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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 - 10 Aug 2026 7:19 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,223
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    FernandoMaclean fernando-maclean336@beastmail.biz 193.58.104.129
    olowoeyolateefadebay317 olowoeyolateefadebay317@gmail.com 85.12.29.57
    Charlotte charlotte.theodorus@student.sph.ac.id 2404:0:518:408:61:350:380:76
    ciophistingmal ciophistingmal@karamelka-mail.online 67.201.39.14
    Tony2872406431 tonytony@nekuto.brand.singles 194.99.25.223
    202:1810:50:00:9551:2342:98:89 202:1810:50:00:9551:2342:98:89 120.40.130.70
    yuqikatrina1121 yuqikatrina1121@qq.com 112.213.156.65
    shaunmcwhae7303 shaunmcwhae7303@discard.email 5.157.17.48
    DwayneBolling75 dwaynebolling43@toy.pettin.com 144.48.52.102
    cheridalziel cheridalziel@mailcatch.com 23.19.248.77
    ShantaeNewcomer shantaenewcomer76@list.cdfaq.com 102.165.53.87
    michel-cumming michel-cumming@contactus.51tiemo.com 217.181.76.253
    hollow.baboon3810 hollow.baboon3810@maildrop.cc 120.40.130.70
    wadad@13r1 smaforetagarnariksforbund.se@gmail.com 122.161.48.93
    lindajohnson13383hz1 lindajohnson13383hz1@a.blog-stuff.com 196.51.52.79
    202:1810:90:1300:806:768:78:92 202:1810:90:1300:806:768:78:92 120.40.130.70
    Josephavals lin.ks.8.9.m.ast.@gmail.com 89.110.115.238
    Josephavals lin.ks.8.9.m.ast.@gmail.com 104.28.246.128
    octavio.nieto-taladriz octavio.nieto-taladriz@upm.es 120.40.130.70
    202:1810:90:1300:806:768:78:92 202:1810:90:1300:806:768:78:92 120.40.130.70
    RolandCordova8 alexandriazavala@anonmails.de 46.8.156.242
    manuel.martin.hornillos manuel.martin.hornillos@upm.es 120.40.130.70
    CooperSturgis4 coopersturgis29@nut.mxdood.com 191.101.92.183
    atayortopo7604 atayortopo@vip.163.com 5.188.159.23
    20:5686:2:1861:4::8:053 20:5686:2:1861:4::8:053 120.40.130.70
    202:1810:90:1300:806:768:78:92 202:1810:90:1300:806:768:78:92 120.40.130.70
    jessicagarcia13756r2p jessicagarcia13756r2p@a.gsasearchengineranker.com 78.157.213.188
    202:020:549:42:968:06:9446:76 202:020:549:42:968:06:9446:76 120.40.130.70
    NormanKrier5905 normankrier47@trick.veauly.com 23.95.204.251
    202:020:549:42:968:06:9446:76 202:020:549:42:968:06:9446:76 120.40.130.70
    l.i.n.ks.8.9.mas.t. l.i.n.ks.8.9.mas.t.@gmail.com 104.28.246.127
    ilrumwynzt ilrumwynzt@rambler.ru 79.127.175.94
    livingvile livingvile@tutamail.com 94.109.253.91
    a a@example.com 120.40.130.70
    lin.k.s8.9m.ast. lin.k.s8.9m.ast.@gmail.com 104.28.246.127
    IolaFacy240741 danieljohnson9046ent@b.bestvpsfor.xyz 196.196.222.107
    MarcusShealy9 anthonyjones40402c71@b.bestvpsfor.xyz 69.58.15.197
    2001:410:601:1100::496 2001:410:601:1100::496 120.40.130.70
    SylviaMarino4 sylviamarino99@pound.milkgg.com 102.165.55.164
    lilybindon1763 lilybindon1763@23.8.dnsabr.com 23.19.248.244
    nszplwokah nszplwokah@rambler.ru 120.40.130.70
    xxyziqlaho xxyziqlaho@rambler.ru 79.127.175.94
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    wswluklosc wswluklosc@rambler.ru 79.127.175.94
    art25 art25@blogranks.top 45.133.170.104
    CrystleBenavides crystlebenavides82@pound.milkgg.com 102.165.54.212
    202:8108:8125:100:533:3190:14:8 202:8108:8125:100:533:3190:14:8 120.40.130.70
    flea flea@xsessive.ca 120.40.130.70
    flea flea@xsessive.com 120.40.130.70
    MartinJhi0737 martin.lodewyckx@azino777-nexus.com 72.56.152.181
    ZVKMayra8309 kristeenwinifred@solstris.com 102.165.53.166
    prohor.zlobin.14.11.1987 prohor.zlobin.14.11.1987@mail.ru 195.2.79.165
    yulyagabipo yulyagabipo@mail.ru 195.2.79.165
    AnnaSmith666 candyfandygirl@gmail.com 2003:0:31:31:05:149:917:97
    AmieHuff0460288 amiehuff7@trick.veauly.com 102.165.53.166
    ThaoLafferty78 paulhernandez8774b9zy@a.resorts-in-asia.com 196.51.49.171
    erangifest1980 erangifest1980@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    annaSmith kallykally777@gmail.com 2003:0:31:31:05:149:917:97
    anthonyjohnson1580k20t anthonyjohnson1580k20t@d.blog-stuff.com 94.46.247.192
    zaanhonytivanovz7460 zaanhonytivanovz@yahoo.com 27.34.242.101
    202:020:38:4:613:06:59:5 202:020:38:4:613:06:59:5 120.40.130.70
    MeridithKinsey6 keithmurray@injkrea.xyz 196.51.119.41
    donaldgarcia4524yrkc donaldgarcia4524yrkc@c.gsasearchengineranker.com 156.241.207.205
    54e94eaf44ada032f553dab6bf3e3a3c Mister.zotikov@yandex.ru 85.95.179.59
    alana-isaacs alana-isaacs@cleanhomeguard.com 96.8.120.202
    annettadodson annettadodson@tiptopmail.top 193.58.104.27
    202:1808:1:144:04:424:72:254 202:1808:1:144:04:424:72:254 120.40.130.70
    BeatrizMargaret wombrelumieremhr93@nestmailbox.com 94.46.247.238
    202:267:98:97:0:000:0: 202:267:98:97:0:000:0: 120.40.130.70
    TraceyThacker2 lindamoore87648udy@c.blog-stuff.com 217.60.161.196
    MartinLieb4699 martinlieb28@river.muzaco.com 102.165.53.235
    diego.1989.richard diego.1989.richard@proton.me 120.40.130.70