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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 - 6 Jun 2026 7:17 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,998
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    paullopez5959zgau paullopez5959zgau@c.budgetthailandtravel.com 172.69.23.193
    elmerwilke elmerwilke@vilocom.vn 172.71.154.178
    prosavmobi1981 prosavmobi1981@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    jimmymarko3032 jimmymarko3032@basebuykey.com 172.71.158.167
    irinazavona irinazavona@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    HarlanCandler junkodwayne@solstris.com 223.29.254.158
    robertoolsen7966 robertoolsen7966@clonemailsieure.com 172.71.154.178
    kiastokes3 kiastokes3@dear.mxdood.com 162.158.167.133
    EarleChristmas1 earle-christmas63@9885.scalesurge.io 173.208.28.217
    jordanbyerly jordanbyerly@11jac.com 172.69.134.85
    BernieceMcClusky ilsejacklyn@solstris.com 103.221.232.103
    aleksandrlolubu aleksandrlolubu@mail.ru 172.71.158.167
    202:4780:3:2179:0:14:743:1 202:4780:3:2179:0:14:743:1 120.40.130.70
    raymundo-selle raymundo-selle@zhoufan103.nebunet.com 172.69.23.194
    strats1 strats1@twc.com 2603:6010:201:1:10:98:6245:758
    MarthaColeman dessiecarla@solstris.com 196.198.13.152
    romandoxomo romandoxomo@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    2001:67:2660:425:5:2202:0: 2001:67:2660:425:5:2202:0: 120.40.130.70
    minervastoneman9949 minervastoneman9949@1mail.x24hr.com 104.22.20.142
    MajorYuen5070 majoryuen36@slide.veauly.com 191.101.92.175
    johnnie.mcrae64 johnnie.mcrae64@5984.wefixsofteners.com 120.40.130.70
    master master@kyrieirvingshoes.net 154.16.20.179
    Fatima49S5 fatimabeet@e41a.scalesurge.io 23.80.151.188
    alejandrinalent6420 alejandrinalent6420@ssl.tls.cloudns.asia 172.69.23.193
    Myron85713008 andrewmartinez99708ez3@f.welcometotijuana.com 23.229.120.33
    landoncherry5 landoncherry5@emailgsa14.xyz 172.69.23.194
    jeroldhyder61 jeroldhyder61@past.milkgg.com 104.22.17.126
    qyiewdtw qyiewdtw@bethcampbell.biz 120.40.130.70
    LinnieEmbry linnie-embry95@181d.scalesurge.io 173.208.28.133
    nydiacarder4984 nydiacarder4984@mailmenot.io 172.69.23.194
    NellStoddard nellstoddard11@deny.milkgg.com 177.234.143.137
    BellaX3623621118 bella.chilton@9253.scalesurge.io 23.80.151.145
    qyiewdtw qyiewdtw@bethcampbell.biz 120.40.130.70
    LouanneNeil4 louanneneil60@9253.scalesurge.io 23.80.151.44
    BoyceBillups boycebillups80@fast.veauly.com 103.221.232.223
    Jordan20F793 jordan.callister@9885.scalesurge.io 173.208.28.210
    prosavmobi1981 prosavmobi1981@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    AbelKesler04101 abel.kesler@4048.scalesurge.io 23.80.151.184
    nanigopalsinghaxxx2012 nanigopalsinghaxxx2012@gmail.comn 146.19.125.67
    AnnaEly7562 anna.ely54@9885.scalesurge.io 23.80.151.232
    tiahibbs14 tiahibbs14@deny.milkgg.com 162.158.167.133
    hixo.poq.om.ux.957 hixo.poq.om.ux.957@gmail.com 65.21.127.46
    BlythePurton82 blythe-purton9@9253.scalesurge.io 173.208.28.94
    DamianCrowell38 damian-crowell@9885.scalesurge.io 23.80.151.182
    charlesdavis1370snaf charlesdavis1370snaf@b.gsasearchengineranker.com 196.51.215.175
    fred.margolin fred.margolin@67ba.catche1.com 172.71.158.166
    WayneSat vupotayoj845@gmail.com 178.176.76.54
    SelenaCoveny43 jessmyles@solstris.com 154.16.69.146
    erangifest1980 erangifest1980@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    MoniqueZielinski moniquezielinski75@list.cdfaq.com 102.165.54.52
    darellgoode darellgoode@discardmail.com 172.71.154.178
    JerrellHolzman catherinerouse6910@theweifamily.icu 154.208.61.197
    dimanoyopa dimanoyopa@mail.ru 172.71.154.179
    granzani granzani@terra.com.br 95.182.89.76
    ShariCorona4999 sharicorona85@put.pettin.com 191.101.92.83
    bridgettmathias bridgettmathias@shopcobe.com. 188.163.52.74
    judy-miner6882 judy-miner6882@vargosmail.com 78.111.155.226
    BeatriceMullet2 ettaburg4807@wameta.xyz 154.208.61.197
    manieostermann56 manieostermann56@quickreply.virginvoyages.click 162.158.167.134
    SelmaN330884 ee@color-match.net 60.28.217.71
    BirgitSkirving6 birgitskirving65@lower.ehomu.com 196.196.254.113
    ReinaUoz337 reinaboucher26@yell.milkgg.com 102.165.54.227
    alycia.mast alycia.mast@funnyaussiesigns.com 104.234.73.92
    ramonromeo6287 ramonromeo6287@mmds.shop 104.22.17.126
    albasankt albasankt@adult-work.info 172.71.158.166
    FannyEsw185 fannycolebe19@only.veauly.com 23.95.81.223
    mercedeskee mercedeskee@tiptopmail.top 193.58.104.225
    chassidylaroche chassidylaroche@qiott.com 172.69.23.193
    DennisMon mylaura.dietrich@web.de 31.169.53.6
    jyc jyc@fastmail.fm 204:441:6401:2::41:8
    tu tu@finin.at 120.40.130.70
    LashawnRahman6 lashawn.rahman51@4b7f.ahplumbingnc.club 185.228.193.93
    danutamckim4687 danutamckim4687@hohohim.com 31.58.34.44
    finingmbh finingmbh@finin.at 120.40.130.70