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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 5:48 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,332
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    hr hr@sovfracht.ru 120.40.130.70
    ETQScotty212198 scotty-mcguigan@cryptoboss270.top 72.56.144.51
    sjckdddgx info@pelmeds.com 98.175.31.195
    reganmccorkindale21 reganmccorkindale21@def.vocalmajoritynow.com 152.89.129.199
    HaroldMinor3155 haroldminor@836b.rshrthertherth.net 161.77.116.129
    tammarabeier4616 tammarabeier4616@now.mefound.com 172.71.154.178
    shipping shipping@sovfracht.ru 120.40.130.70
    hotline hotline@sovfracht.ru 120.40.130.70
    general general@sovfracht.ru 120.40.130.70
    arctic arctic@sovfracht.ru 120.40.130.70
    zakupki zakupki@sovfracht.ru 120.40.130.70
    etsukobanning1823 etsukobanning1823@ryznmail.web.id 162.158.167.133
    20:40:197:801:417:44:8:18 20:40:197:801:417:44:8:18 120.40.130.70
    jennifermartin9540s1ce jennifermartin9540s1ce@c.blog-stuff.com 172.69.134.82
    gostiuninvu gostiuninvu@iscpetro.ru 89.175.20.195
    LeaDamron53315 leadamron64@list.cdfaq.com 177.234.143.137
    stevenwilliams5207s7is stevenwilliams5207s7is@c.gsasearchengineranker.com 152.232.160.185
    LoraFreud4 shantaedusty@solstris.com 191.101.114.39
    kina3axjglime kina3axjglime@bk.ru 120.40.130.70
    susanmcilwraith susanmcilwraith@adult-work.info 196.51.185.100
    ouderraad.oosterstraat ouderraad.oosterstraat@esdalcollege.nl 120.40.130.70
    gerald.gerald gerald.gerald@cigoru.commumail.xyz 216.26.232.180
    name name@example.org 120.40.130.70
    user user@example.org 120.40.130.70
    williamwilliams4987qhtz williamwilliams4987qhtz@gsasearchengineranker.com 178.20.30.60
    MeiNewbery chelseacartwright6592@pw.epac.to 103.147.185.157
    2003:9:702:600:0:743:8:47 2003:9:702:600:0:743:8:47 120.40.130.70
    susanmcilwraith susanmcilwraith@adult-work.info 173.232.14.210
    JackiEdler9346 jackiedler@tutu.estabbi.com 23.236.243.17
    SoilaBallentine soila-ballentine@e62e.rshrthertherth.net 161.77.118.157
    Jose jlabeaga@hotmail.com 188.127.188.79
    CarsonKim9 robbybartel4237@8.dnsabr.com 45.129.140.213
    202:586:1623:600:998:626:1:8679 202:586:1623:600:998:626:1:8679 120.40.130.70
    dorthea.vosz dorthea.vosz@smsmail.web.id 185.228.192.64
    PerryYazzie1 ilsejacklyn@solstris.com 154.16.69.146
    202:45:368:0:564:73:616:91 202:45:368:0:564:73:616:91 120.40.130.70
    t.e.f.urad654 t.e.f.urad654@gmail.com 172.71.154.179
    PhoebeCalvert75 phoebecalvert99@issue.mxdood.com 192.161.160.79
    adeline-adeline5 adeline-adeline5@novimo.kizmet.space 65.111.14.106
    202:45:368:0:564:73:616:91 202:45:368:0:564:73:616:91 120.40.130.70
    HuldaLovejoy wlichtseinvdr81@nestmailbox.com 152.89.129.104
    zoganpittz5269 zoganpittz@hotmail.com 192.73.244.36
    %Forum_nick% mackamey@hqt.one 190.123.219.181
    dolnovam dolnovam@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    SammieQ676565 sammieseverance57@cool.muzaco.com 196.198.13.114
    RogerAmoUs ka.r.l.os76h.yanito.s.@gmail.com 84.239.43.13
    linlinville93 linlinville93@eight.vietnambrandmatters.com 38.154.115.159
    LouanneThynne4 klaudiachadwick@solstris.com 144.48.52.206
    2601:80:3:390:89:25:39:26 2601:80:3:390:89:25:39:26 120.40.130.70
    mauraalfaro mauraalfaro@miscalhero.com 172.71.158.69
    RosettaAvila17 hwalucio@solstris.com 177.234.143.121
    caseylongoria39 caseylongoria39@four.vietnambrandmatters.com 107.172.242.237
    2804:74:056:200:18:8:928:86 2804:74:056:200:18:8:928:86 120.40.130.70
    2001:100:988:00:146:5393:5390:729 2001:100:988:00:146:5393:5390:729 120.40.130.70
    ClintVicto yvyyy@kursarena.store 193.32.155.149
    Internet_lekl brlposydbkl@bounce3d.store 5.183.130.29
    sylvestertompkins79 sylvestertompkins79@four.vietnambrandmatters.com 38.154.121.219
    BryanMaye88644 bryan-maye72@653e.rshrthertherth.net 161.77.118.218
    ReedV0867753 tedtia@solstris.com 191.101.92.9
    JeannineTi rebeccatreadway9892@zooms.pro 23.105.159.2
    fannyroderic30 fannyroderic30@magicparcels.xyz 172.69.134.83
    202:3100:57:700:104:2635:68:8 202:3100:57:700:104:2635:68:8 120.40.130.70
    kaylafries7293 kaylafries7293@anonmails.de 172.71.154.178
    JEPJustin77 justin.justin32@bawaxu.pretoria.pro 104.207.47.216
    opalswitzer901 opalswitzer901@mailmenot.io 192.186.162.93
    202:3100:57:700:104:2635:68:8 202:3100:57:700:104:2635:68:8 120.40.130.70
    HermanVanatta1 wpiafadaqwr81@nestmailbox.com 192.126.156.25
    Scot00U301791 melodeetudor846@pw.epac.to 102.165.54.160
    prosavmobi1981 prosavmobi1981@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    lorettahobson lorettahobson@mailmenot.io 162.158.167.133
    rostock-luetten-klein-1 rostock-luetten-klein-1@kind.com 120.40.130.70
    Ryder50G24 kristeenwinifred@solstris.com 191.101.92.164
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