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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 - 4 Jul 2026 5:35 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,867
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    LanoraGurney wbookcrossingoyr90@nestmailbox.com 192.186.148.243
    LinoOlivo8218 johniejageurs5588@mailmenot.io 188.130.221.152
    l.i.nks8.9m.a.st. l.i.nks8.9m.a.st.@gmail.com 172.71.159.81
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    li.nks.8.9.mast. li.nks.8.9.mast.@gmail.com 80.93.217.214
    lin.ks8.9.ma.st lin.ks8.9.ma.st@gmail.com 80.93.217.214
    vital.yap.u.psen vital.yap.u.psen@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    li.nks.8.9m.ast. li.nks.8.9m.ast.@gmail.com 80.93.217.214
    55fc3a279dcb4b9e9c8651fcc24987b1 55fc3a279dcb4b9e9c8651fcc24987b1@finin.at 120.40.130.70
    tu tu@finin.at 120.40.130.70
    li.n.k.s.8.9m.as.t. li.n.k.s.8.9m.as.t.@gmail.com 80.93.217.214
    James0988 team-skrill@my.com 155.117.189.74
    2604:2820:09:5:68:76:3348:7 2604:2820:09:5:68:76:3348:7 120.40.130.70
    wyzxfuuf wyzxfuuf@duhastmail.com 172.69.22.86
    202:1810:9425:4600:9227:4:06:983 202:1810:9425:4600:9227:4:06:983 120.40.130.70
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    casgogo178 casgogo178@blogwebsite.top 120.40.130.70
    AdelaBroadhurst adelabroadhurst19@keep.cdfaq.com 223.29.254.158
    202:1810:9425:4600:9227:4:06:983 202:1810:9425:4600:9227:4:06:983 120.40.130.70
    l.i.nk.s.89.ma.s.t l.i.nk.s.89.ma.s.t@gmail.com 80.93.217.214
    ChristaMayorga9 wblogmanningkwr90@nestmailbox.com 192.241.65.79
    TajMollison0880 wavalona7or90@nestmailbox.com 192.186.145.155
    AracelySolis3 aracely.solis.2993@grumm.pl 134.255.243.132
    zoilachampagne80 zoilachampagne80@fast.veauly.com 172.69.22.87
    BrainHylton brainhylton59@slow.pettin.com 223.29.254.56
    casgogo17 casgogo17@blogwebsite.top 120.40.130.70
    apverdoga1981 apverdoga1981@mailnorms.com 172.71.159.81
    xo.h.uxog.usuy.07 xo.h.uxog.usuy.07@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    thisisanon007 thisisanon007@proton.me 103.216.221.76
    dyopyieyef dyopyieyef@rambler.ru 172.71.154.178
    arnold arnold@blockchain-development-company.site 120.40.130.70
    DelilahMcGraw77 delilah-mcgraw@usgeek.org 183.197.56.176
    MaryellenRanford wfrescotet8mr90@nestmailbox.com 192.186.148.238
    202:46:488:0:376:81:7:14 202:46:488:0:376:81:7:14 120.40.130.70
    BrandonMoffett8 brandonmoffett89@slide.veauly.com 196.196.254.36
    ElsieMcClemans7 barbarajohnson9502gw3h@travel-e-store.com 103.240.99.156
    evasnake evasnake@proton.me 213.139.11.69
    100883e78ce6126b58895c26df3ed612 e6170.e6170@msa.hinet.net 114.44.61.189
    Uwe4164460909 wgierkuil3gr90@nestmailbox.com 23.236.236.71
    mollie.mollie9 mollie.mollie9@nuyuho.television.pics 45.133.112.25
    Johnterry5 rss.l.l.mcl@gmail.com 158.173.210.67
    AndersonPigdon andersonpigdon42@slide.veauly.com 191.101.92.183
    202:03:8709:4301:84:164:993:7642 202:03:8709:4301:84:164:993:7642 120.40.130.70
    carlotajasprizza3674 carlotajasprizza3674@pawobby.cfd 162.158.167.122
    meaganmoran4820 meaganmoran4820@anonmails.de 104.22.17.127
    carolefincher carolefincher@asia.dnsabr.com 172.69.135.13
    TishaVua45 lindarodriguez229pneu@c.budgetthailandtravel.com 192.126.200.167
    Shelia36K95 sheliahartwick16@enarix.nexanta.eu 23.105.151.158
    scot-haffner scot-haffner@sanad.top 172.71.154.178
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    doretha.doretha83 doretha.doretha83@ruzewa.smile.coupons 172.71.154.179
    richardbrown5700rgcw richardbrown5700rgcw@b.blog-stuff.com 172.71.154.179
    rich.fennescey rich.fennescey@2e00.next4.xyz 104.22.20.142
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    Jesus eb4chb@hotmail.com 47.62.103.7
    202:1810:407:600:55:71:676:525 202:1810:407:600:55:71:676:525 120.40.130.70
    l.in.k.s.89mast l.in.k.s.89mast@gmail.com 172.69.22.87
    bridgettefulmore bridgettefulmore@b.cr.cloudns.asia 172.69.135.14
    123.22.184.75 123.22.184.75 37.115.189.95
    37.140.254.242 37.140.254.242 31.44.59.224
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    mikawilliams63878pot2 mikawilliams63878pot2@b.seoautomationpro.com 192.126.134.16
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