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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 Jan 2026 8:35 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,499
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    20:80:47:0:10:4438:543:123 20:80:47:0:10:4438:543:123 120.40.130.70
    ArdenMatlock0 arturoshannan@solstris.com 191.101.250.79
    EZAAidan469098 aidantroedel37@river.muzaco.com 196.240.38.157
    reaganackman28 reaganackman28@carvian.juxal.org 162.158.167.44
    ReginaTravis5 regina-regina@fefali.musicart.club 216.26.238.174
    tef.ur.a.d65.4 tef.ur.a.d65.4@gmail.com 195.208.95.197
    king.calabrese king.calabrese@efa8.adspertsolution.online 107.172.239.135
    trustone26 trustone26@blogwebsite.top 172.71.158.167
    christianegreenwell2150 christianegreenwell2150@tempr.email 103.87.56.132
    202:452:8:0:240:665:1367:82 202:452:8:0:240:665:1367:82 120.40.130.70
    anke.guizar anke.guizar@biznesonlajn360.store 191.102.172.235
    campbell campbell@fruitingbodymushrooms.online 172.69.23.69
    VanDaley69251416 vandaley76@cleanmaids.nyc 173.234.100.243
    FosterCotton fostercotton31@cold.muzaco.com 181.215.16.21
    ReynaMunday0700 sarahwilson424dok0@c.gsasearchengineranker.com 151.245.166.97
    ovadmkrusvp ovadmkrusvp@mailldom.site 172.71.154.178
    AldaPeterson7 aldapeterson@tutu.variots.com 72.223.188.67
    leonoreedwin leonoreedwin@cryptoboss-casino09qw.top 72.56.156.103
    akezapar akezapar@lifestyle-de.com 138.219.75.134
    MaisieConnely maisie.connely78@2294.rshrthertherth.net 207.182.29.199
    dianneboulger dianneboulger@dvd.dns-cloud.net 172.69.23.70
    DQHQuentin lorenadinkel6758@asia.dnsabr.com 72.195.34.58
    TommyThymn sandra36@t-online.de 205.237.111.130
    his970 his970@exwa.org 172.69.134.211
    HungWaterman306 hungwaterman@9b16.rshrthertherth.net 207.182.29.103
    HarrisBenner37 markjohnson595686x@a.gsasearchengineranker.com 192.126.218.25
    alxyandext alxyandext@126.com 188.170.196.229
    JanniePollack0 janniepollack@fortgamer.cc 177.234.143.149
    2a1a 2a1a@service.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    ethel-delargie ethel-delargie@emailhost.space 75.127.5.103
    russriddell4118 russriddell4118@emailplusinbox.shop 107.175.90.248
    Debona.Marcia Debona.Marcia@yandex.com 120.40.130.70
    austin-badillo austin-badillo@feedback.51tiemo.com 154.82.150.148
    troy troy@awsome-gadgets.com 67.201.59.70
    valeria-parrish valeria-parrish@gmtclinic.ru 172.69.23.70
    BerryPtk7400475 karenanderson8366ur5s@c.budgetthailandtravel.com 151.245.177.27
    Antony1448 antony-english-6337@fortgamer.cc 209.127.17.130
    markjackson5529tz10 markjackson5529tz10@a.budgetthailandtravel.com 172.69.23.69
    JanaReiniger498 denesemincey6860@23.8.dnsabr.com 185.220.101.154
    memarb memarb@pop3.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    dahlquisthvacandplumbing dahlquisthvacandplumbing@gmail.com 172.69.134.211
    jonathan.dupont jonathan.dupont@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    si-reseau si-reseau@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    RochelleKeene5 rochellekeene65@cold.muzaco.com 196.242.20.19
    richard.labrie richard.labrie@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    ysimard-arin ysimard-arin@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    markus.wachter markus.wachter@brinox.eu 120.40.130.70
    uros.kusar uros.kusar@brinox.eu 120.40.130.70
    Debona.marcia Debona.marcia@yandex.com 120.40.130.70
    0r6dnyvdxmrmnqdervn-gw 0r6dnyvdxmrmnqdervn-gw@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
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    1eser 1eser@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    michaelforeman1960 michaelforeman1960@acetylcholgh.ru 172.71.154.179
    info info@brinox.eu 120.40.130.70
    romain.couderc romain.couderc@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    razpis.projektni.vodja razpis.projektni.vodja@akrapovic.com 120.40.130.70
    nicholas.franklyn48 nicholas.franklyn48@8e4c.scalesurge.io 172.69.23.69
    CandiceSheppard candicesheppard@contact.openbillieholiday.click 67.216.237.7
    pal-marcell.rencsik pal-marcell.rencsik@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    LeviLashbrook16 levi.lashbrook@24x7help.hotelpost.click 139.180.224.196
    julija.marolt julija.marolt@brinox.eu 120.40.130.70
    24russia.office 24russia.office@brinox.eu 120.40.130.70
    julirimmer julirimmer@discardmail.com 162.158.167.43
    andreja.petelin andreja.petelin@brinox.eu 120.40.130.70
    anton.dobnikar anton.dobnikar@brinox.eu 120.40.130.70
    danielbrown505s5g3 danielbrown505s5g3@a.verifiedlinklist.com 64.188.3.159
    Ruben11Q74124063 ruben.farrell@24x7help.hotelpost.click 199.34.89.253
    ChristelDavenpor christel.davenport42@contact.openbillieholiday.cli 139.180.3.174
    fekvphkb fekvphkb@fuhrenmail.com 104.22.17.126
    debona.Marcia debona.Marcia@yandex.com 120.40.130.70
    luka.vilar luka.vilar@brinox.eu 120.40.130.70