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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 Jan 2026 9:54 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,758
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    mohamed mohamed@arch20.me 172.69.23.191
    BZTRod5200 jennifermcdonald1999@salpingomyu.ru 146.70.181.249
    EloisaStingley5 wjoeq7026r73@nestmailbox.com 64.188.5.96
    masoncrum8917 masoncrum8917@fishingpalmbeach.com 104.22.17.126
    CharleyQen charleymcvilly3@three.vietnambrandmatters.com 173.234.249.200
    virgie.eales8577 virgie.eales8577@fishingpalmbeach.com 172.69.23.191
    maynardgoris5711 maynardgoris5711@23.8.dnsabr.com 76.67.149.93
    man man@defense.tn 120.40.130.70
    CameronBardolph cameronbardolph66@thus.ehomu.com 196.242.195.73
    museenat museenat@defense.tn 120.40.130.70
    MarshallBatista wsoyprorbypegqr73@nestmailbox.com 64.188.5.96
    ChristiMcCree5 wmitbotker73@nestmailbox.com 64.188.0.26
    rosalynchristiansen rosalynchristiansen@1secmail.com 104.22.20.178
    VeolaF257353381 wgrisano84r73@nestmailbox.com 64.188.0.99
    202:8108:8125:100:923:2562:3:210 202:8108:8125:100:923:2562:3:210 120.40.130.70
    ArleneHel9278 mirabelle@b.cosmiccluster.store 38.154.103.105
    gtergdmy gtergdmy@streetwormail.com 172.69.23.191
    brendaheffner brendaheffner@spambog.ru 162.158.167.44
    eprovbelwha eprovbelwha@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    isis.guillen6379 isis.guillen6379@1win.page 89.106.202.135
    AnnabelleGagnon annabellegagnon74@panel.cdfaq.com 223.29.254.57
    Gabriela1038 gabrielatheodor84@four.vietnambrandmatters.com 173.234.250.104
    dietergeake27 dietergeake27@seo.funny3delements.com 38.154.48.148
    pencucon97 pencucon97@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    susananderson4002mbcm susananderson4002mbcm@c.verifiedlinklist.com 172.69.23.192
    brettgorecki72 brettgorecki72@fishingpalmbeach.com 172.69.23.191
    donaldhernandez55016jyw donaldhernandez55016jyw@c.resorts-in-asia.com 196.51.132.13
    202:8108:8125:100:979:7:5172:24 202:8108:8125:100:979:7:5172:24 120.40.130.70
    JoshuaPAUMS gunlekingovertcon@mail.ru 154.16.115.97
    jacquelyntalbott52 jacquelyntalbott52@lab.milkgg.com 207.148.65.68
    DexterPointer42 dexterpointer95@mode.ehomu.com 191.101.109.50
    anthonyjackson803961bx anthonyjackson803961bx@b.travel-e-store.com 196.51.135.133
    tamie.francolino-leung25 tamie.francolino-leung25@healthypplevery.org 172.96.84.233
    jamesdollar1946 jamesdollar1946@salpingomyu.ru 104.22.17.127
    k0fkq k0fkq@goshop1888.shop 111.240.192.60
    tarah.krouse tarah.krouse@1win.page 104.22.20.179
    fglfvkvvtt fglfvkvvtt@rambler.ru (empty)
    fesgaramo1972 fesgaramo1972@mailopenz.com 162.158.167.44
    earthahensley6570 earthahensley6570@fishingpalmbeach.com 172.69.134.210
    palandere1971 palandere1971@mailopenz.com 162.158.167.44
    luizrossini luizrossini@uol.com.br 72.211.46.99
    2003:5:6735:00:823:689:63:882 2003:5:6735:00:823:689:63:882 120.40.130.70
    fase169 fase169@mail.ru 79.137.253.210
    jenniferjones3622rtvq jenniferjones3622rtvq@a.verifiedlinklist.com 192.126.209.90
    GeorgiannaMartin georgiannamartinovich69@four.vietnambrandmatters.c 173.234.248.86
    stellarust stellarust@freundin.ru 172.71.158.167
    CarmeloMcAdam5 mirabelle@b.cosmiccluster.store 196.51.209.221
    tehno-medika48 tehno-medika48@mail.ru 185.3.34.72
    vitya-kondratev-1969 vitya-kondratev-1969@inbox.ru 120.40.130.70
    lkbhdmfi lkbhdmfi@ronaldofmail.com 104.22.17.126
    chasityarmijo chasityarmijo@hidebox.org 172.69.134.210
    terese-mendes16 terese-mendes16@carolinensiellive.click 172.71.154.179
    2601:87:4400:3210:999:711:27:677 2601:87:4400:3210:999:711:27:677 120.40.130.70
    Susan9398075 ilsejacklyn@solstris.com 191.96.95.106
    shalanda.dallas79 shalanda.dallas79@thewisetransfer.click 172.69.23.192
    202:267:00:4146:0:9000:0: 202:267:00:4146:0:9000:0: 120.40.130.70
    KalaMuskett885 wdarrerege3ir73@nestmailbox.com 45.33.156.35
    EstherBigge17 estherbigge92@among.ehomu.com 191.101.109.46
    josefastackhouse1499 josefastackhouse1499@topcompanygroup.com 172.71.154.178
    k.a.rl.o.s.76.hy.a.n.it.os k.a.rl.o.s.76.hy.a.n.it.os@gmail.com 104.22.17.126
    202:8108:8125:100:979:7:5172:24 202:8108:8125:100:979:7:5172:24 120.40.130.70
    anya.genger anya.genger@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    dmarc dmarc@defense.tn 120.40.130.70
    antonwefulu antonwefulu@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    judicialhrdiversityevents judicialhrdiversityevents@judiciary.uk 120.40.130.70
    marquisgarrett5115 marquisgarrett5115@anonmails.de 172.71.154.178
    contact contact@defense.tn 120.40.130.70
    Mickey64E952 mickeyding85@three.icons-eg.net 72.57.76.151
    HansVenable hansvenable88@four.icons-eg.net 72.57.76.151
    ox.imu.s.777e42.t.9.r8v8l ox.imu.s.777e42.t.9.r8v8l@gmail.com 172.71.154.178
    ronald95robinson25 ronald95robinson25@rambler.ru (empty)
    MarlonTurley marlon.turley44@papodejornal.top 142.111.71.155
    dgtided dgtided@defense.tn 120.40.130.70
    mgmarket5at ltrapdtsrc@rambler.ru 77.246.100.120
    judicialhroutreachevents judicialhroutreachevents@judiciary.uk 120.40.130.70
    PhilStackhouse philstackhouse18@mobilelaundry.nyc 162.212.169.34
    WaldoIacovelli waldoiacovelli67@self.ehomu.com 196.242.47.214
    phosgafunte1981 phosgafunte1981@mailopenz.com 104.22.20.179
    raregreen raregreen@inbox.lv 120.40.130.70
    Nicki3682908 nicki.menendez@inquiries.carolinensielkarte.click 109.122.24.41
    JulieSchroeder julieschroeder69@thus.ehomu.com 154.16.20.250