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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 - 17 Aug 2026 10:53 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,001,004
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    2607:90::30:917:3:76:908 2607:90::30:917:3:76:908 120.40.130.70
    gabrielleh gabrielle-hindwood-7600@mailtech.ro 89.40.222.79
    AntonettaM antonettamountgarrett66@korvit.zerivo.eu 154.13.130.236
    leinad.05.dg1.dg leinad.05.dg1.dg@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    Josephavals li.nks8.9.m.a.s.t@gmail.com 109.199.119.160
    VioletteStrout7 markmiller7630wc4x@c.bestvpsfor.xyz 152.232.53.113
    ababkove ababkove@mail.ru 146.19.125.70
    StaceyAmaya5 richardwilliams1038d72j@c.bestvpsfor.xyz 152.232.52.32
    carynavarro.6639 carynavarro.6639@stonecreekdesk.com 196.247.162.102
    Klaudia1315 wuzlaht3r94@nestmailbox.com 94.46.247.4
    RevaJardine9204 marksmith7466u00y@c.bestvpsfor.xyz 192.186.154.137
    andrewmiller908893tv andrewmiller908893tv@c.bestvpsfor.xyz 152.232.223.151
    2604:309:27:300:388:961:827:263 2604:309:27:300:388:961:827:263 120.40.130.70
    peter.j.juul peter.j.juul@gail.com 98.59.101.14
    6960443630 owenelin23352@kozha.info 109.248.142.234
    BridgettSturgeon alessandrowilson23120@d.seoautomationpro.com 152.232.219.215
    yt8877 yt8877@126.com 120.40.130.70
    p.ol.l.y.l.u93 p.ol.l.y.l.u93@gmail.com 162.244.145.90
    RichieCard richiecarden34@gribel.veranta.eu 154.12.156.83
    l.i.nk.s.89mast. l.i.nk.s.89mast.@gmail.com 104.28.246.129
    2600:1006:13:259:73:452:10:13 2600:1006:13:259:73:452:10:13 120.40.130.70
    georgiacaesar georgiacaesar@anonmails.de 92.119.41.178
    cciso cciso@eccouncil.org 120.40.130.70
    l.i.n.ks8.9m.a.st l.i.n.ks8.9m.a.st@gmail.com 104.28.214.129
    ag.exuniz.aye50.5 ag.exuniz.aye50.5@gmail.com 87.199.199.112
    l.in.k.s.89.m.a.st l.in.k.s.89.m.a.st@gmail.com 104.28.246.129
    l.i.nk.s.8.9m.ast. l.i.nk.s.8.9m.ast.@gmail.com 104.28.214.129
    l.i.n.k.s89ma.s.t. l.i.n.k.s89ma.s.t.@gmail.com 104.28.246.129
    lin.k.s89.ma.st lin.k.s89.ma.st@gmail.com 104.28.246.129
    2600:1006:13:259:73:452:10:13 2600:1006:13:259:73:452:10:13 120.40.130.70
    MarshallGilmer jenniferrodriguez97553cbe@c.bestvpsfor.xyz 72.57.65.224
    2402:800:66:681:30:086:716:441 2402:800:66:681:30:086:716:441 120.40.130.70
    2600:1016:025:851:0:4:2:901 2600:1016:025:851:0:4:2:901 120.40.130.70
    williammartin81n6vd williammartin81n6vd@gsasearchengineranker.guru 94.46.247.235
    jamesbrown614bdhz jamesbrown614bdhz@c.bestvpsfor.xyz 165.231.164.186
    2001:68:544:81:7817:80:475:3 2001:68:544:81:7817:80:475:3 120.40.130.70
    ChristalLafferty donaldsmith150x7bu@c.welcometotijuana.com 156.230.193.196
    russelster russelsternberg@mailtech.ro 193.239.176.244
    barbararodriguez3757x0j2 barbararodriguez3757x0j2@travel-e-store.com 120.40.130.70
    JoyceMilso joycemilson43@nervain.nexanta.eu 206.232.14.159
    barbararodriguez3757x0j2 barbararodriguez3757x0j2@travel-e-store.com 120.40.130.70
    john28 john28@firnie.com 120.40.130.70
    2600:303::2000:25:5:81 2600:303::2000:25:5:81 120.40.130.70
    gxmc gxmc@xmc.pl 103.50.33.181
    barbararodriguez3757x0j2 barbararodriguez3757x0j2@travel-e-store.com 120.40.130.70
    chiclesmilmo chiclesmilmo@mail.ru (empty)
    DivineArches divinearches1@gmail.coml 2603:8000:7040:7:6452:32:539:3166
    2600:651:6900:2081:2:616:84:1407 2600:651:6900:2081:2:616:84:1407 120.40.130.70
    ivanfuvuso ivanfuvuso@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    MaureenRice81 maureenrice13@ten.vietnambrandmatters.com 196.51.11.80
    MatthiasJuergens matthiasjuergens@vastonlinesolution.com 189.100.70.117
    jdxxgfyw jdxxgfyw@ishowfirstmail.com 120.40.130.70
    svetlanaxopome svetlanaxopome@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    c.ra.ig.we.lis.h.85 c.ra.ig.we.lis.h.85@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    p.ol.ly.l.u9.3 p.ol.ly.l.u9.3@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    davidrodriguez35367xll davidrodriguez35367xll@c.bestvpsfor.xyz 38.154.177.90
    darellwomble87 darellwomble87@cow.pettin.com 206.232.5.191
    p.ol.ly.l.u9.3 p.ol.ly.l.u9.3@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    williamjohnson478q65b williamjohnson478q65b@c.bestvpsfor.xyz 217.60.127.24
    Ppddict Ppddict@youppie.net 120.40.130.70
    hunterxhunter7878787878878 hunterxhunter7878787878878@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    poxomo2007 poxomo2007@fanicle.com 120.40.130.70
    enriqueholtermann enriqueholtermann@6947.driftwoodpost.com 120.40.130.70
    cheshirericane1939 cheshirericane1939@tutamail.com 120.40.130.70
    pedromusicmusic40 pedromusicmusic40@tutamail.com 120.40.130.70
    titabe3190 titabe3190@halbov.com 120.40.130.70
    feliperbecker.rodriguez feliperbecker.rodriguez@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
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    fmz63282 fmz63282@msssg.com 120.40.130.70
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    ThelmaBarnhart stevenmiller9799712r@f.seoautomationpro.com 81.92.194.149
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    jedlegiqjma jedlegiqjma@ventura17.ru 62.197.45.179
    FloydWeaver2481 floyd.weaver61@dixz.org 120.11.93.80
    tmqnzu80ji tmqnzu80ji@bwmyga.com 201:0:69:4820:3072:766:24:04
    GertrudeAlcock hazel.sanchez2002@gmx.com 45.8.255.237
    OscarGilley439 wroxystoryw2r94@nestmailbox.com 78.157.213.37
    lashawndaqkpuc lashawndaqkpuc@mail.ru 10.42.102.190