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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 - 18 Jul 2026 2:33 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,735
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    ulrich-forney15 ulrich-forney15@jam.earnlivez.net 172.69.22.86
    unkwpmkg unkwpmkg@immenseignite.info (empty)
    rory.rory61 rory.rory61@luwupo.casamucho.buzz 31.134.1.184
    AlysaLeverette1 jonnawhish@tempr.email 103.234.203.53
    harold.harold harold.harold@kecavu.krvamail.my 172.69.22.87
    BusterGregory hwalucio@solstris.com 102.165.55.40
    Chase19337 chasesnipes35@fast.veauly.com 144.48.52.235
    chongmahn49 chongmahn49@estrella.elyquin.org 104.22.18.54
    help help@starlighttech.work 120.40.130.70
    hello hello@starlighttech.work 120.40.130.70
    202:3100:57:8200:92:075:6:53 202:3100:57:8200:92:075:6:53 120.40.130.70
    2603:6084:330:80:3005:200:51:52 2603:6084:330:80:3005:200:51:52 120.40.130.70
    admin admin@test.com 120.40.130.70
    lyokhapolaso lyokhapolaso@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    AllanMcGahan093 anthonykristeen@veauly.com 107.175.81.115
    vasyukov.mityusha vasyukov.mityusha@list.ru 120.40.130.70
    nzgzjogq nzgzjogq@analismail.com 120.40.130.70
    202:3100:57:8200:92:075:6:53 202:3100:57:8200:92:075:6:53 120.40.130.70
    disastercustomerservice disastercustomerservice@sba.gov 120.40.130.70
    206:5900:01:3700:86:891:105:6860 206:5900:01:3700:86:891:105:6860 120.40.130.70
    nzgzjogq nzgzjogq@analismail.com 120.40.130.70
    MaricelaSheehy andrewlopez1168xeu4@a.travel-e-store.com 10.88.0.1
    UTBCarson513 lethacomer@anonmails.de 10.88.0.1
    viola-braden39 viola-braden39@cleanhomeguard.com 172.69.22.86
    AlannaTorgerson temekabishop4465@now.mefound.com 10.88.0.1
    ChanteHardacre5 markjackson1554bsz0@f.welcometotijuana.com 10.88.0.1
    WandaWilbanks30 berndlazar@adult-work.info 10.88.0.1
    miquelstinnett miquelstinnett@netdeal.site 31.171.130.104
    WOAGalen60 galen-odonnell@contactus.51tiemo.com 10.88.0.1
    eelcovanwieringen eelcovanwieringen@kpnmail.nl 120.40.130.70
    MargaretaCrum margaretacrum@usgeek.org 10.88.0.1
    HenriettaNunan henriettanunan-2772@ubalbinki.pl 196.247.40.223
    ameerhamzakawish123+5B ameerhamzakawish123+5B@gmail.com 146.19.125.67
    202:810:5904:600:24:9::72 202:810:5904:600:24:9::72 120.40.130.70
    2003::271:0:086:3::853 2003::271:0:086:3::853 120.40.130.70
    201:599:22:278:6446:297:50:94 201:599:22:278:6446:297:50:94 120.40.130.70
    montebriggs11 montebriggs11@slow.pettin.com 172.69.22.87
    200:23:148:615:70:564:14:36 200:23:148:615:70:564:14:36 120.40.130.70
    lindajones1943rnkr lindajones1943rnkr@c.verifiedlinklist.com 196.51.255.189
    andrewmartin55727goe andrewmartin55727goe@b.mustdoindubai.com 192.126.200.151
    GrazynaProwse grazynaprowse43@fiber.pettin.com 102.165.55.40
    MervinMain mervin-main@grumm.pl 45.95.118.67
    202:8108:8125:100:693:201:068:15 202:8108:8125:100:693:201:068:15 120.40.130.70
    WillardEwald71 willard-willard73@favaze.airmail.codes 31.134.2.251
    taylaloche taylaloche@1mail.x24hr.com 162.158.167.122
    tami-tami42 tami-tami42@jolavu.loop.mom 172.71.159.81
    j.egaj.uk.o.s.e8.9 j.egaj.uk.o.s.e8.9@gmail.com 87.199.209.34
    LanBrewis993 lanbrewis19@nut.mxdood.com 223.29.254.133
    HermineMattner3 herminemattner12@toy.pettin.com 102.165.55.20
    LeeCombes20 princessdesimone@8.dnsabr.com 212.32.89.8
    veriflesprivat10 veriflesprivat10@konstruksituntas.com 104.22.20.142
    SelinaDutton71 selina-dutton312@baupo.pl 196.247.224.157
    veriflesprivat8 veriflesprivat8@konstruksituntas.com 162.158.167.121
    CliftonHeavener cliftonheavener54@yell.milkgg.com 181.215.16.238
    BertieStei bertie.steinke@zooma-legends.top 72.56.188.206
    Valarie76H hubertrigoberto@solstris.com 107.158.95.229
    wallacecanterbury17 wallacecanterbury17@slide.veauly.com 104.22.18.54
    oz.oh.a.q.a.suy.a.2.12 oz.oh.a.q.a.suy.a.2.12@gmail.com 87.199.210.65
    aleidakim40 aleidakim40@stuff.mxdood.com 172.69.135.13
    LuzMitchel611 shavonnejoanna@veauly.com 191.101.92.60
    VioletManess259 violetmaness30@river.muzaco.com 102.165.53.166
    JulianStels afanasevvadikxu3504@rambler.ru 135.181.119.248
    krasnhello krasnhello@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    fgjykxlh fgjykxlh@immenseignite.info 120.40.130.70
    mavisgagai mavisgagai@23.8.dnsabr.com 109.61.85.42
    ManualFortune16 ingewhetsel@bd.dns-cloud.net 109.61.85.42
    MargueriteRichie janiewally@veauly.com 172.245.75.102
    CortezAkins14 cortezakins2@act.milkgg.com 177.234.143.137
    Birgit6554 birgit.sharwood-7146@ubalbinki.pl 5.157.55.192
    202:1808:6:1332:7501:60:711:545 202:1808:6:1332:7501:60:711:545 120.40.130.70
    eftmjgctfp eftmjgctfp@rambler.ru 109.248.205.200
    Florine63J florinebiddlecombe98@slide.veauly.com 144.48.52.31
    traciarnoldo traciarnoldo@solstris.com 172.69.22.86
    rhoda.tengan rhoda.tengan@idealifepulse.com 172.71.159.82
    202:03:8:600:5:51:649:95 202:03:8:600:5:51:649:95 120.40.130.70
    paradox66 paradoxburden@gmail.com 2603:7082:340:1:6587:3299:974:519
    admin admin@example.com 120.40.130.70
    vol4onok95 vol4onok95@mail.ru 91.79.31.59
    carolyntillery carolyntillery@8.dnsabr.com 104.22.20.143
    beatrizsleath3345 beatrizsleath3345@anonmails.de 162.158.167.122
    joshuawilson2806rce7 joshuawilson2806rce7@a.verifiedlinklist.com 156.241.204.222
    vvptlepx vvptlepx@legenmail.com 64.31.3.126