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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 - 28 Nov 2025 2:11 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,069
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    Edelbrockddv spinkscd@gmail.com 98.191.0.37
    valeriejoske78 valeriejoske78@issue.mxdood.com 64.188.11.26
    janessaguerra janessaguerra@anonmails.de 162.158.166.211
    202:8108:8102:1200:954:71:3271:360 202:8108:8102:1200:954:71:3271:360 120.40.130.70
    andrahibbard andrahibbard@discard.email 154.16.206.149
    InezJacoby1580 inez.inez@xexetu.winston.support 64.49.37.122
    benfleetclinicreception benfleetclinicreception@dentalbeauty.co.uk 120.40.130.70
    OZPRegan03820773 regan-pullen.9689@emailchain.space 104.160.8.31
    pereezdSoine whomorib@mail.ru 5.227.44.25
    hello hello@orbem.ai 120.40.130.70
    Scott11O998060 scott-scott37@heyoci.sabo.bar 185.77.221.108
    maria.papio maria.papio@orbem.ai 120.40.130.70
    RickyMenkens966 rickymenkens82@hol.housines.com 23.236.211.27
    lauradymock182 lauradymock182@tempr.email 172.71.154.66
    EugeneNuzzo2354 eugene.nuzzo@muralbythesea.co.uk 196.247.160.103
    kai.riemenschneider kai.riemenschneider@orbem.ai 120.40.130.70
    2603:9000:890:0:8846:6472:29:83 2603:9000:890:0:8846:6472:29:83 120.40.130.70
    2001:105:701:300:152:636:35:202 2001:105:701:300:152:636:35:202 120.40.130.70
    nicholas.penney nicholas.penney@uk.ing.com 120.40.130.70
    terencereitz terencereitz@delka.yoshisad.com 196.51.159.135
    reneworthy reneworthy@cer.scoldly.com 196.51.153.29
    matt.letts matt.letts@uk.ing.com 120.40.130.70
    rory.hussey rory.hussey@uk.ing.com 120.40.130.70
    bobby.maiti bobby.maiti@uk.ing.com 120.40.130.70
    rob.carnell rob.carnell@uk.ing.com 120.40.130.70
    ignacio.vaquero.guisasola ignacio.vaquero.guisasola@ing.com 120.40.130.70
    angalinna.bokhorst-van.leuken angalinna.bokhorst-van.leuken@ing.com 120.40.130.70
    manuel.garcia.gonzalez manuel.garcia.gonzalez@ing.com 120.40.130.70
    380 380@woldex.online 162.158.166.211
    mmph26 mmph26@blogwebsite.top 37.143.62.200
    alberto.jordan.torrijos alberto.jordan.torrijos@ing.com 120.40.130.70
    sdfererg sdfererg@bubuk.site 37.139.53.226
    sergio.rodrigues.giraldo sergio.rodrigues.giraldo@ing.com 120.40.130.70
    JordanTarleton9 hamedhomayon@sabalanmusic.ir 141.11.0.84
    zac-magarey7 zac-magarey7@209b.andreydildos.online 165.231.35.245
    Jovita85J15 hamedhomayon@sabalanmusic.ir 141.11.0.84
    ariellestreeter ariellestreeter@emailsupply.space 172.68.70.27
    rory.hussey rory.hussey@uk.ing.com 120.40.130.70
    rob.carnell rob.carnell@uk.ing.com 120.40.130.70
    beheretsed beheretsed@anonmails.de 188.130.211.68
    angalinna.bokhorst-van.leuken angalinna.bokhorst-van.leuken@ing.com 120.40.130.70
    ArdenAnnois389 kelliamber@solstris.com 196.198.13.115
    matt.letts matt.letts@uk.ing.com 120.40.130.70
    alexandre.marcelo.ribeiro.garrefa alexandre.marcelo.ribeiro.garrefa@ing.com 120.40.130.70
    mike.van.den.berge mike.van.den.berge@ing.com 120.40.130.70
    coreygooch7709 coreygooch7709@mailmenot.io 172.69.135.89
    patriciataylor6973fjry patriciataylor6973fjry@bestvpsfor.xyz 198.23.176.150
    manuel.garcia.gonzalez manuel.garcia.gonzalez@ing.com 120.40.130.70
    tayla.fitzsimons-9740 tayla.fitzsimons-9740@fishingpalmbeach.com 172.69.135.89
    LeonorTht6170616 hamedhomayon@sabalanmusic.ir 141.11.0.84
    miquel.huguet.puig.ext miquel.huguet.puig.ext@ing.com 120.40.130.70
    MaximoDipietro junkodwayne@solstris.com 102.165.54.151
    dwaynedelaney dwaynedelaney@pw.epac.to 172.71.159.138
    ignacio.vaquero.guisasola ignacio.vaquero.guisasola@ing.com 120.40.130.70
    nicholas.penney nicholas.penney@uk.ing.com 120.40.130.70
    bobby.maiti bobby.maiti@uk.ing.com 120.40.130.70
    mmph28 mmph28@blogwebsite.top 172.69.23.147
    rob.carnell rob.carnell@uk.ing.com 120.40.130.70
    ElaineHotchin jenda@m.muscle-building.club 108.62.70.105
    MaricruzHolub josephanderson6473jfzi@c.gsavps.xyz 196.51.121.118
    margovida8114 margovida8114@anonmails.de 172.69.135.90
    manuel.garcia.gonzalez manuel.garcia.gonzalez@ing.com 120.40.130.70
    QuentinBinns45 hamedhomayon@sabalanmusic.ir 141.11.0.84
    lucianormanby4938 lucianormanby4938@mailmenot.io 172.69.135.90
    2409:8718:404:1003:40:: 2409:8718:404:1003:40:: 120.40.130.70
    sergio.rodrigues.giraldo sergio.rodrigues.giraldo@ing.com 120.40.130.70
    mike.van.den.berge mike.van.den.berge@ing.com 120.40.130.70
    thomaskidwell1953 thomaskidwell1953@acetylcholgh.ru 141.255.164.210
    MurrayWessel6 celesta@c.razore100.fans 108.62.102.54
    TorriDeshotel0 abbietunstall@mailmenot.io 196.51.65.208
    angalinna.bokhorst-van.leuken angalinna.bokhorst-van.leuken@ing.com 120.40.130.70
    lilliancotter2008 lilliancotter2008@salpingomyu.ru 64.31.3.126
    2409:84:5200:1:100::95 2409:84:5200:1:100::95 120.40.130.70
    OdessaWestgarth dominiquealexandra@solstris.com 185.158.106.221
    paulineeast2010 paulineeast2010@salpingomyu.ru 64.31.3.126
    estelabennetts estelabennetts@mailmenot.io 172.71.159.137