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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 - 12 Jun 2026 4:32 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,181
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    PauletteMaupin paulettemaupin83@slow.pettin.com 102.165.54.218
    202:3100:59:1600:94:655:9429:55 202:3100:59:1600:94:655:9429:55 120.40.130.70
    jorg-butler jorg-butler@vovan777prime.top 72.56.159.94
    martakalinina84 martakalinina84@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    link.s89.mast. link.s89.mast.@gmail.com 78.111.155.244
    li.n.ks89.m.a.st. li.n.ks89.m.a.st.@gmail.com 78.111.155.244
    l.i.n.k.s89.ma.st. l.i.n.k.s89.ma.st.@gmail.com 78.111.155.244
    202:1810:590:3900:850:51:858:31 202:1810:590:3900:850:51:858:31 120.40.130.70
    l.i.nk.s.8.9ma.s.t. l.i.nk.s.8.9ma.s.t.@gmail.com 78.111.155.244
    202:1810:89:800:50:6:0:957 202:1810:89:800:50:6:0:957 120.40.130.70
    l.i.n.k.s8.9.mast l.i.n.k.s8.9.mast@gmail.com 78.111.155.244
    jennifertaylor1821f4ki jennifertaylor1821f4ki@c.gsasearchengineranker.com 196.51.118.144
    torydoran torydoran@wordspacemail.com 172.71.154.179
    sungkohlmeier sungkohlmeier@thodianamdu.com 172.69.134.84
    202:1810:89:800:50:6:0:957 202:1810:89:800:50:6:0:957 120.40.130.70
    aubreycory9517 aubreycory9517@clonemailsieure.com 104.22.17.126
    li.nk.s.89m.a.st. li.nk.s.89m.a.st.@gmail.com 78.111.155.244
    l.inks8.9.ma.st l.inks8.9.ma.st@gmail.com 78.111.155.244
    202:1810:89:800:50:6:0:957 202:1810:89:800:50:6:0:957 120.40.130.70
    l.in.ks8.9m.as.t. l.in.ks8.9m.as.t.@gmail.com 78.111.155.244
    202:1810:89:800:50:6:0:957 202:1810:89:800:50:6:0:957 120.40.130.70
    l.i.nks89.ma.st l.i.nks89.ma.st@gmail.com 78.111.155.244
    links89.m.a.st links89.m.a.st@gmail.com 78.111.155.244
    lin.k.s.89.mast. lin.k.s.89.mast.@gmail.com 78.111.155.244
    202:1808::8030:5:8:569:85 202:1808::8030:5:8:569:85 120.40.130.70
    l.in.k.s89.m.as.t. l.in.k.s89.m.as.t.@gmail.com 78.111.155.244
    chastityrister chastityrister@0815.ru 172.69.134.84
    l.i.nk.s.8.9m.as.t l.i.nk.s.8.9m.as.t@gmail.com 78.111.155.244
    202:1810:67:00:940:34:56:095 202:1810:67:00:940:34:56:095 120.40.130.70
    ErnestinaEsparza aoifeito54727@b.seoautomationpro.com 23.229.59.111
    202:1810:67:00:940:34:56:095 202:1810:67:00:940:34:56:095 120.40.130.70
    202:03:861:101:6:5:23:121 202:03:861:101:6:5:23:121 120.40.130.70
    AlexandraRonald alexandraronald13@keep.cdfaq.com 181.215.16.238
    202:1810:950:900:4136:76:6:60 202:1810:950:900:4136:76:6:60 120.40.130.70
    MarleneStambaugh mdf2@webtoteam.shop 93.157.29.188
    202:1810:67:00:940:34:56:095 202:1810:67:00:940:34:56:095 120.40.130.70
    202:1210:241:2500:13:3:68:86 202:1210:241:2500:13:3:68:86 120.40.130.70
    202:1810:950:900:4136:76:6:60 202:1810:950:900:4136:76:6:60 120.40.130.70
    robynbianco45 robynbianco45@argosmail.xyz 104.22.20.142
    2601:18:8383:310:946:811:740:75 2601:18:8383:310:946:811:740:75 120.40.130.70
    andrewjohnson4072haap andrewjohnson4072haap@gsasearchengineranker.com 162.158.167.43
    ElyseMcCloughry elysemccloughry20@brick.pettin.com 181.215.16.219
    202:1810:67:00:940:34:56:095 202:1810:67:00:940:34:56:095 120.40.130.70
    kristytedesco kristytedesco@1mail.x24hr.com 172.69.23.194
    2601:18:8383:310:946:811:740:75 2601:18:8383:310:946:811:740:75 120.40.130.70
    JadeFishman2 birgitrosen@coin.wf 45.89.118.94
    EstherDuggan116 estherduggan51@only.veauly.com 23.81.230.194
    202:020:54:6276:527:316:591:25 202:020:54:6276:527:316:591:25 120.40.130.70
    JadeFishman2 birgitrosen@coin.wf 161.123.210.156
    izetta.macomber88 izetta.macomber88@aa.earnlivez.net 104.22.17.127
    202:1810:67:00:940:34:56:095 202:1810:67:00:940:34:56:095 120.40.130.70
    202:1810:67:00:940:34:56:095 202:1810:67:00:940:34:56:095 120.40.130.70
    2409:4090:03:09:05:467:679:41 2409:4090:03:09:05:467:679:41 120.40.130.70
    2804:70:458:92::40:52:726 2804:70:458:92::40:52:726 120.40.130.70
    202:1810:67:00:940:34:56:095 202:1810:67:00:940:34:56:095 120.40.130.70
    bridgett-glover9733 bridgett-glover9733@otakuhub.xyz 120.40.130.70
    oennmaphig oennmaphig@rambler.ru 79.127.175.31
    202:03:98:801:53:799:3:677 202:03:98:801:53:799:3:677 120.40.130.70
    nevillewinchester692 nevillewinchester692@asia.dnsabr.com 172.71.159.81
    jiyis89064 jiyis89064@lidugw.com 185.90.60.221
    NaomiCamacho naomicamacho10@role.cdfaq.com 102.165.55.164
    RamonitaDvc barbaraanderson6334tswh@a.gsasearchengineranker.co 23.229.60.43
    matthewmoore891073mp matthewmoore891073mp@b.travel-e-store.com 196.51.215.207
    lavernmcintyre7579 lavernmcintyre7579@anonmails.de 172.71.159.81
    ppabaflz2 ppabaflz2@shokoladagency.ru 195.209.216.160
    claudiafenton claudiafenton@linkalexis4d.com 162.158.167.43
    ponomaryov.borya.1983 ponomaryov.borya.1983@bk.ru 120.40.130.70
    phillipcowper60 phillipcowper60@scene.muzaco.com 172.71.159.81
    AngieR3806 angieredfern94@cool.muzaco.com 154.16.69.173
    inh4qdljc inh4qdljc@shokoladagency.ru 195.209.212.133
    emersonfullwood emersonfullwood@spambog.com 104.22.17.127
    aurorahinkle83 aurorahinkle83@last.muzaco.com 172.71.159.81
    CandyRepin26541 candyrepin16@river.muzaco.com 191.101.92.60
    202:3100:59:1600:94:655:9429:55 202:3100:59:1600:94:655:9429:55 120.40.130.70
    monte-stclair monte-stclair@quickreply.51tiemo.com 162.158.167.44
    jaredmcalister jaredmcalister@aa.earnlivez.net 104.22.20.143