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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 - 8 May 2026 7:14 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,828
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    fredericmaple fredericmaple@anonmails.de 162.158.167.134
    ishaanthakur88 ishaanthakur88@growwithgoals.online 172.69.23.194
    DrewHambleton53 drewhambleton12@flaron.veranta.eu 172.255.93.48
    HoracioLindgren horaciolindgren64@ardelin.nexanta.eu 172.255.93.48
    jonathan.dupont jonathan.dupont@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    richard.labrie richard.labrie@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    rosalinehenley rosalinehenley@waroengpremium.com 147.53.116.92
    anthonymoore9626m5rp anthonymoore9626m5rp@f.welcometotijuana.com 172.71.154.178
    aureliascholl.6059 aureliascholl.6059@playfortuna-playzone.com 72.56.157.197
    martial-faith.tshiji martial-faith.tshiji@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    VernitaKeaney0 ajapeyser@mailmenot.io 206.204.28.248
    MauriceDevine34 maurice-maurice7@hitaco.sabo.bar 45.145.129.95
    VernitaKeaney0 ajapeyser@mailmenot.io 119.13.209.126
    VernitaKeaney0 ajapeyser@mailmenot.io 45.89.118.94
    RhysJarnigan74 rhys-jarnigan66@087b.scalesurge.io 93.120.6.144
    2003:1:741:000:180:2:90:6 2003:1:741:000:180:2:90:6 120.40.130.70
    asa-huxley asa-huxley@26e1.rshrthertherth.net 172.69.23.194
    2607:90:23:6:39:371:5025:44 2607:90:23:6:39:371:5025:44 120.40.130.70
    winniesills winniesills@freundin.ru 172.69.23.193
    drusilla-mendes94 drusilla-mendes94@emailgsa2.xyz 172.69.134.82
    CarloMcKillop8 carlomckillop92@only.veauly.com 102.165.54.7
    tamara.valentine tamara.valentine@azizaryb.ru 120.40.130.70
    fxsmehdibml fxsmehdibml@newera2026.site 172.71.158.69
    prohor.zlobin.14.11.1987 prohor.zlobin.14.11.1987@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    REYErma029274 ermajohnson58@deny.milkgg.com 102.165.54.212
    VernonCoungeau9 vernoncoungeau26@fiber.pettin.com 154.16.69.146
    michel.demers3019rodrickrice1982 michel.demers3019rodrickrice1982@tacoblastmail.com 148.222.186.164
    1bereggthhuj 1bereggthhuj@anonmails.de 196.19.4.141
    norris.rech norris.rech@feedback.51tiemo.com 195.63.19.128
    muhammadbyrd muhammadbyrd@ramin200.site 172.71.158.69
    GlennaWitmer domingofidler@mailmenot.io 192.210.155.105
    higbiosepo1986 higbiosepo1986@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    hemrteaicml hemrteaicml@newera2026.site 172.71.158.68
    kathrynreed kathrynreed@solstris.com 172.69.134.83
    GlennaWitmer domingofidler@mailmenot.io 119.13.209.126
    toni-grissom-2153 toni-grissom-2153@clubnikagames777guide.top 72.56.146.248
    chrissayers chrissayers72@outlook.com 64.201.215.229
    franciscohanks23 franciscohanks23@seti.ylixo.com 120.40.130.70
    AkiboxaInvix6 mstrote@comcast.net 140.235.0.104
    csdgubts csdgubts@vargosmail.com 120.40.130.70
    PatMarler23 cathleenappel@mailmenot.io 103.6.233.66
    PatMarler23 cathleenappel@mailmenot.io 119.13.209.126
    PatMarler23 cathleenappel@mailmenot.io 103.225.131.73
    egor.kozlova egor.kozlova@casinotds.xyz 104.22.17.126
    ValenciaSinnett valencia-valencia16@silowo.carshop.work 45.136.24.77
    jhhjqlvjzml jhhjqlvjzml@newera2026.site 172.71.158.69
    sarahlamble73 sarahlamble73@no.mxdood.com 104.22.17.127
    c.l.i.n.i.c.forhim.3.50 c.l.i.n.i.c.forhim.3.50@gmail.com 172.71.158.68
    vuydkndihdkndyjdbfjhdkhdihfj3 vuydkndihdkndyjdbfjhdkhdihfj3@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    jessicagarcia631959rq jessicagarcia631959rq@a.travel-e-store.com 104.22.17.126
    LayneDoty96 laynelayne@heloko.bonusmail.art 83.97.116.34
    Ramn raymon1959@hotmail.com 64.225.222.194
    PhillippSchirmei phillippschirmeister65@link.pettin.com 207.148.65.68
    jennieknowles2869 jennieknowles2869@mailmenot.io 172.71.154.179
    hinda hinda@solarspark.site 172.71.158.68
    martial-faith.tshiji martial-faith.tshiji@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    uzrpvcvx uzrpvcvx@tacoblastmail.com 120.40.130.70
    mittie.lacy35 mittie.lacy35@ff79.jackout.xyz 162.158.167.134
    heyrunsum heyrunsum@ak.gy 104.22.20.142
    NightAngel schriebere-message2025@hotmail.com 82.15.66.148
    paulobenjaminarago paulobenjaminarago@ssinvestimentos.com 172.69.134.83
    trenarowland3 trenarowland3@issue.mxdood.com 104.22.17.126
    rosariaburkholder57 rosariaburkholder57@nut.mxdood.com 172.71.154.178
    custombrandsmanagement custombrandsmanagement@gmail.com 2601:286:180:950:44:5:975:48
    romandoxomo romandoxomo@mail.ru 172.69.23.194
    LorieMiley8 tamiaubrey@solstris.com 191.101.92.9
    DanieleMattison danielemattison1@deny.milkgg.com 102.165.55.133
    juan1996 juan1996@eurovip.club 131.108.17.55
    williamwilson55512rl williamwilson55512rl@swartluxury258.com 167.160.165.235
    sdcard21 sdcard21@mail.blogwebsite.top 5.181.131.106
    HarryKahn790806 harrykahn84@lab.milkgg.com 207.148.65.68
    werso0120iu werso0120iu@rambler.ru 120.40.130.70