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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 - 7 Dec 2025 4:48 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,001,102
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    Greg17O7005707 greg.greg@makege.pasta.beer 170.168.243.43
    AstridTrue christopherjohnson71054zss@gsasearchengineranker.c 152.232.160.74
    MickiClymer1 micki-clymer9572@emailplanet.website 198.144.178.32
    GarfieldJaime royal@webtoteam.shop 5.181.131.108
    RayfordWaterfiel leongraves@leantechy.xyz 196.51.252.44
    brentferris brentferris@rti.relucius.com 172.69.22.195
    MathewLEstrange royal@webtoteam.shop 188.119.114.34
    fideliachinnery.8530 fideliachinnery.8530@emailchief.website 186.179.52.205
    timothyhollins7894 timothyhollins7894@tempr.email 172.71.154.178
    angiemauro angiemauro@fpsinformer.xyz 23.108.48.119
    SheliaGcr9436864 huiwilson14332@seoautomationpro.com 152.232.160.11
    TaraArkwookerum jamestaylor3628vgja@gsasearchengineranker.com 194.233.101.155
    AlbertaHogle12 albertahogle20@c7df.eceo.xyz 38.154.48.230
    ulaxiliqu ulaxiliqu@burgermailcomp.com 158.69.119.16
    ErnestineNichola joshuajohnson4316e37a@budgetthailandtravel.com 152.232.160.64
    GermanMcGhee16 german-mcghee87@3214.eoza.xyz 38.154.48.246
    BrianQuillen brianquillen.8150@wukonggame.cc 196.198.13.46
    tanjallewellyn2391 tanjallewellyn2391@discard.email 172.71.154.178
    KristieBoelke8 sersers@konsultaciya-yurista40.ru 154.196.87.190
    EmilioA709552638 zacworsham@mailmenot.io 154.208.62.238
    danika danika@shavers.skin 208.65.90.12
    QuentinMakowski quentinmakowski5410@bookies.website 95.216.28.112
    ahmad ahmad@awsome-gadgets.com 72.205.0.67
    fgnpyzqxp fgnpyzqxp@ahrefto.site 104.22.17.126
    SkyePlunkett josephmartin7250i3z2@gsasearchengineranker.com 152.232.160.65
    lucianakamura571598f5g lucianakamura571598f5g@b.seoautomationpro.com 196.51.127.22
    cyndi cyndi@e.skywardhub.online 162.158.167.43
    egatuzowu egatuzowu@korarlocalbrand.com 158.69.118.189
    LMNCasie11291 casie-casie@rapugo.icew.store 31.134.5.76
    karentaylor4455gmr6 karentaylor4455gmr6@d.welcometotijuana.com 162.158.167.44
    herefedesea herefedesea@anonmails.de 172.69.22.195
    MckinleySchutt3 deandresparks171@discardmail.com 194.126.177.141
    corina.coppleson7255 corina.coppleson7255@tourexam.com 91.217.249.31
    BryanSprouse5 camella@g.makeup.blue 199.102.105.242
    axatape axatape@kartenmansd.com 158.69.119.14
    202:1810:402:400:7869:2:97:767 202:1810:402:400:7869:2:97:767 120.40.130.70
    BrandenOrellana graceejmuduncan@gmx.com 178.159.37.16
    202:1810:402:400:7869:2:97:767 202:1810:402:400:7869:2:97:767 120.40.130.70
    35 35@1-construction.store 104.22.20.195
    ChadwickLinderma chadwick.chadwick16@fijini.mexicans.pro 140.235.168.212
    AbdulL983935 abdul-abdul@fijini.mexicans.pro 166.88.171.16
    Marisa95E3223 sersers@konsultaciya-yurista40.ru 154.196.87.190
    VelmaEbert9 velma.velma@rapugo.icew.store 31.134.0.131
    KeeshaOLoghlen9 sersere@konsultaciya-yurista40.ru 166.1.187.205
    sybilsuter89 sybilsuter89@mailmenot.io 104.22.20.194
    HassanStrack0 serser7@konsultaciya-yurista40.ru 154.196.87.190
    barbderrington91 barbderrington91@mem.relieval.com 172.69.134.210
    chelsea.llamas-3384 chelsea.llamas-3384@fishingpalmbeach.com 103.219.21.2
    davidbrown7332r0dg davidbrown7332r0dg@c.gsavps.xyz 196.51.233.152
    VanceBurkett vance.burkett@raymonthouse.co.uk 86.105.178.49
    Rogerfiege eyssvlbz@tubermail.com 216.169.134.120
    VeraNorfleet karenoshea8162@mailmenot.io 196.51.49.161
    DeandreHines428 serserg@konsultaciya-yurista40.ru 154.195.135.191
    FedericoJardine federicojardine-3208@emailplans.website 107.175.159.43
    darrylmusselman darrylmusselman@t.woeishyang.com 104.22.20.194
    ImaJcx980901358 imamcbride427@emailsupply.space 107.175.159.43
    imesasegu imesasegu@mailcorplrtgood.com 54.39.18.217
    15 15@1-construction.store 172.69.22.195
    MarciaVillegas serserv@konsultaciya-yurista40.ru 166.1.187.205
    bernadettefluharty bernadettefluharty@b.cr.cloudns.asia 162.158.167.44
    wconherkr70 wconherkr70@nestmailbox.com 172.71.154.179
    ugenuho ugenuho@korarlocalbrand.com 158.69.118.189
    LucyArchibald67 serser3@konsultaciya-yurista40.ru 154.196.38.251
    HungLlanos592 opalswitzer901@mailmenot.io 196.51.135.247
    alvipogib1985 alvipogib1985@op.pl 188.170.85.18
    doriemark doriemark@vhw.scoldly.com 196.51.115.128
    2603:6080:600:622:703:018:86:42 2603:6080:600:622:703:018:86:42 120.40.130.70
    EmilioSwf46965 carlo@c.anemia.makeup 181.214.80.149
    202:1810:9441:700:817:86:455:25 202:1810:9441:700:817:86:455:25 120.40.130.70
    zaagelyandextz zaagelyandextz@vip.163.com 98.181.137.80
    liliabarrenger liliabarrenger@anonmails.de 172.71.159.138
    t.o.m49n.illan. t.o.m49n.illan.@gmail.com 172.71.159.138
    shaynagil shaynagil@mailmenot.io 172.69.134.210
    paouqua paouqua@mailbox.in.ua 120.40.130.70
    202:1810:826:00:99:4832:286:71 202:1810:826:00:99:4832:286:71 120.40.130.70