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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 - 15 Feb 2026 11:09 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,818
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    Max2871326466256 maxbalson81@river.muzaco.com 223.29.254.237
    jam.eswoodsi.iii.v. jam.eswoodsi.iii.v.@gmail.com 193.19.109.200
    CarmelAmes0 kelliamber@solstris.com 191.101.114.125
    jbusse2 jbusse2@san.rr.com 2600:1012:315:1740:8809:82:642:83
    jbusse2 jbusse2@san.rr.com 2600:1010:103:1:783:93:00:8
    lurlenelove lurlenelove@anonmails.de 45.89.102.169
    OfeliaSvg94 markmartin69247wiw@d.welcometotijuana.com 80.71.159.221
    gradyhackett gradyhackett@bd.dns-cloud.net 172.71.154.178
    74 74@solatog.online 172.69.23.193
    engelmax engelmax@mailbox.org 80.187.113.144
    WilfredoHedley4 wilfredowilfredo@nekabu.topless.mom 104.167.19.2
    hlicqsop hlicqsop@ronaldofmail.com 120.40.130.70
    LuisSandlin465 74@solatog.online 192.144.59.198
    jeweljewel jeweljewel@jomava.promail.guru 216.26.230.200
    202:8108:8125:100:8:54:540:5 202:8108:8125:100:8:54:540:5 120.40.130.70
    darcishupe darcishupe@anonmails.de 172.71.158.68
    Dysonrod ralsc@colorado.net 192.252.211.193
    carolelipsey5560 carolelipsey5560@crypto-boss770.top 72.56.152.124
    CecileFalk93840 cecilefalk61@thus.ehomu.com 191.101.250.19
    dmarcreports dmarcreports@safetechcyber.com 120.40.130.70
    JacquelynLamm47 jacquelynlamm64@keep.cdfaq.com 23.95.81.225
    HansHeysen0 hansheysen42@broad.ehomu.com 23.94.32.247
    jarrodturgeon7 jarrodturgeon7@siso.elyquin.org 104.22.17.126
    elieli elieli@kefowe.smush.space 172.71.158.69
    202:03:824:601:815:97:9:915 202:03:824:601:815:97:9:915 120.40.130.70
    JacquieBarreto jacquiebarreto17@self.ehomu.com 196.242.178.167
    PhilZelman92 philzelman24@keep.cdfaq.com 191.101.92.145
    NydiaHammonds6 nydia.hammonds31@78ae.gsaser.ir 196.242.20.241
    ReinaHoliman5 reinaholiman61@list.cdfaq.com 23.95.204.194
    EddiePutilin17 eddieputilin65@mode.ehomu.com 23.95.204.41
    ddneobyj ddneobyj@eblanomail.com 172.69.134.211
    olen.carruthers73 olen.carruthers73@mitts85.lumbermilltricks.com 104.22.17.126
    krystleliu krystleliu@galaga.ee 162.158.167.36
    alina.trommler3013 alina.trommler3013@boxinbox.my 162.158.167.35
    support support@dtp-ua.top 104.22.20.178
    FlorVosper39558 flor-vosper99@4f0e.cycz.xyz 66.212.23.203
    brigitte-dark brigitte-dark@e536.rshrthertherth.net 172.71.154.179
    GabrielleStockwe gabriellestockwell42@keep.cdfaq.com 23.95.81.38
    JamieLouque602 jamie-jamie@tezacu.wins.guru 65.111.7.99
    prestonsigmon1810 prestonsigmon1810@boxinbox.my 162.158.167.35
    jackiegetz jackiegetz@boxinbox.my 104.22.20.179
    CasieDunham casiedunham68@last.muzaco.com 102.165.55.118
    ag.ge.t.85.ho.v.a.r.d ag.ge.t.85.ho.v.a.r.d@gmail.com 162.158.167.36
    Suzanna85I suzannabrogan62@panel.cdfaq.com 196.240.143.205
    Grady03669161946 jack720740@notlettersmail.com 91.147.123.100
    merrydryer merrydryer@anonmails.de 104.22.20.178
    LorenRichard111 perry708074@belettersmail.com 140.228.25.115
    AlexEberhart rpop-test88@itatac.tk 185.168.28.75
    2600:1004:032:4:6931:5:574:769 2600:1004:032:4:6931:5:574:769 120.40.130.70
    JenniferSvr sergeant599618@notlettersmail.com 206.168.90.22
    darcy.quinto darcy.quinto@boxinbox.my 104.22.17.14
    calin.tamas calin.tamas@safetechcyber.com 120.40.130.70
    elke-frazer44 elke-frazer44@drda29.dynainbox.com 104.22.17.127
    fidelguillen.232 fidelguillen.232@boxinbox.my 172.69.134.210
    report-phishing-checkpoint report-phishing-checkpoint@safetechcyber.com 120.40.130.70
    allen.blanchard allen.blanchard@email.com 2601:24:8180:340:68:758:428:789
    VanessaFulmer28 vanessafulmer92@feed.cdfaq.com 223.29.254.73
    astancu astancu@safetechcyber.com 120.40.130.70
    ColletteLouat1 collettecollette@nohole.wins.guru 209.50.167.117
    lizasorrell lizasorrell@getcode1.com 172.69.134.210
    yates409034 yates409034@notlettersmail.com 172.69.23.194
    FannyPerl451195 fanny.fanny@zinepi.silomar.live 65.111.13.134
    bellamax bellamax@yandex.ru 120.40.130.70
    StevenI40380 steven-hartin-1964@me-and-u.org.uk 176.126.78.30
    j.on.th.esqui.d34.4. j.on.th.esqui.d34.4.@gmail.com 92.119.36.54
    JasperBeardsley richardmartin7164xqwg@a.welcometotijuana.com 192.126.206.50
    DarbyHartz148 darby-darby@jefegu.promail.guru 104.207.40.180
    lauriraynor lauriraynor@aikoreaedu.com 172.71.158.69
    bellamax bellamax@yandex.ru 120.40.130.70
    EarleD88112 earlezoll84@just.cdfaq.com 191.101.92.16
    MarjorieArnold marjorie.arnold5@a6f2.tgvc.xyz 66.212.19.17
    otissoto otissoto@waroengpremium.com 191.102.151.105
    zenker-k zenker-k@t-online.de 172.69.134.211
    MaxwellKroeger4 maxwellkroeger74@list.cdfaq.com 196.242.178.201
    subjectname subjectname@example.com 120.40.130.70
    testj testj@example.com 120.40.130.70