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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 - 4 Mar 2026 8:32 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,001,881
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    sarahtaylor326082wq sarahtaylor326082wq@budgetthailandtravel.com 172.71.154.178
    HueyDisher551 marilynmarti@leantechy.xyz 196.51.204.124
    lorettasorrell2404 lorettasorrell2404@thodianamdu.com 172.71.154.178
    joey joey@awsome-gadgets.com 172.71.154.178
    joshuathomas54665kz joshuathomas54665kz@f.welcometotijuana.com 104.22.20.234
    ozy ozy@webtoteam.shop 185.176.207.157
    ValentinMaggard rpop-test69@itatac.tk 98.190.239.3
    Eleanore8544 eleanore-eleanore36@rixafa.airmail.codes 193.56.28.139
    annierunyon annierunyon@mailcatch.com 172.69.134.83
    AmparoAlger1371 amparoalger5438@play-fortuna-tyo.top 72.56.155.77
    AdrianneMoroney kathrynreed@solstris.com 103.221.232.229
    RichiePotter3 richie-richie93@ziwuve.new-mail.info 65.111.1.210
    gussmothers gussmothers@netdeal.site 45.130.81.41
    ChristenaBegum6 marilynmarti@leantechy.xyz 196.51.249.66
    magaretenyeart2490 magaretenyeart2490@0815.ru 104.22.17.126
    stiv stiv@agwebexp.com 172.69.134.83
    EmoryDyson8 emory.dyson7655@goldenjubileesummerparty.co.uk 109.69.109.143
    FlorenciaGage0 florenciagage.9747@me-and-u.org.uk 165.231.45.20
    claritamonzon claritamonzon@miscalhero.com 172.69.23.193
    NobleLowin orlandorawls1175@kaybooks.top 107.4.83.77
    BonnyRoy52953 bonnybonny12@socuxi.magical.surf 65.111.4.242
    louella-louella60 louella-louella60@rubuho.wins.guru 216.26.226.176
    cathandgun cathandgun@gismail.online 109.248.143.85
    MarlysE78073 marlyscarrington1517@europeandocfestival.org.uk 196.240.104.141
    QuentinSmart dianacarter@leantechy.xyz 196.51.140.20
    flosanema flosanema@roigra.fun 45.38.231.94
    MattieCarnahan1 mattiecarnahan2@issue.mxdood.com 142.214.180.193
    DoloresH42 andrewtaylor5552xbsx@c.resorts-in-asia.com 192.241.113.203
    katiahower96 katiahower96@siso.elyquin.org 104.22.17.127
    oilp oilp@webtoteam.shop 162.158.167.134
    MaricruzHawken4 maricruz.hawken8031@europeandocfestival.org.uk 165.231.45.47
    vickeygrubbs vickeygrubbs@ramenbet-portal.buzz 72.56.154.227
    KellyeBrunning kellyebrunning97@among.ehomu.com 191.101.92.83
    DebbieMelendez debbiedebbie30@nebogu.casamucho.buzz 209.50.161.203
    xrumer888 xrumer888@outlook.com 172.69.134.82
    claritagoldsmith claritagoldsmith@discard.email 104.22.20.234
    GMEIngeborg ingeborg-thrower@europeandocfestival.org.uk 196.240.104.146
    karlabrackett3539 karlabrackett3539@mailvip.net 196.196.169.107
    lazaro-lazaro46 lazaro-lazaro46@pulozo.carport.mom 216.26.224.189
    MargaritoColon donaldbrown5747a4oo@c.pattaya-mega.com 192.186.173.139
    len.a.g.op.k.a.lo.7.3. len.a.g.op.k.a.lo.7.3.@gmail.com 92.204.175.88
    joelly joelly@awsome-gadgets.com 68.71.240.210
    iyjoco74 iyjoco74@aviator-game-best.com 188.130.221.106
    ernestinab ernestinaboyd@gmail.com 66.234.150.162
    RosemarieRankine klaudiachadwick@solstris.com 144.48.52.254
    Brittany82W myrtleleila@solstris.com 103.221.232.229
    BlancaStrother myrtleleila@solstris.com 103.221.232.103
    genie.genie genie.genie@ligopu.smartlink.lat 65.111.1.5
    dinajohnson60056 dinajohnson60056@seoautomationpro.com 104.22.17.126
    kogi-hunuva64 kogi-hunuva64@europrint-russia.ru 172.69.23.194
    HectorJnq8 hectorwynkoop10@mode.ehomu.com 196.198.13.165
    kenneth-levi kenneth-levi@okmail.web.id 66.93.161.51
    lavondakeener96 lavondakeener96@fog.blyxen.org 162.158.167.133
    gemeentelijkeadministratievesanctiesgas gemeentelijkeadministratievesanctiesgas@geraardsbe 120.40.130.70
    clyde-richie clyde-richie@quickreply.beachflag.click 191.101.92.161
    lokaalbestuurgeraardsbergen lokaalbestuurgeraardsbergen@geraardsbergen.be 120.40.130.70
    jdxypfjq jdxypfjq@eblanomail.com 169.150.242.33
    gemeentelijkeadministratievesanctiesgas gemeentelijkeadministratievesanctiesgas@geraardsbe 120.40.130.70
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    wompmrop wompmrop@smallbutnaughty.com 104.22.17.126
    knjapzbl knjapzbl@wildbmail.com 104.22.17.127
    KerrieHerndon dianacarter@leantechy.xyz 196.51.204.159
    Neal395527681103 nealneal72@revopu.nmail.work 65.111.1.223
    xbutiukj xbutiukj@eblanomail.com 172.71.158.68
    makaylahoffmann makaylahoffmann@anonmails.de 45.147.192.184
    bettienewsome16 bettienewsome16@ssl.tls.cloudns.asia 162.158.167.133
    ChristoperDobos hwalucio@solstris.com 191.101.92.83
    CorineBarlee012 dianacarter@leantechy.xyz 196.51.252.151