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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 - 2 Mar 2026 7:11 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,001,434
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    howardsommer72 howardsommer72@hotel.veauly.com 104.22.20.235
    2804:13:40:3861:5081:6:991:535 2804:13:40:3861:5081:6:991:535 120.40.130.70
    alberthalafleur alberthalafleur@23.8.dnsabr.com 172.69.134.82
    JeffersonL jefferson-throssell21@support.51tiemo.com 195.63.21.251
    2804:1530:673:300:59:68:9:528 2804:1530:673:300:59:68:9:528 120.40.130.70
    williamanderson4285fb3y williamanderson4285fb3y@budgetthailandtravel.com 104.22.20.234
    CamillaBethea6 kathrynreed@solstris.com 196.198.13.67
    2804:214:819:8570:890:70:687:457 2804:214:819:8570:890:70:687:457 120.40.130.70
    SelenaMinnis selena.selena4@dihunu.winston.support 45.3.33.198
    201:34:55:820::1949:489:315 201:34:55:820::1949:489:315 120.40.130.70
    Athar atharzafar773@gmail.com 202.47.55.101
    NoraX9813099 jessmyles@solstris.com 45.125.245.141
    2804:320:20:9552:5150:445:030:99 2804:320:20:9552:5150:445:030:99 120.40.130.70
    2601:151:8300:220:57:1:875:911 2601:151:8300:220:57:1:875:911 120.40.130.70
    Lashawn28D lashawn.lashawn@yepegi.hawkmail.digital 104.207.38.107
    christa.pierce.8929 christa.pierce.8929@topcompanygroup.com 91.124.108.237
    2804:360:40:9:59:620:55:54 2804:360:40:9:59:620:55:54 120.40.130.70
    Lauri71L625633 jessmyles@solstris.com 144.48.52.235
    satoshimarino74013 satoshimarino74013@a.seoautomationpro.com 23.229.30.113
    reinaldo.broadway24 reinaldo.broadway24@0a56.putarspin.biz 95.135.175.249
    MicaelaMarra58 finlaylynette@solstris.com 223.29.254.133
    JamilaPhillips scarlettevan@leantechy.xyz 196.51.201.187
    2606:290:106:2860:485:7263:11:9973 2606:290:106:2860:485:7263:11:9973 120.40.130.70
    ShelbyGould shelby.shelby@yoheji.brand.singles 45.3.39.225
    makeupbrno.cz makeupbrno.cz@gmail.com 5.35.71.219
    2803:30:119:660:4:367:8473:524 2803:30:119:660:4:367:8473:524 120.40.130.70
    Txt_My_Telgrqmm_JTjackson willamsjackson@gmail.com 63.135.161.167
    maik-durgin maik-durgin@gatewayrealestate.click 104.22.20.235
    AleciaEste admin@fmsync.com 223.29.253.154
    inoiqoyx inoiqoyx@eblanomail.com 185.255.126.33
    inoiqoyx inoiqoyx@eblanomail.com 185.255.126.27
    JorgEwing745328 jorgewing@sanad.top 185.158.104.201
    JaiWhalen856056 jaijai49@wucebo.uknews.help 104.207.34.136
    inoiqoyx inoiqoyx@eblanomail.com 185.255.126.25
    robertbrown5879tnvs robertbrown5879tnvs@b.welcometotijuana.com 152.89.131.34
    devinfetty3554 devinfetty3554@quickemailinbox.shop 23.108.93.164
    ClaudioCollette arturoshannan@solstris.com 196.196.254.218
    DannyLabelle28 keithdixon@leantechy.xyz 196.51.204.94
    clarkstockton387 clarkstockton387@pw.epac.to 172.71.158.69
    2001:140:125:300:60:282:79:6 2001:140:125:300:60:282:79:6 120.40.130.70
    ShanaIngle25 shanashana@yoliwa.noman.cc 65.111.9.209
    VictorinaQmm paultaylor541w158@verifiedlinklist.com 206.214.82.33
    manuelm manuelm@rus-china.travel 5.183.130.113
    BlakeKellogg59 finlaylynette@solstris.com 102.165.55.20
    stevenjones7737cahl stevenjones7737cahl@a.pattaya-mega.com 198.245.76.238
    MatthewKef alinatataluk@gmail.com 146.103.105.248
    KatherinaKws katherinaalfaro@europeandocfestival.org.uk 196.240.104.141
    scarlettboreham6 scarlettboreham6@armed.veauly.com 172.69.23.194
    JasmineBroadus6 janbeatriz@solstris.com 196.196.254.163
    LelaButler51614 lelabutler21@scene.muzaco.com 196.198.13.205
    caitlinstarkey496 caitlinstarkey496@anonmails.de 67.201.39.14
    202:46:85:0:51:89:767:227 202:46:85:0:51:89:767:227 120.40.130.70
    2806:103:18:2:5:814:4:2355 2806:103:18:2:5:814:4:2355 120.40.130.70
    HallieGerow6 kristeenwinifred@solstris.com 196.196.254.36
    JadaGlynn8341 jada.glynn@muralbythesea.co.uk 109.69.109.143
    ConnieMaggard01 michellenelson@solstris.com 191.101.92.183
    BillGreenwood31 allto29@blogwebsite.top 45.33.252.101
    SanfordHui gtjytnud@bekommenmail.com 154.196.36.240
    TawannaBrune0 shantaedusty@solstris.com 103.221.232.106
    SanfordHui gtjytnud@bekommenmail.com 154.195.179.188
    jamilabayram jamilabayram@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    2803:9810:501:910:83:8358:4:5909 2803:9810:501:910:83:8358:4:5909 120.40.130.70
    CatalinaDunshea catalinadunshea@muralbythesea.co.uk 109.69.109.143
    billw billw@clearme.com 120.40.130.70
    pavel pavel@clearme.com 120.40.130.70
    2800:810:486:135:24:622:45:331 2800:810:486:135:24:622:45:331 120.40.130.70
    richard.wright richard.wright@clearme.com 120.40.130.70
    patriciagarcia9365d4qt patriciagarcia9365d4qt@d.welcometotijuana.com 172.69.23.193
    2804:2484:9664:5500:18:773:137:91 2804:2484:9664:5500:18:773:137:91 120.40.130.70
    o.masa.cip.1.4 o.masa.cip.1.4@gmail.com 85.142.66.157
    RufusRutt36036 rufusrutt@europeandocfestival.org.uk 192.186.142.51