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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 - 23 Jul 2026 12:35 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,623
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    performance.management performance.management@sba.gov 120.40.130.70
    paulmartin56056nm4 paulmartin56056nm4@b.pattaya-mega.com 120.40.130.70
    cimwxjrk cimwxjrk@bonjourfmail.com 172.69.135.14
    Josephavals l.i.nks89.mast@gmail.com 104.28.214.126
    barbarajohnson2892y2qd barbarajohnson2892y2qd@e.welcometotijuana.com 120.40.130.70
    dustinclare1 dustinclare1@jam.earnlivez.net 162.158.167.43
    TammyMem bettyannshi92@gmx.com 178.159.37.78
    Carlota0609 carlotasuh1@yell.milkgg.com 154.16.69.250
    aleishajanney4167 aleishajanney4167@gsa.fghe.store 162.158.167.44
    katieja7 katieja7@moh31.mxlayer.top 185.220.100.254
    bailesqtivanov5269 bailesqtivanov@vip.163.com 144.172.107.72
    bobbjnr6796 bobbjnr@hotmail.com 144.172.107.72
    NoeAnton568811 renatealexis@veauly.com 192.210.201.177
    verenachidley-4408 verenachidley-4408@gsa.fghe.store 172.69.23.183
    SalvatoreHutchen kellyejacquelyn@veauly.com 191.101.92.218
    Rebekah9858 rebekahbarrier78@pound.milkgg.com 154.16.69.76
    lovie.mcnamee13 lovie.mcnamee13@emailgsa7.xyz 172.71.154.179
    LindaBaca8656 leesaroger@veauly.com 196.198.13.152
    202:1810:438:400:055:6535:88:24 202:1810:438:400:055:6535:88:24 120.40.130.70
    elizabe.thmi.ke83.9.82 elizabe.thmi.ke83.9.82@gmail.com 38.68.134.72
    fredrickireland6 fredrickireland6@broad.ehomu.com 162.158.167.44
    202:1810:438:400:055:6535:88:24 202:1810:438:400:055:6535:88:24 120.40.130.70
    info info@bitcoin-ua.top 129.226.72.101
    admin admin@smartkids.if.ua 86.53.163.80
    kristin.gudmundsdottir kristin.gudmundsdottir@islandsbanki.is 120.40.130.70
    AlejandrinaBaca alejandrinabaca79@slow.pettin.com 102.165.53.200
    erica.petherick63 erica.petherick63@cleanhomeguard.com 172.69.23.183
    202:03:8775:301:685:67:606:2 202:03:8775:301:685:67:606:2 120.40.130.70
    iraackermann7072 iraackermann7072@dvd.dns-cloud.net 104.22.20.142
    jamesmartinez9730kyen jamesmartinez9730kyen@linkbuilding.club 104.22.17.81
    AngusO7102 angus-cousin@grumm.pl 134.255.243.214
    MamieStorey4 mamie.storey@mailtech.ro 188.25.217.239
    bb bb@crowdexpress.org 8.210.139.47
    202:03:829:900:441:40:9:5 202:03:829:900:441:40:9:5 120.40.130.70
    OsvaldoMcLucas0 osvaldomclucas100@nut.mxdood.com 144.48.52.235
    MattGovan1 jasmine@a.giveblood.bar 181.214.80.149
    ztlerjunior ztlerjunior@126.com 103.129.127.244
    priem priem@gstou.ru 120.40.130.70
    OpheliaTighe00 estebandulcie@veauly.com 191.101.114.39
    JavierKcy76 javiersiler95@form.milkgg.com 107.158.95.126
    diegopitts78 diegopitts78@pestshielders.com 172.69.135.13
    dobyfinancial dobyfinancial@usako.net 120.40.130.70
    info info@gstou.ru 120.40.130.70
    VernaWallen159 matthewwilson9575jm3z@d.welcometotijuana.com 196.51.164.168
    orsis orsis@gstou.ru 120.40.130.70
    LaylaDil046 layla.layla@batowo.digimail.info 185.77.223.39
    margenemcswain52 margenemcswain52@brick.pettin.com 104.22.17.81
    EveretteMckenney tammyrefugia@veauly.com 23.95.204.251
    KathieEades8 celesteyanira@veauly.com 23.108.48.217
    latiaduras latiaduras@mailcatch.com 172.69.135.13
    2607:90::856:82:8613:05:1 2607:90::856:82:8613:05:1 120.40.130.70
    kellybernier1944 kellybernier1944@salpingomyu.ru 104.22.20.143
    help help@starlighttech.work 120.40.130.70
    hello hello@starlighttech.work 120.40.130.70
    VicenteSteil0 vicentesteil35@trick.veauly.com 191.101.114.39
    LavonBurgoyne7 bradfordgwen@veauly.com 172.245.87.78
    202:020:54:36:272:30:9:57 202:020:54:36:272:30:9:57 120.40.130.70
    jaunitamulligan7876 jaunitamulligan7876@mailmenot.io 104.22.20.143
    yey.aya.1.99.0060.6 yey.aya.1.99.0060.6@gmail.com 172.71.159.81
    info info@bitcoin-ua.top 172.69.135.55
    2600:4040:156:400:3:6176:38:124 2600:4040:156:400:3:6176:38:124 120.40.130.70
    disdukcapilkotapekanbaru disdukcapilkotapekanbaru@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    202:1810:858:400:95:84:912: 202:1810:858:400:95:84:912: 120.40.130.70
    UrsulaZlh8146 luzdorine@veauly.com 177.234.143.121
    ShelleyBiehl7 shelleybiehl79@deny.milkgg.com 196.198.13.252
    BCannon1818 barrycannon2278@hotmail.com 2603:8003:1900:2:78:8000:2889:
    ashwinder125 ashwinder125@yandex.ru 120.40.130.70
    2800:20:1123:41:959:514:1:761 2800:20:1123:41:959:514:1:761 120.40.130.70
    BCannon barrycannon2278@hotmail.com 2603:8003:1900:2:78:8000:2889:
    SylviaHorne sylviahorne60@brick.pettin.com 223.29.254.45
    kathyorlandi kathyorlandi@asia.dnsabr.com 172.71.154.178
    andraosullivan andraosullivan@spambog.com 172.69.135.56
    kristanscott kristanscott@veauly.com 172.69.135.56
    YRWRoma823332 brandenelliot@veauly.com 154.16.69.76
    duvidasdeexames.credenciado duvidasdeexames.credenciado@preventsenior.com.br 120.40.130.70
    guymeyer8845 guymeyer8845@bd.dns-cloud.net 162.158.167.44
    vk26 vk26@praymdirect.site 120.40.130.70
    2001:43:2702:300:995:75::13 2001:43:2702:300:995:75::13 120.40.130.70
    lidiahatmaker5421 lidiahatmaker5421@anonmails.de 172.71.159.82