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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 - 24 Feb 2026 9:13 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,696
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    chauchamplin chauchamplin@thichmmo.com 172.71.158.69
    LauriHayworth wsnapsedatgzr81@nestmailbox.com 152.89.129.207
    MichaelaVesely lindadavis88260y4g@c.gsasearchengineranker.com 130.49.8.129
    2001:103:390:8800:::29:67 2001:103:390:8800:::29:67 120.40.130.70
    202:1810:41:8800:349:6:33:97 202:1810:41:8800:349:6:33:97 120.40.130.70
    202:1810:90:300:55:60:2:41 202:1810:90:300:55:60:2:41 120.40.130.70
    arawarawkitangnamimiss arawarawkitangnamimiss@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    whelmutu52r81 whelmutu52r81@nestmailbox.com 206.214.93.21
    202:1810:90:300:55:60:2:41 202:1810:90:300:55:60:2:41 120.40.130.70
    ivan.afanasev.92 ivan.afanasev.92@mail.ru 213.183.57.194
    cliffordignacio cliffordignacio@pecinan.net 74.50.107.104
    GalenPaten523 khalidbianchi19293plxy@c.seoautomationpro.com 130.49.115.140
    EleanorODoherty wcaferoonovyr81@nestmailbox.com 142.214.181.33
    202:1812:2515:00:1:8:2637:921 202:1812:2515:00:1:8:2637:921 120.40.130.70
    MichaelaVesely lindadavis88260y4g@c.gsasearchengineranker.com 130.49.115.140
    williscolunga williscolunga@anonmails.de 172.69.134.85
    ElisaCattanach0 jerry@neoxinet.com 34.170.127.95
    ElisaCattanach0 jerry@neoxinet.com 34.69.97.134
    Frederick33Y patriciajohnson2015xptw@d.blog-stuff.com 155.212.108.54
    LucilleWilder lucillewilder@vhw.scoldly.com 23.236.243.27
    UVKCheri87910991 cheri-gowrie41@heartvistanow.com 192.3.143.197
    artur9333 artur9333@o2.pl 37.225.54.71
    work work@example.com 120.40.130.70
    azucenatoomer9919 azucenatoomer9919@minhanhvpn.com 196.196.169.107
    CharleyHacker williammiller9784a4fn@c.travel-e-store.com 151.241.123.156
    Frederick33Y patriciajohnson2015xptw@d.blog-stuff.com 170.168.174.138
    promo promo@railcarss.com 82.147.84.29
    AmadoPreciado maryjoblue@ssl.tls.cloudns.asia 178.175.134.123
    1winmercler og.u.cu.qe.9.59@gmail.com 46.8.17.23
    SuzanneDemaine biancaaranda@stecuste.cyou 178.175.134.123
    denistarpley4265 denistarpley4265@8.dnsabr.com 172.69.23.194
    2601:601:402:120:083:53:62:62 2601:601:402:120:083:53:62:62 120.40.130.70
    keller-herzlake keller-herzlake@t-online.de 162.158.167.133
    CharleyHacker williammiller9784a4fn@c.travel-e-store.com 181.214.165.110
    patty-nave patty-nave@e2b1.kasc1lk.xyz 172.69.130.199
    LillyFarri jenniferdraper@koes.justdied.com 217.218.152.151
    KenMcintire0812 kenken@guhumo.topless.mom 209.50.166.221
    abby-kruse abby-kruse@51tiemo.com 154.193.158.140
    lizette-gellatly4530 lizette-gellatly4530@backlinkswp.com 158.62.209.231
    ArethaMate tgbjlcqn@duhastmail.com 154.195.148.244
    ChuGrimes916790 marywilliams3627joav@c.travel-e-store.com 157.22.75.176
    alexandre.parrinellousam alexandre.parrinellousam@gmail.com 209:3:620:37::184:22
    maricruz-schippers30 maricruz-schippers30@e152.nofl.xyz 172.70.80.20
    Altonvesia derekoneill1920@polosmail.com 145.100.181.155
    brentcrutcher brentcrutcher@mailcatch.com 172.69.23.194
    202:810:121:1600:1:354:91:8 202:810:121:1600:1:354:91:8 120.40.130.70
    hackermartin5 hackermartin5@hotmail.com 31.44.59.224
    maricruzserna7809 maricruzserna7809@discardmail.com 216.26.236.231
    kristinadenisenko62 kristinadenisenko62@t-online.de 172.69.23.193
    202:1808:284:7:13:17:38:92 202:1808:284:7:13:17:38:92 120.40.130.70
    1winmvyosf p.aw.u.bale8.92@gmail.com 46.8.154.104
    meanizvy meanizvy@wildbmail.com 185.255.126.82
    aleksandar.popkostoski aleksandar.popkostoski@mtc.gov.mk 120.40.130.70
    JillianBinkley anthonywilson839175a1@c.gsasearchengineranker.com 38.154.54.20
    q.ug.im.ob.a3.76 q.ug.im.ob.a3.76@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    aleksandar.stojanovski aleksandar.stojanovski@mtc.gov.mk 120.40.130.70
    karenrodriguez253l3fz karenrodriguez253l3fz@d.blog-stuff.com 172.69.23.194
    LindsayRendall sdaa@webtoteam.shop 206.232.0.107
    JadaPugh4183127 jada-jada@diyusa.magical.surf 104.207.36.63
    202:1808:284:7:13:17:38:92 202:1808:284:7:13:17:38:92 120.40.130.70
    brittdigiovanni brittdigiovanni@8.dnsabr.com 172.71.154.179
    202:44:22:0:586:1346:12:30 202:44:22:0:586:1346:12:30 120.40.130.70
    linneaondricka1887 linneaondricka1887@mailbays.com 172.71.154.178
    Joni9128614111 melfenner4776@f2pools.info 178.175.134.123
    JudithFlin judithflinders75@sisa.claxyn.org 193.226.77.191
    DinoSoto08386 berthabradway9141@f2pools.info 178.175.134.123
    AmadoBlant amadoblanton82@sete.blyxen.com 50.7.124.7
    veronacollier4541 veronacollier4541@demail.web.id 209.50.167.199
    SkyeWebster sdaa@webtoteam.shop 185.213.245.214
    meanizvy meanizvy@wildbmail.com 185.255.126.71
    MarianoTracy n.i.k.i.b.e.ran.t.on.y@gmail.com 15.220.65.35
    frubjank frubjank@smallbutnaughty.com (empty)
    JolieQ434441421 callumsumpter@zooms.pro 15.220.65.35
    BartArledge0394 gwennuyts6216@sada-sd.cc 178.175.134.123