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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 - 14 Nov 2025 5:42 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,001,253
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    cathernmorice cathernmorice@discard.email 172.71.154.66
    u.vid.a.ti.ven.e8.8 u.vid.a.ti.ven.e8.8@gmail.com 172.71.159.138
    PXPAlba45362 albaheiden44@talk.muzaco.com 154.16.20.91
    wiktoria.slodczyk wiktoria.slodczyk@o2.pl 120.40.130.70
    2600:1900:4020:5:0:810:: 2600:1900:4020:5:0:810:: 120.40.130.70
    richardito43704j6v7 richardito43704j6v7@seoautomationpro.com 186.179.6.173
    devir2024 devir2024@proton.me 202.7.251.163
    Carin05O427893 kristeenwinifred@solstris.com 165.231.101.106
    kyung kyung@b.itchydog.store 162.158.167.105
    rosalineshedden.6477 rosalineshedden.6477@gizbo-casino721.top 172.69.134.211
    constantine constantine@l.quantumnest.lat 172.71.183.33
    Craigupses tiffany.d.reineke@gmail.com 31.173.84.123
    MauricioFromm06 mauriciofromm47@cold.muzaco.com 85.208.115.190
    terradeneeve terradeneeve@anonmails.de 172.71.154.66
    BillyEcoma Marinspain2000@yahoo.com 31.173.87.198
    EdwardSkast jbuchness@gmail.com 31.173.87.62
    jeannineheinz-3888 jeannineheinz-3888@gizbo-playground.buzz 172.69.134.211
    HenryWolfgang16 34rf343@konsultaciya-yurista44.store 154.196.26.139
    marisachave7731 marisachave7731@b.cr.cloudns.asia 162.158.167.105
    jay9 jay9@o2.pl 120.40.130.70
    DoreenBrake shandy@d.dontstress.online 45.33.145.123
    Geraldknids courtney.favreau@gmail.com 178.176.73.166
    SadyeCantwell azsjh@konsultaciya-yurista44.store 154.195.129.180
    promo4 promo4@carscaner.com.ua 172.71.154.67
    info info@strictlydigital.net 120.40.130.70
    tamarahibbard12 tamarahibbard12@siso.glinxy.org 172.71.154.67
    KourtneyMarr3 leosmith82849@seoautomationpro.com 103.178.21.160
    Alberthew shane@thelaytonteam.com 178.176.78.107
    15510379773.20160611170901 15510379773.20160611170901@michalspacek.cz 120.40.130.70
    lawrencevue1580 lawrencevue1580@t.woeishyang.com 172.71.154.66
    MadelaineBuchhol madelainebuchholz63@feed.cdfaq.com 209.127.28.219
    bryanyount bryanyount@b.cr.cloudns.asia 172.71.154.67
    lane999 lane999@mini-mail-x.com 172.71.154.66
    202:1810:837:900:157:983:94:89 202:1810:837:900:157:983:94:89 120.40.130.70
    JesseBab g.papamichael@aol.com 31.173.83.105
    FEJPorter49890 mikkipaton@now.mefound.com 186.125.96.244
    SharynYwt21197 rene@a.fruitingbodymushrooms.online 45.33.157.23
    LinnieGumm97 danielgonzalez7796zz94@verifiedlinklist.com 103.236.92.83
    ChuckBig os.ra.re9@gmail.com 31.173.85.90
    celiabenes132 celiabenes132@tempr.email 162.158.166.211
    keenanrichter keenanrichter@genshinfans.cc 45.125.245.190
    MiloT17254377975 elana@a.astroaxis.online 216.158.209.154
    thomaswilson2694l2du thomaswilson2694l2du@welcometotijuana.com 188.130.218.246
    BonnyLeibius372 bonnyleibius45@talk.muzaco.com 154.16.20.133
    MichaelTrusa g.papamichael@aol.com 94.25.174.212
    inez.lombard49 inez.lombard49@vanus.funny3delements.com 196.245.186.34
    eggistentialism eggistentialism@proton.me 2605:880:541:13:8:66:77:25
    Jamesclafe Amybethleder@gmail.com 31.173.80.217
    junal-ahmad88661jss6 junal-ahmad88661jss6@seoautomationpro.com 172.71.159.137
    flormccullers6408 flormccullers6408@1mail.x24hr.com 172.71.154.67
    highlinecustomjewelery highlinecustomjewelery@gmail.com 95.164.232.138
    bobsales3172 bobsales3172@1mail.x24hr.com 217.218.152.52
    Anthonyscoge shaannz@cox.net 31.173.87.203
    lucasburger1363 lucasburger1363@adult-work.info 37.203.210.246
    julie.troblova julie.troblova@seznam.cz 120.40.130.70
    BernieHardesty7 jessicamartin83396ytw@budgetthailandtravel.com 173.234.250.141
    op.ug.uhev.u.j78 op.ug.uhev.u.j78@gmail.com 172.71.159.137
    Ross77T252399451 rossfullerton35@list.cdfaq.com 191.101.109.4
    emiliaackermann emiliaackermann@mailmenot.io 162.158.166.210
    DarrylAmalm tiffany.d.reineke@gmail.com 31.173.87.164
    ecotag ecotag@televia.com.mx 120.40.130.70
    202:1811:446:6100:834:4:1:290 202:1811:446:6100:834:4:1:290 120.40.130.70
    loukirkwood4170 loukirkwood4170@mailmenot.io 162.158.166.210
    alfonsoneill alfonsoneill@bd.dns-cloud.net 162.158.166.211
    devinprada devinprada@mailmenot.io 172.69.134.211
    DouglasLor jbuchness@gmail.com 31.173.82.57
    doralash doralash@mailmenot.io 172.71.154.66
    chuck.keith chuck.keith@supremelending.com 120.40.130.70
    allzionmail allzionmail@gmail.com 188.233.154.158
    test test@example.com 120.40.130.70
    MelvinDug mmull3@hotmail.com 31.173.83.28
    2600:300::03:94:45:9317 2600:300::03:94:45:9317 120.40.130.70
    aurora-andronicus aurora-andronicus@phinvitation.com 196.51.116.13
    dianemarie dianemarie@roofvent.xyz 172.71.159.138
    geraldine.kirschbaum geraldine.kirschbaum@phinvitation.com 107.173.46.126
    antoinetteteel58 antoinetteteel58@phinvitation.com 23.95.9.97
    AlfonzoPadbury7 alfonzoalfonzo82@tinege.dmail.fit 23.230.223.195
    NicholasLawrenso nicholaslawrenson40@wild.ehomu.com 196.198.13.205
    mahalia mahalia@i.cosmicbridge.site 172.71.159.138
    ClaudiaMorehouse claudia.claudia12@ridubu.xcam.one 31.134.5.252
    facturasscc facturasscc@televia.com.mx 120.40.130.70