfor.xyz 120.40.130.70
    AnnettaLort555 susantaylor7855vt2g@a.blog-stuff.com 78.157.213.188
    jcoma jcoma@kc.rr.com 2605:601:221:9300:644:37:8:156
    jcoma jcoma@kc.rr.com 2605:601:221:9300:0:75:7:493
    jcoma jcoma@kc.rr.com 2605:601:221:9300:424:117:4911:898
    jcoma jcoma@kc.rr.com 2605:601:221:9300:1:348:46:2360
    jcoma jcoma@kc.rr.com 2605:601:221:9300:5196:7198:3876:7529
    FranklinKahl803 kathleenalex@injkrea.xyz 196.51.119.249
    SaraMetcalfe18 williamhernandez9484rbzy@c.bestvpsfor.xyz 81.92.194.168
    Verifyskrillactivation Verifyskrillactivation@gmail.com 193.108.118.103
    darleneboo darlene.boothe.981@mailtech.ro 80.96.70.245
    pqamedkigx pqamedkigx@rambler.ru 162.159.113.82
    205:452:4081:2800:819:147:481:884 205:452:4081:2800:819:147:481:884 120.40.130.70
    meagan.gheo-flanagan meagan.gheo-flanagan@healthypplevery.org 142.147.111.149
    PWWRoosevelt rooseveltsnodgrass9@cold.muzaco.com 223.29.254.45
    PromotionLok len.a.go.p.kal.o73.@gmail.com 140.228.21.11
    202:474:501:0:15:259:413:72 202:474:501:0:15:259:413:72 120.40.130.70
    RPTJoyce5 barbararodriguez3757x0j2@travel-e-store.com 31.132.1.130
    Christiane38M danielrodriguez56954al0@pattaya-mega.com 192.186.190.45
    Pharma276 ojacig@poppmailnewr.com 54.39.18.217
    astasheva-nat astasheva-nat@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    hajo-karbantartas.com hajo-karbantartas.com@komandir057.ru 186.246.30.218
    205:452:629:300:7833:82:598:91 205:452:629:300:7833:82:598:91 120.40.130.70
    2001:4453:3:00::83:20:53 2001:4453:3:00::83:20:53 120.40.130.70
    200:134:702:701:41:828:802:87 200:134:702:701:41:828:802:87 120.40.130.70
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    ye.y.a.ya1.9.9.0.06.0.6 ye.y.a.ya1.9.9.0.06.0.6@gmail.com 98.158.233.42
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