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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 - 7 Jun 2026 8:06 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,419
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    StaciaCobb stacia-cobb50@087b.scalesurge.io 173.208.28.185
    you you@example.com 120.40.130.70
    Ezekiel20K donaldjohnson4154rodr@f.seoautomationpro.com 218.152.33.180
    202:8108:8125:100:9193:1726:923:113 202:8108:8125:100:9193:1726:923:113 120.40.130.70
    work work@example.com 120.40.130.70
    user user@example.com 120.40.130.70
    Carlos garciadelarosacarlos@yahoo.es 144.178.131.38
    JerekioxInvix3 jziems@neb.rr.com 45.145.128.142
    jowevcliwu jowevcliwu@rambler.ru 79.127.175.21
    6m9ia36zu 6m9ia36zu@lifewow.ru 195.209.218.175
    AkiboxaInvix3 snh@snhlaw.net 45.136.27.235
    zens zens@cialis-otc.com 5.3.217.212
    2003:6:32:18:1474:85:403:63 2003:6:32:18:1474:85:403:63 120.40.130.70
    202:03:86:100:3918:753:310:63 202:03:86:100:3918:753:310:63 120.40.130.70
    a.m.a.ma.fap.ox.u.49 a.m.a.ma.fap.ox.u.49@gmail.com 45.15.73.235
    202:1808:47:6:1499:76:195:574 202:1808:47:6:1499:76:195:574 120.40.130.70
    nobody nobody@example.com 120.40.130.70
    Gracie6144 gracieheighway73@nor.mxdood.com 191.101.114.39
    202:020:543:89:51:2148:194:3729 202:020:543:89:51:2148:194:3729 120.40.130.70
    joshuajohnson87643 joshuajohnson87643@d.seoautomationpro.com 104.22.17.126
    zitamaclanachan3954 zitamaclanachan3954@zhoufan160.telgecity.click 172.71.158.167
    a a@example.com 120.40.130.70
    gates gates@b.awsome-gadgets.com 104.22.20.143
    johndoe johndoe@example.com 120.40.130.70
    TerryDrugs maksimovmishaah6268@rambler.ru 135.181.125.113
    jenniferwilliams8752n2li jenniferwilliams8752n2li@c.travel-e-store.com 104.140.183.238
    202:03:86:100:92:9435:825:15 202:03:86:100:92:9435:825:15 120.40.130.70
    casgogo158 casgogo158@blogwebsite.top 191.102.129.150
    otto.loche5602 otto.loche5602@ramenbetslots-win.top 172.71.158.166
    email email@example.com 120.40.130.70
    Nomii patiosnowfl@gmail.com 162.210.194.35
    MaudeFitzGibbon maudefitzgibbon70@pound.milkgg.com 191.101.92.183
    lancer lancer@www.example.com 120.40.130.70
    leonardoda leonardo.darcy-9895@skypaypay.xyz 154.6.121.17
    202:1810:9536:00:41:6:719:30 202:1810:9536:00:41:6:719:30 120.40.130.70
    isidramcgarry isidramcgarry@skypaypay.xyz 162.158.167.134
    support support@analytics-info.com 172.71.158.166
    email email@example.com 120.40.130.70
    202:03:86:100:92:9435:825:15 202:03:86:100:92:9435:825:15 120.40.130.70
    202:1812:161:3800:218:80:3327:9253 202:1812:161:3800:218:80:3327:9253 120.40.130.70
    AntwanHammons85 antwanhammons20@toy.pettin.com 181.215.16.216
    NevaTracey0407 nevatracey@087b.scalesurge.io 173.208.28.122
    202:03:86:100:3918:753:310:63 202:03:86:100:3918:753:310:63 120.40.130.70
    202:1810:9536:00:41:6:719:30 202:1810:9536:00:41:6:719:30 120.40.130.70
    SterlingMadsen9 sterling-madsen@8e4c.scalesurge.io 23.80.151.162
    JanieCribbs0119 janie-cribbs@9253.scalesurge.io 173.208.28.122
    nasaarmstrongxpress-join nasaarmstrongxpress-join@lists.nasa.gov 120.40.130.70
    ixzkxczfkg ixzkxczfkg@rambler.ru 45.132.194.53
    202:1810:9536:00:41:6:719:30 202:1810:9536:00:41:6:719:30 120.40.130.70
    flyertalk.helium631 flyertalk.helium631@passmail.net 217.155.244.198
    mcawesome86 mcawesome86@gmail.comm 15.220.4.87
    cctqastrsp cctqastrsp@rambler.ru 45.132.194.53
    ndipsoovbw ndipsoovbw@rambler.ru 10.42.206.17
    KalaCozart18784 kalacozart100@cold.muzaco.com 144.48.52.235
    202:03:86:100:92:9435:825:15 202:03:86:100:92:9435:825:15 120.40.130.70
    cctqastrsp cctqastrsp@rambler.ru 10.42.102.190
    202:03:86:100:3918:753:310:63 202:03:86:100:3918:753:310:63 120.40.130.70
    RICHIE richiebestguy@gmail.com 197.211.52.75
    202:1810:9536:00:41:6:719:30 202:1810:9536:00:41:6:719:30 120.40.130.70
    202:03:905:1500:9174:192:86:261 202:03:905:1500:9174:192:86:261 120.40.130.70
    202:1810:9536:00:41:6:719:30 202:1810:9536:00:41:6:719:30 120.40.130.70
    MargeryScribner margeryscribner.9186@playfortuna-playzone.com 72.56.159.187
    anthonymoore7674ce1 anthonymoore7674ce1@b.travel-e-store.com 196.51.100.109
    fatingmelkbar1987 fatingmelkbar1987@mailopenz.com 172.69.134.84
    202:1810:852:6700:7945:28:79:8 202:1810:852:6700:7945:28:79:8 120.40.130.70
    Dantelix schreibery1wuklaus@gmx.com 45.74.3.86
    franziskafishman franziskafishman@now.mefound.com 172.71.158.167
    GinaSargood9269 lacee@j.cosmicbridge.site 196.51.57.158
    sabellattsz9766 sabellattsz@yahoo.com 192.99.8.15
    JoleneHone3 jolenehone80@put.pettin.com 102.165.54.227
    willianbroughton willianbroughton@fixrightplumbers.com 107.175.90.104
    ixzkxczfkg ixzkxczfkg@rambler.ru 79.127.175.72
    accumulate accumulate@cialis-otc.com 5.3.217.212
    ethanpollak53 ethanpollak53@photo.veauly.com 172.71.154.178
    cctqastrsp cctqastrsp@rambler.ru 79.127.175.72
    202:1810:2527:400:52:6134:4:509 202:1810:2527:400:52:6134:4:509 120.40.130.70
    UlrichCondon bb@football-bros.com 8.210.139.47
    mattieabendroth17 mattieabendroth17@last.muzaco.com 172.71.158.166