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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 Feb 2026 6:38 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,321
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    2001:410:404:200::5843 2001:410:404:200::5843 120.40.130.70
    Buddybet dolnovam@mail.ru 195.2.67.184
    sport sport@kirisbyforum.fun 104.22.17.127
    Andy58K81552558 columbustauchert7903@anonmails.de 149.36.50.135
    katlynaranda katlynaranda@11jac.com 172.69.134.210
    dfwfjkocmq dfwfjkocmq@rambler.ru 120.40.130.70
    amovos amovos@avtoprovod.ru 120.40.130.70
    natulya.fedosova.96 natulya.fedosova.96@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    marcofaucett marcofaucett@boxinbox.my 104.22.20.178
    frep firepal@cyberdude.com 172.18.0.2
    3 3@solatog.online 162.158.167.97
    michellherrmann4426 michellherrmann4426@mailvip.net 165.231.35.117
    MarylouLopez558 earline@a.giveblood.bar 181.214.80.149
    202:3100:66:2800:643:27:134:5251 202:3100:66:2800:643:27:134:5251 120.40.130.70
    Gretta40I622192 gretta-brentnall91@da62.cycz.xyz 45.33.157.146
    shchuka971 shchuka971@mail.ru 128.70.159.214
    betsyfeuerstein betsyfeuerstein@hqt.one 172.71.154.179
    2001:410:701:1100::794 2001:410:701:1100::794 120.40.130.70
    2001:410:404:200::7893 2001:410:404:200::7893 120.40.130.70
    2001:410:701:1100::7975 2001:410:701:1100::7975 120.40.130.70
    DebbieWillis851 merideth@a.thegreenliving.world 181.214.80.149
    utamatthaei3357 utamatthaei3357@biznesonlajn360.store 172.71.158.68
    RoccoDobson8 kendrick@meteormind.store 196.51.24.84
    kathiwille4727 kathiwille4727@1mail.x24hr.com 89.221.206.132
    hannahtpz2958 hannahtpz@yahoo.com 45.59.186.60
    LamontZfd025 kathrynreed@solstris.com 102.165.55.182
    suchiruti1970 suchiruti1970@mailopenz.com 172.71.154.178
    202:8108:8125:100:898:7524:27:537 202:8108:8125:100:898:7524:27:537 120.40.130.70
    GailTowle7909 gail.gail@vigepo.water.tattoo 65.111.14.46
    pqnucuqixSt pqnucuqixSt@1win-aviator-casino.store 93.183.126.98
    NealSkeen16 mobelori1987@binaryoption.ae 146.19.39.250
    termn8er termn8er@ship79.com (empty)
    Thaddeus2389 thaddeusastley65@feed.cdfaq.com 196.242.114.93
    dolnovam dolnovam@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    corrinne corrinne@i.cosmicbridge.site 172.69.234.150
    Katherine42F mobelori1987@binaryoption.ae 185.88.102.64
    HalleySchulz589 wjoysureeo7r77@nestmailbox.com 108.62.124.34
    sean-vela23 sean-vela23@f4ee.adspertsolution.online 107.172.114.140
    charlaosmond8118 charlaosmond8118@mailmenot.io 162.158.167.98
    MarilouRoberson charmaine@b.seoneo.online 181.214.80.149
    danahercus danahercus@adult-work.info 103.87.142.99
    anthonyrodriguez6519jw0f anthonyrodriguez6519jw0f@gsasearchengineranker.com 149.62.41.215
    sondrawarby sondrawarby@biznesonlajn360.store 162.158.167.97
    nickolasmcclellan nickolasmcclellan@anonmails.de 172.69.134.211
    herminemontalvo4390 herminemontalvo4390@boxinbox.my 170.199.229.176
    202:03:185:001:55:730:374:192 202:03:185:001:55:730:374:192 120.40.130.70
    GertieKight8828 myrtleleila@solstris.com 196.242.114.25
    mayranairn4414 mayranairn4414@hidebox.org 104.22.17.126
    202:3100:66:2800:643:27:134:5251 202:3100:66:2800:643:27:134:5251 120.40.130.70
    drew drew@dmail.wtf 120.40.130.70
    202:1810:53:5700::08:3:895 202:1810:53:5700::08:3:895 120.40.130.70
    dinamagoffin dinamagoffin@bd.dns-cloud.net 172.69.134.210
    202:020:548:3655::93:110:010 202:020:548:3655::93:110:010 120.40.130.70
    virginiaayala virginiaayala@bd.dns-cloud.net 172.69.23.193
    margo-mejia-gazzelli86 margo-mejia-gazzelli86@healthypplevery.org 141.164.86.49
    DorothyDeweese3 silbetyriz1976@binaryoption.ae 185.168.29.117
    2001:410:701:1100::794 2001:410:701:1100::794 120.40.130.70
    ZUDJustine kenjiconnor9798659o9@seoautomationpro.com 104.129.39.149
    202:8108:8125:100:898:7524:27:537 202:8108:8125:100:898:7524:27:537 120.40.130.70
    liliababbidge liliababbidge@mailmenot.io 172.71.154.178
    dltfytdd dltfytdd@legenmail.com 149.88.18.28
    202:1810:53:5700::08:3:895 202:1810:53:5700::08:3:895 120.40.130.70
    202:3100:66:2800:643:27:134:5251 202:3100:66:2800:643:27:134:5251 120.40.130.70
    work work@example.com 120.40.130.70
    gilbertcollier1959 gilbertcollier1959@tacoblastmail.com 104.22.20.179
    natulya.fedosova.96 natulya.fedosova.96@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    qok.id.a.z.e.m.abi.86 qok.id.a.z.e.m.abi.86@gmail.com 172.69.134.211
    CedricVillalpand cedricvillalpando48@among.ehomu.com 196.242.178.201
    lancer lancer@www.example.com 120.40.130.70
    blank blank@example.com 120.40.130.70
    p.etr.t.a.t.a.r.skyhom.e.wo.r.k19.8.722.05 p.etr.t.a.t.a.r.skyhom.e.wo.r.k19.8.722.05@gmail.c 45.91.22.25
    nobody nobody@example.com 120.40.130.70
    Charlesbip marcusqie.u@gmail.com 45.86.202.157