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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 - 21 Dec 2025 3:36 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,783
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    claudettegleason56 claudettegleason56@firano.glinxy.org 104.22.20.179
    ArcherDisney0 archerdisney31@found.mxdood.com 202.179.128.84
    l.in.ks.8.9.m.as.t. l.in.ks.8.9.m.as.t.@gmail.com 103.112.171.162
    Amazonnnyjg decks@thedeckstore.com 67.201.35.145
    I68241574482245 rosarioedmondson1974@avitamiruby.ru 188.130.186.172
    JohnieP4168 michellenelson@solstris.com 191.101.109.43
    CarrolLocke ingeborgcorey9826@discard.email 200.71.126.135
    l.i.nks.89.m.as.t. l.i.nks.89.m.as.t.@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    fredricbarron fredricbarron@anonmails.de 172.69.134.210
    LacyDaves87 aureliocedillo9827@anonmails.de 161.115.231.18
    WVYAlexandria alexandriainwood79@self.ehomu.com 191.101.250.220
    debora-coppleson debora-coppleson@jhywigs.browndecorationlights.com 165.231.97.26
    April19L314 faewestmoreland6233@anonmails.de 168.196.238.5
    davidl.i.n.e.s.m.a.n davidl.i.n.e.s.m.a.n@gmail.com 216.24.212.253
    2600:118:66:150:635:681:664:755 2600:118:66:150:635:681:664:755 120.40.130.70
    auroramedworth68 auroramedworth68@firano.juxal.org 104.22.20.179
    7707137065 7707137065@tmomail.net 186.65.120.170
    Minerva1063 ingeborgcorey9826@discard.email 152.232.65.155
    GerardoSchroeder tonyaheffner@anonmails.de 152.232.74.179
    btnhzgwf btnhzgwf@ronaldofmail.com 185.198.243.79
    LaurenceBlakey1 laurenceblakey92@math.veauly.com 200.92.164.20
    WinnieHillyard jordanmilne@anonmails.de 152.232.65.43
    jannaalton jannaalton@solstris.com 196.196.31.234
    bebecunneen1180 bebecunneen1180@mailmenot.io 162.158.167.214
    clairebrunelle78 clairebrunelle78@ylmera.lyvix.org 104.22.20.178
    h.a.nz53905. h.a.nz53905.@gmail.com 216.24.212.176
    j.a.mes.wo.o.ds.i.i.iiv. j.a.mes.wo.o.ds.i.i.iiv.@gmail.com 162.158.167.213
    HowardZgq2404 howard.hash31@9253.scalesurge.io 158.51.144.150
    RicoPeebles5116 rpop-test26@mongadustfi.tk 139.177.229.170
    ElenaSchlunke48 isaacsteward1333@anonmails.de 138.219.122.63
    Securitynqj karolina2004kosimova2004@gmail.com 72.205.0.67
    klarahyder764 klarahyder764@mailmenot.io 172.69.134.211
    dailytrendspot dailytrendspot@bonggdalu.site 104.22.17.126
    KarryDale217592 leonreva@solstris.com 102.165.55.70
    2629307785 2629307785@tmomail.net 191.102.149.23
    Charlie1039 dominiquealexandra@solstris.com 196.240.143.218
    LaurenceBlakey1 laurenceblakey92@math.veauly.com 190.92.13.23
    KlausSecombe967 klaussecombe57@keep.cdfaq.com 196.242.20.87
    ShaynaMcEncroe6 shaynamcencroe46@3f8a.oviscore.com 83.142.54.157
    joycelynmilerum849 joycelynmilerum849@mailmenot.io 172.71.159.81
    202:03:821:1201:41:211:91:257 202:03:821:1201:41:211:91:257 120.40.130.70
    DarioF87678879 kristeenwinifred@solstris.com 181.215.16.163
    f.ag.ih.un.70.7 f.ag.ih.un.70.7@gmail.com 186.65.118.208
    flmcxkuxipl flmcxkuxipl@me-game.store 91.92.34.17
    SammieForsythe sammieforsythe25@role.cdfaq.com 223.29.254.205
    terrancemckenna5663 terrancemckenna5663@mailmenot.io 172.69.134.210
    2001:103:4707:100:632:878:62:139 2001:103:4707:100:632:878:62:139 120.40.130.70
    202:1811:19:4600:92:3:336:542 202:1811:19:4600:92:3:336:542 120.40.130.70
    KarinBrough7 karinbrough79@eagle.vexint.com 181.215.185.99
    turnerfi.sher348382celia.falcon turnerfi.sher348382celia.falcon@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    melindalundberg6565 melindalundberg6565@now.mefound.com 104.22.17.126
    lauradymock182 lauradymock182@tempr.email 162.158.167.213
    ShellyHampden6 lynshumway@discard.email 200.71.127.240
    HeleneAppleton8 heleneappleton9@rauls81.dynainbox.com 38.154.48.176
    svespapomid1973 svespapomid1973@mailopenz.com 172.69.23.69
    ADVMarita90 maritaralph53@last.muzaco.com 196.242.47.29
    salliearron salliearron@solstris.com 45.125.245.34
    juniorleia juniorleia@solstris.com 23.95.219.206
    202:8108:8125:100:3:119:80:799 202:8108:8125:100:3:119:80:799 120.40.130.70
    normajanette normajanette@solstris.com 196.240.143.121
    juniorleia juniorleia@solstris.com 196.242.114.155
    e.nte.r.off.ic.e.2.2.0720.2.2.3 e.nte.r.off.ic.e.2.2.0720.2.2.3@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    202:1810:11:200:83:6777:0:9070 202:1810:11:200:83:6777:0:9070 120.40.130.70
    pasqualechipper80 pasqualechipper80@mode.ehomu.com 172.69.134.211
    wedesewa wedesewa@anonmails.de 104.22.17.127
    KatriceWestwood barneyrobichaud2663@discard.email 168.196.237.40
    RonnyOdell9242 mil@chestpain.one 141.253.112.177
    greenpathliving greenpathliving@bonggdalu.site 172.69.134.210
    weldonmccauley4771 weldonmccauley4771@anonmails.de 162.158.167.214
    WesleyWalls2 prmauer@web.de 77.246.99.200
    eghedfredrikhofflander eghedfredrikhofflander@eghed.se 120.40.130.70
    ArnoldoMcmichael arnoldoarnoldo68@sehoce.dmail.fit 170.168.97.207
    veolatrombley5723 veolatrombley5723@8.dnsabr.com 172.71.154.179
    JennySons25 richardrodriguez86367vkv@budgetthailandtravel.com 173.44.218.148
    JoshuaCamara84 joshua-joshua@sehoce.dmail.fit 62.3.0.113
    202:1810:907:4600:559:79:936:3 202:1810:907:4600:559:79:936:3 120.40.130.70
    estelaha4 estelaha4@cnp86.relaycloud-mx.world 204.137.14.105
    e.nt.e.r.o.ffi.ce220720223 e.nt.e.r.o.ffi.ce220720223@gmail.com 37.46.113.243