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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 - 20 Feb 2026 12:49 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,624
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    CherieGrimwade1 wmegan22566r79@nestmailbox.com 107.175.205.209
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    CaraDuggan89 caraduggan22@thus.ehomu.com 23.95.204.41
    mainbranchappointments mainbranchappointments@ascentcu.com 120.40.130.70
    xuxulsoe xuxulsoe@wildbmail.com 172.69.135.6
    info info@osmi-it.ru 120.40.130.70
    kerstinhardesty2258 kerstinhardesty2258@hotbird.giize.com 196.240.254.212
    northbranchappointments northbranchappointments@ascentcu.com 120.40.130.70
    braydenlovelady8210 braydenlovelady8210@discolive.site 196.196.222.11
    KentonMack588 wmalinox5r79@nestmailbox.com 38.154.68.253
    202:1810:8487:8600:555:5082:1933: 202:1810:8487:8600:555:5082:1933: 120.40.130.70
    BruceBlaxcell wnanchinpfr79@nestmailbox.com 196.51.33.32
    messjimkenny messjimkenny@cialis-otc.com 5.3.217.122
    eva.khuzaeva eva.khuzaeva@uinjkt.ac.id 120.40.130.70
    virgiex296 virgie-maurer@use.beachtenenglisch.click 109.122.24.41
    tamikeyser3349 tamikeyser3349@spambog.ru 162.158.167.133
    gitadrost gitadrost@termgame.net 162.158.167.134
    202:1810:936:600:751:777:743:43 202:1810:936:600:751:777:743:43 120.40.130.70
    kthompson01718 kthompson01718@gmail.com 104.22.20.235
    florian.seibert9230 florian.seibert9230@crypto-boss21.site 72.56.144.140
    wdooffundolyncugr79 wdooffundolyncugr79@nestmailbox.com 38.154.68.209
    leilasissi leilasissi@t-online.de 172.71.154.178
    GeorgeClemmer8 wsamsvaracpr79@nestmailbox.com 192.186.130.171
    bernardwenzel bernardwenzel@wuuvo.com 194.233.70.123
    CalebGrimes7356 wenergikxur79@nestmailbox.com 107.175.205.203
    dakmgyxt dakmgyxt@legenmail.com 172.71.158.68
    georgia.schulze.4484 georgia.schulze.4484@bittermail.site 80.71.159.109
    un.e.t.ah.o.zok.e.41 un.e.t.ah.o.zok.e.41@gmail.com 185.220.101.32
    ShellaSlate76 themit888@mail.ru 192.252.220.92
    sosiodidaktika.fitk sosiodidaktika.fitk@apps.uinjkt.ac.id 120.40.130.70
    williambrown1344o7as williambrown1344o7as@budgetthailandtravel.com 83.97.117.191
    leecastanon14 leecastanon14@no.mxdood.com 162.158.167.133
    CandidaSidaway8 wdik1u2ta9jr79@nestmailbox.com 196.51.33.1
    geniakittredge2079 geniakittredge2079@pecinan.net 162.158.167.133
    ZitaBriley zitabriley6163@playfortuna-betfield.buzz 72.56.154.5
    BOBMarylou jocelynheadlam@mailmenot.io 194.156.92.173
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    202:1810:1:1500:2:9913:781:829 202:1810:1:1500:2:9913:781:829 120.40.130.70
    44.210.213.220 44.210.213.220 176.8.89.36
    18.214.124.6 18.214.124.6 176.8.89.36
    info info@hudsonvalleyhomeinspections.net 192.111.137.35
    patrick.kerrane patrick.kerrane@gmail.com 98.182.147.97
    AlexisDuCane637 alexisducane@playfortuna-betfield.buzz 72.56.191.102
    anstice anstice@c.cosmiccircuit.store 66.63.185.222
    deal deal@aimoviemaker.live 45.86.202.235
    info info@gototop.ee 72.207.113.97
    pete32a862 pete.gentry@client.careline.click 109.122.24.41
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    gallaghertodd gallaghertodd@hotmail.com 191.102.149.150
    LucindaHerrmann waderezod2r79@nestmailbox.com 196.51.33.201
    pauljones1352nds2 pauljones1352nds2@a.budgetthailandtravel.com 194.61.9.35
    202:8108:8125:100:8476:07:861:91 202:8108:8125:100:8476:07:861:91 120.40.130.70
    DesireePicard2 wcadeddus9r79@nestmailbox.com 192.241.121.28
    francesebsworth4819 francesebsworth4819@anonmails.de 162.158.167.134
    SabinaFennell7 sangmiley9800@anonmails.de 95.182.125.22
    gracehoughton gracehoughton@anonmails.de 172.69.23.194
    Celina92S56 jessmyles@solstris.com 191.101.114.250
    gracehoughton gracehoughton@anonmails.de 172.69.135.6
    jamison.jamison99 jamison.jamison99@mocenu.casamucho.buzz 216.26.227.181
    matthewmartin4727mxv6 matthewmartin4727mxv6@blog-stuff.com 192.161.170.94
    schwab schwab@dezia.store 46.8.192.135
    Lizette8722 sammielau8786@mailmenot.io 188.130.211.142
    MeaganKates0919 meagan.meagan46@purojo.mail202.info 45.3.33.183
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    intsupport intsupport@safetechcyber.com 120.40.130.70
    johnathanhouck johnathanhouck@zooms.pro 154.16.206.209
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    WindyOtis289 kristoferdowning3516@mailmenot.io 45.81.136.220
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    topone12 topone12@blogwebsite.top 104.22.20.234
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