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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 May 2026 1:39 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,709
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    simon.marchi simon.marchi@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    alexandre.montplaisir alexandre.montplaisir@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    tron tron@step.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    rolland.delorme rolland.delorme@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    ima.godoy49 ima.godoy49@opentravellersrest.click 104.22.20.143
    Mrmike72 elizabethmik.e.839.82@gmail.com 185.137.164.7
    jamiecormier jamiecormier@ssl.tls.cloudns.asia 172.69.23.193
    mabledurgin mabledurgin@anonmails.de 172.71.154.178
    kamfosbrook9247 kamfosbrook9247@hotbird.giize.com 162.158.167.134
    BobbyTeara n-markin-88766832@rambler.ru 135.181.119.248
    tiktoker tiktoker@tiktok.com 120.40.130.70
    Nelle79788225 nellemcginnis48@yell.milkgg.com 154.16.69.81
    lilliemacfarlane36 lilliemacfarlane36@quickreply.51tiemo.com 120.40.130.70
    werso076400iu werso076400iu@rambler.ru 85.237.212.174
    tarenedmond44 tarenedmond44@onepureedge.com 192.210.167.160
    drilrensoki1977 drilrensoki1977@mailopenz.com 104.22.17.126
    MozelleFurphy mozellefurphy59@mode.ehomu.com 196.196.254.21
    RenatoMoss3224 wfrostalvtr88@nestmailbox.com 167.160.165.215
    CarleyThrossell carleythrossell6@nor.mxdood.com 196.198.13.205
    LashayU8336 lashayvalles9@deny.milkgg.com 181.215.16.219
    john john@needemail.com 120.40.130.70
    johndoe johndoe@test.com 120.40.130.70
    EarleneRingler0 earleneringler92@link.pettin.com 207.148.65.68
    richardbrown2683232m richardbrown2683232m@gsasearchengineranker.shop 196.51.81.172
    RodolfoLysaght1 rodolfo-lysaght@2d6e.wrigleythroughmyeyes.com 209.163.119.115
    johndoe johndoe@example.com 120.40.130.70
    heather-heather85 heather-heather85@megune.hopemail.click 172.69.134.85
    shanamendes shanamendes@tempr.email 172.71.154.178
    MelinaTejada8 sarahjohnson8380sbtm@a.blog-stuff.com 196.51.97.151
    darrellseely1595 darrellseely1595@pw.epac.to 120.40.130.70
    SophiaGreenlee sophiagreenlee49@these.veauly.com 102.165.54.226
    SuzanneFenton1 ilsejacklyn@solstris.com 144.48.52.31
    BriannaRobe548 briannarobe96@fast.veauly.com 196.198.13.165
    1hererfyyhyu 1hererfyyhyu@anonmails.de 120.40.130.70
    173 173@kirisbygood.fun 104.22.17.127
    RodolfoSellar rodolfosellar58@yell.milkgg.com 196.196.254.36
    202:020:37:40:981:541:500:5 202:020:37:40:981:541:500:5 120.40.130.70
    unadechair62 unadechair62@heartvistanow.com 23.108.50.110
    philipmclendon philipmclendon@ggvendas.store 104.22.20.143
    202:476:67:0:21:529:806:300 202:476:67:0:21:529:806:300 120.40.130.70
    mftshiji-arin mftshiji-arin@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    martial-faith.tshiji martial-faith.tshiji@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    Maryjones Jfinbuffalo@yahoo.com 98.10.64.213
    maybellhartnett8208 maybellhartnett8208@fpstipscentral.xyz 206.217.138.86
    si-reseau si-reseau@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    les.stowell82 les.stowell82@heartvistanow.com 192.210.167.160
    2804:389:123:47:5:10:97:421 2804:389:123:47:5:10:97:421 120.40.130.70
    richard.labrie richard.labrie@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    jonathan.dupont jonathan.dupont@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    partner partner@driveport.ru 172.69.134.85
    lvalero-arin lvalero-arin@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    irishhicks4750 irishhicks4750@1mail.x24hr.com 162.158.167.133
    200:20:320:71:538:17:212:4 200:20:320:71:538:17:212:4 120.40.130.70
    zin23 zin23@inbox.ru 120.40.130.70
    ERYChanda1365 chandahobart72@yell.milkgg.com 191.101.114.21
    Mikess937 elizabethmik.e83.98.2@gmail.com 185.137.164.17
    202:8108:8125:100:544:3959:6:52 202:8108:8125:100:544:3959:6:52 120.40.130.70
    kandice-woodruff10 kandice-woodruff10@sparklerise.com 107.172.52.243
    1hererfyyhyu 1hererfyyhyu@anonmails.de 120.40.130.70
    zin.rus1980 zin.rus1980@inbox.ru 120.40.130.70
    fausynnoder1980 fausynnoder1980@mailopenz.com 104.22.20.142
    202:1810:57:800:19:67:3199:782 202:1810:57:800:19:67:3199:782 120.40.130.70
    nweabscy nweabscy@duhastmail.com 172.71.158.68
    kellielavallee220 kellielavallee220@tribunnews.page 172.71.158.68
    b.e.tt.ienordso.n. b.e.tt.ienordso.n.@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    202:1810:57:800:19:67:3199:782 202:1810:57:800:19:67:3199:782 120.40.130.70
    Leslie leslielipsius@gmail.com 104.11.246.190
    oqvujtov oqvujtov@legenmail.com 194.180.191.172
    MiloCape94 milocape86@scene.muzaco.com 23.95.81.223
    202:473:414:0:753::6730:42 202:473:414:0:753::6730:42 120.40.130.70
    katriceembley-9317 katriceembley-9317@polosmail.com 172.69.23.194
    fcftsapw fcftsapw@legenmail.com 185.255.126.66
    1hererfyyhyu 1hererfyyhyu@anonmails.de 120.40.130.70
    lorenzorosado6025sandrachavez2016 lorenzorosado6025sandrachavez2016@polosmail.com 78.111.155.88
    damonheading91 damonheading91@mode.ehomu.com 172.71.154.178
    sharonmatthies sharonmatthies@gmailot.com 172.71.154.178
    CarriBuv30 carrinormanby60@slow.pettin.com 102.165.55.133
    mayadraytonjamesledger1913 mayadraytonjamesledger1913@tacoblastmail.com 78.111.155.88