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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 - 25 Feb 2026 6:35 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,001,397
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    woodbcwl woodbcwl@duhastmail.com 176.108.222.135
    jasoncormier jasoncormier@hotbird.giize.com 162.158.167.134
    BrianBrown489 hx-kqtesk-xbn-mczg@bestdomainhere.com 179.60.68.80
    chloehannah9208 chloehannah9208@likevip.net 172.71.158.68
    MichealCon micheal.conners@kotplawyer.top 5.157.52.101
    ElkeTorreggiani elke.elke@xeliyu.musicart.club 45.3.33.84
    RichardGarcia146 pp-vkntpl-ahv-ucqp@my1domain.com 99.64.93.181
    MauricioSchaaf4 mauriciomauricio@tazoso.sweetmom.cv 193.56.28.214
    MarkCarter637 vd-wrsfde-osy-sejm@my1domain.com 27.50.12.0
    wayne.norriss98 wayne.norriss98@902f.rshrthertherth.net 104.22.20.235
    presales presales@safetechcyber.com 120.40.130.70
    LinnieSager linnie-linnie68@boxago.bonusmail.art 65.111.7.208
    bertcaple bertcaple@inquiries.hotelhafenhamburg.click 104.22.20.235
    astancu astancu@safetechcyber.com 120.40.130.70
    finlaylynette finlaylynette@solstris.com 162.158.167.134
    RebeccaChr mayragrimwade249@freundin.ru 203.176.137.72
    Alejandra1 candacerunyan2478@getcashstash.com 196.245.184.108
    tonjaspeed73 tonjaspeed73@0aa1.rshrthertherth.net 151.245.177.32
    EstelaQuin estelaquinn@helpdesk.carenmiosga.click 173.213.93.246
    kraigmarquardt95 kraigmarquardt95@cow.pettin.com 162.158.167.134
    RobertDavis495 bh-anloxm-rzu-hqbn@my1domain.com 179.49.53.237
    MaxwellVoh maxwell-old@hype-mission.buzz 72.56.190.103
    KennyU5337663186 kennyvandermark.9910@hype-mission.buzz 72.56.158.87
    2603:8001:00:5089:22:907:132:02 2603:8001:00:5089:22:907:132:02 120.40.130.70
    RobertSmith625 zz-zdtnpm-vco-uczt@myemailtoyou.com 191.248.200.177
    BernardMartine bernard.martine44@portaldenoticias.top 64.29.74.231
    Interfaceaiz ronstud21@gmail.com 192.252.209.158
    DuhaMuhammad duhaharris972@gmail.cok 172.56.28.105
    BelenFitz0 belenfitz67@suggest.healthcareprivacy.click 45.152.199.224
    melodyhealey5628 melodyhealey5628@mailmenot.io 162.158.167.134
    JamesLewis193 gf-bjdqkv-zgs-yfvm@bestdomainhere.com 138.186.71.65
    Estela9509 johnjohnson61640awx@welcometotijuana.com 155.94.232.3
    rickdibdin1584 rickdibdin1584@otp247.me 104.22.17.126
    nathanpc nathanpc@terra.com.br 120.40.130.70
    TereseHargrove2 terese.hargrove73@erpin.org 110.244.95.108
    MalissaOldfield malissaoldfield@hype-mission.buzz 72.56.147.232
    ribladwho ribladwho@mbox.re 38.114.123.135
    arronpalumbo arronpalumbo@pw.epac.to 104.22.20.235
    StevenYoung827 dp-lbygnm-vcl-kvil@myemailtoyou.com 181.115.172.153
    AguedaM82254320 aguedaagueda@sikocu.blogs.pics 104.207.44.60
    JenniferX65 kathrynreed@solstris.com 191.96.95.126
    AshleeS161 steed528665@onelettersmail.com 153.80.131.254
    scthomas scthomas@physics.rutgers.edu 2601:84:8180:760:612:143:499:13
    scthomas scthomas@physics.rutgers.edu 2601:84:8180:760::0:493:75
    scthomas scthomas@physics.rutgers.edu 2601:84:8101:3490:495:77:6:424
    anthonyfried anthonyfried@backlinkswp.com 67.226.219.224
    scthomas scthomas@physics.rutgers.edu 2601:84:8101:3490:3440:38:63:901
    scthomas scthomas@physics.rutgers.edu 2601:84:8101:3490:06:96:876:8
    scthomas scthomas@physics.rutgers.edu 2601:84:8101:3490:839:86:22:502
    scthomas scthomas@physics.rutgers.edu 2601:84:8101:3490:5:62:61:422
    scthomas scthomas@physics.rutgers.edu 2601:84:8101:3490:6459:95:8:3
    WilliamTurner814 gg-kfjhat-sww-ffkl@bestdomainhere.com 201.81.55.163
    scthomas scthomas@physics.rutgers.edu 2601:84:8101:3490:492:982:482:18
    scthomas scthomas@physics.rutgers.edu 2601:84:8180:760:602::221:720
    MagdalenaZ aleidafregoso@mailmenot.io 9.142.216.30
    scthomas scthomas@physics.rutgers.edu 2601:84:8180:760:8:8:782:70
    scthomas scthomas@physics.rutgers.edu 2601:84:8180:760:9:669:1:2
    scthomas scthomas@physics.rutgers.edu 2601:84:8101:3490:138:243:53:787
    scthomas scthomas@physics.rutgers.edu 2601:84:8101:3490:24:51:41:59
    scthomas scthomas@physics.rutgers.edu 2601:84:8101:3490:96:6459:22:78
    scthomas scthomas@physics.rutgers.edu 2601:84:8180:760:8133:2:6:22
    scthomas scthomas@physics.rutgers.edu 2601:84:8180:760:58:301:837:42
    fcvefhmk fcvefhmk@eblanomail.com 120.40.130.70
    scthomas scthomas@physics.rutgers.edu 2601:84:8101:3490:6:1:4:6798
    scthomas scthomas@physics.rutgers.edu 2601:84:8101:3490:2921:8862:7:404
    scthomas scthomas@physics.rutgers.edu 2601:84:8101:3490:494:6:91:99
    scthomas scthomas@physics.rutgers.edu 2601:84:8101:3490:7869:911:89:4
    scthomas scthomas@physics.rutgers.edu 2601:84:8101:3490:312:934:35:6
    GarnetBeaufort carsoncollings@anonmails.de 84.54.53.236
    AlphonsoMattingl alphonsoalphonso97@zotowe.smush.space 45.3.50.91
    JamesCarter188 da-telvje-kgw-ziyn@my1domain.com 186.189.108.206
    BenedictDransfie benedictdransfield30@vhw.scoldly.com 152.232.33.12
    gregoryjason gregoryjason@ifsso.net 172.71.158.68
    MichaelTurner758 nv-udbcrl-rde-kovx@myemailtoyou.com 190.20.94.31
    PaulineNewcomer paulinenewcomer@qys.pancingqueen.com 192.126.237.187
    TrentTang33 trent-tang@pertomail.top 80.71.159.87