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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 - 5 Jun 2026 5:05 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,001,209
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    daltonshowalter daltonshowalter@23.8.dnsabr.com 172.71.159.81
    BernadineGranier bernadinegranier2@slide.veauly.com 103.221.232.11
    weinplazawrht weinplazawrht@socialtextonline.org 37.139.53.253
    GBRAugustus kathrynreed@solstris.com 191.101.92.164
    Tom12L5327699257 wsuahilaxcr88@nestmailbox.com 66.212.25.72
    OtiliaHaines otilia.haines64@9885.scalesurge.io 173.208.28.114
    AnitaManjarrez anitamanjarrez7@.mxdood.com 102.165.53.200
    tamelascarborough tamelascarborough@pecinan.net 172.69.134.84
    andrewsmith1276pu6b andrewsmith1276pu6b@gsasearchengineranker.shop 198.20.181.172
    CarriHnz36 juliennedakota@solstris.com 191.101.92.183
    kadsflymaga kadsflymaga@sorok4.fun 120.40.130.70
    vbddcngq vbddcngq@legenmail.com 120.40.130.70
    dpo dpo@at.issworld.com 120.40.130.70
    valentina.hofecker valentina.hofecker@at.issworld.com 120.40.130.70
    isabella.schulner isabella.schulner@at.issworld.com 120.40.130.70
    clomnimp clomnimp@smallbutnaughty.com (empty)
    harleylucia harleylucia@zhendeaiai.top 172.69.23.193
    xRZBFFoesgRWbpeV kimmieonacloud@aol.com 185.220.100.251
    tawannashuman91 tawannashuman91@put.pettin.com 104.22.17.127
    christiane.grohs christiane.grohs@at.issworld.com 120.40.130.70
    simon.schieferer simon.schieferer@at.issworld.com 120.40.130.70
    c.li.nicf.orh.i.m3.5.0 c.li.nicf.orh.i.m3.5.0@gmail.com 172.71.159.81
    anfrage anfrage@at.issworld.com 120.40.130.70
    johnsonjohnsonattorney johnsonjohnsonattorney@gmail.com 173.245.207.59
    elida.hacking elida.hacking@81d9.scalesurge.io 172.71.154.179
    communications communications@au.issworld.com 120.40.130.70
    stacie-bustillos2 stacie-bustillos2@81d9.scalesurge.io 172.71.159.82
    datronnaumaupra-3807 datronnaumaupra-3807@yopmail.fr 120.40.130.70
    media media@au.issworld.com 120.40.130.70
    2607:91:49:43:3:157:47:789 2607:91:49:43:3:157:47:789 120.40.130.70
    BertDorris4 wokumilayoyhr88@nestmailbox.com 67.215.230.159
    209:2:481:3282::508:24 209:2:481:3282::508:24 120.40.130.70
    Alena19P8408 wpancamonzr88@nestmailbox.com 67.215.230.91
    enquiries enquiries@au.issworld.com 120.40.130.70
    veteran.vendors veteran.vendors@au.issworld.com 120.40.130.70
    KatherineSampson katherinesampson46@nor.mxdood.com 103.221.232.229
    209:2:481:3282::508:24 209:2:481:3282::508:24 120.40.130.70
    reececrow10 reececrow10@hell.milkgg.com 172.69.23.193
    blaine.steere blaine.steere@aa.earnlivez.net 172.71.154.178
    FriedaRousseau frieda.rousseau@checkmypanel.site 198.46.174.60
    DianneCollings9 wsvrdlimaisr88@nestmailbox.com 67.215.225.137
    hvareyxt hvareyxt@duhastmail.com 37.139.53.80
    IsmaelKauper ismael-kauper51@9885.scalesurge.io 23.80.151.158
    elizbeth.championdecrespigny elizbeth.championdecrespigny@zolon.store 172.71.154.179
    sdcard46 sdcard46@mail.blogwebsite.top 120.40.130.70
    Josephavals ben.ni.ec.h.a.ve.z.618.6.@gmail.com 176.111.37.5
    qypbjczy qypbjczy@bekommenmail.com 172.69.23.193
    Josephavals ben.ni.ec.h.a.ve.z.618.6.@gmail.com 78.111.155.226
    zaelizabettexaxdo5999 zaelizabettexaxdo@yahoo.com 38.60.196.214
    be.n.nie.cha.v.e.z.61.8.6. be.n.nie.cha.v.e.z.61.8.6.@gmail.com 78.111.155.226
    b.enn.i.e.c.ha.v.e.z6.1.86 b.enn.i.e.c.ha.v.e.z6.1.86@gmail.com 78.111.155.226
    sdcard46 sdcard46@mail.blogwebsite.top 120.40.130.70
    xnwerdaaqf xnwerdaaqf@rambler.ru 120.40.130.70
    ben.n.i.ec.ha.v.ez.6.1.8.6. ben.n.i.ec.ha.v.ez.6.1.8.6.@gmail.com 78.111.155.226
    b.enn.i.e.ch.a.vez.6186. b.enn.i.e.ch.a.vez.6186.@gmail.com 78.111.155.226
    CoralYanez coralyanez@beastmail.biz 193.58.104.20
    202:023:40:71:44:62:390:756 202:023:40:71:44:62:390:756 120.40.130.70
    JonathonGoulet wscooroaxiofbur88@nestmailbox.com 67.215.225.173
    JulissaSheridan julissasheridan69@these.veauly.com 191.101.114.220
    npvudkhj npvudkhj@bekommenmail.com 104.22.20.143
    MelanieBivens12 melanie.bivens@ce39.scalesurge.io 173.208.28.226
    LawerenceH84 lawerencetrott25@181d.scalesurge.io 173.208.28.79
    202:1810:9533:500:515:52:56:74 202:1810:9533:500:515:52:56:74 120.40.130.70
    DellReaves3 dominiquealexandra@solstris.com 154.16.69.173
    202:1810:9533:500:515:52:56:74 202:1810:9533:500:515:52:56:74 120.40.130.70
    axaavarec05 axaavarec05@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    geniecorones9612 geniecorones9612@mailcatch.com 172.71.154.178
    SamiraHolroyd6 samiraholroyd81@brick.pettin.com 102.165.55.20
    LinwoodTrickett linwoodtrickett6@cool.muzaco.com 191.101.92.218
    b.enn.ie.c.havez.6.186 b.enn.ie.c.havez.6.186@gmail.com 78.111.155.226
    gisellebaume3788 gisellebaume3788@sociefan.com 120.40.130.70
    braylindgaard22bzswev braylindgaard22bzswev@monemails.com 104.22.20.142
    PetraGoggins0 petragoggins40@thus.ehomu.com 103.221.232.229