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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 - 14 Jan 2026 7:52 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,001,571
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    djambata-facebook djambata-facebook@facebook.com 120.40.130.70
    ayokonet ayokonet@facebook.com 120.40.130.70
    2001:410:601:1100::5237 2001:410:601:1100::5237 120.40.130.70
    g4soundman g4soundman@facebook.com 120.40.130.70
    2001:410:305:2100::538 2001:410:305:2100::538 120.40.130.70
    halliewatts21 halliewatts21@tusu.blyxen.org 172.71.154.179
    mr.alan.chan mr.alan.chan@facebook.com 120.40.130.70
    thomasgarcia15471hxv thomasgarcia15471hxv@b.blog-stuff.com 94.247.241.70
    Gidget36W0 gidgetpulsford@feedback.51tiemo.com 45.206.72.118
    Vernell7490 robertovalazquez@anonmails.de 78.138.127.62
    josiahredding josiahredding@facebook.com 120.40.130.70
    mandystephenson2676 mandystephenson2676@11jac.com 23.81.232.129
    Esperanza90R esperanzacain@feedback.51tiemo.com 45.206.72.155
    thjnh.dao thjnh.dao@facebook.com 120.40.130.70
    jinamacknight8236 jinamacknight8236@anonmails.de 194.33.38.174
    EmilAtchison wagrimper@kissypie.com 196.242.47.198
    info info@elikos.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    Esperanza90R esperanzacain@feedback.51tiemo.com 154.82.170.71
    KayleneMullawirr kaylene.mullawirraburka11@feedback.51tiemo.com 154.82.168.75
    taylah.dimattia taylah.dimattia@raymonthouse.co.uk 86.105.178.113
    FelicaBradbury felicabradbury59@cleanmaids.nyc 162.212.169.77
    noecorral94 noecorral94@fox.claxyn.com 45.152.199.172
    carriefidler carriefidler@mailmenot.io 172.69.23.192
    jeffgraber jeffgraber@facebook.com 120.40.130.70
    brendan.el.m.atat.d.o.o.r brendan.el.m.atat.d.o.o.r@gmail.com 104.22.20.178
    3c502e320d.8030601 3c502e320d.8030601@step.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    tron tron@step.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    terryewart terryewart@xdderetronline.xyz 107.158.95.219
    paaany paaany@facebook.com 120.40.130.70
    rosettaspark rosettaspark@anonmails.de 172.69.134.210
    magi-repec-request magi-repec-request@liste.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    matthewdavis9806ivch matthewdavis9806ivch@gsasearchengineranker.com 104.22.20.178
    LinnieSlale d-ermilov81175865@rambler.ru 135.181.119.248
    bbarrett bbarrett@gunbycomm.net 120.40.130.70
    helpdesk helpdesk@eaglecounty.us 120.40.130.70
    jsmith jsmith@gunbycomm.net 120.40.130.70
    megan.morrissey megan.morrissey@eaglecounty.us 120.40.130.70
    JoeySidhu8 joey.sidhu9443@genshinplus.cc 45.152.199.176
    tedtia tedtia@solstris.com 172.71.158.167
    jenniferlopez1780onqf jenniferlopez1780onqf@f.seoautomationpro.com 162.158.167.44
    rya.ng.o.o.sem.a.n.2 rya.ng.o.o.sem.a.n.2@gmail.com 216.24.212.174
    b.r.ianse.elec.t.ric.a.l.tip.s. b.r.ianse.elec.t.ric.a.l.tip.s.@gmail.com 216.24.212.245
    Keypadahnq jpmejia@msn.com 98.182.171.161
    Deb60A90744642 robertmoore6178ta9r@c.resorts-in-asia.com 156.253.1.81
    barrett-mackrell barrett-mackrell@themanlythings.com 167.160.74.135
    VivianMcNally8 kelliamber@solstris.com 191.96.95.237
    MarvinBergstrom marvbergstrom@codblit.com 69.166.230.41
    julie.julie76 julie.julie76@tadaya.socialmail.sbs 209.50.165.95
    rvbttxqndMn rvbttxqndMn@sport-novosti-2.ru 162.158.167.44
    jacquelinejones jacquelinejones@me.com 198.46.154.21
    anshguptaiscool anshguptaiscool@gmail.com 2001:8004:620:520::935:580:84
    melissaf melissaf@vip-cosmeticsurgery.com 31.44.59.224
    trishaloane3888 trishaloane3888@topcompanygroup.com 162.158.167.44
    kevin kevin@supermodular.xyz 120.40.130.70
    zak zak@numbergroup.xyz 120.40.130.70
    principal principal@desert-sun-motors-30040.dlrmail.com 120.40.130.70
    DeannaInz34 deannaroxon97@last.muzaco.com 196.242.195.86
    JannetteTellez4 jannettetellez59@wild.ehomu.com 191.101.250.56
    3478585844 3478585844@tmomail.net 170.254.178.116
    threelittlechickadees3 threelittlechickadees3@gmail.com 170.247.220.251
    tommydannevig8120 tommydannevig8120@freundin.ru 104.22.17.127
    VivianFlorey5 vivian.florey@51tiemo.com 45.206.73.24
    zak zak@numbergroup.xyz 120.40.130.70
    VivianFlorey5 vivian.florey@51tiemo.com 45.206.72.155
    qqtb6i92p2 qqtb6i92p2@tianbocy.com 172.71.158.166
    orlandofaust886 orlandofaust886@23.8.dnsabr.com 172.69.23.191