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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 - 11 Feb 2026 2:01 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,032
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    homernestor1500 homernestor1500@adult-work.info 172.69.134.210
    kiara-kiara kiara-kiara@sorefe.likeme.buzz 104.207.38.109
    JulissaKunze4 julissa.kunze54@feedback.51tiemo.com 72.57.109.93
    202:3100:5906:1500:1275:141:7651:820 202:3100:5906:1500:1275:141:7651:820 120.40.130.70
    johnanderson1800sys9 johnanderson1800sys9@a.gsasearchengineranker.com 152.232.49.79
    202:267:984:440:0:6000:0: 202:267:984:440:0:6000:0: 120.40.130.70
    202:267:984:440:0:6000:0: 202:267:984:440:0:6000:0: 120.40.130.70
    2001:410:404:200::7893 2001:410:404:200::7893 120.40.130.70
    xavierstgeorge xavierstgeorge@dvd.dns-cloud.net 172.71.158.69
    kitti kitti@psru.ac.th 120.40.130.70
    davidmoore4049v89p davidmoore4049v89p@b.pattaya-mega.com 104.223.4.166
    olegs.knazevs olegs.knazevs@inbox.lv 120.40.130.70
    AlmedaHoke1088 walleycat1d4r77@nestmailbox.com 192.186.130.161
    2001:410:404:200::5843 2001:410:404:200::5843 120.40.130.70
    pavinee.int pavinee.int@psru.ac.th 120.40.130.70
    LucileLackey586 lucilelackey853@bookies.click 89.106.202.208
    MadieEaves quiana@awsome-gadgets.com 23.229.116.137
    nicolas nicolas@debarras-marseille-13.fr 172.69.134.210
    leilaniespinoza6455 leilaniespinoza6455@mailmenot.io 170.130.59.180
    rollandsmith3923 rollandsmith3923@pw.epac.to 172.69.134.211
    onajudd onajudd@anonmails.de 172.69.134.211
    harrymartinez7577 harrymartinez7577@b.seoautomationpro.com 152.232.49.1
    titustitus77 titustitus77@luzaxa.geemail.cc 104.207.42.38
    JosManuel Rrsuizo@hotmail.com 37.29.255.230
    kitti kitti@psru.ac.th 120.40.130.70
    StantonMcCallum wtimmq5r77@nestmailbox.com 192.241.121.22
    LinetteR15 kathrynreed@solstris.com 223.29.254.160
    kitti kitti@psru.ac.th 120.40.130.70
    4e6d3fab867d4863893964e769f93b30 4e6d3fab867d4863893964e769f93b30@sentry.checkedup. 120.40.130.70
    hollie.mariano3490 hollie.mariano3490@bookies.click 185.218.1.140
    jocelynmidgett jocelynmidgett@gmail2.gq 104.22.20.178
    auxsorn auxsorn@psru.ac.th 120.40.130.70
    it it@psru.ac.th 120.40.130.70
    joshuadavis4567n31b joshuadavis4567n31b@budgetthailandtravel.com 104.22.17.127
    204:441:202:613::729:613 204:441:202:613::729:613 120.40.130.70
    akirawilson64703aj9g akirawilson64703aj9g@b.seoautomationpro.com 192.126.206.118
    GarlandMacartney wbakvaktir7br77@nestmailbox.com 107.175.205.111
    5a7babd6c90141c78f8b6d37c248ecff 5a7babd6c90141c78f8b6d37c248ecff@sentry.checkedup. 120.40.130.70
    JamalMusgrove robertmartinez9882fkn4@f.seoautomationpro.com 218.152.33.178
    MarkoLeon664477 marcorobertson54993s7e@b.seoautomationpro.com 218.152.33.178
    868d7491fa404e03bf7d411ad83a881f 868d7491fa404e03bf7d411ad83a881f@sentry.checkedup. 120.40.130.70
    GracielaEyler85 rpop-test56@mongadustfi.tk 170.168.31.232
    StefanieWelker wagrestowykkr77@nestmailbox.com 107.175.205.111
    airgep airgep@gmail.ru 120.40.130.70
    zsophiativaovz9909 zsophiativaovz@gmail.com 209.135.168.41
    EveretteW29 everettewrench68@gato.rixyle.com 192.252.211.193
    p.etr.t.at.a.r.s.k.y.hom.ewor.k1.98.7.2.20.5. p.etr.t.at.a.r.s.k.y.hom.ewor.k1.98.7.2.20.5.@gmai 45.91.22.9
    aenjamingooglet2247 aenjamingooglet@gmail.com 209.135.168.41
    JackBockman9 kristeenwinifred@solstris.com 191.101.114.30
    egeguvener0808 egeguvener0808@gmail.xom 120.40.130.70
    abc abc@vege.com.tw 120.40.130.70
    2001:100:531:7400:617:4:33:98 2001:100:531:7400:617:4:33:98 120.40.130.70
    GabriellaClimpso finlaylynette@solstris.com 23.95.204.41
    2001:410:305:2100::479 2001:410:305:2100::479 120.40.130.70
    2003::722:64:47:76:3960:68 2003::722:64:47:76:3960:68 120.40.130.70
    KaliPhipps15 kali.kali100@dasubo.tele.christmas 216.26.245.223
    2001:410:701:1100::7975 2001:410:701:1100::7975 120.40.130.70
    Celesta72Q klaudiachadwick@solstris.com 191.101.250.199
    RaymondYee raymondyee.4738@goldenjubileesummerparty.co.uk 192.186.142.43
    2605:480:500:4030:6174:3934:78:406 2605:480:500:4030:6174:3934:78:406 120.40.130.70
    MaudeRyder7 mauderyder24@cool.muzaco.com 23.95.204.205
    DorineGhl63586 jessmyles@solstris.com 191.101.250.199
    ErwinEverhart10 penelopelila@ipbeyond.com 196.242.114.25
    kitmacdonald8589 kitmacdonald8589@biznesonlajn360.store 162.158.167.36
    WarrenLeFanu11 dessiecarla@solstris.com 102.165.55.129
    DemetraZook hbbypdun@fuhrenmail.comme 64.31.3.126
    pansymathias pansymathias@gmailot.com 162.158.167.36
    JonCroot jonathon.croot@outlook.com 121.200.4.88
    SophieU44057 tedtia@solstris.com 196.240.254.131
    MelodeeJdu shantaedusty@solstris.com 23.95.204.201
    KirstyTelburn ktelburn@gmail.com 2001:8003:641:7700:8158:89::8
    brit brit@cosmiccircuit.store 162.158.167.35
    RobertaAraujo30 robertaaraujo@europeandocfestival.org.uk 196.245.161.22
    LoraKroll332862 juliennedakota@solstris.com 191.101.92.16
    ag.get85.h.o.v.a.r.d. ag.get85.h.o.v.a.r.d.@gmail.com 172.71.154.178
    geneva.chiozzi geneva.chiozzi@take-ur-vites.org 158.62.210.137
    mike mike@monkeydigital.co 120.40.130.70