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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 - 30 May 2026 8:05 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,829
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    lazaroadamson67 lazaroadamson67@miverix.nexanta.eu 172.71.154.178
    AdelaideSiebenha adelaidesiebenhaar7@stuff.mxdood.com 103.221.232.171
    2601:282:8902:260:402:9810:234:4 2601:282:8902:260:402:9810:234:4 120.40.130.70
    odette.stoller odette.stoller@3d68.catche1.com 172.69.23.193
    isabelcaudill96 isabelcaudill96@erpin.org 172.71.154.178
    leoravarley leoravarley@anonmails.de 172.71.154.178
    Sol28L88954793 solquan12@talk.muzaco.com 23.95.81.223
    debyarbro45 debyarbro45@far.glinxy.com 120.40.130.70
    ElkeSeaborn450 elkeseaborn61@deny.milkgg.com 102.165.53.252
    fnprtdlv fnprtdlv@fuhrenmail.com 64.31.20.24
    Verla857725 verlaspafford71@toy.pettin.com 102.165.54.7
    kvkxttic kvkxttic@duhastmail.com 64.31.20.24
    fredrickdundalli fredrickdundalli@nanatha.academy 154.208.61.198
    zairliqk zairliqk@reevalmail.com 172.69.134.85
    annette.annette annette.annette@rumone.durovmail.cv 162.158.167.134
    FranciscoJavier javier.alberche@hotmail.com 20:583:408:6900:950:96:7:358
    paulwilliams4848m3ue paulwilliams4848m3ue@b.budgetthailandtravel.com 172.69.23.193
    fanniewood i.4m.k5e.85r@gmail.com 104.28.161.152
    darrencrick darrencrick@now.mefound.com 172.71.158.68
    mktmkpof mktmkpof@legenmail.com 120.40.130.70
    allrank9 allrank9@blogwebsite.top 204.217.131.3
    ashlipadbury ashlipadbury@cayxupro5.com 172.71.154.179
    talent.acquisition.portugal talent.acquisition.portugal@inetum.com 120.40.130.70
    DonnellDietz149 donnelldietz13@deny.milkgg.com 196.196.254.163
    kathleenkathleen26 kathleenkathleen26@beyimi.mexicans.pro 104.22.20.142
    2607:90:1745:59:8162:25:149:66 2607:90:1745:59:8162:25:149:66 120.40.130.70
    dvanactera dvanactera@seznam.cz 120.40.130.70
    LaureneGuess laureneguess83@pound.milkgg.com 154.16.69.173
    evadarcy evadarcy@anonmails.de 172.69.134.85
    wzqpbnit wzqpbnit@duhastmail.com 120.40.130.70
    CharmainHoke4 charmainhoke34@stuff.mxdood.com 102.165.53.235
    edward-luse-8184 edward-luse-8184@funnyaussiesigns.com 64.40.158.10
    hudsonrobey1 hudsonrobey1@korvit.nexanta.eu 120.40.130.70
    2600:480:515:00:105:546:3279:50 2600:480:515:00:105:546:3279:50 120.40.130.70
    JanPowlett67519 ajwkbuxb@bientotmail.com 166.1.185.205
    bob bob@example.com 120.40.130.70
    work work@example.com 120.40.130.70
    nobody nobody@example.com 120.40.130.70
    barbarawilson709268rs barbarawilson709268rs@backlinks.monster 196.51.52.12
    jamesbrown564gjt4 jamesbrown564gjt4@gsasearchengineranker.guru 196.51.52.222
    lancer lancer@www.example.com 120.40.130.70
    johndoe johndoe@example.com 120.40.130.70
    a a@example.com 120.40.130.70
    miguelangelhuertanoriega miguelangelhuertanoriega@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    email email@example.com 120.40.130.70
    alexey.belov1 alexey.belov1@casinotds.xyz 104.22.17.127
    blank blank@example.com 120.40.130.70
    ba.il.bo.n.d.s.39 ba.il.bo.n.d.s.39@gmail.com 172.69.23.193
    Taren76Q48198491 christopherbrown9943cagu@travel-e-store.com 45.88.13.63
    lbuqugyv lbuqugyv@duhastmail.com 64.31.3.126
    napoleonmaldonado51 napoleonmaldonado51@drama.mxdood.com 172.71.158.69
    kqstyeai6 kqstyeai6@qzoreteam.ru 195.209.216.160
    ervinradecki1206 ervinradecki1206@iptakedownusa.com. 69.48.202.178
    i.p.ev.ix.u.x.e.g.a.6.2.0 i.p.ev.ix.u.x.e.g.a.6.2.0@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    SamiraTellez samiratellez75@fog.blyxen.org 60.48.88.63
    seomasters9ampro seomasters9ampro@gsa-online.de 120.40.130.70
    Madison4 madisonsophia2025@gmail.com 45.130.83.167
    bhaveshpateldahivajalore bhaveshpateldahivajalore@gmail.com 146.19.125.67
    gcwkjcrp gcwkjcrp@fuhrenmail.com 64.31.3.126
    o.puguh.e.v.uj7.8 o.puguh.e.v.uj7.8@gmail.com 193.160.217.236
    VicenteThurgood vicentethurgood68@toy.pettin.com 102.165.53.200
    aoifewalsh32821 aoifewalsh32821@c.seoautomationpro.com 120.40.130.70
    gapuimal gapuimal@duhastmail.com 64.31.3.126
    cbhojoao cbhojoao@bekommenmail.com 64.31.3.126
    Milagros80J milagroswithnell67@act.milkgg.com 196.198.13.165
    arniepalmer4444 arniepalmer4444@proton.me 174.90.223.173
    593 593@woldex.online 172.71.158.68
    Norine8630 kristeenwinifred@solstris.com 103.221.232.11
    djwbumwy djwbumwy@bekommenmail.com 120.40.130.70
    cornell.cornell20 cornell.cornell20@vixeco.carport.mom 120.40.130.70
    jenniehitt jenniehitt@ssl.tls.cloudns.asia 162.158.167.133
    talent.acquisition.portugal talent.acquisition.portugal@inetum.com 120.40.130.70
    tosha.tosha tosha.tosha@xudoge.wish.rest 172.69.23.194
    AlejandrinaWhith klaudiachadwick@solstris.com 196.198.13.205
    julietaschenk82 julietaschenk82@self.ehomu.com 172.69.134.85
    briadonisi briadonisi@hispeed.ch 120.40.130.70
    kseniyakifume kseniyakifume@mail.ru 178.20.43.173
    jacelynlalonde44 jacelynlalonde44@thus.ehomu.com 172.71.154.178
    djwbumwy djwbumwy@bekommenmail.com 37.139.53.80
    CarmonKincaid3 carmonkincaid67@act.milkgg.com 144.48.52.102
    GZKRory2685422 rorycraig37@stuff.mxdood.com 181.215.16.213
    CrisViera cristian.viera.arevalo@gmail.com 2806:20:530:67:4:204:00:84