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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 - 17 May 2026 5:38 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,219
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    BrigitteLarge2 lunadaniels@leantechy.xyz 191.96.32.9
    ReinaCornett377 allrank54@blogwebsite.top 5.181.131.250
    2003::9744:853:65:984:313:5255 2003::9744:853:65:984:313:5255 120.40.130.70
    SethCann3810 sethcann90@slide.veauly.com 102.165.54.227
    wolverhamptoncommercial wolverhamptoncommercial@steer.co.uk 120.40.130.70
    202:3100:659:600:584:53:22:76 202:3100:659:600:584:53:22:76 120.40.130.70
    202:1810:919:300:2:267:917:137 202:1810:919:300:2:267:917:137 120.40.130.70
    arina.soare arina.soare@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    kalikastner9 kalikastner9@miverix.nexanta.eu 172.69.135.23
    AlbaUnderwood pauldavis8619xq8n@travel-e-store.com 164.132.168.87
    JerriCashin272 jerricashin33@toy.pettin.com 181.215.16.116
    IsobelArrowood2 isobelarrowood47@lower.ehomu.com 181.215.16.213
    202:1810:434:900:2043:381:4903:485 202:1810:434:900:2043:381:4903:485 120.40.130.70
    202:45:48:0:115:00:36:912 202:45:48:0:115:00:36:912 120.40.130.70
    wompvlim wompvlim@smallbutnaughty.com (empty)
    202:03:822:700:88:9:729:02 202:03:822:700:88:9:729:02 120.40.130.70
    prohor.zlobin.14.11.1987 prohor.zlobin.14.11.1987@mail.ru 172.69.22.138
    dolnovam dolnovam@mail.ru 172.69.135.23
    guerfupe guerfupe@mail.ru 172.71.155.105
    202:450:7:0:616:58:38:8129 202:450:7:0:616:58:38:8129 120.40.130.70
    stephanymuench86 stephanymuench86@camino.blyxen.com 120.40.130.70
    anthonygoodw anthonygoodw@leantechy.xyz 104.22.20.142
    202:1810:434:900:2043:381:4903:485 202:1810:434:900:2043:381:4903:485 120.40.130.70
    imogenlehman9331 imogenlehman9331@hotbird.giize.com 172.69.23.71
    HershelBoake93 myrtleleila@solstris.com 102.165.53.200
    zxsdduzv zxsdduzv@immenseignite.info 198.12.69.93
    202:267:00:414:0:1800:0: 202:267:00:414:0:1800:0: 120.40.130.70
    202:3100:659:600:584:53:22:76 202:3100:659:600:584:53:22:76 120.40.130.70
    aleksandrtakici aleksandrtakici@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    mayra-mansom70 mayra-mansom70@emailgsa14.xyz 172.69.134.197
    rubenfreeling rubenfreeling@zhoufan160.telscorp.xyz 172.71.154.33
    202:3100:659:600:584:53:22:76 202:3100:659:600:584:53:22:76 120.40.130.70
    moodle moodle@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    si-ser si-ser@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    registraire registraire@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    si-sac si-sac@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    service.informatique service.informatique@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    kristydeal85 kristydeal85@support.51tiemo.com 217.181.81.174
    202:03:818:900:5:209:82:194 202:03:818:900:5:209:82:194 120.40.130.70
    inf.o.urba.n.e.xtreme inf.o.urba.n.e.xtreme@gmail.com 104.22.20.142
    xzvohxbl xzvohxbl@legenmail.com 120.40.130.70
    MaxineSpark7 maxinespark51@river.muzaco.com 154.16.69.76
    202:020:3:6749:7166:31:5163:970 202:020:3:6749:7166:31:5163:970 120.40.130.70
    f.eng.shu.ic.hatb.ot f.eng.shu.ic.hatb.ot@gmail.com 140.99.215.155
    t.echn.iv.o.rzmedia t.echn.iv.o.rzmedia@gmail.com 140.99.215.155
    202:3100:659:600:584:53:22:76 202:3100:659:600:584:53:22:76 120.40.130.70
    dssezuxr dssezuxr@duhastmail.com 64.31.3.126
    lesliebrown1999 lesliebrown1999@salpingomyu.ru 120.40.130.70
    Zelda44784401 zeldabardon69@river.muzaco.com 144.48.52.254
    aarushjoshi118 aarushjoshi118@growwithgoals.online 172.71.159.60
    davidkahn1933 davidkahn1933@salpingomyu.ru 120.40.130.70
    diqwkmly diqwkmly@legenmail.com 64.31.3.126
    202:1810:1527:8100:90:211:264:287 202:1810:1527:8100:90:211:264:287 120.40.130.70
    VanessaFrizzell jamesjackson6075mvcz@verifiedlinklist.com 206.214.93.73
    Mariel0228 marielfite77@just.cdfaq.com 45.125.245.18
    202:3100:659:600:584:53:22:76 202:3100:659:600:584:53:22:76 120.40.130.70
    johnnyvaccari johnnyvaccari@kt-gmail.com 172.71.154.33
    waai8stccwnc waai8stccwnc@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    202:3100:659:600:584:53:22:76 202:3100:659:600:584:53:22:76 120.40.130.70
    Tammara16N tammarasalisbury73@yell.milkgg.com 102.165.54.212
    1gerehujjjik 1gerehujjjik@anonmails.de 120.40.130.70
    MaribelLowery3 maribellowery62@list.cdfaq.com 196.198.13.252
    cogo7 cogo7@madeiratravelnews.com 181.177.86.18
    higbiosepo1986 higbiosepo1986@mail.ru 162.158.167.123
    melinarischbieth melinarischbieth@onlinecmail.com 120.40.130.70
    202:1810:1527:8100:543::66:942 202:1810:1527:8100:543::66:942 120.40.130.70
    202:1810:534:300:296:311:368:629 202:1810:534:300:296:311:368:629 120.40.130.70
    LovieLundberg lovielundberg83@brick.pettin.com 191.101.114.216
    evelee.ebright evelee.ebright@mailmagnet.co 99.63.69.8
    202:1810:534:300:296:311:368:629 202:1810:534:300:296:311:368:629 120.40.130.70