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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 - 16 Jan 2026 9:40 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,001,701
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    InaHumphries4 inahumphries77@mobilecarwash.nyc 50.3.136.184
    anneliesebowser anneliesebowser@anonmails.de 172.71.154.178
    victorinabroadbent victorinabroadbent@emailcenter.store 200.10.41.73
    debonamarcia2014 debonamarcia2014@protonmail.com 120.40.130.70
    princessparkes22 princessparkes22@turi.glinxy.com 172.71.158.167
    raymon-swartz19 raymon-swartz19@support.51tiemo.com 162.158.167.43
    LeonidaO01 wbruteza94r76@nestmailbox.com 64.188.5.167
    2600:1900:0:4302::1700 2600:1900:0:4302::1700 120.40.130.70
    debonamarcia2013 debonamarcia2013@yandex.com 120.40.130.70
    GAXCathern cathernblandowski37@cold.muzaco.com 191.96.95.106
    debonamarcia2013 debonamarcia2013@protonmail.com 120.40.130.70
    FrankNUH barbariska8912@gmail.com 146.103.111.52
    u003ehelp u003ehelp@blueprint.ai 120.40.130.70
    floridaono floridaono@dreamlifecraft.com 172.255.80.146
    146.75.174.87 146.75.174.87 37.115.189.95
    debonamarcia2013 debonamarcia2013@msn.com 31.44.59.224
    debonamarcia2013 debonamarcia2013@live.com 31.44.59.224
    debonamarcia2013 debonamarcia2013@yahoo.com 154.57.3.36
    debonamarcia2013 debonamarcia2013@gmail.com 154.57.3.36
    claudio.thring2 claudio.thring2@dreamlifecraft.com 172.255.80.146
    milford.minnick77 milford.minnick77@dreamlifecraft.com 192.3.240.212
    BillyMayhew290 billymayhew15@past.pettin.com 196.51.177.164
    den den@drawer.ai 120.40.130.70
    debonamarcia2012 debonamarcia2012@yandex.com 120.40.130.70
    veraviera12 veraviera12@broad.ehomu.com 172.71.158.167
    clients clients@blueprint.ai 120.40.130.70
    debonamarcia2012 debonamarcia2012@protonmail.com 37.115.189.95
    debonamarcia2012 debonamarcia2012@aol.com 154.57.3.36
    Canadaaziz577 Canadaaziz577@gmail.com 142.118.170.182
    ConcettaBatten concettabatten19@issue.mxdood.com 196.51.233.233
    CarynNewcomer carynnewcomer6@issue.mxdood.com 173.234.57.234
    RethaNielson8 rethanielson43@issue.mxdood.com 196.51.177.164
    202:1810:76:300:912:14:350: 202:1810:76:300:912:14:350: 120.40.130.70
    paulmoore777x868 paulmoore777x868@a.resorts-in-asia.com 104.23.225.176
    CathernRussell cathernrussell19@past.pettin.com 173.234.57.89
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    KeiraFulcher171 keirafulcher52@issue.mxdood.com 173.234.57.76
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    anthonyrodriguez4618664gy anthonyrodriguez4618664gy@a.seoautomationpro.com 173.232.14.201
    TaynaAdoni hanewugaxr@rambler.ru 135.181.119.248
    malorielondon76 malorielondon76@tali.glinxy.com 104.22.20.179
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    SteffenWurfel11 steffenwurfel78@issue.mxdood.com 196.51.236.151
    info info@ms-my.facebook.com 120.40.130.70
    https https@ru-ru.facebook.com 120.40.130.70
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    deBonaMarcia deBonaMarcia@yandex.com 120.40.130.70
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    kukkakauppamarihavia kukkakauppamarihavia@fi-fi.facebook.com 120.40.130.70
    RockyKim43957 josephbrown9192und0@d.welcometotijuana.com 192.121.44.34
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    wvierblicegcr76 wvierblicegcr76@nestmailbox.com 108.62.124.121
    j97.84.259.0. j97.84.259.0.@gmail.com 142.111.152.28
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    aleksinoptiikka aleksinoptiikka@fi-fi.facebook.com 120.40.130.70
    tools tools@galaxy.ai 120.40.130.70
    jacquelynsmoot87 jacquelynsmoot87@prilian.lyvix.org 172.69.134.210
    FrankReardon5 frankreardon@nuk.martinandgang.com 70.166.167.38
    ludiemckeever6631 ludiemckeever6631@tempr.email 104.22.17.126
    abbeycanter abbeycanter@mailmenot.io 104.22.17.126
    tanyajohn94 tanyajohn94@down.ophixy.com 104.23.251.84
    MaryanneI36 maryanne-maryanne@keruye.mailbox.mom 104.207.45.53
    1c.normal.topup.approver 1c.normal.topup.approver@foobla.com 120.40.130.70
    THGShani19539739 wsgravaregar76@nestmailbox.com 216.158.192.80
    barrynolette21 barrynolette21@kynora.juxal.org 172.69.134.210