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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 - 22 Nov 2025 9:49 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,735
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    harlesdarkz9540 harlesdarkz@yahoo.com 192.73.244.36
    RosellaTroup arlenstansberry4692@mailcatch.com 91.90.123.188
    wpetspetinemuhvmr69 wpetspetinemuhvmr69@nestmailbox.com 196.51.105.61
    202:810:121:1600:461:149:131:6592 202:810:121:1600:461:149:131:6592 120.40.130.70
    JanetGreene474 kaye@c.astroarch.online 45.33.157.23
    corneliusmackennal4450 corneliusmackennal4450@anonmails.de 172.71.154.66
    Raymundo8041 jessicarodriguez186v0kd@a.pattaya-mega.com 66.63.174.164
    GroverSharman6 grover.sharman9237@dykaya.com 77.238.254.196
    shawneeborden shawneeborden@articl.biz 172.71.159.138
    WillieBucher willie.bucher100@guid.travelocityflights.click 109.122.24.41
    3zizf.2019 3zizf.2019@gmai.com 120.40.130.70
    jessicarodriguez1223f0t4 jessicarodriguez1223f0t4@b.mustdoindubai.com 196.51.145.235
    IWNJannette jannettechristensen@gamesall.life 77.238.254.196
    BarrettCrist545 barrett.crist@dykaya.com 77.238.254.196
    deanafitzsimmons2376 deanafitzsimmons2376@anonmails.de 172.71.154.67
    dougwoods dougwoods@cogeco.ca 191.102.162.110
    kaylenemcnally kaylenemcnally@anonmails.de 172.71.95.118
    paula-denker5 paula-denker5@solution.travellerrpg.click 104.23.175.98
    202:3100:558:200:74:21:5662:189 202:3100:558:200:74:21:5662:189 120.40.130.70
    mandy.bentz mandy.bentz@t-online.de 185.164.138.86
    jessicahernandez4778b9hf jessicahernandez4778b9hf@blog-stuff.com 2.56.47.110
    celestesanches celestesanches@mailmenot.io 172.69.23.147
    KatherinMcCart1 katherinmccart1@guid.travelocityflights.click 109.122.24.41
    XanderOxley breinimmoukeinno-2480@yopmail.com 85.11.85.77
    viruaza viruaza@slotergun.fun 45.153.226.135
    CarmeloFreeh5 carmelo-freeh@guidance.travellerrpg.click 109.122.24.71
    GDPCandra865152 candracandra@mofode.carport.mom 166.88.171.174
    MonaRubino107 mona-rubino49@guidance.travellerrpg.click 109.122.24.71
    LoisRoby867 providencia@b.itchydog.store 108.62.102.70
    WillyZ322744 zacpan@t.woeishyang.com 154.223.210.89
    wizquierdoezr69 wizquierdoezr69@nestmailbox.com 196.51.116.209
    FannieWiese09 fannie.wiese87@travelocityflights.click 109.122.24.41
    zenaidamackaness zenaidamackaness@healthdietshop.com 172.69.23.148
    Caryn23G8761953 caryn-dumolo3874@dykaya.com 77.238.254.196
    ValenciaTew4160 valenciavalencia7@mofode.carport.mom 89.19.34.91
    DamionWhiteside shirleendupuis6336@anonmails.de 154.223.208.152
    JanelleHuonDeKer janelle.huondekermadec@assist.travelocityflights.c 109.122.24.41
    willieisaac6929 willieisaac6929@mailmenot.io 162.158.167.43
    info info@byron.bangeshop.com (empty)
    MarinaBrowne marinabrowne@dykaya.com 77.238.254.196
    adelaida50 adelaida.cantor.2656@articl.biz 197.205.71.236
    boss.elmaddin007 boss.elmaddin007@mail.ru 92.36.109.63
    KathrynThrash9 kathrynthrash31@assist.travelocityflights.click 109.122.24.41
    2804:14:783:9968:899:2234:148:093 2804:14:783:9968:899:2234:148:093 120.40.130.70
    hollymilazzo1979 hollymilazzo1979@salpingomyu.ru 109.248.128.218
    KaliBeyers20 kalibeyers@dykaya.com 77.238.254.196
    MilfordMccurry karacampion3728@anonmails.de 154.208.62.235
    202:1810:50:4500:919:3:9463:130 202:1810:50:4500:919:3:9463:130 120.40.130.70
    jonnie.kimber jonnie.kimber@2e00.next4.xyz 172.69.134.211
    zulpukarovaaksanaa zulpukarovaaksanaa@gmail.com 176.8.89.36
    matt.januska matt.januska@glover-ace.com 2001:569:6:60:0:5:256:4301
    matt.januska matt.januska@glover-ace.com 2001:569:630:92:79:6269:09:6
    matt.januska matt.januska@glover-ace.com 2001:56:61:48:385:30:481:9
    EdwinGroge empty 83.217.213.120
    matt.januska matt.januska@glover-ace.com 2001:56:40:49:902:10:95:297
    razetrogamerzaeva12 razetrogamerzaeva12@gmail.com 176.8.89.36
    olimjonijumahon olimjonijumahon@gmail.com 31.44.59.224
    matt.januska matt.januska@glover-ace.com 72.142.48.247
    211.112.1.188 211.112.1.188 176.8.89.36
    matt.januska matt.januska@glover-ace.com 2001:56:61:52:686:4:530:4
    matt.januska matt.januska@glover-ace.com 2001:569:6:434:0::65:4101
    matt.januska matt.januska@glover-ace.com 70.65.37.148
    craigdoidge craigdoidge@yahoo.com 2607:8:126:400:8540:349:905:123
    robeffy robeffy@gmail.com 142.127.4.132
    sqml123 sqml123@yahoo.com 2600:8802:209:00:00:89:231:978
    sqml123 sqml123@yahoo.com 2600:8802:209:00::7885:310:666
    robeffy robeffy@gmail.com 66.185.200.203
    110.38.38.58 110.38.38.58 37.115.189.95
    46.126.159.219 46.126.159.219 176.8.89.36
    195.2.84.178 195.2.84.178 31.44.59.224
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