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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 - 4 Dec 2025 9:50 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,001,396
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    revabounds revabounds@1mail.x24hr.com 172.69.134.210
    ChanteFaunce932 jamesrodriguez2084jko6@gsasearchengineranker.com 152.232.160.117
    propt propt@klccmall.com 172.69.23.148
    bruklin19 bruklin19@best-yurist-moscow.store 172.69.23.148
    melisanugan2307 melisanugan2307@8.dnsabr.com 165.101.133.44
    pippa pippa@zonetransfer.me 120.40.130.70
    GalenHuntington galen.huntington@fpstipscentral.xyz 165.140.199.94
    OdetteGosse17 jenniferrodriguez99674goi@budgetthailandtravel.com 152.232.160.50
    2001:0:49:110:41:57:1: 2001:0:49:110:41:57:1: 120.40.130.70
    ritaduppstadt3599 ritaduppstadt3599@dvd.dns-cloud.net 172.71.159.138
    2804:13:540:22:787:20:734:80 2804:13:540:22:787:20:734:80 120.40.130.70
    2001:0:481:417:316:09:78:391 2001:0:481:417:316:09:78:391 120.40.130.70
    NannieBaehr323 joshuataylor2955xyrb@welcometotijuana.com 152.232.160.24
    2803:600:108:97:883:3:062:1371 2803:600:108:97:883:3:062:1371 120.40.130.70
    randellarcher42 randellarcher42@tati.unylix.com 104.22.17.127
    neretdesedde neretdesedde@anonmails.de 5.196.78.175
    bessbelcher bessbelcher@anonmails.de 172.69.134.211
    2001:0:41:53:020:7:1:82 2001:0:41:53:020:7:1:82 120.40.130.70
    AnnelieseMosier wsarnegonvcr70@nestmailbox.com 72.57.101.30
    KandisMle8318 wpentozanz9r70@nestmailbox.com 45.33.145.62
    PattiDevore9 pattidevore@dashz.top 92.112.14.30
    MadonnaWolinski wsensonei3r70@nestmailbox.com 72.57.101.30
    beulahsimpkinson beulahsimpkinson@mailmenot.io 172.71.159.138
    BarbW02589463052 barb.vandorn72@dashz.top 104.238.42.178
    gracemcleish gracemcleish@mailmenot.io 172.71.159.137
    ErnaMoran9 erna.moran@europeandocfestival.org.uk 196.245.161.5
    BradleyHouston5 szabzso66@web.de 46.151.24.148
    kaceyrowntree kaceyrowntree@anonmails.de 172.69.23.148
    GregDahlenburg7 greg-dahlenburg@raymonthouse.co.uk 86.105.178.29
    jyttyjty1 jyttyjty1@qmails.website 143.244.42.95
    o.l.g.a...g.r.i.gor07.0.797 o.l.g.a...g.r.i.gor07.0.797@gmail.com 130.49.216.145
    Minerva6270 minervamussen17@vory.estaxy.com 196.51.114.127
    2001:0:486:622:89:38:956:1 2001:0:486:622:89:38:956:1 120.40.130.70
    teddie teddie@rchelicoptersreview.com 162.158.166.210
    2001:0:4501:248:42:50:91:400 2001:0:4501:248:42:50:91:400 120.40.130.70
    selle selle@reviewsgames.net 66.93.222.65
    geri-leslie geri-leslie@seo.lumbermilltricks.com 38.154.48.250
    tonianeuman7814 tonianeuman7814@anonmails.de 172.69.134.211
    2001:0:5387:88:803:086:311:8166 2001:0:5387:88:803:086:311:8166 120.40.130.70
    nmujuujgfgrtdf nmujuujgfgrtdf@anonmails.de 92.204.174.122
    34 34@1-construction.store 188.130.220.34
    2001:0:4790:78:911:273:1471:604 2001:0:4790:78:911:273:1471:604 120.40.130.70
    jessicajohnson45839mrx jessicajohnson45839mrx@pattaya-mega.com 81.16.130.127
    idamullagh8638 idamullagh8638@anonmails.de 192.252.220.92
    2001:0:4142:2:76:43:7825:994 2001:0:4142:2:76:43:7825:994 120.40.130.70
    masondominguez55 masondominguez55@cycle.mxdood.com 172.69.134.210
    rupa rupa@bestwork24.store 104.207.49.184
    2001:0:4255:29:51:8:3858:9 2001:0:4255:29:51:8:3858:9 120.40.130.70
    VadaGrey234821 vadagrey2653@animewiki.cc 181.177.96.170
    christinathibeault40 christinathibeault40@now.mefound.com 172.69.23.147
    Chas47116994 karengonzalez71668wpi@welcometotijuana.com 152.232.160.24
    victoriabeier16 victoriabeier16@fade.veauly.com 172.69.134.211
    nanceestoll3079 nanceestoll3079@ssl.tls.cloudns.asia 172.71.159.138
    60 60@1-construction.store 104.22.17.127
    2001:0:5683:17:371:370:946:94 2001:0:5683:17:371:370:946:94 120.40.130.70
    TaneshaFtb francescoberryman@mailmenot.io 109.248.142.166
    2001:0:4255:564:956:618:371:490 2001:0:4255:564:956:618:371:490 120.40.130.70
    winstonwrenn winstonwrenn@anonmails.de 172.69.134.211
    2001:0:4042:63:05:15:841:04 2001:0:4042:63:05:15:841:04 120.40.130.70
    KeiraCamacho61 shirline@c.dontstress.online 196.51.5.52
    jamalgrimm jamalgrimm@azino777-nexus.com 149.126.221.167
    linwoodsigel linwoodsigel@mailmenot.io 172.71.154.67
    swensperling3004 swensperling3004@anonmails.de 104.22.17.127
    t.o.m.49.n.i.ll.a.n t.o.m.49.n.i.ll.a.n@gmail.com 84.239.43.151
    KristineSpain alicashimizu@discard.email 46.8.22.24
    domingahighett domingahighett@anonmails.de 162.158.166.211
    2001:0:465:2554:766:5:460:9564 2001:0:465:2554:766:5:460:9564 120.40.130.70
    shanatrumbo shanatrumbo@phinvitation.com 107.175.147.153
    MuoiBrookins8 muoibrookins@animewiki.cc 181.177.96.214
    SimaSam8415597 simasima@mumiha.camels.online 170.168.241.145
    2001:1:01:68:927:5:242:69 2001:1:01:68:927:5:242:69 120.40.130.70
    KassieCocks8 whadramautl8r70@nestmailbox.com 45.33.157.51
    opheliamott opheliamott@now.mefound.com 172.71.159.138
    ValentinaHinchcl wfhadalach5mr70@nestmailbox.com 216.158.209.44
    drusilla.mount46 drusilla.mount46@bdfe.thomasin.online 172.71.154.67
    MariePropsting marie-marie33@zilumi.orville.pro 178.20.215.201
    OTWLindsay lindsay.sayers65@4823.wrigleythroughmyeyes.com 141.164.86.75
    Riley88X8132 wberrafato8ir70@nestmailbox.com 72.57.99.112
    2001:0:435:0:658:29:67:231 2001:0:435:0:658:29:67:231 120.40.130.70
    PhilZhc9738937 earlenemaier9879@mailmenot.io 188.130.142.14