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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 Jul 2026 1:35 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,653
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    202:020:36:47:6099:868:7:6 202:020:36:47:6099:868:7:6 120.40.130.70
    MelaineRutherfor melainerutherford43@slide.veauly.com 196.196.254.131
    sarahtaylor9435gend sarahtaylor9435gend@b.travel-e-store.com 66.63.160.185
    l.i.n.ks89mas.t. l.i.n.ks89mas.t.@gmail.com 172.69.135.56
    ShielaMeador shiela.meador@fd79.wrigleythroughmyeyes.com 162.244.147.90
    202:020:36:47:6099:868:7:6 202:020:36:47:6099:868:7:6 120.40.130.70
    Marcos udclibre@hotmail.com 62.174.197.174
    tyronebrousseau6516 tyronebrousseau6516@pw.epac.to 172.69.135.55
    sdaa sdaa@webtoteam.shop 120.40.130.70
    202:1810:84:900:3:755:936:6 202:1810:84:900:3:755:936:6 120.40.130.70
    202:461:795:0:5:742:70:54 202:461:795:0:5:742:70:54 120.40.130.70
    richardjackson78937doo richardjackson78937doo@gsasearchengineranker.com 162.158.167.121
    lizamott lizamott@vexaluno.xyz 162.158.167.121
    kristan.kristan72 kristan.kristan72@mafusi.carport.mom 172.71.158.117
    AlfredChristison alfredchristison92@b166.diyarbakirsuper.com 209.127.61.45
    202:1810:84:900:3:755:936:6 202:1810:84:900:3:755:936:6 120.40.130.70
    angelicaangelica angelicaangelica@kajini.woz.golf 162.158.167.121
    burtonbarnett7741 burtonbarnett7741@beastmail.biz 193.58.104.20
    202:1808:121:4260:128:2:85:5 202:1808:121:4260:128:2:85:5 120.40.130.70
    vi.ta.l.ya.pups.en vi.ta.l.ya.pups.en@gmail.com 87.199.202.87
    ShereeQuinto5 shereequinto67@issue.mxdood.com 142.214.180.77
    202:1810:8597:00:615:87:7938:1 202:1810:8597:00:615:87:7938:1 120.40.130.70
    Leonora3951 leonoraforand89@fast.veauly.com 181.215.16.219
    KristiNutt williamgonzalez4062rcmj@a.blog-stuff.com 192.126.248.247
    AntoineWhitmer4 antoine-antoine@jijapo.searchmail.club 88.218.46.230
    ValKoonce1 worerharonob6lr90@nestmailbox.com 192.186.152.209
    ivanfuvuso ivanfuvuso@mail.ru 172.69.135.55
    intelamd intelamd@foxmail.com 184.144.58.219
    LucindaPownall7 wasemiayr90@nestmailbox.com 23.236.236.71
    AntonioBecerra antoniobecerra73@hell.milkgg.com 181.215.16.216
    CathernRgo catherncarreiro44@put.pettin.com 191.101.92.83
    hull380679 hull380679@onelettersmail.com 162.158.167.122
    LaureneDutcher9 andrewtaylor7935oids@b.gsavps.xyz 173.44.219.173
    christopherjackson115b17t christopherjackson115b17t@f.seoautomationpro.com 172.71.158.117
    christopherjackson115b17t christopherjackson115b17t@f.seoautomationpro.com 172.69.22.87
    202:1813:2080:200:923:62:417:164 202:1813:2080:200:923:62:417:164 120.40.130.70
    202:1810:978:8600:4:36:5:969 202:1810:978:8600:4:36:5:969 120.40.130.70
    202:1813:2080:200:923:62:417:164 202:1813:2080:200:923:62:417:164 120.40.130.70
    KelliCone7650 jennifersmith8859zycd@a.travel-e-store.com 156.241.247.95
    202:1810:943:4100::394:17:98 202:1810:943:4100::394:17:98 120.40.130.70
    AnnetteDor gavrilovvasjayn0016@rambler.ru 135.181.119.248
    HongHanton817 honghanton11@slide.veauly.com 102.165.54.212
    klaragouger klaragouger@gsa.fghe.store 172.71.154.179
    jaimiehammack jaimiehammack@dvd.dns-cloud.net 104.22.20.142
    non non@smart-slip.ru 172.69.22.87
    aubriiqt spankmekhertlee@gmail.com 2001:4453:769:400:658:70:82:885
    xxelcalaberasxx xxelcalaberasxx@gmail.com 154.57.3.36
    charlestaylor8949guse charlestaylor8949guse@welcometotijuana.com 162.158.167.121
    AudreaBibi johntaylor6280j760@travel-e-store.com 103.87.142.137
    lorena.lorena lorena.lorena@kucupe.carport.mom 172.69.135.55
    dwainberryman20 dwainberryman20@deny.milkgg.com 172.69.135.56
    williamjohnson410005gs williamjohnson410005gs@a.resorts-in-asia.com 38.154.77.100
    ArmandoHudgens armandoarmando@picuju.banter.cv 193.151.190.123
    chester.mcclemens chester.mcclemens@51tiemo.com 104.22.17.127
    VivienKeane5 janbeatriz@solstris.com 181.215.16.219
    lakeisha.lakeisha lakeisha.lakeisha@cucimo.commail.online 172.71.158.116
    sondrarey4601 sondrarey4601@anonmails.de 172.69.22.86
    jessicawilson49093zw4 jessicawilson49093zw4@c.gsasearchengineranker.com 172.69.135.56
    almagarvin almagarvin@pw.epac.to 23.95.97.133
    keripell keripell@51tiemo.com 172.69.22.86
    ken650026 ken650026@gmail.com 130.195.221.243
    culgobukgmt culgobukgmt@lvdskjn.store 120.40.130.70
    202:1810:0:3900:83:32:289:849 202:1810:0:3900:83:32:289:849 120.40.130.70
    meoowu77 meoowu77@gmail.com 188.163.22.228
    202:1811:519:1700:8:267:991:43 202:1811:519:1700:8:267:991:43 120.40.130.70
    aviw.ub.u.y3.5 aviw.ub.u.y3.5@gmail.com (empty)
    meoowu77 meoowu77dddd@gmail.com 188.163.22.228
    202:1811:519:1700:8:267:991:43 202:1811:519:1700:8:267:991:43 120.40.130.70
    MarcelHartwick marcelhartwick1@cool.muzaco.com 196.198.13.205
    steventhomas4588xzw8 steventhomas4588xzw8@b.pattaya-mega.com 192.126.243.87
    202:03:58:9301:9933:725:14:8576 202:03:58:9301:9933:725:14:8576 120.40.130.70
    LucieCharles82 luciecharles54@nut.mxdood.com 191.101.92.9
    ahmed.fawzi ahmed.fawzi@vk.com 120.40.130.70
    mironova-masha98 mironova-masha98@mail.ru 128.71.111.238
    stuart.oconner-4482 stuart.oconner-4482@sanad.top 172.69.135.13
    allakolokoltseva1985p allakolokoltseva1985p@lenta.ru 104.22.17.127