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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 Oct 2025 3:02 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,001,162
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    Erick86W37880713 allis@nebulanode.site 38.152.145.238
    AntoniaChapple2 antoniachapple@alikando.su 77.238.254.196
    Bernie10P0 bernie.maynard-2791@alikando.su 77.238.254.196
    danielhernandez2021sbgv danielhernandez2021sbgv@c.verifiedlinklist.com 172.69.23.148
    202:1810:9431:8600:7173:4:42:92 202:1810:9431:8600:7173:4:42:92 120.40.130.70
    penchocook1977 penchocook1977@poczta.onet.eu 20.204.43.57
    a.y.ok.al.us.oh.i.5.55. a.y.ok.al.us.oh.i.5.55.@gmail.com 172.69.134.196
    MarianoLemos30 lynette@nebulastream.site 67.215.242.244
    LaunaSegal73 letta@orbitaloffer.online 196.51.108.183
    LaceyIrving113 laceyirving@rti.relucius.com 35.149.111.10
    eloy eloy@solarvibe.site 172.69.23.148
    cefeg.ah.8.73 cefeg.ah.8.73@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    mayrabirtwistle7938 mayrabirtwistle7938@mailmenot.io 172.71.158.138
    saladoempreendedorcuruca saladoempreendedorcuruca@curuca.pa.gov.br 120.40.130.70
    michelletinajero2016 michelletinajero2016@polosmail.com 172.69.134.197
    JanelleMcQuiston eloise@solariumsilhouette.online 196.51.110.142
    baia-mare-shoppingpark-director baia-mare-shoppingpark-director@altex.ro 120.40.130.70
    snlvjpvp snlvjpvp@vargosmail.com 46.8.22.163
    TheresaParks cleobrandi@makekaos.com 131.108.19.208
    202:03:82:801:8164:6:18:6 202:03:82:801:8164:6:18:6 120.40.130.70
    selena.garsia selena.garsia@hetianziyu.hexagonaldrawings.com 172.71.155.7
    anna.shapiro.78 anna.shapiro.78@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    bonnibelle bonnibelle@j.cosmicbridge.site 172.69.23.148
    arielBip arielBip@sopharmsn.com 37.139.53.253
    alonzomilliken alonzomilliken@ramenbetofficialslots.top 149.126.216.252
    roscoe.shuster.1454 roscoe.shuster.1454@ramenbetofficialslots.top 149.126.219.254
    b.a.il.bo.nds1.5.15 b.a.il.bo.nds1.5.15@gmail.com 172.69.23.147
    MonteStory7 montestory31@seem.cdfaq.com 196.51.113.2
    penneyallan penneyallan@anonmails.de 172.69.134.196
    a.yo.k.alus.o.h.i555. a.yo.k.alus.o.h.i555.@gmail.com 172.71.155.7
    jaguilar jaguilar@pensionissste.gob.mx 120.40.130.70
    vzamora vzamora@pensionissste.gob.mx 120.40.130.70
    nataliadugger nataliadugger@freundin.ru 172.69.23.147
    grinplom grinplom@smallbutnaughty.com 162.158.167.43
    rulyer rulyer@pensionissste.gob.mx 120.40.130.70
    BertieCarlos7 bertiecarlos91@drop.muzaco.com 196.51.114.74
    kerriejoshua2717 kerriejoshua2717@vovangames-lucky.top 149.126.220.141
    CarolChanter0 susette@e.skywardhub.online 80.66.87.241
    FreyaEscamilla4 freyaescamilla53@gray.cdfaq.com 196.51.114.210
    thomasthomas8597x8kb thomasthomas8597x8kb@gsasearchengineranker.com 181.177.102.128
    ArcherHoller makaylawentz7628@23.8.dnsabr.com 77.69.203.57
    fave.r.y.677 fave.r.y.677@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    BryceCrittenden alfonzobrummitt@anonmails.de 154.195.180.206
    47678303062507 rgyiufxl@vargosmail.com 109.248.142.169
    culturaedesportosemecd culturaedesportosemecd@jacareacanga.pa.gov.br 120.40.130.70
    CorineHepp28362 corine-hepp@vovan-spin-official88.top 149.126.220.92
    gailgarner gailgarner@spambog.ru 162.158.167.43
    RosalieRagland9 nickolasrolph@anonmails.de 23.230.237.19
    gfdqsicz gfdqsicz@vargosmail.com 172.71.158.139
    katherin.bavin katherin.bavin@vanus.funny3delements.com 172.71.158.138
    TracieS61944062 tracie.haywood3040@vovan-spin-official88.top 149.126.220.212
    LindaJohn5665 alfonzogratwick@anonmails.de 154.195.131.252
    ayo.k.a.l.uso.h.i555 ayo.k.a.l.uso.h.i555@gmail.com 172.71.155.7
    RichUlm475149 michellenelson@solstris.com 43.225.191.112
    2001:410:701:1100::8588 2001:410:701:1100::8588 120.40.130.70
    joserast2005 joserast2005@salpingomyu.ru 109.248.138.254
    RacheleOstermann racheleostermann@otakuinsights.xyz 196.240.105.49
    2003:0:8719:628:79:1:91:54 2003:0:8719:628:79:1:91:54 120.40.130.70
    xredesegus xredesegus@anonmails.de 78.138.127.62
    2001:410:701:1100::8588 2001:410:701:1100::8588 120.40.130.70
    2001:410:701:1100::794 2001:410:701:1100::794 120.40.130.70
    geminicomputerservices geminicomputerservices@gmail.com 186.65.120.184
    2001:410:404:200::5843 2001:410:404:200::5843 120.40.130.70
    2001:98:806:1025:640:64:17:814 2001:98:806:1025:640:64:17:814 120.40.130.70
    2001:0:495:0:6:60:73:729 2001:0:495:0:6:60:73:729 120.40.130.70
    LauraMcGruder9 lauramcgruder6542@vovan-spin-official88.top 149.126.220.212
    murielle.thinardmclane murielle.thinardmclane@intusurg.com 120.40.130.70
    thomasjones3769yfg9 thomasjones3769yfg9@gsavps.xyz 172.69.23.148
    2804:14:57:52:44:6918:319:1060 2804:14:57:52:44:6918:319:1060 120.40.130.70
    shonna shonna@d.dontstress.online 172.69.23.147