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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 - 29 Aug 2026 1:19 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,717
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    leathahendrix leathahendrix@freundin.ru 72.57.87.103
    charlotteaustin5411 charlotteaustin5411@autommo.net 23.95.224.238
    CurtB22982 janbeatriz@solstris.com 102.165.54.4
    ma.rt.as.p.ellow.da ma.rt.as.p.ellow.da@gmail.com 176.36.146.80
    veriflapakjoki4 veriflapakjoki4@konstruksituntas.com 172.69.23.184
    smoke robinleekondowe@gmail.com 197.221.251.211
    WyattZ3779798 wyatthindmarsh22@keep.cdfaq.com 102.165.53.235
    amian ian.amzil08@gmail.com 196.84.116.241
    plaisir-velo plaisir-velo@proton.me 198.16.194.4
    plaisir-velo plaisir-velo@proton.me 173.246.30.26
    zsamueltsz zsamueltsz@vip.163.com 67.201.39.14
    aryanjnrz aryanjnrz@163.com 67.201.58.190
    plaisir-velo plaisir-velo@proton.me 173.206.241.90
    plaisir-velo plaisir-velo@proton.me 107.159.67.43
    vargasvillarmelissapaola61 vargasvillarmelissapaola61@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    vggelscnlPi vggelscnlPi@ventura17.ru 148.222.185.49
    plaisir-velo plaisir-velo@proton.me 173.206.229.212
    work work@example.com 120.40.130.70
    gkjsqupycOr gkjsqupycOr@ventura17.ru 62.197.45.62
    plaisir-velo plaisir-velo@proton.me 198.16.208.39
    testing testing@goowall.com 31.6.17.1
    deadlinkchecker deadlinkchecker@kunstgeschichte.org 78.35.144.28
    no-reply515 no-reply515@mp3dj.eu 87.249.133.240
    sandy.brickhouse34 sandy.brickhouse34@jam.earnlivez.net 172.69.23.184
    aodrzygbcPi aodrzygbcPi@ventura17.ru 148.222.185.49
    gtqpgvbpcpt gtqpgvbpcpt@ventura17.ru 62.197.45.179
    noellindsley87 noellindsley87@fog.blyxen.org 104.22.18.53
    a.ni.c.hu.r.m.u.h.a.mm.ad.a7.8 a.ni.c.hu.r.m.u.h.a.mm.ad.a7.8@gmail.com 138.199.58.43
    oficialproteccionconsumidor oficialproteccionconsumidor@rapicredit.com 120.40.130.70
    nobody nobody@example.com 120.40.130.70
    EarnestineDanfor earnestine-danforth45@vipcherry.com 121.16.26.176
    selenalowin24 selenalowin24@no.mxdood.com 172.69.135.14
    aya.la.d.ave7 aya.la.d.ave7@gmail.com 138.199.58.43
    ciwexed622 ciwexed622@neowd.com 79.150.185.65
    wiyekox499 wiyekox499@mediseat.com 203.101.190.6
    a a@example.com 120.40.130.70
    johnathan.adams johnathan.adams@ultimasg.com.au 2001:8003:9090:4400:5537:33:56:629
    allen.frederic87 allen.frederic87@corrective.meettravellersrest.cli 149.20.241.207
    inlhrqouyOr inlhrqouyOr@ventura17.ru 62.197.45.62
    EddyKlinger27 eddyklinger66@slow.pettin.com 177.234.143.121
    202:8108:8125:100:5908::8135:28 202:8108:8125:100:5908::8135:28 120.40.130.70
    pjaubnqz pjaubnqz@blackfirsta.com 172.71.159.81
    gretchen-bligh gretchen-bligh@wordspacemail.com 172.71.154.178
    Cliftonbum kseniyakobuci@mail.ru 84.54.44.19
    TrenaComo6461 trenatrena85@guyupi.geemail.cc 31.134.15.68
    bonnie.mcchesney bonnie.mcchesney@eldeninfo.xyz 191.101.92.161
    VickiDeSalis476 tamiaubrey@solstris.com 191.101.114.216
    brunoruyle6776 brunoruyle6776@eldeninfo.xyz 103.204.110.169
    RaymonZepeda26 jessicabrown65020zgi@c.bestvpsfor.xyz 152.232.52.126
    Gunner prdad55@gmail.com 129.228.42.89
    maohaibi maohaibi@analismail.com 149.88.18.28
    dzbcyssedpt dzbcyssedpt@ventura17.ru 62.197.45.179
    lily-redding lily-redding@jam.earnlivez.net 172.71.154.178
    CelsaColebe3 celsacolebe32@toy.pettin.com 196.198.13.114
    IzettaNestor izettanestor36@brick.pettin.com 144.48.52.254
    tnnzdwuzaPi tnnzdwuzaPi@ventura17.ru 148.222.185.49
    senin.zheka.1980.9.11 senin.zheka.1980.9.11@list.ru 172.70.86.195
    SavannahConlon jamesgonzalez1169t3yo@gsasearchengineranker.shop 23.229.116.114
    georgettahaining2483 georgettahaining2483@ssl.tls.cloudns.asia 104.22.18.54
    RubenSholl1851 paulmartinez5335vjmz@gsasearchengineranker.shop 192.186.154.93
    1beffeessd 1beffeessd@anonmails.de 216.26.253.185
    MarcusQ65562501 marcusbardolph24@just.cdfaq.com 102.165.53.235
    MellissaCardin6 bridgethague2816@anonmails.de 141.105.138.234
    novikovivan1978104 novikovivan1978104@bk.ru 172.71.154.178
    IEHTabitha tabithamcbee66@.mxdood.com 102.165.54.4
    TysonCockr tysoncockrell73@three.vietnambrandmatters.com 196.51.103.46
    SheenaSchleinitz donaldhernandez13411s2o@d.welcometotijuana.com 23.229.10.86
    art26 art26@blogranks.top 2.57.23.179
    lzvnufhenPi lzvnufhenPi@ventura17.ru 148.222.185.49
    nsosibvj nsosibvj@tamposs.tk 172.71.154.179