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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 - 27 Nov 2025 2:09 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,049
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    catchall catchall@semo.glinxy.org 172.69.135.79
    MEWMarcia24913 jonellecalhoun6837@discardmail.com 141.11.0.84
    202:8108:8102:1200:909:7771:222:121 202:8108:8102:1200:909:7771:222:121 120.40.130.70
    werso03880iu werso03880iu@rambler.ru 94.156.14.45
    paouqua paouqua@mailbox.in.ua 120.40.130.70
    2405:201:6801:844:9517:377:76:391 2405:201:6801:844:9517:377:76:391 120.40.130.70
    jennifermartinez57755ut5 jennifermartinez57755ut5@mustdoindubai.com 38.154.92.50
    dinastiyaz dinastiyaz@lordgames.ru 120.40.130.70
    patriciajohnson4369qx3p patriciajohnson4369qx3p@pattaya-mega.com 104.22.20.195
    NevaF40450296 nevachave96@list.cdfaq.com 209.127.28.219
    2408:8726:1001:153:1:: 2408:8726:1001:153:1:: 120.40.130.70
    2408:876:1740:152:29:: 2408:876:1740:152:29:: 120.40.130.70
    y-frantcev-46852911 y-frantcev-46852911@rambler.ru 172.69.22.150
    7754692940 7754692940@tmomail.net 191.102.149.184
    ValentinaHumphri siamakabbasi@sabalanmusic.ir 141.11.0.84
    2408:8726:100:500:48:: 2408:8726:100:500:48:: 120.40.130.70
    titusdynon titusdynon@discardmail.com 172.69.22.150
    dakotamaclaurin2 dakotamaclaurin2@sisa.ivolix.com 104.22.20.194
    2409:815:2813:3010:2:: 2409:815:2813:3010:2:: 120.40.130.70
    vania-simons28 vania-simons28@kink.hexagonaldrawings.com 104.22.17.127
    werso03880iu werso03880iu@rambler.ru 120.40.130.70
    DenisVyi210647 denishalpern50@broad.ehomu.com 198.154.80.25
    2409:815:2813:3010:53:: 2409:815:2813:3010:53:: 120.40.130.70
    Dalene10L470005 aregona34@razdel-imushchestva33.ru 166.1.203.194
    johngonzalez9406sa3m johngonzalez9406sa3m@resorts-in-asia.com 23.94.65.187
    PearleneZimmerma pearlene.pearlene@wiwocu.pretoria.pro 157.22.45.145
    SheriLehmann02 arturoshannan@solstris.com 198.154.80.234
    leonahatton58 leonahatton58@anonmails.de 172.71.159.138
    StephanAvelar stephanavelar17@scene.muzaco.com 192.3.246.95
    geraldoheinz87 geraldoheinz87@sise.rixyle.com 104.22.20.18
    EdwinLockard23 mobelori1988@binaryoption.ae 179.27.158.18
    cherylelopresti79 cherylelopresti79@sete.blyxen.org 104.22.17.126
    BenitoWainscott gebanetca1978@binarybroker.eu 211.230.49.122
    clarissa.castellanos100 clarissa.castellanos100@3bc1.ahplumbingnc.club 66.93.51.105
    hyebinder3014 hyebinder3014@mailmenot.io 172.71.159.138
    Mohamed34C mohamed.mohamed6@nolome.pasta.beer 185.61.219.251
    202:8070:2980:0:861:778:47:651 202:8070:2980:0:861:778:47:651 120.40.130.70
    rethatudor rethatudor@mailmenot.io 172.71.154.67
    Delores73R aregona22@razdel-imushchestva33.ru 154.196.72.238
    berthafleck berthafleck@anonmails.de 172.69.23.148
    ouvidoriacadastropositivo ouvidoriacadastropositivo@spcbrasil.org.br 120.40.130.70
    m.ensc.l.inic6.0.6.0 m.ensc.l.inic6.0.6.0@gmail.com 104.22.17.127
    youngbrydon youngbrydon@rogim.hexagonaldrawings.com 172.71.154.66
    2409:854:1841:200:23:: 2409:854:1841:200:23:: 120.40.130.70
    mariaangelcassianireyes mariaangelcassianireyes@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    RedaGruenewald saukamanfai1985@binarybroker.eu 48.221.32.104
    o.ximu.s.7.7.7y.rpgmn.7.o.6e o.ximu.s.7.7.7y.rpgmn.7.o.6e@gmail.com 172.71.159.138
    2600:1007:0:40:0::62:4701 2600:1007:0:40:0::62:4701 120.40.130.70
    Kieran8986 kierankieran@mupeba.woz.golf 178.20.30.229
    2408:8720:800:510:49:: 2408:8720:800:510:49:: 120.40.130.70
    BrucePiods elmerchang1970@salpingomyu.ru 109.248.205.124
    2408:871:1801:5017:1:: 2408:871:1801:5017:1:: 120.40.130.70
    2408:8719:7400:31:59:: 2408:8719:7400:31:59:: 120.40.130.70
    marnia marnia@nebulanode.site 172.69.135.84
    202:1810:45:200:90:486:22:457 202:1810:45:200:90:486:22:457 120.40.130.70
    aalexsfrances3729 aalexsfrances@yahoo.com 109.248.15.223
    2408:8722:1810:103:3:: 2408:8722:1810:103:3:: 120.40.130.70
    2409:854:1005:614:34:: 2409:854:1005:614:34:: 120.40.130.70
    2409:834:2220:309:54:: 2409:834:2220:309:54:: 120.40.130.70
    xrumer23dunty xrumer23dunty@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    traciegonzales1904 traciegonzales1904@salpingomyu.ru 149.88.18.28
    240:946:3000:3005:59:: 240:946:3000:3005:59:: 120.40.130.70
    TracyAycock4 tracyaycock10@keep.cdfaq.com 196.198.13.243
    GavinAlbers4 gavin-gavin@ragiwo.polka.fit 178.20.28.61
    charleshall1900 charleshall1900@salpingomyu.ru 149.88.18.28
    bertholifield3700 bertholifield3700@anonmails.de 172.69.135.84
    nenegeryus nenegeryus@anonmails.de 109.206.181.70
    2408:871:1801:5018:26:: 2408:871:1801:5018:26:: 120.40.130.70
    j.onth.ed.ef.en.d.e.r. j.onth.ed.ef.en.d.e.r.@gmail.com 216.24.212.185
    loyd loyd@b.fruitingbodymushrooms.online 172.71.159.138
    Celina1226 latricedartnell@mailmenot.io 46.8.16.76
    AlphonsoTier alphonsoalphonso23@susome.smartlink.lat 77.220.193.236
    ErickClutterbuck edmundohuondekerilleau3746@mailmenot.io 109.248.204.251
    RicardoCig jessmyles@solstris.com 196.198.13.52
    edinaldo.moraes.terceirizado edinaldo.moraes.terceirizado@sigaantenado.com.br 120.40.130.70
    Remona45V2631 remonadrago29@talk.muzaco.com 85.208.115.190
    2408:8720:800:519:12:: 2408:8720:800:519:12:: 120.40.130.70
    gilbert.dastous gilbert.dastous@globetrotter.net 2001:56:29:00:647:858:7:4469
    patriciadavis1464dge5 patriciadavis1464dge5@welcometotijuana.com 196.196.23.174
    j.o.nt.hed.ef.e.nder. j.o.nt.hed.ef.e.nder.@gmail.com 216.24.212.190