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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 - 12 Feb 2026 4:23 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,168
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    JonMelvin9 jonmelvin60@feedback.51tiemo.com 186.179.31.109
    Kassandra3651 christopherrodriguez9511u5ax@a.budgetthailandtrave 192.126.141.159
    dorriswaley dorriswaley@strategyinsights.xyz 104.22.17.126
    ve.r.b.ri.d.g.e.ken.d.ab ve.r.b.ri.d.g.e.ken.d.ab@s1rx1.tobu-wedding.com 162.158.167.35
    jenifergallant jenifergallant@strategyinsights.xyz 192.241.72.112
    brittlandon-6242 brittlandon-6242@fpsrealm.xyz 172.69.134.210
    barbarajones9742gx0l barbarajones9742gx0l@verifiedlinklist.com. 106.192.172.4
    202:420:250:123:2030:23:91:762 202:420:250:123:2030:23:91:762 120.40.130.70
    EpifaniaBernacch epifaniabernacchi15@keep.cdfaq.com 196.242.195.206
    HuldaGariepy whaljinabxr77@nestmailbox.com 107.175.205.42
    DortheaJ28 wvirgo33gdr77@nestmailbox.com 192.186.130.174
    donna.stott.8969 donna.stott.8969@boxnetmail.my 167.160.65.211
    kashasadler8178 kashasadler8178@anonmails.de 172.69.134.210
    OHDClaudia syreetalambrick@asia.dnsabr.com 178.175.140.220
    BernieceStonham berniecestonham72@event.ecoue.com 207.148.65.68
    ArlieNmq974870 arliefarleigh49@wild.ehomu.com 191.96.95.242
    stormymorehouse stormymorehouse@galaga.ee 172.71.154.178
    peg peg@seoneo.info 23.229.116.169
    SpencerWright93 spencerwright2@scene.muzaco.com 191.96.252.163
    camillemonroe-1098 camillemonroe-1098@openlandguide.xyz 104.22.20.178
    AlvinWelker53 alvin-welker17@19d5.adspertsolution.online 196.51.70.138
    corydelee corydelee@pvcb.lol 191.102.151.105
    Vicki36Y44 vickipearse@bittermail.site 80.71.159.64
    ronaldoreilly ronaldoreilly@hidebox.org 172.71.158.68
    udsgskto udsgskto@ronaldofmail.com 185.255.126.44
    202:473:859:0:12:1:28:1626 202:473:859:0:12:1:28:1626 120.40.130.70
    e.ri.f.it.e.p.0.9 e.ri.f.it.e.p.0.9@gmail.com 154.209.220.137
    xwcmlytk xwcmlytk@duhastmail.com 64.31.3.126
    johnanderson5363y37f johnanderson5363y37f@a.gsasearchengineranker.com 192.126.142.134
    saykohdeefu1980 saykohdeefu1980@mailopenz.com 104.22.17.126
    angelesbromby angelesbromby@tempr-mail.line.pm 120.216.108.14
    StephaineChisolm stephaine-chisolm@pertomail.top 80.71.159.82
    MildredI97 andrewmiller65568fdw@budgetthailandtravel.com 23.236.243.36
    info info@digital-x-press.com 120.40.130.70
    Ralf0387202245 ralfcairnduff72@three.vietnambrandmatters.com 152.232.160.186
    ChristopherReeks christopher-reeks@bcxmail.com 45.81.26.54
    yvonneharrhy100 yvonneharrhy100@client.careline.click 104.22.17.126
    tozvmkjd tozvmkjd@legenmail.com 120.40.130.70
    hallie-puig hallie-puig@16dd.adspertsolution.online 162.158.167.35
    veriflesprivat10 veriflesprivat10@konstruksituntas.com 172.71.154.179
    ariellemacdonell-weitz ariellemacdonell-weitz@healthypplevery.org 149.20.246.220
    amanda amanda@c.astroaxis.online 172.69.134.211
    elissa-holt elissa-holt@ulmail.web.id 172.69.23.194
    hr hr@megacorpone.com 120.40.130.70
    judithpownall judithpownall@8e83.ilricettariodititti.com 200.239.216.246
    FrancineTildesle francine-francine@finuki.paper.beer 104.207.32.18
    MarceloForwood1 dewaynehoddle@aikoreaedu.com 154.50.24.102
    2001:410:701:1100::8470 2001:410:701:1100::8470 120.40.130.70
    joe joe@megacorpone.com 120.40.130.70
    msmith msmith@megacorpone.com 120.40.130.70
    202:020:33:8555:86:370:8689:561 202:020:33:8555:86:370:8689:561 120.40.130.70
    agrofield agrofield@megacorpone.com 120.40.130.70
    mcarlow mcarlow@megacorpone.com 120.40.130.70
    trivera trivera@megacorpone.com 120.40.130.70
    thudson thudson@megacorpone.com 120.40.130.70
    mohamed mohamed@arch2o.me 172.69.134.210
    202:420:250:123:2030:23:91:762 202:420:250:123:2030:23:91:762 120.40.130.70
    clin.ic.fo.r.him30.30 clin.ic.fo.r.him30.30@gmail.com 104.22.20.179
    pingsuzuki77919doji pingsuzuki77919doji@seoautomationpro.com 104.22.20.179
    susiesmithies43 susiesmithies43@mode.ehomu.com 162.158.167.35
    RenateS72394 renatewestbrook24@cold.muzaco.com 191.96.252.83
    isisblesing isisblesing@gmailot.com 172.69.23.194
    202:8108:8125:100:46:6598:92:571 202:8108:8125:100:46:6598:92:571 120.40.130.70
    VenettaReiniger donaldwilson2022eyae@b.travel-e-store.com 192.126.144.215
    2600:100:112:429:4::55:5149 2600:100:112:429:4::55:5149 120.40.130.70
    LeopoldoGilberts junkodwayne@solstris.com 191.101.114.182
    202:267:980:440:0:2800:0: 202:267:980:440:0:2800:0: 120.40.130.70
    AlbaKennion255 dominiquealexandra@solstris.com 23.95.204.41
    ChristenaBadger themit888@mail.ru 72.207.33.64
    LakeishaElkingto lakeisha-lakeisha@ciriti.noman.cc 65.111.15.30