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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 - 5 Mar 2026 4:40 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,001,754
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    WinfredHarms97 kelleraphael@solstris.com 45.125.245.18
    lindajohnson1460ziyt lindajohnson1460ziyt@budgetthailandtravel.com 172.71.158.69
    EarnestSolis2 earnestearnest@fazaxa.blogbliss.site 45.3.33.59
    CortneyXth mariettabembry@dragonmintv2hub.online 110.137.38.126
    StormyLoader317 chibecky@solstris.com 102.165.55.133
    GabrielaScoggins dedrasherlyn@solstris.com 177.234.143.121
    milagro.streeton milagro.streeton@support.beachflag.click 172.71.158.69
    angusluella angusluella@solstris.com 172.69.134.83
    alinahynes7838 alinahynes7838@bd.dns-cloud.net 172.71.154.179
    SherrieHuman lindajohnson29ki22@b.blog-stuff.com 102.129.153.45
    Kassie88F34787 tedtia@solstris.com 103.221.232.201
    Alba231871 alba-eddie@fodalawyer.top 107.174.232.198
    alexandru.dimitriev alexandru.dimitriev@msmps.gov.md 120.40.130.70
    HudsonMathias41 alphonsoernesto@solstris.com 144.48.52.102
    valentinaal-farid66139 valentinaal-farid66139@seoautomationpro.com 207.244.117.142
    jsmith jsmith@knownwebhosting.com 120.40.130.70
    jsmith jsmith@gunbycomm.net 120.40.130.70
    CleoMcmichael16 donaldmoore6152ae0a@a.mustdoindubai.com 194.99.24.230
    SherrieHuman lindajohnson29ki22@b.blog-stuff.com 181.41.206.224
    2001:410:404:200::5843 2001:410:404:200::5843 120.40.130.70
    RaleighZ24 raleighglowacki48@keep.cdfaq.com 103.221.232.223
    megan.morrissey megan.morrissey@eaglecounty.us 120.40.130.70
    antjepenn antjepenn@rsmspca.com 172.71.154.179
    gregbegay gregbegay@aikoreaedu.com 162.158.167.133
    CleoMcmichael16 donaldmoore6152ae0a@a.mustdoindubai.com 170.168.241.99
    info8 info8@informtomsk.store 104.22.17.126
    JeseniaTrumbo67 anthonyhernandez6343kzbl@e.welcometotijuana.com 146.19.140.17
    MaiBrennan382 myrtleleila@solstris.com 144.48.52.117
    TinaS6216 tina-jenson17@sellabusinesstoday.com 107.158.117.186
    TeodoroBeet53 patriciadavis4968apht@b.mustdoindubai.com 193.202.8.43
    wcasnardinfr81 wcasnardinfr81@nestmailbox.com 152.89.128.52
    kiaraporter kiaraporter@0815.ru 172.69.134.82
    KeiraThurman272 tanishaderrick@solstris.com 191.101.92.83
    ShariMacCullagh jessmyles@solstris.com 196.198.13.252
    qOLjZOcxaXMBajtr laura.ray@hotmail.com 109.70.100.12
    97recent 97recent@inbox.lv 144.124.240.168
    KlaraSimcox5439 thadcameron@solstris.com 177.234.143.137
    opaline opaline@a.seoneo.app 181.214.80.149
    AdrienneLci qwwvqlvs@duhastmail.com 154.195.179.188
    mittiebohner mittiebohner@anonmails.de 172.69.23.193
    roberto.osorio2149 roberto.osorio2149@fpsrealm.xyz 192.3.215.217
    AngelesLowery60 kathrynreed@solstris.com 196.196.254.163
    VeronicaMc robbybartel4237@8.dnsabr.com 125.128.12.144
    JoyVega3931868 qwwvqlvs@duhastmail.com 166.1.185.205
    7186756798 7186756798@tmomail.net 194.146.134.124
    hassiedolan1014 hassiedolan1014@mailcatch.com 172.71.154.178
    RaquelClub thomasjohnson5263cqap@b.budgetthailandtravel.com 152.232.164.154
    Kimberley51F qwwvqlvs@duhastmail.com 154.195.127.169
    FerminMcLaurin leoraforrest@solstris.com 200.10.47.103
    OXUParthenia ozy@webtoteam.shop 185.176.207.177
    wkorbela3jr81 wkorbela3jr81@nestmailbox.com 142.214.180.5
    avisroyston avisroyston@pecinan.com 172.71.154.179
    lizaer2 lizaer2@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    tlburuxq tlburuxq@bekommenmail.com 154.195.142.173
    therontitsworth-2475 therontitsworth-2475@ultimateemailstorage.shop 107.172.88.59
    emiliosnodgrass emiliosnodgrass@freundin.ru 104.22.17.127
    JameHindwood jamehindwood9204@gozinu.commumail.xyz 45.3.48.77
    MHKTony405008 tonygraebner39@talk.muzaco.com 154.16.69.173
    janodrosina janodrosina@cialis-otc.com 5.3.222.70
    JacelynTallis9 carrollmae@solstris.com 154.16.69.149
    christopherwilliams956294nd christopherwilliams956294nd@c.gsasearchengineranke 172.69.134.82
    elizabethanderson8505gkgv elizabethanderson8505gkgv@travel-e-store.com 172.71.154.179
    bettienewsome16 bettienewsome16@ssl.tls.cloudns.asia 172.71.158.68
    EnriquetaSoubeir enriquetasoubeiran@34a7.catcheh.com 144.172.94.217
    NataliaMatthew1 christenreyes@solstris.com 102.165.53.34
    TammyGaytan12 mmph66@blogwebsite.top 193.58.104.239