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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 - 31 Jul 2026 6:20 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,969
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    lilyhoss lilyhoss@mailmenot.io 162.158.167.44
    latesha.hincks1983 latesha.hincks1983@gsa.fghe.store 104.22.18.53
    jimc jimc@socal.rr.com 76.87.27.53
    alena-whitney alena-whitney@gsa.fghe.store 162.158.167.43
    GenevaPeyton4 aaikmoqkky@rambler.ru 151.240.205.242
    Carrol51T832 carrollunn76@broad.ehomu.com 102.165.54.52
    dawnjanney1531 dawnjanney1531@b.cr.cloudns.asia 172.71.154.179
    jeretost50 jeretost50@estrella.oxilv.com 172.69.23.184
    bigdaddyalex8 bigdaddyalex8@proton.me 79.127.243.198
    frankmcqua gsa7@webclouddata.pl 207.180.212.99
    mahaliazimin6239 mahaliazimin6239@pw.epac.to 172.71.154.179
    rosalindap nt88mo0qghg@kanyeomg.com 50.118.178.250
    andrewrodriguez4297tit andrewrodriguez4297tit@gsasearchengineranker.onlin 81.92.195.242
    porfirioaddis81 porfirioaddis81@cow.pettin.com 172.71.154.178
    CeciliaTeague ceciliateague21@among.ehomu.com 102.165.53.34
    robertosgoolety6848 robertosgoolety@yeah.com 144.172.107.72
    anntaeswift320 anntaeswift@vip.163.com 144.172.107.72
    gedikyatirimciiliskileri gedikyatirimciiliskileri@gedik.com 120.40.130.70
    dl.boro.vi.e.s dl.boro.vi.e.s@gmail.com 147.90.234.116
    zellarobertson8023 zellarobertson8023@kenari.online 172.69.23.184
    emerybreen6988 emerybreen6988@anonmails.de 162.158.167.43
    JerryMccool9958 jerrymccool44@fiber.pettin.com 102.165.55.131
    JanetteHyatt janettehyatt47@slide.veauly.com 191.101.114.68
    PreciousBi precious.precious83@kanaso.swanson.today 212.119.40.12
    yannick.desjardins.grenier yannick.desjardins.grenier@gmail.com 45.45.105.49
    travisbarney5303 travisbarney5303@t.woeishyang.com 104.22.18.54
    aleksandrrosuna aleksandrrosuna@mail.ru 162.158.167.43
    albertrittenhouse93 albertrittenhouse93@jam.earnlivez.net 172.69.135.13
    Albertsef bkgkwxhx@duhastmail.com 41.220.17.62
    zaellamaarey1337 zaellamaarey@hotmail.com 202.55.67.194
    202:459:931:0:7908:1325:164:2328 202:459:931:0:7908:1325:164:2328 120.40.130.70
    IsobelRobe richardgarcia2695al0t@gsasearchengineranker.info 78.157.213.219
    202:03:898:400:40:951:351:814 202:03:898:400:40:951:351:814 120.40.130.70
    202:459:931:0:7908:1325:164:2328 202:459:931:0:7908:1325:164:2328 120.40.130.70
    super.dagama super.dagama@mail.ru 109.248.84.146
    kristinakehado kristinakehado@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    ValenciaSorell5 valenciasorell20@pound.milkgg.com 144.48.52.31
    202:459:931:0:7908:1325:164:2328 202:459:931:0:7908:1325:164:2328 120.40.130.70
    WilmerHolmes wilmer.holmes@51tiemo.com 195.63.23.9
    graigirwin43 graigirwin43@helovin.orvionix.eu 172.71.159.82
    karissaglaser79 karissaglaser79@toy.pettin.com 162.158.167.43
    2402:800:627:74:12:809:415:8237 2402:800:627:74:12:809:415:8237 120.40.130.70
    annette-pattison annette-pattison@51tiemo.com 172.69.135.13
    BaileyHansell1 anthonywilliams7755f02p@b.welcometotijuana.com 217.60.85.73
    DanutaKnisley danutaknisley52@only.veauly.com 102.165.55.238
    JunkoRoundtree junkoroundtree76@dear.mxdood.com 144.48.52.254
    2871740 2871740@mail.ru 81.9.48.84
    johnjackson91776otu johnjackson91776otu@travel-e-store.com 172.71.154.178
    betsy.beacham4953 betsy.beacham4953@hello-word-2026.store 104.22.20.142
    RudolfTimmerman rudolftimmerman8@cool.muzaco.com 177.234.143.137
    ernie-snead6446 ernie-snead6446@gsa.fghe.store 120.40.130.70
    kathaleen-deshotel-franchi22 kathaleen-deshotel-franchi22@healthypplevery.org 104.22.18.53
    verenahamlet3288 verenahamlet3288@t.woeishyang.com 172.71.154.179
    202:1810:40:600:142:525:6474:88 202:1810:40:600:142:525:6474:88 120.40.130.70
    tyrell-cockrell-7286 tyrell-cockrell-7286@gsa.fghe.store 104.22.20.142
    ArronMunn7 donaldthomas5503lmou@b.verifiedlinklist.com 217.60.105.198
    michaelwilson6950841j michaelwilson6950841j@budgetthailandtravel.com 104.22.20.143
    FaustinoBrush1 thomasmoore6671eyim@b.mustdoindubai.com 217.60.85.3
    PRXCandra62 susanlopez7216im9f@c.mustdoindubai.com 196.51.255.244
    ernestine.mobley ernestine.mobley@jam.earnlivez.net 172.71.159.81
    BHMDebbie406 williamanderson375377to@f.welcometotijuana.com 196.51.247.38
    shennabrifman.877 shennabrifman.877@rutor12.click 143.14.49.39
    cliftoncass1997 cliftoncass1997@polosmail.com 5.189.203.139
    rosemarieriegel9786 rosemarieriegel9786@rutor12.click 143.14.49.39
    eddyrace.6024 eddyrace.6024@megaposty.com 172.69.23.183
    Thomasmun cliftoncass1997@polosmail.com 5.189.203.139
    oliiausasdo6555 oliiausasdo@gmail.com 60.28.217.71
    ShellieShockey shellieshockey75@lower.ehomu.com 191.101.114.216
    isletavletofest isletavletofest@apminso.ru 120.40.130.70
    olviashulze4833 olviashulze@gmail.com 135.87.39.23
    RooseveltRitchie michaeljones6061a0t9@swartluxury258.com 217.60.105.60
    MaxwellLandis maxwelllandis31@slow.pettin.com 102.165.54.227
    LiliaDarrow8 liliadarrow27@.mxdood.com 154.16.69.184
    BrettHammonds bretthammonds29@put.pettin.com 154.16.69.76
    GidgetMowery gidgetmowery60@print.veauly.com 192.126.156.117
    2001:6:408:35:9:824:67:1 2001:6:408:35:9:824:67:1 120.40.130.70
    202:020:54:733:7115:6782:100:190 202:020:54:733:7115:6782:100:190 120.40.130.70
    terradehamel terradehamel@dvd.dns-cloud.net 104.22.18.53
    shantell.demoss shantell.demoss@45c5.next4.xyz 104.22.20.143
    BBGLinnea550910 linneabeeby77@list.cdfaq.com 102.165.54.212
    ToshaHofmann toshahofmann1@lower.ehomu.com 181.215.16.161
    WillaHighett willahighett98@cool.muzaco.com 191.101.114.68
    asashelby9698 asashelby9698@hotbird.giize.com 172.71.159.81