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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 - 15 Sep 2026 6:14 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,001,595
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    thomasmoore2348kbml thomasmoore2348kbml@a.gsasearchengineranker.com 198.20.170.204
    karenthomas4130lqf0 karenthomas4130lqf0@b.resorts-in-asia.com 172.71.154.169
    craig.craig craig.craig@rikojo.dmail.fit 172.71.159.82
    ijfdhtkp ijfdhtkp@blackfirsta.com 172.69.23.183
    webmasterdigitalmarketing webmasterdigitalmarketing@greystar.com 120.40.130.70
    u003ewebmasterdigitalmarketing u003ewebmasterdigitalmarketing@greystar.com 120.40.130.70
    kathygaddy29 kathygaddy29@lavrana.lentivo.eu 172.69.23.184
    2600:118:264:701:10:956:55:409 2600:118:264:701:10:956:55:409 120.40.130.70
    KatiePercival5 maryjones3279er7r@a.pattaya-mega.com 72.57.70.209
    greenhometech15 wendellbogart@freundin.ru 156.241.230.255
    en.te.ro.ffi.ce2.2.0.7.20.2.23 en.te.ro.ffi.ce2.2.0.7.20.2.23@gmail.com 158.173.155.202
    shelladowns shelladowns@jam.earnlivez.net 172.69.23.184
    minnieglenny39 minnieglenny39@tala.ylixo.com 120.40.130.70
    forrestsouthwick25 forrestsouthwick25@gribel.veranta.eu 172.69.23.184
    GarrettNorman garrettnorman@erpin.org 36.143.181.31
    2601:845:200:0:3098:69:52:51 2601:845:200:0:3098:69:52:51 120.40.130.70
    KatieLindt4584 charlesjones3827mzfb@gsaserbuilder.xyz 72.57.65.224
    kathihilson13 kathihilson13@hawk.vexint.com 120.40.130.70
    angelesminer98 angelesminer98@front.dravix.org 172.69.23.183
    RobertVob m.e.g.ast.o.p.lay.@gmail.com 31.129.170.42
    richard.labrie richard.labrie@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    nastyapoluge nastyapoluge@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    margaritotrevino438 margaritotrevino438@xdderetronline.xyz 104.22.17.79
    1heregyhujj 1heregyhujj@anonmails.de 104.207.40.87
    jicousderu jicousderu@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    ViolaLombardi6 franklindelphia@veauly.com 102.165.53.34
    ArronKhb8532185 nicholasconcetta@veauly.com 102.165.54.212
    RamonaSwafford6 danielwilson920y9x6@c.resorts-in-asia.com 38.154.38.46
    a a@example.com 120.40.130.70
    johndoe johndoe@example.com 120.40.130.70
    lancer lancer@www.example.com 120.40.130.70
    prizrak prizrak@fox-net.ru 120.40.130.70
    lvalero-arin lvalero-arin@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    ysimard-arin ysimard-arin@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    mftshiji-arin mftshiji-arin@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    blank blank@example.com 120.40.130.70
    6838 6838@farironalds.com 172.71.154.168
    teshaprovan19 teshaprovan19@jam.earnlivez.net 172.69.23.183
    breannabreanna32 breannabreanna32@novimo.kizmet.space 172.69.135.14
    7102 7102@farironalds.com 45.74.3.79
    Rolland3135 soonzita@veauly.com 144.48.52.31
    alfonzo.clayton alfonzo.clayton@jam.earnlivez.net 172.69.23.184
    f.ed.o.rmuta.nis f.ed.o.rmuta.nis@gmail.com 104.22.17.79
    joshua.joshua joshua.joshua@mafusi.carport.mom 172.69.135.14
    hipuhenge hipuhenge@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    celeste-caulfield celeste-caulfield@jam.earnlivez.net 172.71.154.168
    andra-andra andra-andra@detusa.carport.mom 120.40.130.70
    e.n.t.eroffic.e22.0.7.2.022.3 e.n.t.eroffic.e22.0.7.2.022.3@gmail.com 158.173.155.202
    erangifest1980 erangifest1980@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    UCMDeneen60 soonzita@veauly.com 102.165.53.252
    RosalindHargreav nicholasconcetta@veauly.com 223.29.254.133
    TitusCorones51 alliesima@veauly.com 102.165.55.40
    AngelUel005 hugorene@veauly.com 154.16.69.184
    shanicetrudel shanicetrudel@supporter.website 162.158.167.143
    joycelynpointer1839 joycelynpointer1839@anonmails.de 162.158.167.143
    2607:91:48:910:5835:76:445:540 2607:91:48:910:5835:76:445:540 120.40.130.70
    2001:410:401:3000::2918 2001:410:401:3000::2918 120.40.130.70
    olive-cardus olive-cardus@jam.earnlivez.net 172.71.159.81
    en.t.e.ro.ffice.22.072.022.3 en.t.e.ro.ffice.22.072.022.3@gmail.com 158.173.155.202
    jaunita.jaunita jaunita.jaunita@pulozo.carport.mom 120.40.130.70
    richardwilliams5855ht9c richardwilliams5855ht9c@gsaserbuilder.xyz 23.236.217.34
    Mariana7117 lucky.cloud5182@teresa-gold.com 45.148.234.105
    fe.do.rm.uta.nis fe.do.rm.uta.nis@gmail.com 141.98.100.198
    jonathan.dupont jonathan.dupont@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    2001:410:305:2100::479 2001:410:305:2100::479 120.40.130.70
    venheise venheise@gismail.online 188.130.129.75
    lo.dibe.tof.fi.cia.l.v.2 lo.dibe.tof.fi.cia.l.v.2@gmail.com 172.69.135.13
    TamikaPbu4 alliesima@veauly.com 144.48.52.235
    ClarkSlagle tammykatrina@veauly.com 191.101.114.101
    jordanhaig jordanhaigler@donator.site 185.243.218.232
    danellefair5208 danellefair5208@anonmails.de 172.69.23.183
    jordanhaig jordanhaigler@donator.site 194.26.192.203
    jordanhaig jordanhaigler@donator.site 45.84.107.54
    LavadaJpw2 charlesjackson17814sgm@gsaserbuilder.xyz 69.58.15.205
    epifaniaspurlock64 epifaniaspurlock64@cow.pettin.com 172.69.135.13
    subjectname subjectname@example.com 120.40.130.70
    opu opu@webtoteam.shop 172.71.159.81
    MarleneMackness ryanzella@veauly.com 102.165.54.4
    milobusey milobusey@anonmails.de 200.10.40.209
    Stacy72279371842 issackandi@veauly.com 102.165.53.34
    dwightpicot54 dwightpicot54@hawk.vexint.com 120.40.130.70
    BridgettDurand5 bridgett.bridgett80@xurida.new-mail.info 83.97.116.28
    pogtipinyu pogtipinyu@mail.ru 172.68.229.189
    arturocaesar41 arturocaesar41@1f33.topgradeoffers.com 172.71.159.81
    q5gcrbivhua q5gcrbivhua@kanyeomg.com 172.69.23.183